Well, I still cannot believe my eyes. The adrenaline rush has mostly ebbed but not entirely :) I was easily overwhelmed with the news mostly because I did not get a notification on I-140 approval so I had no reason to expect the end of my travail so soon. Until I have got my hands on the card itself I consider it unofficial though :) And I wonder how longer it will take for my wife's application to be approved.
For those of you interested in statistics:
- Arrived to the US in late Jan
- Got LC approved on Mar 19
- Sent our I-485/I-140/EAD applications in first week of May
- Fingerprints were taken at the end of May
- EAD received in late Jun
- RFE on the ability to pay (I-140) was received on Aug 28
- The RFE answer was received by the USCIS on Sep 27
- I-140 approved on Nov 06
- I-485 approved on Nov 15
From what I know, this is not a world record (I read about an EB2 case approved in about two month) but it is certainly in line with what I was told last year (and, frankly, could not believe). I believe thousands of applications filed this last summer will have an adverse impact on processing times for those of you filing in the nearest future. Nevertheless, as long as you are originally from Europe I would estimate your GC chances favorably.
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