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A comprehensive guide on what happens after you file your I-140 petition, including timeline, notifications, and what to do if you don't receive expected communications.

Your I-140 is approved — congratulations. Here is exactly what to do next: verify everything on your Approval Notice (I-797), confirm your green-card path (Adjustment of Status vs consular processing), watch your priority date in the Visa Bulletin, and what to do if your notice never arrives or has a typo (the USCIS e-Request form) or you have questions (Emma).

How the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) can save your child from "aging out" of your EB1A/EB2 NIW green card — the age formula, the "sought to acquire" rule, worked examples, and concrete steps for backlogged China- and India-born families.

A realistic end-to-end map of the EB1A / EB2 NIW self-petition journey — from gathering evidence to green card in hand — with a complete government-fee table and sample timelines for two real-world personas.