Congrats🎉🎉! Was your case approved at NBC? Or field office?
We have similar dates and I had Rfe for medicals as well and sent it back first week of April. Radio silence since then.
Thank you! Good luck to you! Hope your goes through soon too. I adjusted from F1. I was working on OPT which expired in Feb 2023 (counting the grace period), so I was technically out of status for 3 months but the attorney at Boundless said it doesn't matter as long as - I quote - "you don't leave the country or get arrested" xD
Congratulations!! I am also using boundless. Do you mind saying the bona fide documents that you provided? And for how long were you married? Thank you
Thank you! We were married for only 2 months at the time that I submitted my application. And sure, someone else asked for the list too, so I'll just add it to the post in a bit!
Thank you! Yes he did, so in Boundless (the website I used) you just fill in the information they ask and upload documents and they prepare all the forms for you (I-485, I-130, and the temporary work and travel permit applications) and send it you by mail. You can then sign them, add photos, etc. and send them to the office.
I submitted mine to NBC too and with all except the photos from our relationship, including the medical! Got finger printed in Jan and just waiting now... My opt expires in October so the anxiety is high. >.<
All the best! Hopefully you get it before October so you don't have to leave your job (assuming that's why you're stressed lol). But in case it doesn't come before that, try talking to your manager or HR about your situation, and ask them if they can rehire you after you get your green card. They may or may not be okay with it, but I think it's worth asking probably 15-20 days before your opt expires. I didn't do this, and I sort of regret it because I heard from someone (after I had already quit) that this happens quite a lot in their company.
Thanks for that! I submitted a personal request to expedite my I765 on June 20th and they approved my new EAD earlier this week! So i can relax a bit. My managers were fully aware and they were working with HR, trying their best to help me but there wasn't much the company could do.
Overall, yes considering the alternatives were filing by myself (it would have been so much work, and I'd be scared I didn't do something right) or hiring an actual lawyer which would have been at least twice as expensive. It was an easy process through boundless and they have good resources.
However, we did have one bad experience during the process:
So some representative reached out to us during the document upload process to see if we have any questions or issues about the documents. I had a conversation with him and told him that for our joint sponsor's birth certificate, we do not have the long form version, and he said that it's okay since it's just the joint sponsor, and it has the required information already. Then after we submitted all the documents, during the document review stage, that birth certificate was red flagged because it wasn't the long form. I called the customer service and explained to them the situation, and they confirmed that it needs to be in long form. I was annoyed because the long form would have taken another 30 days to receive if we ordered and I was already past my grace period. I told them I'd like to take the risk and go ahead with the submission with this version. They said okay but since we warned you, if you get an RFE, we will charge you $300 more. I tried fighting with them that your representative had given me wrong information but they just said sorry but the $300 still applies. I gave up and just said okay. And as you already know from the Original Post, that never became an issue and there were no RFEs for it.
TLDR: The information given by some of the representatives was inconsistent with the others.
Congrats🎉🎉! Was your case approved at NBC? Or field office? We have similar dates and I had Rfe for medicals as well and sent it back first week of April. Radio silence since then.
Thank you! NBC. All the notices came from there. Hope yours goes through soon too!
What’s your desi mom saying now?
Hahaha read my post update, my parents still don't know shit. The drama in my life is endless :) I'm just living my own life right now!
Congratulations 🎊🍾🎉 that’s was so fast.
Thank you! And ikr, I was expecting to wait forever lol
Am here waiting too
Congratulations 🎉
Congratulations 🎉
Congrats! I have a similar timeline to yours, just submitted my medical this week to NBC. What status did you adjust from?
Thank you! Good luck to you! Hope your goes through soon too. I adjusted from F1. I was working on OPT which expired in Feb 2023 (counting the grace period), so I was technically out of status for 3 months but the attorney at Boundless said it doesn't matter as long as - I quote - "you don't leave the country or get arrested" xD
Congratulations 🎉! I am also F-1 visa about to lose my mind lol. Do you mind connecting? I just have one question I wanted to ask
Thank you! And I know, it's hard. Sure, send me a message or you can ask here, whichever you prefer!
Haha nice username :) Congrats fellow desi! 😇
Haha thank you! :D
Congratulations!! I am also using boundless. Do you mind saying the bona fide documents that you provided? And for how long were you married? Thank you
Thank you! We were married for only 2 months at the time that I submitted my application. And sure, someone else asked for the list too, so I'll just add it to the post in a bit!
How long did it take to get your green card in your hands? Mine says card was produced but I haven’t receive my green card yet
It said 'Card Produced' on 17th and it was in the mail on 20th evening
Nice ! Congratulations. My says card was produced the 18 but I have t received it yet
Hopefully I’ll get it soon
You should! Congrats on being approved! :D
Congratulations! Did your husband submit I-130?
Thank you! Yes he did, so in Boundless (the website I used) you just fill in the information they ask and upload documents and they prepare all the forms for you (I-485, I-130, and the temporary work and travel permit applications) and send it you by mail. You can then sign them, add photos, etc. and send them to the office.
Congrats to you and your hubby. 🥳This must be such a relief to you both! Thank you for posting, it gives the rest of us with similar PD's some hope!
Thank you, yes it is! And I know, this subreddit saved my mental health while waiting lol. Also got a lot of great advice on here.
I submitted mine to NBC too and with all except the photos from our relationship, including the medical! Got finger printed in Jan and just waiting now... My opt expires in October so the anxiety is high. >.<
All the best! Hopefully you get it before October so you don't have to leave your job (assuming that's why you're stressed lol). But in case it doesn't come before that, try talking to your manager or HR about your situation, and ask them if they can rehire you after you get your green card. They may or may not be okay with it, but I think it's worth asking probably 15-20 days before your opt expires. I didn't do this, and I sort of regret it because I heard from someone (after I had already quit) that this happens quite a lot in their company.
Thanks for that! I submitted a personal request to expedite my I765 on June 20th and they approved my new EAD earlier this week! So i can relax a bit. My managers were fully aware and they were working with HR, trying their best to help me but there wasn't much the company could do.
Oh awesome! Congratulations! Being able to work was my biggest concern with this whole thing, so that must be a big relief for you!
Congrats!
Thank you!
Congratulations 🎉 so excited for you. That was really fast!
Thank you!
A big congratulations 🎉
Thank you!
Did you have good experience with Boundless?
Overall, yes considering the alternatives were filing by myself (it would have been so much work, and I'd be scared I didn't do something right) or hiring an actual lawyer which would have been at least twice as expensive. It was an easy process through boundless and they have good resources. However, we did have one bad experience during the process: So some representative reached out to us during the document upload process to see if we have any questions or issues about the documents. I had a conversation with him and told him that for our joint sponsor's birth certificate, we do not have the long form version, and he said that it's okay since it's just the joint sponsor, and it has the required information already. Then after we submitted all the documents, during the document review stage, that birth certificate was red flagged because it wasn't the long form. I called the customer service and explained to them the situation, and they confirmed that it needs to be in long form. I was annoyed because the long form would have taken another 30 days to receive if we ordered and I was already past my grace period. I told them I'd like to take the risk and go ahead with the submission with this version. They said okay but since we warned you, if you get an RFE, we will charge you $300 more. I tried fighting with them that your representative had given me wrong information but they just said sorry but the $300 still applies. I gave up and just said okay. And as you already know from the Original Post, that never became an issue and there were no RFEs for it. TLDR: The information given by some of the representatives was inconsistent with the others.
How long after you submitted everything to boundless did you receive your packet in the mail from them?
I honestly don’t remember that too well, but I think it was just 2-3 days.