Thanks for your suggestions. Now, I am more confused than ever before. I think my lawyer is BSing me.. big time... I asked him about the USCIS receipt #, he said he hasn't received it yet because there's been a huge backlog or something at Nebraska Center. He should be receiving it any time next week. He said he filed I-140 by the end of July. How can it be possible? Does it take that long to get the receipt? Has anyone filed I-140 recently and having the same problem? My guess is that my lawyer has never applied I-140 yet... Should I be skeptical about him?