Dallas Backlog Elimination Center Tracking
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That's great news!
Although I tend to think that yours might have been forwarded to DOL before going to Dallas. Can you confirm (just for benefit of those in SWA)?
My PD is 07/02/2004, pretty close to you, but mine wasn't approved by State, went straight to DBEC.
Although I tend to think that yours might have been forwarded to DOL before going to Dallas. Can you confirm (just for benefit of those in SWA)?
My PD is 07/02/2004, pretty close to you, but mine wasn't approved by State, went straight to DBEC.
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Zany_Brainy
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He is right..
Only thing he is erroring on is the reason why the SWA cases are in a separate queue.
I just finished talking to my friend who has some contact in the Philly BEC. He said that the SWA cases are being put in separate queue as they will be processed by a separate group of individuals. These are those people who are entering data at this time. Once these set of people finish entering data they will be moved to processing and SWA cases will start to be picked from the queue. The current analysts will be limited to doing cases from the Regional offices in RIR and TR queues. Once all the regional cases are over, these people will also join the SWA people in processing the SWA cases.
They do not want to mix the cases which are still in State and need EDD processing with the ones who have cleared EDD (which is another step in processing)
Icarus, please confirm (do some sniffing) this is the case in Dallas BEC also.
Thanks
sleepless_in_IN said:Zany, Please explain how this is right on a macro scale for SWA RIR cases.
Originally Posted by Icarus
RIR CASES ARE IN THEIR OWN QUEUE!!! TR cases have their own, and SWA cases have one too (why? I'm not sure except that they may have missed the RIR Conversion cutoff date and thus are considered TR)
Only thing he is erroring on is the reason why the SWA cases are in a separate queue.
I just finished talking to my friend who has some contact in the Philly BEC. He said that the SWA cases are being put in separate queue as they will be processed by a separate group of individuals. These are those people who are entering data at this time. Once these set of people finish entering data they will be moved to processing and SWA cases will start to be picked from the queue. The current analysts will be limited to doing cases from the Regional offices in RIR and TR queues. Once all the regional cases are over, these people will also join the SWA people in processing the SWA cases.
They do not want to mix the cases which are still in State and need EDD processing with the ones who have cleared EDD (which is another step in processing)
Icarus, please confirm (do some sniffing) this is the case in Dallas BEC also.
Thanks
Zany_Brainy
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ArgenBas
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Can the Gurus Confirm This?
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I just called to Philly to ask if they are already sending Labor Certifications. The woman at the phone told me that every day they are doing that. I asked the if among them there are RIR, and the answer was Yes.
Could some of the guys with good contacts confirm this version?
ArgenBas
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Can the Gurus Confirm This?
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I just called to Philly to ask if they are already sending Labor Certifications. The woman at the phone told me that every day they are doing that. I asked the if among them there are RIR, and the answer was Yes.
Could some of the guys with good contacts confirm this version?
priority date May 1, 2001 Indiana SWA RIR
http://www.immigrationportal.com/showpost.php?p=1112955&postcount=51
Posted on April 7, 2005
Posted on March 29, 2005
http://www.immigrationportal.com/showpost.php?p=1103070&postcount=34
from the tracker, GOD_BLESS_YOU never made it to Regional.
I don't know which is right. These 2 with priority later than my already got their 45 day letter. My cor-worker and I, on the other hand.... both of us with priority May 1, 2001 from State of Indiana has not seen anything yet. so.... what order are they in for entering the data in BEC is questionable, I think.
http://www.immigrationportal.com/showpost.php?p=1112955&postcount=51
Posted on April 7, 2005
TimeSaver said:
Posted on March 29, 2005
http://www.immigrationportal.com/showpost.php?p=1103070&postcount=34
from the tracker, GOD_BLESS_YOU never made it to Regional.
GOD_BLESS_YOU said:
I don't know which is right. These 2 with priority later than my already got their 45 day letter. My cor-worker and I, on the other hand.... both of us with priority May 1, 2001 from State of Indiana has not seen anything yet. so.... what order are they in for entering the data in BEC is questionable, I think.
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antonioa77
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if this is confirmed, it means there is no one national queue by PD. in fact according to that, there will be 4 queues: 2 for regional (1 TR and 1 RIR) and 2 for SWA (1 TR and 1 RIR). this is unfair. let's say 2 person applied at the same day in 2004. one got his application still pending in SWA till BEC took it and another one his application went to regional then BEC. the one with regional will be cleared way ahead of the one that is still at SWA level, it is mess and it is unfair. it is an idiot system.Zany_Brainy said:
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Anand_Mishra
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You will see approval first. It's pain to deal with DOL. That'swhy everyone call it is labor pain.
It's pain to deal with DOL. That'swhy everyone call it is labor pain. getinfo said:
fastergcwanted
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antonioa77 said:
I agree, if this is right....it's completely unfair and braindead system I have ever seen. It's even worse than where we were before BPC. Let's hope it's not right, and if it is can we do something about it? Any ideas? We might end up waiting lot longer while new cases that made to Regional are getting cleared. Does that make any sense? Is that FIFO?
Anand_Mishra
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All depends how many analyst are assigned for each queue. Regional cases has already cleared one axe(EDD) so they may get some advantage but overall GC is not all about LC approval. earlier PD will get visa number first.
antonioa77 said:
antonioa77
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what is EDD? and how many of the regional cases have passed this EDD?Anand_Mishra said:
Should I be getting a letter by now
My CASE info:
State: CA
EB2, RIR
Filed on 10/2002
Transferred to DOL on 09/2003 (EDD receipt in on 02/2004)
From the info on this board, people who have filed way after me have
got their 45-day notice.
I am beginning to fear that my case is lost. MY lawyers are not very helpful.
Can I send the Dallas BRC an email at status@DAL.DFLC.US to get my case
status.
Any advice would be useful.
Thanks,
sree
My CASE info:
State: CA
EB2, RIR
Filed on 10/2002
Transferred to DOL on 09/2003 (EDD receipt in on 02/2004)
From the info on this board, people who have filed way after me have
got their 45-day notice.
I am beginning to fear that my case is lost. MY lawyers are not very helpful.
Can I send the Dallas BRC an email at status@DAL.DFLC.US to get my case
status.
Any advice would be useful.
Thanks,
sree
Zany_Brainy
Registered Users (C)
Actually..
It is not unbalanced.
The reason they cannot start the processing of the SWA cases is because there are not enough applications in the queue to build even a reasonable FIFO.
Once they get the applications in the queue (enough to start processing) they will start processing SWA cases and most probably put more analysts on it.
Remember the regional cases were sent to the BECs first and were entered first and they also said that they will clear the regional backlog of ~ 55,000 cases first.
REFER BACK TO THIS RELEASE FROM DOL EARLY JAN 2005
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01/11/2005: Report from Chicago: Status of Backlog Reduction Work and Anticipated Processing Times
The Backlog Processing Centers (BPC) must complete several stages of activities before they can adjudicate any cases. The first step is to receive the backlog cases from the former Regions and SWAs in 50 states. The second step is to perform data entry and development of national database system for establishment of national "queue" for Traditional Cases and RIR pursuant to the policy of processing of First In First Out (FIFO) order. Once the development of national database system is completed, they will be ready to adjudicate the backlog applications. At this time, the BPCs are at the stage of receiving shipments from the states and the Regions. As soon as they receive the shipments, the contractors start making data entry to the national database.
The shipments are undertaken per the DOL Transitional Guidelines (TG). Those cases which were received before 01/01/2002 were scheduled to be shipped to the BPC by 12/31/2004 and remaining cases are scheduled to be shipped to the BPC by March 31, 2005. The shipments include only "unopened" cases. For the opened cases, the DOL has sent out instructions to the SWAs to complete the entire opened backlog cases by 03/31/2005.
The first shipment was made from San Francisco Region. Total 20,000 oldest cases. 10,000 cases were shipped to the Dallas BPC and 10,000 cases were shipped to the Philadelphia BPC. These cases have been data-entried and part of the inquiry letters have been sent out to the employers and their attorneys. The BPCs have also received 24,000 cases from 17 states as of the end of the year, and expects to receive altogether 100,000 within January 2005.
As for the backlog cases in the Regional Offices, total is tallied at 55,000 nationwide. These cases need to establish the national queue for FIFO processing.
The backlog reduction cases are handled by the two BPCs and the two satellite centers in San Francisco Regional Office and the Boston-New York Regional Office. These two Regional Offices cannot actively perform the backlog reduction work because they are not hooked upto the national database system. They are scheduled to be hooked upto the national database system along the way. These satellite centers will participate in the backlog reduction work for one year and will be phased out.
The timing of actual adjudication of cases will depend on two factors: One is the volume of conversion cases after the launch of PERM program on 03/28/2005. The larger the conversions are in number, the smaller the total numbers for the BPC will end up. The second factor is the timing of completion of shipment and data entry. DOL anticipates that it is not going to be for a while that the BPCs actually adjudicate and decide any cases. The entire backlog cases are predicted to be removed not in 24 months but from 24 month to 30 months from 03/28/2005. People should keep patience.
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They had clearly stated that they will process the Regional cases on FIFO as soon as the queue was established and then follow the same process for SWA cases (build queue first and then process)
They have been consistent as per their releases.
fastergcwanted said:
It is not unbalanced.
The reason they cannot start the processing of the SWA cases is because there are not enough applications in the queue to build even a reasonable FIFO.
Once they get the applications in the queue (enough to start processing) they will start processing SWA cases and most probably put more analysts on it.
Remember the regional cases were sent to the BECs first and were entered first and they also said that they will clear the regional backlog of ~ 55,000 cases first.
REFER BACK TO THIS RELEASE FROM DOL EARLY JAN 2005
____________________________________________________________
01/11/2005: Report from Chicago: Status of Backlog Reduction Work and Anticipated Processing Times
The Backlog Processing Centers (BPC) must complete several stages of activities before they can adjudicate any cases. The first step is to receive the backlog cases from the former Regions and SWAs in 50 states. The second step is to perform data entry and development of national database system for establishment of national "queue" for Traditional Cases and RIR pursuant to the policy of processing of First In First Out (FIFO) order. Once the development of national database system is completed, they will be ready to adjudicate the backlog applications. At this time, the BPCs are at the stage of receiving shipments from the states and the Regions. As soon as they receive the shipments, the contractors start making data entry to the national database.
The shipments are undertaken per the DOL Transitional Guidelines (TG). Those cases which were received before 01/01/2002 were scheduled to be shipped to the BPC by 12/31/2004 and remaining cases are scheduled to be shipped to the BPC by March 31, 2005. The shipments include only "unopened" cases. For the opened cases, the DOL has sent out instructions to the SWAs to complete the entire opened backlog cases by 03/31/2005.
The first shipment was made from San Francisco Region. Total 20,000 oldest cases. 10,000 cases were shipped to the Dallas BPC and 10,000 cases were shipped to the Philadelphia BPC. These cases have been data-entried and part of the inquiry letters have been sent out to the employers and their attorneys. The BPCs have also received 24,000 cases from 17 states as of the end of the year, and expects to receive altogether 100,000 within January 2005.
As for the backlog cases in the Regional Offices, total is tallied at 55,000 nationwide. These cases need to establish the national queue for FIFO processing.
The backlog reduction cases are handled by the two BPCs and the two satellite centers in San Francisco Regional Office and the Boston-New York Regional Office. These two Regional Offices cannot actively perform the backlog reduction work because they are not hooked upto the national database system. They are scheduled to be hooked upto the national database system along the way. These satellite centers will participate in the backlog reduction work for one year and will be phased out.
The timing of actual adjudication of cases will depend on two factors: One is the volume of conversion cases after the launch of PERM program on 03/28/2005. The larger the conversions are in number, the smaller the total numbers for the BPC will end up. The second factor is the timing of completion of shipment and data entry. DOL anticipates that it is not going to be for a while that the BPCs actually adjudicate and decide any cases. The entire backlog cases are predicted to be removed not in 24 months but from 24 month to 30 months from 03/28/2005. People should keep patience.
_______________________________________________________________
They had clearly stated that they will process the Regional cases on FIFO as soon as the queue was established and then follow the same process for SWA cases (build queue first and then process)
They have been consistent as per their releases.
worriedEngineer
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sue DOL
Hi:
I didn't see fairness in DOL in the past, a lot of people whose PD is much later than me already got LC. That's more than enough to file a law suit against DOL. I only hope BRC can certify LC faster, I don't care FIFO, LIFO. I don't want BEC to finish all DATA entry before certify cases in order to follow FIFO rule. I believe this is also good for people filed under 245i, because pending labor is better than denied labor very fast.
Thanks
WE
Originally Posted by antonioa77
if this is confirmed, it means there is no one national queue by PD. in fact according to that, there will be 4 queues: 2 for regional (1 TR and 1 RIR) and 2 for SWA (1 TR and 1 RIR). this is unfair. let's say 2 person applied at the same day in 2004. one got his application still pending in SWA till BEC took it and another one his application went to regional then BEC. the one with regional will be cleared way ahead of the one that is still at SWA level, it is mess and it is unfair. it is an idiot system.
I agree, if this is right....it's completely unfair and braindead system I have ever seen. It's even worse than where we were before BPC. Let's hope it's not right, and if it is can we do something about it? Any ideas? We might end up waiting lot longer while new cases that made to Regional are getting cleared. Does that make any sense? Is that FIFO?
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PD-VA SWA:April 29 2003 (Regular)
RDid not make it to Regional DOL , Transferred to Philly Backlog Center
45 Day letter: Still waiting....
Hope for the best!!!!
Hi:
I didn't see fairness in DOL in the past, a lot of people whose PD is much later than me already got LC. That's more than enough to file a law suit against DOL. I only hope BRC can certify LC faster, I don't care FIFO, LIFO. I don't want BEC to finish all DATA entry before certify cases in order to follow FIFO rule. I believe this is also good for people filed under 245i, because pending labor is better than denied labor very fast.
Thanks
WE
Originally Posted by antonioa77
if this is confirmed, it means there is no one national queue by PD. in fact according to that, there will be 4 queues: 2 for regional (1 TR and 1 RIR) and 2 for SWA (1 TR and 1 RIR). this is unfair. let's say 2 person applied at the same day in 2004. one got his application still pending in SWA till BEC took it and another one his application went to regional then BEC. the one with regional will be cleared way ahead of the one that is still at SWA level, it is mess and it is unfair. it is an idiot system.
I agree, if this is right....it's completely unfair and braindead system I have ever seen. It's even worse than where we were before BPC. Let's hope it's not right, and if it is can we do something about it? Any ideas? We might end up waiting lot longer while new cases that made to Regional are getting cleared. Does that make any sense? Is that FIFO?
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PD-VA SWA:April 29 2003 (Regular)
RD
id not make it to Regional DOL , Transferred to Philly Backlog Center45 Day letter: Still waiting....
Hope for the best!!!!
badluckinusa
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Queue
My case is Traditional/EB2.
State completed recruitment efforts/process last month only(march 05) and they(state) are saying my case will be forwarded to Dallas for final determination.
So, Will my case be put in regional cases queue as state is completed it's efforts or will it be in SWA queue?
Thanks in advance.
My case is Traditional/EB2.
State completed recruitment efforts/process last month only(march 05) and they(state) are saying my case will be forwarded to Dallas for final determination.
So, Will my case be put in regional cases queue as state is completed it's efforts or will it be in SWA queue?
Thanks in advance.
Decission time
Hope I can get some information from ya'll.
My green card application is underway for some time.
I just received a copy of a letter stating that: "My application has been received at the Dallas Backlog elimination center".
Can you tell me what time frame am I looking at before receiving my Green Card?
I have to decide whether to wait or quit my job and go back on a student visa.
I am planing on getting a full time graduate degree - having a green card sure would help - but I don't want to wait for years....
Thanks for the help.
Marc
Hope I can get some information from ya'll.
My green card application is underway for some time.
I just received a copy of a letter stating that: "My application has been received at the Dallas Backlog elimination center".
Can you tell me what time frame am I looking at before receiving my Green Card?
I have to decide whether to wait or quit my job and go back on a student visa.
I am planing on getting a full time graduate degree - having a green card sure would help - but I don't want to wait for years....
Thanks for the help.
Marc
clusterit said:
You are looking at years....
First step LC - best case scenario depends entirely on your Priority Date
Next 140 - you may get lucky here depending on when you clear the LC
Finally the 485, even if you are not subject to the retrogression in EB3 category, chances are you are looking at least one year maybe more...
ok- so I am not an expert.. so please dont base your decision based on my post alone...
Anand_Mishra
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First SWA case got approval
worriedEngineer,
STILL WANT TO SUE... Hang on there and keep some patience.
down_under
Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 16
FYI:
My case went to regional on Aug 9th 2004 and my colleague's case got delayed due to some query and went to BEC. The priority date was the same for both cases (Sept 2001). His case got approved last week. I wish my case hadn't gone to regional.
posted by: down_under
worriedEngineer,
STILL WANT TO SUE...
Hang on there and keep some patience.down_under
Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 16
FYI:
My case went to regional on Aug 9th 2004 and my colleague's case got delayed due to some query and went to BEC. The priority date was the same for both cases (Sept 2001). His case got approved last week. I wish my case hadn't gone to regional.
posted by: down_under
worriedEngineer said:Hi:
I didn't see fairness in DOL in the past, a lot of people whose PD is much later than me already got LC. That's more than enough to file a law suit against DOL. I only hope BRC can certify LC faster, I don't care FIFO, LIFO. I don't want BEC to finish all DATA entry before certify cases in order to follow FIFO rule. I believe this is also good for people filed under 245i, because pending labor is better than denied labor very fast.
Thanks
WE
Originally Posted by antonioa77
if this is confirmed, it means there is no one national queue by PD. in fact according to that, there will be 4 queues: 2 for regional (1 TR and 1 RIR) and 2 for SWA (1 TR and 1 RIR). this is unfair. let's say 2 person applied at the same day in 2004. one got his application still pending in SWA till BEC took it and another one his application went to regional then BEC. the one with regional will be cleared way ahead of the one that is still at SWA level, it is mess and it is unfair. it is an idiot system.
I agree, if this is right....it's completely unfair and braindead system I have ever seen. It's even worse than where we were before BPC. Let's hope it's not right, and if it is can we do something about it? Any ideas? We might end up waiting lot longer while new cases that made to Regional are getting cleared. Does that make any sense? Is that FIFO?
__________________
PD-VA SWA:April 29 2003 (Regular)
RD
45 Day letter: Still waiting....
Hope for the best!!!!
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