EB2NIW+大陸配偶境外CP時程分享 - 移民

寫得有點遲，中間換了工作還有包含幫老婆境外申請的許多狀況，
整個時程和內容有點長請多包涵，希望複雜的經驗能對要申請的人有幫助。
我會把心得寫在最後。

Category: EB2NIW filed concurrent
Center: NSC (Maryland)
Background: US Bioengineering PhD with 5 papers (2 first author).
Citation # when applied: ~120.
Status: F1(OPT) - Postdoc fellow in Federal government
Reference Letter: 4 (3 independent, 1 dependent-who is the first author of
one of my paper)

Retained VC: Sep 2015
Begin to prepare documents and reference: April 2016
Sent out final documents to Attorney: July 2, 2016 (OPT expired on 8.23.2016)
Attorney sent package to USCIS: July 6, 2016
I-140 USCIS received date: July 8, 2016 LIN1690825xxx
Received notice: July 15, 2016
I485 USCIS received date: July 8, notice: July 15, 2016
I485 Finger print fee received: July 14, 2016 LIN1690826xxx
Biometrics notice received: Aug 4, 2016 (scheduled Aug 19)
Contact Congressman Hoyer office for EAD: Aug 9, 2016
(was told the immigration staff came back on Aug 15)
I765 Approved: Aug 19, 2016 (got the reply from Congressman office on Aug 22
said the EAD/AP card was approved and mailed)
Received EAD/AP combo card: Aug 26, 2016

Dec 27, 2016, Matter of Dhanasar replaced the old NYSDOT standard,
and made NIW seriously delay.

EAD/AP renewal received: May 5, 2017
Service request. Expect a reply by July 1, 2017
Service request again on 90th day. Aug 7, 2017 Expect a reply by
September 6, 2017
New EAD/AP card was mailed: Sep 6, 2017

Online status of I-140 changed to approval on July 21, 2017 but
retrogression from Sep 2017

I485 Request for Evidence: Sep 8, 2017
1. I-693 (More than 1 year)
2. Continue for NIW occupation

Discussed with attorney and sent out RFE package: Oct 2, 2017
Package received notice: Oct 5, 2017

Oct 24, 2017 received Biometrics notice, schedule on Nov 17, 2017.
Oct 30, 2017 walked-in another closer USCIS ASC and done with Biometrics.
Green card ordered: Nov 3, 2017
Green card mailed: Nov 8, 2017


Consular Process (CP)
For my wife, I sent her application with Consular process instead of I-485
since she was born in China and suffered of J1-212e 2yrs requirement while
I applied green. Therefore, she must stay at China before fulfilling
the requirement (she still came to visit me several times).

File I-824 for my wife: Jan 25, 2017. Notice date: Jan 30, 2017. LIN1790351xxx
I-824 approved: February 12, 2018

NVC received case from NSC: Feb 26, 2018, GUZ2018554xxx but indicated wrong
Country of Chargeability (China), and it required VISA number.
Therefore, it's been held. (I've stated she can utilize my cross-chargeability
of Taiwan instead of China in her cover letter, but it's obvious they didn't
read!)
Contact Congressman twice on March 7, and March 20, 2018,
NVC still insisted they are correct in Foreign State Chargeability for my wife:
CHINA.
Kept contacting Congressman.

Informed by NVC Rep in phone said the status was corrected from held to
Current in April 2018.

Contacted Congressman in June 2018, to push the frozen NVC case.

NVC Welcome letter with Invoice ID number: July 3, 2018.
Chose agent on the same day.

Received application letter to pay fee: July 19, 2018.
Prepared and sent out all required document on the same day.

Received all the all the requested documentation: Aug 24, 2018

Sep 2018, Retrogression.

Sep 19, 2018, Scheduled interview on Oct 31, 2018 at Guangzhou consulate.

Oct 31, 2018, Pass the interview.

Nov 2, 2018, VISA issued.

Nov 6, 2018, Passport and Package received.


申請的時機很重要，我申請完不到半年三普上任，然後Dhanasar勝訴，所以我的NIW140
從之前的半年多卡到了一年多，造成後來通過後馬上485被retrogression卡到，加上
EAD遲來而放無薪假，體檢得重作指紋也要重押，然後還得重新證明我仍繼續在相關領域
的貢獻(啊不就還好我沒被辭退)。重押指紋的ASC一開始也是安排很久以後，而且在開車要
一小時多的地方(！！) 還好看網路分享我提前跑到附近的ASC去，都沒人排隊也讓我押了
，所以綠卡也早了些通過了。

雖然2015就跟VC簽約了，不過一直拖到2016的四月才突然發覺得開始申請，因為八月
我的OPT就到期了！！ 超抖的情況下才突然的緊急開始準備資料和聯繫律師，若能早點弄
其實就不會遇到那麼多事了。 VC當初把我列的一堆大頭和指導教授們通通刪掉，只選了
一個我期刊的第一作者和另三名在學術圈、藥廠上班的朋友的朋友-分別是助理教授和
員工(標準的independent，出外真的要靠朋友！)，她還跟我強調四封就夠了不用多，
雖然我那時候心裡覺得他們是懶得draft，不過事後證明四個不有名的學者其實也夠了。

中間為了省時間趁老婆還在她家作J1的兩年牢的時候丟了I-824走境外程序(Feb 2017丟,
她要到Oct 2017才出關)，沒想到2018年初是通過了，卻因為審的人沒留意把她分配到
China，結果來來回回又多浪費了半年在申訴。等到她交完錢，又遇到一次retrogression
(淚，一人一次挺公平？！)。 唯一慶幸的是我當初開心遞I-824的時候把她面試的使館寫
成上海了，後來才發現全中國只有廣州使館可以面試移民！幸好NVC那邊很聰明的把資料送
到廣州，否則又要浪費不知道多久時間在改正！！(還是有聰明的人，或是根本沒在看)
如果能重新選的話我應該會等她2017十月一出關以後來美國再重新改成I-485申請，就能
直接拿EAD上班也不需要擔心被弄錯名額。當初有這麼想但是覺得理論上很快就通過了應該
不需要再浪費一次錢，事後證明能花錢解決的都不該省，這些官員尤其是USCIS的那群都不
該信任。無論是SR, 打電話, 跟congressman聯絡及infopass，都同樣遇到很多很蝦的答案
，所以能夠幫他們減少他們工作(出錯)的方法都是好方法。

申請的中間她用以前辦的十年觀光簽來美國玩，直接跟海關說要來找老公玩，聽說還聊
得很開心(?) 所以也不像網路上寫的不能入境，但也可能看人品？！
不過總的來說我感覺自身的人品不是很好啊~~~ 能通過要感謝許許多多版友及前人的經驗
分享，還有給力的律師、議員和認識及不認識的推薦人們~~~

最後祝大家都順利申請快速通過!!! 豬年好運~~~

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