chrisbonatto

When I applied for the i140 I chose the Consulate Processing because I was in a J1 visa, and had to travel in a couple months after while waiting for the i140 to be approved. If you apply for the i485 with a J1, you can't travel back and renew your stamp anymore. Because now I'm in a H1B visa, it doesn't matter anymore about travelling, so I just applied for the i485 since I'm here in the US anyway, and flying to Rio + hotels + medical exams would be much more than the actual i485 fee.

Received my interview letter, for July 17th. So 262 days (8 months and 20 days) between DQ and interview for Rio consulate. I filed the i485 now, so it doesn't matter anymore

EB2NIW here, dq'ed October 28 2022, 188 days ago (6 months). Still no interview letter for me, even with multiple calls/expedite requests and senator contacting the consulate.

Very nice! It will come soon. If you don't mind me asking, what was the basis for the expedite?

That's awesome!! Best of luck with all the medicals and interview. I have not, 130 days since DQ now. I think they forgot about me lol

Awesome! When is your interview?

Just to let you guys know that yesterday I received another 60 days notice. So today I'm on day 121 since DQ for EB2.

Thank you so much for sharing your story with us @JLVS22BR! The details make even the reader to feel a bit anxious with you regarding the consul and the lady not finding your file! Happy that everything worked out for you and your wife, and I hope that you have a great life in the US!

Got the H1B approval yesterday, was 16 days from LCA to H1B approval

We're curious to hear what they asked on your interview =)))

Congratulations!!!!!!

Happy to be in this journey with you guys! @JLVS22BR good luck on your interview tomorrow!

Have patience on your waiting, I'm on day 107 after DQed and nothing from the consulate regarding the IL...

Almost on day 101 after dq'ed (will be monday exactly), but not keeping my hopes up to have the IL soon. The visa issuance for November 2022 was 27 EB2 visas in Rio, 6x less than the same month in 2021... In a few days is your interview, good luck!!!!

No, still waiting...

Thank you! Very helpful answer! I just did the Consular Processing versus the AoS because I was in a J1 visa, and needed to go to Brazil in May this year to actually get married there. So my attorney recommended me to apply for the CP because this way it would be safer to enter the country back. They filed the LCA yesterday, so I guess that I will follow this plan: Get the H1B, start working, and then probably pull the case from NVC and apply for an AoS.

Thank you! The only issue with that is that my EB2 attorney just helped me until the I-140 was approved. For more help they require more money... I am suspicious too, but they said that the LCA should take 7 days and the premium processing for the H1B is 15 days, and they have done this many times before... so it might be true?

Hey community, I have a tricky situation that I would appreciate some input from you. I currently live in the US on a J1 visa (I have the J1 waiver already), and have an approved I-140 for an EB2-NIW since August 2022. I was dq'ed by the NVC on October 2022 and am waiting for an interview at the consulate since then (Rio de Janeiro - Brazil). My new employer wants to file an expedited H1B change of status (from J1 to H1B), and because they are cap exempt, they said that I could start working in around 20 days for the new company. I would have all the H1B paperwork, but wouldn't have a H1B visa stamp until I go to my country and get an actual consulate interview for the H1B. I accepted a job offer with them around November 20th 2022. My question for you is: Should I go ahead with the H1B process, start working at the new company, and then when the EB2 interview comes I just go and get a green card? Or is it best to just wait for the EB2 interview without getting a H1B? Or even, should I just stay with a H1B and not get the EB2 visa at all? Or doing any of these examples would jeopardize one or the other? I really don't know what is the best option, but maybe someone has experience with this that could help me? Thank you!

Awesome! I work at a hospital here in the US, so I have to take all these shots regularly, but thank you for the information! How long until the results are available for taking to the consulate? I'm thinking about the best logistics to fly down to Brazil when my appointment is near. You think 2 weeks would be enough for medical/interview and picking up the passport at the CASV?

That's correct, you just send the 1. And 2. Documents. The AOS ones you mark "Not applicable". Good luck!

@JLVS22BR might have a better picture of these numbers. He was dq'ed on september 19th and got his letter last week of december, for an interview in february. He is also EB2, so I'm not sure about IR1s. I think family based green cards should be faster tho

Me, dq'ed October 28th, under the EB2 NIW category

Good luck at the interview! If you can give us some insights about how it goes after it, that would be awesome!

Anyone else still waiting on the interview letter for RDJ? @JLVS22BRfrom what I could see in your timeline, you got the IL exactly 101 days after DQ? For the interview to be 7 weeks after the IL I'm still on 75 days after DQ, so I guess that my interview will be only end of March, beginning of April =/

DQ'ed for two months now, with no hopes up for an IL soon (Brazil embassy - EB2). Following the fortnightly calendar of when the NVC ships the documents to the consulates, it was December 6th, December 20th, so we should have another batch going yesterday and today, but I haven't heard from anyone that got their status to "In transit" this week. Just frustration with these guys...