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brigand

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April 30th is the day the cards come out and everyone's bluff is called!!


Will previously filed concurrent applications be adjudicated concurrently?

or is it applicable to only new 140/485 applications?

What will happen to backlog of existing 485 applications?

Who will get GC? and who will find it easier to obtain nirvana rather than GC?

Is Fujie Ohata really gay?

Find out the answers to all these questions on April 30th!!
 
I wouldn't bet a penny on the date (Apr 30)... If at all something changes, should be 3 months from Apr 30 and hopefully not 3 years...

:eek:
 
Brigand: Eager as I am to find out the answers, I wouldn't mind waiting a bit longer for that last question to be answered.
:)
 
brigand

brigand - you are too funny!! great post with the humor. this tough brutal application process needs humor - thx for making me laugh. good luck to you.
 
Originally posted by brigand
April 30th is the day the cards come out and everyone's bluff is called!!


Will previously filed concurrent applications be adjudicated concurrently?

or is it applicable to only new 140/485 applications?

What will happen to backlog of existing 485 applications?

Who will get GC? and who will find it easier to obtain nirvana rather than GC?

Is Fujie Ohata really gay?

Find out the answers to all these questions on April 30th!!
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Brigand - Fujie Ohata's orientations are right cause Fujie is a lady. :D :D :D
 
ohata memo concurrent filing

to all:

just spoke with top legal experts about this memo. this is their interpreation.....the most important aspect of the letter is the "spirit and intent" of the memo which supercedes the actual wording. do not get caught up in the actual wording. the concept that uscis is trying to implement here is accuracy and efficiency. the applications with an approved 140 but not yet approved 485 will most likely get priority over a case that has not yet received a 140 approval. the "spirit" is to look after the loose ends first, and not to just drop what they've done so far and move on to new cases received after april 30th 2004. that would not satisfy the intent of the memo. (so if you have an approved 140 and are awaiting an approved 485, you are most likely in better shape than those who do not have an approved 140/485 and a notice date in sept oct nov 2003). lets be realistic, if cases received after april 30th 2004 received priority, the customers without the 485 (or without 140/485) would have a "legal" case againt the uscis, and the uscis does not want to come under legal fire during this sensitive immigration time during an election year. bush is doing his best to get the support of the immigrant community. they are going to do things such that they do not come under fire and minimize public outcry! the legal experts explain that uscis will most likely do the following:
1. address cases with approved 140, but not yet approved 485 (and work harder to ensure these get done quickly so as to catch up and have them done according to the 140 approval date (to make them 'almost' concurrently adjudicated. please note that cases filed in mid 2002 still have not yet received 485 approval. accoding to my sources, these need to be addressed before approving any of the 2003 and 2004 applications - its just not logical and would create a lot of 'heartburn' in the system!)
2. address cases that do not yet have either 140 or 485 from 2003 and early 2004. adjudicate them concurrently according to the 140 date (if the 'loose ends' dont take too long).
3. address cases filed after april 30th 2004 and adjudicate them concurrently.
this would satisfy the intent of the legislation and more specifically the ohata memo. if we think about it for a second or two, the uscis recognizes there are problems, bottlenecks, etc.....and what they are trying to do is make the systme better, NOT worse!!

all the best, good luck to all. get and stay green!!!!
 
Douglas,
Your post addresses the good intentions of USICS. Just having good intent is not good enough for people who have been waiting for 4-5 yrs. There havebeen many such "good intent" memos and rules in the last 5 yrs. Besides, one of the biggest management fad in this country is the term "big picture". Seems like anybody and everybody in power talks of "big picture". A big picture is like narrating an idea to a producer without having a clue of writing the screenplay. There is a systemic breakdown when managers dont have an idea of how to implement and just yap about "big picture". Same thing happening with this "good intent" memo! No well-defined implementation plan with a loss/ benefit analysis.
 
Hi friends,
I am based in california and usually responds in CSC forums, but noticed lot of gurus and interesting posting in this forum.
When I applied 140 (8/2003) hoping to go for CP, CSC was working on cases files 6/2003. Even today they are working on 7/18/2003. So, almost 8 monts for 1 month process. I applied 485 in 12/2003.
Also I did FP recently ( mid-april)

Do you think this is considered concurrent ?
Do you think I may be among those lucky ones going under "pilot program" category?

I hope not to get stuck in-between , where I don't get 140 and keep waiting in longer line to get 140/485 together. CSC is really slow on 485 ( processing 1/2002), so I would definitely prefer CP instead of going in that line.
 
Originally posted by desi145
Hi friends,
I am based in california and usually responds in CSC forums, but noticed lot of gurus and interesting posting in this forum.
When I applied 140 (8/2003) hoping to go for CP, CSC was working on cases files 6/2003. Even today they are working on 7/18/2003. So, almost 8 monts for 1 month process. I applied 485 in 12/2003.
Also I did FP recently ( mid-april)

Do you think this is considered concurrent ?
Do you think I may be among those lucky ones going under "pilot program" category?

I hope not to get stuck in-between , where I don't get 140 and keep waiting in longer line to get 140/485 together. CSC is really slow on 485 ( processing 1/2002), so I would definitely prefer CP instead of going in that line.
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If you would have asked me before Mar 31, 2004, I would have said it is concurrent. But now I will say no it is not concurrent.

Definitely you are not in pilot program - that is for sure.

By the way - how is FP notices coming in CA - at regular intervals(like here it used to be close to 10 months after filing in VSC) or like NSC(most of the people get it very early and some get close to approval)?
 
I filled my 140 in June/2003 and 2 months later filled 485/765. Do I fall under Concurrent or Non-concurrent. My category is EB3.
 
My guesses:


Will previously filed concurrent applications be adjudicated concurrently? (YES)

or is it applicable to only new 140/485 applications? (CAN'T BE)

What will happen to backlog of existing 485 applications? (WILL INCREASE MORE)

Who will get GC? (LUCKY ONES)

and who will find it easier to obtain nirvana rather than GC? (EB FILERS)

Is Fujie Ohata really gay? (YES)


Find out the answers to all these questions on April 30th!!
 
jharkhandi

Hello jharkhandi,
I read this update on immigration.com
http://www.immigration.com/newsletter1/soc042804.html
If you look at topic 3...which says..


Are the instructions equally applicable to concurrently filed cases that are currently in pipeline and not yet adjudicated with respect to the March 31, 2004 interoffice memo.

The recent memo would apply to concurrently filed I-140/I-485 cases that are n the centers adjudication pipeline that is if there has been no adjudicative action regarding the I-140. If the center has already adjudicated the I-140, the memo would not apply.

since my 140 is not approved/no RFE...i may fall in this category.
what u say?
 
jharkhandi

sorry, I pasted wrong part of it.
here is the correct portion.

With respect to the March 31, 2004 memo if an I-140 is filed on April 27, 2004 and the I-485 is filed on May 20, 2004, under the concurrent filing regulations is this filing series ?

For the purpose of implementing this memo - concurrent filing means any I-140/I-485 filed at the same time or a subsequent I-485 filing pursuant to a pending I-140 if no adjudicative action has been taken on the I-140.
 
Re: jharkhandi

Originally posted by desi145
sorry, I pasted wrong part of it.
here is the correct portion.

With respect to the March 31, 2004 memo if an I-140 is filed on April 27, 2004 and the I-485 is filed on May 20, 2004, under the concurrent filing regulations is this filing series ?

For the purpose of implementing this memo - concurrent filing means any I-140/I-485 filed at the same time or a subsequent I-485 filing pursuant to a pending I-140 if no adjudicative action has been taken on the I-140.
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Sorry I missed your post - apologies.

There are issues with this link too - like what is defined as adjudicative process? Is it prima facie review or is it RFE or approval? Looks from the words that you will be beneficiary - but correct answer will be known next week only.
 
Originally posted by brigand
ONE MORE DAY TO GO!!!
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0 DAYS TO GO!!

OK folks!! The time has come for milk to become milk and water to become water (dudh ka dudh aur pani ka pani ho jayega!)

All questions will start getting answered from May 1st.

HOPE YOU GET YOUR 140 APPROVED

HOPE YOU GET YOUR 485 APPROVED

HOPE YOU GET CONCURRENT APPROVAL

HOPE YOUR NEW APPLICATION GETS APPROVED IN 2 WEEKS

HOPE YOU CAN QUIT AND JOIN THE JOB OF YOUR DREAMS

but just in case the above dont pan out, hope you never, ever lose hope
 
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