Ganesh Ranganathan
Member
I copied this from Silly Man’s posting in the California section: Perhaps folks in Texas sending emails to the body and other means would help as well.
Here is the thread
http://boards.immigration.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68185
I'm sure you are aware of the information going around both formally from elected officials, INS officials and informally about the "freeze" on 485 processing. In spite of contradictory communications coming from INS, this appears to be the situation.
I am one such person that has now been waiting for 1 year for my approval. While I understand the heightened security concerns this nation has, I find it unacceptable the lack of communication from the government department responsible for these approvals, namely the INS.
As your organization is a structured, recognized body with influence and direct contact with decision makers of the INS, and while I'm sure you are already doing this, I am asking you to make a formal request for a statement from INS. Specifically this request should 1) have INS acknowledge there is a freeze, 2) for the exact reasons of the freeze, 3) any changes or new procedures to be implemented and what exactly are they and what influence they will have on approval timeframes, 4) the date when approvals will be resumed and 5) what INS will do to clear the backlog of some 2-3 months of inactivity 6) what the Texas INS will do to improve their I-485 backlog which is a year behind other service centers.
Your assistance will be greatly appreciated by the thousands of your clients who do not have a unified voice/lobby with this organization that is impervious to the constituency they purportedly serve.
Regards,
.....
Here is the thread
http://boards.immigration.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68185
I'm sure you are aware of the information going around both formally from elected officials, INS officials and informally about the "freeze" on 485 processing. In spite of contradictory communications coming from INS, this appears to be the situation.
I am one such person that has now been waiting for 1 year for my approval. While I understand the heightened security concerns this nation has, I find it unacceptable the lack of communication from the government department responsible for these approvals, namely the INS.
As your organization is a structured, recognized body with influence and direct contact with decision makers of the INS, and while I'm sure you are already doing this, I am asking you to make a formal request for a statement from INS. Specifically this request should 1) have INS acknowledge there is a freeze, 2) for the exact reasons of the freeze, 3) any changes or new procedures to be implemented and what exactly are they and what influence they will have on approval timeframes, 4) the date when approvals will be resumed and 5) what INS will do to clear the backlog of some 2-3 months of inactivity 6) what the Texas INS will do to improve their I-485 backlog which is a year behind other service centers.
Your assistance will be greatly appreciated by the thousands of your clients who do not have a unified voice/lobby with this organization that is impervious to the constituency they purportedly serve.
Regards,
.....