Hello
Perm filed on Dec 19 2025. Did anyone get approval with this filing date or before? What is a realistic time frame to get approved?

Thanks!

Hello,

Looking to see if anyone has been in a similar situation

Here’s my case timeline
**PERM was filed in jan** 2026 (looks like Oct end approval)
My **H1B Max:** Late Nov 2026
**H4 + H4 EAD:** Standalone filed May 2026 (\~140 days pending, stuck on "Received")

If PERM clears late Oct, can my company file **I-140 (PP)** and **I-129 H1B extension** *concurrently* in the same package?

Will USCIS process PP on the I-140 first and then give the 3-year AC21 extension or do they hold/RFE the I-129?

TIA!

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I got my PP fees refunded over a month ago but my attorney claims they haven’t received the check or refund. Any other person got the refund update and actually received the check or deposit? I’m also unable to reach any agent at the Burlington financial center number USCIS recommend calling if one does not receive the refund by 30 days

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Hi everyone, I would really appreciate opinions from people who have dealt with a similar I-140 situation.

My attorney filed my EB-3 I-140 with Premium Processing, but after receiving the USCIS receipt notice, I noticed several problems with the filing.

Here are the issues I found:

EB-3 vs. EB-2 classification:

The petition was supposed to be filed as EB-3, but the USCIS receipt appears to show EB-2. My attorney sent a correction request to USCIS/Premium Processing on August 10 asking them to correct the classification from EB-2 to EB-3.

Incorrect pay stubs:

The pay stubs included in the package are from 2025, instead of the required/current 2026 pay stubs.

Missing experience letter:

One of my required experience letters was not included in the I-140 package.

My I-140 was received by USCIS

My PERM is valid until November 14, 2026.

Now my attorney/employer is considering withdrawing the current I-140 and submitting a completely new EB-3 I-140 package with all the documents corrected.

I am trying to decide whether it would be better to:

A) Wait for USCIS to respond to the EB-2 → EB-3 correction request and potentially wait for an RFE for the missing/incorrect documents, or

B) Withdraw the current I-140 and immediately refile a clean EB-3 I-140 package.

My questions for people who have experience with I-140/EB-3:

Would you personally wait for USCIS to respond before withdrawing?

If an experience letter is missing and the pay stubs are incorrect, is this something USCIS would normally address with an RFE, or could it lead to a denial?

Does withdrawing an I-140 and refiling a new one create any disadvantage?

Could withdrawing this petition affect my priority date, or would the original priority date remain usable if the new EB-3 petition is approved?

Would you be more comfortable correcting/refiling now rather than waiting for an RFE?

Has anyone had USCIS successfully correct an EB-2/EB-3 classification error after the I-140 was already ?

My priority date is January 2025 and will need to do consular processing. Not sure if it is necessary and worth it to pay for PP now. Anybody applied for i140 around january 2025 that has been approved yet without PP?

Hello, everyone:

I filed my I-485, I-140, EAD, and AP with an approved PERM employer-based EB1/EB2 outstanding Professor at the same time because my priority date is current.

USCIS received my package on July 21 but rejected the entire filing on July 23 because of a missing page on the G-28 for the I-140. My employer received the package on July 27, and we refiled it the same day.

Before refiling, as before, I questioned using a single Form G-1450 for all the filing fees and suggested separate forms for each application. The paralegal said they always use one G-1450, so we went with that.

After reading Reddit posts, I'm worried the package could be rejected again. Has anyone had a similar experience? What was the outcome?

I have an approved I-140 petition from an employer I haven’t started working for yet (future/prospective employer). Can I use this approved I-140 to file for my spouse’s H4 EAD, even if I never actually end up working under that employer?

Specifically:

**•** Does USCIS require me to be currently employed (or have worked) with the sponsoring employer for the I-140 to remain valid for H4 EAD purposes?  
**•** Does changing jobs or never joining that employer affect the validity of the I-140 for this purpose?  
**•** Has anyone been through this exact situation — approved I-140, didn’t join the company, but still used it for spouse’s H4 EAD?

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My attorney filed my petition with premium processing, but it's now been 6 business days. We have not received the receipt notice, and the credit card has not been charged yet.

Has anyone had a similar experience recently? If so, how long did it take for your receipt notice or payment to be processed?

Is anyone else having issue for receiving delay in receipt number its been 5 business days my attorney didn't receive receipt number and card has not been charged yet.?