来美12年多，终于拿到绿卡，和我同时来美的同学，朋友大多已成为公民。但我运气不佳，苦等多年。今天拿到了卡，焦急的心早已麻木，没有什么激动。 潜水多年，从小白兔，pjiang and 863211 贴中学了很多，只是想分享一下自己的经历。
97年8月 F1和女友来美。
00年12月硕士毕业，在一家通讯公司工作 with EAD。
01年7月, H1-B visa approved
02年1月, submitted GC doc to HR.
My EB2 employment-based process:
Due to company layoff, PERM is submitted and approved at 7/2006. I-140 was approved sometime of 2007. I depleted 2 H1-B visa(6 years) in 2006 and renewed for the third H1-B.
GC process was withdrawed at 3/2008 when I left company.
GC process with my wife(女友)
03年5月老婆博士毕业，在学校工作.
04年7月老婆不愿求人写推荐信for EB1, filed labor certificate with EB2.
04年9月Labor certificate was approved.
04年10月我自己填了140和485 concurrent filing. My case was filed as derivative.
04年12月, USCIS sent letter noticed that appilcation was recieved.
06年10月 老婆绿卡批了。 Send inquirey to USCIS for my case, response is my case is in name check. Sending letter to senators, first lady, head of FBI etc. no results. I consider filing WOW but didn't pursue it since too much hessey.
08年10月, called USCIS and found that name check was passed. My case was current for several months but back to not current after USCIS reversed EB-2 Date.
09年8月, case is current again. Called USCIS and was told that no visa was available.
09年12月, USCIS email and text messaged me that GC was approved.
绿卡比八年抗战还长。运气，耐心都缺一不可。
祝大家好运。