My I-140 was approved today. I just got three notification e-mails from USCIS.
Here is my background:
I-140 based on NIW concurrently filing with I-485
Originally filed to CSC and was transferred to TSC on March 2006
RD: 09/27/2005
ND: 10/01/2005
AD: 06/28/2006
LUD: 03/19/2005 Transfered to TSC
LUD: 05/22/2005 Received by TSC
LUD: 06/24, 06/27 no information change
No RFE
My background:
M.S. one obtained at China, two obtained at U.S.
English Journal pub: 16 approx. 10 first author
Chinese Journal pub: 4
conference: 3-4 approx.
Citations: about 25
Chinese Patents: 4
Minor award: 2 obtained in China
Reference letters: 7 (NO U.S. goverment)
1 from ex-major professor at U.S. univeristy
1 from ex-major professor at Chinese univeristy
1 from current supervisor
1 from U.S.Industrial company (independent)
1 from Chinese Industrial company (independent)
1 from assistant professor at U.S. univeristy (independent)
1 from Professor at U.S. university (semi-independent)
Now working at a small private company as Engineer
It seems that TSC is now processing the concurrent filing cases (last Sep) transferred from CSC. Concurrent filing cases to CSC last Sep. are the least lucky.