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does this mean already applied applicants will get more delayed and they will concentrate only on the applications after april end
 
avi_WaitGC:::

Yes... this sounds exactly as you told.. we will be in big crunch...


As i can see in my new new case status interface.. my "last updated" shows up 11/03/2003 which is almost 6 month

:-(

I am not in a lucky track.. i coud have waited for 6 months and applied in May - 2004 and get approved in 6 months...

instead i applied in October 28 - 2003 and wait until 2008 or 2009 ( as i can evidanced 1 month of 485 Q moves in 6 months ) ..

for my 485 approval..

i lost my hope on my cases.. this is strange thing in USCIS.. that they do favor for new applicants.. and people who applied in 2001 is still running behind congressmen and calling national call centers daily ...

Here we are paying 1000s of dollers to the consulting companies from our hourly rate and waiting waiting .. waiting... no changes..

unable todo anything.. we can't even go out of county just like that

unable to think of buying a home.. because i does't no .. where my consulting company will place me for the next assignment...

things not looking good at our end..
 
u r true....this is really bad , i just applied on Jan 2004 , that means all applicants before april 2004 will be backloged that doesn't make sense....
what about all those people who are waiting for long time in a queue hoping someday or the other, and now that hope is gone too because of this statement...
 
I am happy to see that CIS is willing to make some changes. but what is the logistic to put away 3 year backlogs and start the pilot program for new concurrent filing applicants. do they know there is an english word called "UNFAIR"!!!!
 
expect lot of withdrawals and re filing and just like premium processing, USCIS would delay all ready filed cases so that people are forced to withdraw and re file with more money.

what the hell
 
Originally posted by manoj2003
expect lot of withdrawals and re filing and just like premium processing, USCIS would delay all ready filed cases so that people are forced to withdraw and re file with more money.

what the hell
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absolutely agree. i am so frustrated to see that they put away 3 year backlogs without even thinking about how to deal with it and at the same time launch the concurrent filing program which will only benefit the new applicants!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Originally posted by avi_WaitGC
does this mean already applied applicants will get more delayed and they will concentrate only on the applications after april end
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It sounds like some people are concluding this but in the photocopied letter from Fujie Ohata (2nd link above) it just says that they'll start doing the I-140 and I-485 together (if they were filed together). I'm possibly missing something but what is it that is causing some people to conclude that this won't apply to concurrently filed I-140/I-485's which are already in the queue?

If this really does apply to applications which are in the queue already, it sounds like this could slow down the I-140 approval time (but you'd get the I-485 at the same time)?

Not too bad I guess, unless your current company is unstable and you are hoping to use AC-21 asap. BTW, it sounds like these changes would effectively eliminate AC-21 (except for non-concurrently filed cases)?

ETA
 
From these discussions, what I gather is: For new applicants starting this month-end, USCIS will begin to process concurrently filed 485 and 140 together.
This could mean that existing backlog of 485 and even 140 could be pushed to low priority and we will be stuck in the EAD/AP renewal system forever.
Are these correct interpretations of the memo?
But if this memo was issued last month, why has VSC greatly accelerated approval of 140s in recent weeks? Are they trying to get as many done before they have to stop and move on to the new concurrent applications?
I am pissed off.
 
Went thru memo several times in last two hours.

I think it should apply to all pending concurrent filings. It is a procedural change after April end and does NOT mean that beneficiaries will be ones who file after April 2004.
 
It is kind of interesting what ETA-GC has pointed out, letter does not say that cases filed after certain dates would qualify for this, but if it applies for old cases also, then how are they going to adjust fees?
would they ask more money, if yes then how?

Also, i thing i-140 processing might go down, we may expect more then 2yrs processing time in i-140 approvals as we all know that it is not easy to improve i-485 processing beacuse of security and all that stuff.

it would be really interesting to find an answer to the question that would they do same for old case also or not.

doesn't look like a vary good idea to me, but this is my personal openion, may be i am wrong.

thx
 
All these are valid points. i think somebody from AILA should raise the question speicifically asking about pending app in their next teleconference meeting with CIS.

Also they should ask is concurrent means same ND (I140 and I485) or even if there is a gap in NDs then it is considered concunrrently which is what it is technically.

Then hopefully we will get some answers.

Remember the second one is just an internal memo and it could be because of the law suit filed by Mr Khanna . It is clearly states that in the last two sentences.

Also the due date for Govt/CIS to answer the law suit was Mar 31 st 2004

what a coincendence huuh :rolleyes:

But overall i hope this is probably is the start of the end of the misery of the all ppl with EB GC . Hey atleast on the +ve note atleast there is some movement in right direction .
 
Originally posted by hmd
All these are valid points. i think somebody from AILA should raise the question speicifically asking about pending app in their next teleconference meeting with CIS.

Also they should ask is concurrent means same ND (I140 and I485) or even if there is a gap in NDs then it is considered concunrrently which is what it is technically.

Then hopefully we will get some answers.

Remember the second one is just an internal memo and it could be because of the law suit filed by Mr Khanna . It is clearly states that in the last two sentences.

Also the due date for Govt/CIS to answer the law suit was Mar 31 st 2004

what a coincendence huuh :rolleyes:

But overall i hope this is probably is the start of the end of the misery of the all ppl with EB GC . Hey atleast on the +ve note atleast there is some movement in right direction .
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Whatever the CIS is planning to do in the future, it needs first to clear the current backlog!!! it will make no sense otherwise.
 
zyu: I AGREE WITH YOU A 100%...


CIS SHOULD PRIORITIZE APPLICANTS WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG TIME....CIS SHOULD RESOLVE BACKLOGS, ADJUDICATE FIRST FILED CASES.....

FIRST IN, FIRST OUT PLEASE !!!!:(
 
"For applications on the Just In Time shelf, only those packages in which the 485 is ready (fingerprints and name checks cleared) will be pulled and sent to adjudications."

This means concurrent processing cannot take place until fingerprints are available, correct? (I don't know what the JIT shelf is. Anyone?)

I think the last guys with fingerprints taken are somewhere in mid 2003. Unless the fingerprint schedule catches up, how are applications to be jointly processed? Does this translate into a huge delay?
 
Originally posted by zyu
Whatever the CIS is planning to do in the future, it needs first to clear the current backlog!!! it will make no sense otherwise.
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i don't think anybody would disagree with that .

that is why i am suggesting AILA or somebody to ask CIS specifically about about pending app.

remember all this could be to save their b** from the law suit and may not change things significantly..
 
Pardon me for my limited understanding but I have couple of questions:

How is it going to speed up processing, when the bottleneck is security checks?

What is guarantee that JIT shelf will be cleared ASAP? Call it lightening shelf if that can make it faster!

Also there is no commitment about processing time. Isn't it possible that 140 time also increases as result of this(instead of 485 time coming down)?

I may be missing something - can someone clear my apprehensions please?
 
CP

Hey guys how will this affect the folks who have done 140 with CP and not 485 concurrent filing ?

please let me know..
 
Originally posted by pag-asa88
zyu: I AGREE WITH YOU A 100%...
FIRST IN, FIRST OUT PLEASE !!!!:(
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Yup!

I'd also like to see them eliminate the advantage that you currently often have if your application generates an RFE (you often get approved shortly after responding to the RFE). Some people are actually trying to take advantage of this now by intentionally generating an RFE (e.g. by "forgetting" to include work experience letters etc.).

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Might be good to ask about this on the murthy chat session tonight (http://www.murthy.com/chat.html).

Maybe we could ask something along the lines of:

"The USCIS has recently announced that they intend to adjucate concurrently filed I-140 / I-485 together in an effort to reduce overall processing times. However it is unclear how / whether this will affect currently pending applications which were filed before the new guidelines. Many people are concerned that the new approach will only benefit future applications and that pending applications could actually be slowed down as a result. Any comments / information which could clarify this would be much appreciated!"

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