Wcr984

16 hours ago, LYV said:

@Wcr984 Are you in the medical field? I think they would push through medical professionals quicker, especially nurses. 

EB-3 nurse. 

17 hours ago, SGtoMurica said:

 

Thanks for the info. Did your employer handle the entire I-140 & DS-260 etc? Are you already working in the US or this was the final step before you were able to move? 

I-140 was handled by employer. I filled out the DS-260. I entered July 30th and received my green card yesterday. The envelope was had an invalid address so USCIS entered my address wrong at the Rainbow Bridge. I narrowly avoided having it returned to USCIS simply by waiting for the mailman and asking for it. SSN was generated August 1st but I never received the card due to the address issue. I was due to start working on August 14th, but had to request a replacement social security card this week with the correct address. That is the final step before I begin work! 

59 minutes ago, SGtoMurica said:

@Wcr984 Did you or your employer put in any request for expedited processing of AP? It seems like your consulate interview was expedited on the basis of your occupation as a nurse.

My employer had only asked if I’d heard anything after about 2 months of waiting, but nobody told me anything about being expedited. So, who knows? 🤷🏻‍♂️Either way, a relief. 

3 minutes ago, ak47 said:

When was your interview ? Is your embassy Montreal ?

Interview was Feb 27th in Montreal.

2 minutes ago, ShawnK said:

Congrats.

 

By any chance, during those 80 days, did you see updates to your ceac status (I mean updates where you didn't email them, case status updating on it's own)?

 

At my interview in April 2023, the CO told me " these (DS5535) do not take as long as they used to". I'm not sure how true that is but lets see what happens.

 

 

 

 

CEAC updated the day of the interview Feb 27th, Feb 28th, and March 1st. No further updates until last week. There were 3 unsolicited updates May 12th, 15th, and 16th. It updated again when I got the email this morning to return my passport.

Hello everyone, 

I received my IL this morning! I am an EB-3 Registered Nurse. Born and raised in Canada.

Timeline

I-140 Submitted: April 15, 2022

I-140 Approved: May 5, 2022

NVC Welcome Letter: August 25, 2022

NVC Documents Submitted: Week of October 31, 2022

NVC DQ: November 24, 2022

IL Received: January 7, 2023

Interview Date: February 27, 2023 0830