Work VisaMay 17, 2019
EpsilonySPg80

Transfer Approved but Status not Updated

Folks at Blind who are in visa, Did it ever happen to you wherein the Lawyers came back and said that the transfer is Approved, but when you checked your case status on the online USCIS portal, it still showed that it's pending/inprogress? It happened to me recently. I asked the Lawyers and this is what they replied: "The USCIS case portal does not act as a definitive database regarding your case status - we received confirmation of the approval from the USCIS Premium Processing Unit, so rest assured the case has been approved! We will update you shortly upon receipt of the H-1B approval notice" I need to submit my resignation at my current company but what ticks me off is that i do not have any proof apart from the verbal communication the attorneys gave. Is it safe to resign? TC: 106K YOE:10

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Amazon ljshfh May 17, 2019

Ask the lawyers for the document. If so, you should be good to resign. With premium processing transfers take upto 2 to 3 weeks max

Adobe romeleet May 17, 2019

What was the total duration??

Epsilon ySPg80 OP May 17, 2019

1st May: Filed 8th May: Receipt generated (Cal center) 15th May: Lawyers communicated that transfer was approved

Adobe romeleet May 17, 2019

Thanks for the timeline — when did you notify your current employer?

Nvidia monolith May 17, 2019

Yes. My wifes petition got approved in Feb and she got her I797 in a week. The status still shows “your case has been received”

Epsilon ySPg80 OP May 17, 2019

Thank you! i think at this moment, i'll just go with the lawyers said and submit my resignation since they want me to join soon.

Nvidia monolith May 17, 2019

Yes, all the best at your new place.

Bank of America pOlF30 May 17, 2019

Yes. Trust the lawyers. The case status page is not updated sometimes.

Cognizant LDoQ41 May 17, 2019

My case was approved on Mar 25 and the page still shows case is received.

Hulu a-list May 17, 2019

Case shows as ‘Approved’ on myuscis but still shows as ‘Pending’ on egov.uscis.gov so I’m guessing those systems take some time to sync.

Epsilon ySPg80 OP May 17, 2019

For me, both the my accounts page and the online non accounts page do not show approved. Its a BS IT systems and maintenance they have in place.

Verizon ComTruis3 May 17, 2019

Government shutdown has caused a huge backlog for databases to update and get in sync 😜

Epsilon ySPg80 OP May 17, 2019

LOL