Summary of Visa Bulletin Relevant to EB1A and NIW
- EB1 is current for all countries
- EB2 cutoff date for India is 01Sept04, China is 15May08 and current for other countries.
Question:
Hi there,
Thanks very much for this useful website. I’m in the process of gathering evidence for my petition. I have a few questions.
1. I’m a Canadian citizen born in HK. The EB2 visa bulletin is current for all countries except mainland-born China. I just want to double check that since I was born in HK, I don’t belong to that category, right?
Answer:
This seems to be a correct interpretation.
2. Is an email- print out of my referees’ comments for one of my publication a good enough evidence?
Answer:
Yes. You should keep your original emails saved, just in case if the examiner requires the original evidence.
3. From these two websites: (http://www.immigrationwatch.com/uscis-processing-times-I140.html and https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard/ProcTimes.do), it seems that Nebraska has a faster processing time than Texas. But I also read somewhere that Texas is more likely to approve I-140 NIW. What is your recommendation?
Answer:
According to the recent instruction in I-140, all I-140 for eb1a and eb2-niw are mailed to a TX address, irrespective of your location in the US. So there is no choice in where to file.
Title: Filling I-140 and I-485 separately or together
Sub Question:
I have another question. My I-140 is more or less ready. My medical exam is scheduled. Would you suggest that I send in the I-140 first while I wait to complete I-485 or is it better to send everything together if the visa bulletin is current for my nationality?
Answer:
If you choose to send I-140 then you have to wait for it to get approved before you can send your I-485. Otherwise you can wait and send everything together. The second option is also better if you like to utilize EAD and Advanced Parole.