作者coldday (噗..)
看板Immigration
标题[心得] EB2时程(面试後超过25个月才拿到绿卡)
时间Thu Mar 19 07:23:25 2020
Category: EB-2
Service Center: TSC
Education: Ph.D in Economics, USA
Occupation: Data Analyst / Statistician
VISA: H1-B
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05/24/16 Submitted prevailing wage request to the Department of Labor
09/01/16 Received the result of prevailing wage request
03/09/17 Finished recruitment on PERM (aka labor certification)
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03/16/17 PERM application filed with the Department of Labor
05/25/17 PERM approved
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06/01/17 Medical exam
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07/28/17 Filed I-140 with PP / I-485 (concurrent filed to TSC)
Filed I-131 / I-765
07/28/17 Received by USCIS
08/16/17 I-140 was approved
08/21/17 Biometric appointment (按指纹)
10/19/17 I-485 was transfered from TSC to NBC
12/14/17 Interview was scheduled
01/22/18 Interview took place in USCIS Baltimore Field Office - Maryland
注1:面试文经验谈连结
https://webptt.com/cn.aspx?n=bbs/Immigration/M.1516660882.A.BD3.html
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01/25/18 I-765 was approved, EAD Card is being produced; I-131 was denied
01/29/18 EAD card was mailed
01/31/18 Received EAD Card, I-131 Denial Notice was mailed
02/02/18 I-131 Denial Notice received
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Renewal H1-B Visa & Combo Card:2 times (02/06/18 & 06/12/19)
Infopass:3 times
Congressional Representatives Inquiry:more than 5 times
注2:原面试官离职,同时期该 office的面试官离职率很高
注3:USCIS Baltimore Field Office - Maryland 的主管有过换人
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12/17/19 I-485 RFE (体检过期)
12/24/19 Medical exam
(过程说明见下段文*)
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02/12/20 New card is being produced
02/13/20 I-485 was approved
02/14/20 Card was mailed
02/19/20 Card was picked up by The USPS
-----------------Back and forth with USCIS/USPS/F律师事务所----------------
02/24/20 Got tracking numbers from USCIS, and found mail's status showed
"Alert" on USPS website
02/25/20 Called USPS customer service and got a service request receipt.
02/27/20 Card was forwarded to F律师事务所 - 主申请人
02/28/20 Green Card received - 主申请人
03/02/20 Card was sent back to USCIS because of wrong mail address - 配偶
03/04/20 Card Was Returned To USCIS - 配偶
(过程说明见下段文**)
03/13/20 Card was mailed - 配偶
03/17/20 Card was forwarded to F律师事务所 - 配偶
03/18/20 Green Card received - 配偶
-----------------Back and forth with USCIS/USPS/F律师事务所----------------
虽说不想要佛系办绿卡,但後期的运气真的不太顺,搞了这麽久才拿到。
律师团队中途有换过人(整批不见…),後期沟通过程相当令人无言。
最近应该没有等得比这个case还要久的,请还在等待的大大们放宽心,
总有一天,你一定会等到的(三声叹息…)
*之前I-485 RFE我们是12/17/19收到,但律师直到12/30/19才收到信且通知我们要RFE。
幸好没有等他们通知,就先去预约做体检了,因为USCIS要我们01/21/20前回覆,
而律师又要求我们要把所有的资料寄给他,由他再寄给USCIS。
就只有14个工作日要体检+把资料送到USCIS,这会不会太赶了…。
若来不及完成,倒楣的一样是我们,而不是那位不专业的律师。
那时就不太理解为什麽律师晚我们这麽久才收到RFE通知信,
後来等绿卡时发生寄件地址错误的问题,才惊觉是为什麽。
**公司指定办理移民相关的F律师事务所是全球规模最大,总部设在纽约
1.事发经过:负责律师在USCIS登记的收件地址,是他们的纽约总部,
所以卡片类要等律师收到後再转寄到家中,不是从USCIS寄来。
然而,2019年时纽约总部刚搬新家,他们没去变更收件地址,
因此在我们苦候不见绿卡时,看到那 "Alert" 时的感觉真的超差,
若不是自己去USCIS问tracking numbers,律师根本什麽都不知道。
事发後询问律师,他们宣称有办理USPS转寄信服务,故USCIS的信不会漏。
但是USPS一般而言不会转寄USCIS寄发的priority mail,通常是会退回去。
最後那几天根本一团乱,F律师事务所就说有开内部会议,也有四处联络。
不过基本上他们不太回应问题,只会说处理中,满满的官话。
e-mail回覆的意思概括来说就是:xxxx,给我等就是了!
後来被退回USCIS後,该律师强力要求只能由他们联络USCIS/USPS,
我们不能自行询问案件情况,完全不希望顾客能从别的地方得到讯息。
他们本来回应说是有跟USCIS乔好,要直接寄到我家,
不过最後还是又被丢到纽约去了…(极度无言)
2.互动感想:基本上不会觉得这是一间很专业的专办移民业务的律师事务所,
大大小小的问题层出不穷,在此就不赘述了。
没想到最後一刻等着收绿卡,他们还可以继续搞笑。
有办美国签证的几乎都知道,USCIS会再三提醒换地址要申报变更,
但是全球最大处理移民法相关的律师事务所不知道,真的不专业。
3.後来自己查网路,发现还是有一个办法-办理USPS的Premium Forwarding Service。
请参考这个网址的说明:
https://reurl.cc/9zdmnY。
也许这是为什麽F律师事务所的律师会如此偷懒,放任顾客的信件在外游荡,
即使长达 2周up也无所谓,反正总有一天会送到的。
他们没有管
https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-your-form-g-28上面的说明。
至於时效可能会被耽误,则完全感受不出他们在意这种事。
真的反推荐这间F律师事务所,超级雷…。
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