Closure for auditing
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gcFunWaiting
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I guess that should be sometime in October for 2 or 3 weeks. People may experience zero movement in INS.
gcFunWaiting
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Hello for some here
Actual reason unknown. But it is for sure that we may feel somthing is not moving for about 1 to 3 weeks in the month of October. Probably you might not have heard such thing. But I am hearing about this kind of thing in October since my H1 process in 1997.
Time tells us whether such thing happens or not. Last year, I am not aware of this site. Hence in October 2001, if any such thing happened in INS, I am not aware of it. Let's see this year.
Actual reason unknown. But it is for sure that we may feel somthing is not moving for about 1 to 3 weeks in the month of October. Probably you might not have heard such thing. But I am hearing about this kind of thing in October since my H1 process in 1997.
Time tells us whether such thing happens or not. Last year, I am not aware of this site. Hence in October 2001, if any such thing happened in INS, I am not aware of it. Let's see this year.
I remember the audit last year. There was no action for three weeks.
You can find info on the web regarding this audit. Hopefully this
was just an anomaly because they were switching to a system
whereby all records would be accessed with a bar code.
I - Incessant
N - Nerve-wracking
S - Suspense
Did you guys know that there is a consulate in Mexico
that handles more cases per year than all the four service
centers combined?...
You can find info on the web regarding this audit. Hopefully this
was just an anomaly because they were switching to a system
whereby all records would be accessed with a bar code.
I - Incessant
N - Nerve-wracking
S - Suspense
Did you guys know that there is a consulate in Mexico
that handles more cases per year than all the four service
centers combined?...
Peter_102001
Registered Users (C)
They closed in October last year
Here is my understanding....
Every country has got quota for 485 cases. Once the quota
has completed, that country cases will not get approved.
During the audit, they will consolidate all the un-used number
from different countries quota and put them for in a free pool.
Once they start processing again, it will be a free flow.
LAST YEAR - I saw the flood gates being opened for 485
approvals..........so many of my friends got approved with in
a span of 3 weeks.
Here is my understanding....
Every country has got quota for 485 cases. Once the quota
has completed, that country cases will not get approved.
During the audit, they will consolidate all the un-used number
from different countries quota and put them for in a free pool.
Once they start processing again, it will be a free flow.
LAST YEAR - I saw the flood gates being opened for 485
approvals..........so many of my friends got approved with in
a span of 3 weeks.
My understanding was that you are given A# ( visa number) only if it is available. That would mean once you file for I-485.. you get A# ( which I assume most of us have) depending upon the availability.
And even if they need to figure out how many visa numbers are available.. why do they have to shut down processing for those who already got A#. Am I missing something?
What I remember from last years was that they were moving onto a different system and that took about two weeks or so during which there were no approvals. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I don't remember correctly.
And even if they need to figure out how many visa numbers are available.. why do they have to shut down processing for those who already got A#. Am I missing something?
What I remember from last years was that they were moving onto a different system and that took about two weeks or so during which there were no approvals. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I don't remember correctly.
Not sure about the A# thing. Remember, all countries are current right now. No PDs.
But I could be wrong.
Anyway, here are some snippets from an article I found re: the audit.
If this is true, this year shouldn't be as bad as last year. (We are always looking
for things to worry about, eh?)
"DETROIT (Updated 11:35 p.m. EDT) - The Immigration and Naturalization
Service has temporarily frozen potentially hundreds of thousands of
immigration applications and visa petitions from those living in the
United States while it conducts a national audit of immigrant
applicants and assigns a bar code to every one.
<snip>
INS officials said they plan to lift the temporary immigration hold by
Oct. 9, but only if their count is complete by then.
The freeze could affect immigrants in the United States in various
stages of resident status by delaying applications for permanent
residence, citizenship or visa extensions.
From Oct. 1, 2000, though August, 437,045 immigrants applied for U.S.
citizenship, according to INS records. During that time period, 6.8
million immigrants applied for a variety of other immigration
benefits, including visa extensions and green cards.
For now, the INS, a network of processing offices spread across the
country and run by the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., has
organized the audit to have the "least impact possible" on applicants,
INS headquarters spokeswoman Elaine Komis said. But nobody is sure how
many will be affected.
While a national audit has been done for the last two years, the bar
code system has never been attempted before, INS officials said. Both
the audit and the bar code system were proposed before the Sept. 11
attacks, Komis said.
"This inventory is not related to enforcement or investigation," Komis
said. "It's simply a way for us to see how many cases we have not
completed yet, and how much money is associated with that caseload."
The freeze began Sept. 30, at the end of the government's fiscal year.
Komis said the bar code information will allow the INS and immigrants
applying for resident benefits to track individual files, and get
updated information on the status of their applications.
That information, essentially a computerized database of immigrant
applications, will not be shared with the FBI or the CIA, Komis said.
Immigrant advocates said they question the INS's ability to complete
the bar code system by Oct. 9, and the motives behind the bar codes.
"It's what you do with that information that raises concerns. I have
some concerns about bar coding individuals in general," said Noel
Saleh, an immigration lawyer in Detroit. "It depends on how far they
want to take it. I can understand the need to start using technology
to keep better records."
Ultimately, if the bar codes help organize INS records and keep people
from falsifying documents, "Then I applaud it," Saleh said.
Meanwhile, no new refugees will be allowed to enter the country until
Bush signs a new directive for fiscal year 2002, which began Oct. 1.
A temporary delay in processing refugees is common this time of year,
as the government adjusts to a new fiscal year. But this year the
hiatus is complicated by shifts in the diplomatic landscape after last
month's attacks."
But I could be wrong.
Anyway, here are some snippets from an article I found re: the audit.
If this is true, this year shouldn't be as bad as last year. (We are always looking
for things to worry about, eh?)
"DETROIT (Updated 11:35 p.m. EDT) - The Immigration and Naturalization
Service has temporarily frozen potentially hundreds of thousands of
immigration applications and visa petitions from those living in the
United States while it conducts a national audit of immigrant
applicants and assigns a bar code to every one.
<snip>
INS officials said they plan to lift the temporary immigration hold by
Oct. 9, but only if their count is complete by then.
The freeze could affect immigrants in the United States in various
stages of resident status by delaying applications for permanent
residence, citizenship or visa extensions.
From Oct. 1, 2000, though August, 437,045 immigrants applied for U.S.
citizenship, according to INS records. During that time period, 6.8
million immigrants applied for a variety of other immigration
benefits, including visa extensions and green cards.
For now, the INS, a network of processing offices spread across the
country and run by the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., has
organized the audit to have the "least impact possible" on applicants,
INS headquarters spokeswoman Elaine Komis said. But nobody is sure how
many will be affected.
While a national audit has been done for the last two years, the bar
code system has never been attempted before, INS officials said. Both
the audit and the bar code system were proposed before the Sept. 11
attacks, Komis said.
"This inventory is not related to enforcement or investigation," Komis
said. "It's simply a way for us to see how many cases we have not
completed yet, and how much money is associated with that caseload."
The freeze began Sept. 30, at the end of the government's fiscal year.
Komis said the bar code information will allow the INS and immigrants
applying for resident benefits to track individual files, and get
updated information on the status of their applications.
That information, essentially a computerized database of immigrant
applications, will not be shared with the FBI or the CIA, Komis said.
Immigrant advocates said they question the INS's ability to complete
the bar code system by Oct. 9, and the motives behind the bar codes.
"It's what you do with that information that raises concerns. I have
some concerns about bar coding individuals in general," said Noel
Saleh, an immigration lawyer in Detroit. "It depends on how far they
want to take it. I can understand the need to start using technology
to keep better records."
Ultimately, if the bar codes help organize INS records and keep people
from falsifying documents, "Then I applaud it," Saleh said.
Meanwhile, no new refugees will be allowed to enter the country until
Bush signs a new directive for fiscal year 2002, which began Oct. 1.
A temporary delay in processing refugees is common this time of year,
as the government adjusts to a new fiscal year. But this year the
hiatus is complicated by shifts in the diplomatic landscape after last
month's attacks."