Can you please tell me how long it took for your I-140 to get approved?
M.
"roger xing" wrote in message
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> Wow! Congratulations.
> Mine is sent to Nebraska Proc. Cntr. last May 2003. I already have
> i-140 approved and fingerprint last January 2004. Nothing yet.
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> "Dan" wrote in message
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>> They now request PASSPORT-style photographs. Ignore the instructions on
>> the
>> approval notice. They are outdated. Use infopass - it's nice and easy -
>> in-and-out in less than 30 mins.
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>> "syllk" wrote in message
>> news:34$261867$1752347$1098566853@britishexpats.com...
>> >
>> > > My girlfriend applied for a green card based on employment at the
>> > > Texas
>> > > Service Center.
>> > >
>> > > The I-140 was approved about one year ago.
>> > >
>> > > Today she was notified that her I-485 (AOS) application was approved.
>> > > This
>> > > is amazing since the INS Website states that they are processing
>> > > cases filed
>> > > in May 2002 and she filed the I-140 and I-485 at the same time on
>> > > July 2003.
>> > >
>> > > We are not sure exactly what this means and what the next step is.
>> > >
>> > > We would appreciate if anybody that already went through the process
>> > > could
>> > > answer the following questions:
>> > >
>> > > 1 - Does this means that the green card has already been approved
>> > > and it is
>> > > just a matter of waiting for the green card to be printed and
>> > > mailed to her?
>> > >
>> > > 2 - Does she have to go to an interview at the INS office? So far she
>> > > has
>> > > not had any interviews.
>> > >
>> > > 3 - Basically what happens next and what she do, if anything.
>> > >
>> > > Any information id greatly appreciated.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks
>> > >
>> > > Erico Bueno
>> >
>> > First of all, congratulations to your girlfriend! Secondly, the letter
>> > tells you exactly what the next steps are. She needs to book an
>> > appointment with the USCIS to order her green card, and she'll need to
>> > take two EAD-style photographs and her passport, as well as the
>> > approval letter.
>> >
>> > There, they will take one final fingerprint (purely so that it appears
>> > on the green card, there are no more background checks or anything),
>> > and
>> > they will put a I-551 stamp in her passport that is valid for one year.
>> > This stamp is temporary proof of her LPR status until the actual green
>> > card comes through the post.
>> >
>> > She does not have to have an interview, she's already been approved and
>> > so can sit back and relax. I don't know how long the Texas Service
>> > Centre takes to produce the actual green card, but in California, it's
>> > taking a couple of months. However, this time may be slowly increasing
>> > due to the increased number of approvals that are appearing as USCIS
>> > concentrates on reducing the I-485 backlog.
>> >
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