F1申請綠卡 EB3時程分享 - 移民

Status: F1 OPT
Category: EB3
Service Center: NSC
Biometrics Office: San Francisco, CA
Interview Office: San Jose, CA

04/25/2017 EM asked immigration team to start the GC process.

06/06/2017 PERM - initiation.
08/10/2017 PERM - job description finalized.
12/05/2017 PERM - PWD received.
01/31/2018 PERM - recruitment period finished.
04/04/2018 PERM - filed. (priority date)
08/16/2018 PERM - approved.

10/18/2018 I140/I485/I765/I131 - filed.
10/26/2018 I140 - approved.

11/09/2018 I485/I765 - biometrics appointment scheduled.
11/29/2018 I485/I765 - biometrics appointment.
12/19/2018 I765/I131 (spouse) - approved.
01/09/2019 I131 - approved.
02/04/2019 I765 - approved.
05/31/2019 I485 - interview scheduled.
07/05/2019 I485 - interviewed and approved.
07/12/2019 I485 - GC received.

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[準備材料]

下面是我律師要我們面試準備的材料，我覺得非常有用，給大家參考。

*·Your original appointment letter (candidate and spouse)
*·Driver's License (candidate and spouse)
·EAD / AP combo card (candidate and spouse)
·Including any expired EAD Cards (e.g. F1 OPT)
·Social Security Card (candidate and spouse)
*·Your most recent I-94 record (candidate and spouse)
·Your Federal tax returns for the past 2 years
(only one copy needed if filed jointly)
*·Form W-2s
*·Updated letter from your employer confirming your employment and salary
*·3-4 Recent Paystubs/Pay statements
·I-797 I-140 Approval Notice (soft copy is fine)
*·Valid Passport (candidate and spouse)
·Expired passports that you have used to travel into the U.S.
(candidate and spouse)
*·Original Birth Certificate, with English translation (if applicable)
(candidate and spouse)
*·Original marriage certificate with translation (if applicable)
*·Evidence to show that your marriage is bona fide (if married):
- joint bank or credit card statements,
- lease or evidence of joint property ownership,
- insurance beneficiary information, photos.
·Most recent I-20
·If you can bring all prior I-20s that will be the best practice

[註1] 後面有括弧寫candidate and spouse的就是兩人都要帶，
沒有特別寫的，就是主申請人帶就可以。

[註2] 前面我有打星號(*)的，就是我實際面試當天有被要求要看的。

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[面試]

從收到面試通知到實際面試大約是一個月，面試當天會安檢，

流程大概跟機場安檢差不多。

我面試那天人很多，安檢整個大排長龍，排到樓外去了，請大家留點時間給安檢，

不要不小心遲到就不好了。


我很幸運，被問的都是非常基本的題目：
1. 名字
2. 出生年月日
3. 你爸媽叫什麼名字
4. 你之前是什麼身份(什麼VISA)
5. 你最後一次入境是什麼時候 用什麼身份入境
6. I485 yes/no 所有問題


面試完給了我們一張單子，說2到4週會有面試結果，

但是我們離開半小時就收到Status Update成New Card Is Being Produced，

一週後就收到綠卡了，算是效率蠻高的XD

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[EAD 加急]

當初我老婆的combo card比我這個主申請人還早下來，明明就是一起送出申請，

我卻遲遲沒被approve。


因為當時OPT快要過期了，很著急地想盡辦法想讓他快點下來，

於是就聯繫了我轄區內的congresswoman還有加州的兩個senator。


很多人問說要怎麼找，這邊提供一點心得。

Congressman/Congresswoman 基本上你要上網用你的zipcode去查，

看管你轄區的是誰。


Senator就比較簡單，直接Google你的州名和Senator就可以，

一個州只會有兩個Senator。


找到後就去他們的官網上找他們的聯絡方式，基本上都會有個移民專區，

告訴你怎麼聯繫他們。


我遇到的都是線上填個問券，然後留你的email，他們過幾天會回覆你。

幾本上議員本人不會自己回覆你，都是底下的工作人員跟你聯繫。

他們會寄給你一張表，你填完要簽名再傳回去給他們。

然後他們就會幫你打電話給移民局幫你「關切」一下。


除了聯絡議員，你也可以打給USCIS自己加急，但是電話要等很久，

我打了幾次都等了40幾分鐘才接通。


自己加急的話要跟接線員說明加急的理由，理由不能自己亂掰，

USCIS官網上有列出4種他們接受的理由：

1. Severe financial loss to a company or person, provided that the need for
urgent action is not the result of the petitioner's or applicant's failure
to:
- File the benefit request or the expedite request in a reasonable time
frame, or
- Respond to any requests for additional evidence in a reasonably timely
manner;
2. Urgent humanitarian reasons;
3. Compelling U.S. government interests (such as urgent cases for the
Department of Defense or DHS, or other public safety or national security
interests); or
4. Clear USCIS error.

大家打電話前先看清楚是否自己的情況符合上面任何一條，不然可能會被接線員打槍，

這樣就浪費很多時間了。

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[後記]

最後，我想感謝移民板的資訊還有熱心回答問題的板主，

祝大家一切順利 :)

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