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Hi UN,

60 days after getting an approval on the appeal from AAO, I finally see an update on my previously denied 140 and it reads:

"On January 14, 2005, we received this case back from the Administrative Appeals Office. If any further action is appropriate, we will notify you when it is taken"

My lawyer has been recommending since the time we got the AAO approval in Nov04, that we make another application requesting CSC to re-open my 140/485 - apparently to force them to act on the case, instead of just waiting for them to do it on their own. Somehow, with the holidays and vacation we didnt get around to doing it - now that they have acknowledged the decision and my case status reflects that, is it still worthwhile or meaningful to file the application to re-open? My lawyer thinks so but Im not convinced. What do you think? thanks

Thanks, UN for your prompt reply as always. My lawyer isnt offering to do it for free - it comes with a price tag - I think the fee is disproportionate to the work involved in filing that application and that is why Im hesitant...being a well reputed firm, their fees are always on the higher side and so far it made sense. but, I dont see any upside to filing this one - I mean, they dont guarantee that the approval will be immediate upon filing or even a timeline - it will just give us something to track.. thanks again.

Thanks, UN for your prompt reply as always. My lawyer isnt offering to do it for free - it comes with a price tag - I think the fee is disproportionate to the work involved in filing that application and that is why Im hesitant...being a well reputed firm, their fees are always on the higher side and so far it made sense. but, I dont see any upside to filing this one - I mean, they dont guarantee that the approval will be immediate upon filing or even a timeline - it will just give us something to track.. thanks again. I would say that you should call the customer service and try to talk to the CSC officer. As many people (including myself) have done, it is quite easy. Since your case is a complicated one, you have the right to know the time from here (also they have not told you the new timeline from here).
1. Call 800 number.
2. check the status of your case.
3. after checking the status, it will ask you to press 4 to proceed.
4. Choose one of the options and it will connect you to customer service at your service center.
Call between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, M-F your service centers time. Since you are CSC, call based on PST.

My I-140 has been approved! Though they took 60 days to receive the AAO decision, atleast they approved it right away.

They have re-opened the 485 (which was previously denied along with the 140) application but not approved it. The online status on this one says that it takes between 660 and 660 days to process - is that a general processing time or it is even applicable to my case which took a detour to AAO and came back??
I was hoping they would approve both once they re-opened..

Thanks to everyone on the forum, especially UN, for all the feedback and support throughout this green card ordeal! Best wishes to everyone.