CIS Did 8 Months of Work in One! A Joke or a Teaser or a Myth?

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USCIS is said to have processed 60,000 (yes, sixty thousand) cases during June and few days in July (errrr. one day in July that is....).

Let's look at this:

There were 30 days in June and one day in July so totalling to 31 days (assuming that USCIS is/was busting their a** off to work during weekends).

So:

60000/31 = 1935 cases a day

With four centers processing all these, this amounts to 1935/4 = 484 cases approximatly a day for each center.

Assuming USCIS worked 10 hours a day, this amounts to 48 cases an hour, which in turn amounts to approximately FOUR cases have been approved for every FIVE minutes.

Is USCIS this effiecient or they had all the cases adjudicated and ready to go and all they had to do was to push the button?

If pushing the button is/was the case, then why the hell it is so difficult for USCIS to just to tell the applicant that the application is all good to go but waiting for the visa number to get allocated?

Good luck folks
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Remember FY 2005 when USCIS approved 242335 EB green cards from Oct.2004 to June 2005 before EB3 became unavailable in July 2005 Visa Bulletin. Compare this with FY2003 when USCIS approved only 82137 EB green cards in 12 months. Looks like USCIS has a highly flexible capacity and choose to work fast sometimes.
 
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A Joke or a Teaser or a Myth?
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Ahem... I'd say it's the stuff of legend... ahem... ;)

Keep in mind only 2 service centers were adjudicating the bulk of the cases, so your math would yield: 8 cases per 5 mins.

However, it looks like you assumed just one IO was doing all the work while the others were playing foosball. If, instead, we assume about 100 IOs in total (I would think there would be more than that), that would become almost one case per officer every hour. That's a lot more do-able.
 
"Since it has been made clear by the USCIS that during the last weekend of June 30 and July 1 (2 days) the USCIS approved 25,000 EB 485 applications..."

This is even better.
 
Among those 25,000 all of them have not yet been dispatched. I assume, all they did was to get the numbers allocated to approvable cases and update the case status to approved and make sure to not generate a LUD and email and status change for cases that still require some work before card is ordered or approval notice mailed. They will now go through these 25,000 cases and finish up any remaining work pending (like checking I-94 dates, medical reports etc.. probably wait for name check [in cases they predicted that this particular guy or girl is not a threat, lets approve them and reach our 25,000 goal this evening :D :D ].)

My only true wish now is Mr. Aytes comes up with a new Memo that allows filing of I-485 and associated benefit applications even if the priroity dates are not current, it is ok get this memo effective from July 30th from which day the fees is doubled or trippled in some forms, let the USCIS make money for their betterment. This will solve everyone's tensions and problems.

He has come forward in time to support H-1B holders and got the 7th year extensions and 3 year extensions based on approved I-140 while the retrogrssion was in effect. I truly wish this time, he realizes the real problem with years of waiting in line on H-1B to apply for I-485 and gets this new rule in place for the peace of everyone.
 
Hope. Mr Yates should come up with a New Memo. called.

485--Future Adjudication Approval, Just like "Futures & Options" in finance
The case will be approved at future date when the visa is avilable.No need for EAD/AP

People can work and travel with out any hassles. They can obtain other GC benifits when the case is finaly approved...

This might better off than current things...
 
There were only 39121 cases waiting for visa numbers as on Sept 30,2006

http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/USCIS-Response-Ombudsman-06-Report-May-2007.pdf
The overall backlog includes cases in each of the following circumstances (the number in parentheses is the number of active suspense cases in each category as September 30, 2006):
Unripe due to limits on annual immigration (823,439)
This category includes 39,121 processed applications for adjustment of status to permanent residence that cannot be approved because of annual statutory limits. Once additional numbers are made available, generally each fiscal year, these cases may be granted, as long as the beneficiaries continue to be otherwise eligible for the benefit.
 
Cases Pending based on Annual Statutory Limits 39,121
Cases Pending on other Federal Agencies : 6,789
Cases Under federal Count : 1,552
Case pending on name Check : 157,067
Cases on asylum : 74,200
Cases of Family based Application Pending : 710,119


Track data relating to employment-based green card applications at the time of filing with USCIS, including immigrant visa classifications, priority dates, and countries of chargeability

Currently, USCIS does not collect these vital data on employment-based green card applications upon acceptance for processing. These data are noted by contractors as part of the intake process, but not systematically captured. This leaves USCIS unable to provide DOS with accurate data regarding these applications. Therefore, DOS must set cutoff dates without a clear understanding of pending applications. Data that are currently captured by contract staff should be forwarded to DOS for use in more accurately determining how many visas will be used

Assign visa numbers to employment-based green card applications as they are filed with USCIS.
 
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