Backlog Elimination and Six-Month Processing
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Immigration Services
We are committed to building and maintaining an immigration services system that provides information and benefits in a timely, accurate, consistent, courteous, and professional manner nationwide. INS is also committed to eliminating the backlogs of applications for immigration and naturalization benefits, and to achieving and maintaining the President’s six-month processing time standard for all applications.
The FY 2003 budget includes a total of $1.5 billion for Immigration Services. These resources will enable INS to complete processing of an anticipated 9.4 million applications and petitions in FY 2003, a 34 percent increase in production over FY 2001.
Backlog Elimination and Six-Month Processing
In FY 2002, the President announced a five-year, $500 million initiative to achieve and maintain a universal six-month processing time standard for immigration benefit applications while providing high quality service to all INS customers. To achieve this goal, we are finalizing a comprehensive backlog elimination plan. Under this plan, we will achieve a national average processing time of six months or less for all applications by the end of FY 2003, with continued emphasis on performance standards and decision-making integrity.
To achieve a six-month processing time standard for all applications, we plan to devote $100 million toward backlog elimination efforts in FY 2003. These funds represent the second installment of the President’s five-year initiative.
Improved Customer Service
INS has identified certain business practices and information technology initiatives that will support the backlog elimination effort and improve overall customer service. These initiatives will streamline application processes and allow employees to focus on the provision of information and benefits. This includes continuing the online filing efforts for benefit applications that are being started in FY 2002, and the development, testing and piloting of a customer-based application management system for all benefits. We will also build upon FY 2002 improvements to offer customers case-status information and address change capability via the INS Internet web site and the National Customer Service Center in FY 2003.
Naturalization and Adjustment of Status Applications
In FY 2001, we completed more than 831,000 naturalization applications while achieving an average nationwide processing time of nine months. This is less than half the time it took for these applications to be processed in FY 1998. In FY 2002, we expect to complete 645,000 naturalization applications, with an average nationwide processing time of eight months.
In FY 2001, we also completed 822,000 adjustment of status applications, more than any other year in INS history, and reduced the average processing time, which stood at 17 months in FY 2000, to 14 months nationwide. In FY 2002, we expect to complete over 1.1 million adjustment of status applications, with an average nationwide processing time of 10 months.
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I don't know how much of this is ture but I found it interesting.
Immigration Services
We are committed to building and maintaining an immigration services system that provides information and benefits in a timely, accurate, consistent, courteous, and professional manner nationwide. INS is also committed to eliminating the backlogs of applications for immigration and naturalization benefits, and to achieving and maintaining the President’s six-month processing time standard for all applications.
The FY 2003 budget includes a total of $1.5 billion for Immigration Services. These resources will enable INS to complete processing of an anticipated 9.4 million applications and petitions in FY 2003, a 34 percent increase in production over FY 2001.
Backlog Elimination and Six-Month Processing
In FY 2002, the President announced a five-year, $500 million initiative to achieve and maintain a universal six-month processing time standard for immigration benefit applications while providing high quality service to all INS customers. To achieve this goal, we are finalizing a comprehensive backlog elimination plan. Under this plan, we will achieve a national average processing time of six months or less for all applications by the end of FY 2003, with continued emphasis on performance standards and decision-making integrity.
To achieve a six-month processing time standard for all applications, we plan to devote $100 million toward backlog elimination efforts in FY 2003. These funds represent the second installment of the President’s five-year initiative.
Improved Customer Service
INS has identified certain business practices and information technology initiatives that will support the backlog elimination effort and improve overall customer service. These initiatives will streamline application processes and allow employees to focus on the provision of information and benefits. This includes continuing the online filing efforts for benefit applications that are being started in FY 2002, and the development, testing and piloting of a customer-based application management system for all benefits. We will also build upon FY 2002 improvements to offer customers case-status information and address change capability via the INS Internet web site and the National Customer Service Center in FY 2003.
Naturalization and Adjustment of Status Applications
In FY 2001, we completed more than 831,000 naturalization applications while achieving an average nationwide processing time of nine months. This is less than half the time it took for these applications to be processed in FY 1998. In FY 2002, we expect to complete 645,000 naturalization applications, with an average nationwide processing time of eight months.
In FY 2001, we also completed 822,000 adjustment of status applications, more than any other year in INS history, and reduced the average processing time, which stood at 17 months in FY 2000, to 14 months nationwide. In FY 2002, we expect to complete over 1.1 million adjustment of status applications, with an average nationwide processing time of 10 months.
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