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Can you tell how much time it takes to hear after replying to RFE. Its already 3weeks for me. Thanks.
 
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Can anyone tell me if they receive any I-140 approval recently within the last 2-3 weeks after replying to RFE. I replied to RFE on 03/26 and has been waiting since. Thanks.
 
any new 140 approvals?

any new approvals in recent days?

looks like INS folk is back to hibernation mode. 140 dates seems to have been stuck for a while.

any idea when that "concurrent adjudication" is going to be a reality?
 
any new 140 approvals?

any new approvals in recent days?

looks like INS folk is back to hibernation mode. 140 dates seems to have been stuck for a while.

any idea when that "concurrent adjudication" is going to be a reality?
 
News on immigration-law.com. This seems good news for new filers. I may fall into unlucky group of people, waiting for 140 since 8/2003
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04/17/2004: Filing Fee Increase in Time for Launch of "Concurrent I-140/I-485 Adjudications" on 04/30/2004!

* We reported earlier that the OMB received the fee increase final rule from the USCIS on March 29, 2004 for its review. OMB review normally takes upto 90 days. But unbeknownst to the public, the USCIS had certain agenda of launching the petition/adjudication processing reduction program beginning from April 30, 2004 and to meet such agenda OMB completed the review on April 12, 2004 and the final rule was published by the USCIS on April 15, 2004 on an emergency review basis. Under the final rule, the fee will go up from April 30, 2004.
* As the final rule and the USCIS announcement reflected, the fee increase was to back up its processing reduction agenda that starts on April 30, 2004. To implement this agenda, the USCIS issued a memorandum to the Service Centers on March 31, 2004 giving the Service Centers a window period of 30 days to launch the "concurrent adjudication" of concurrently filed I-140/I-485 package. Accordingly, the Service Centers will start the concurrent "adjudication" of "concurrently filed I-140/I-485 cases" from April 30, 2004. The Nebraska Service Center has already disclosed that in preparation for this change, the NSC already moved the I-140 proceesing unit to I-485 adjudication unit in March 2004. It appears from the USCIS HQ memorandum that such action has also been taken by other Service Centers by now.
* Obviously, the concurrent adjudication appears to start with the new I-140/I-485 concurrent filing cases which are received on or after April 30, 2004, even though the concurrent adjudication may reach old cases in the "unknown future." It is thus evident that those who wish to benefit from the new concurrent I-140/I-485 adjudication may hold off filing of the concurrent I-140/I-485 package until after April 29, 2004 such that they pay the new filing fees and file the cases on or after April 30, 2004. The increased fees are minimal considering the enormous benefit they will receive from the "concurrent adjudication" of I-140/I-485 filing. You'd betcha, it will be worth the money!!!
* Under the concurrent adjudication rule, I-140 and I-485 are required to stay together within the Service Centers. Currently, the concurrently filed I-140 and I-485 are split into the two different teams for separate adjudications. When it comes to the "processing times," each Service Center is required to process within their I-140 processing schedule and time. For this processing times to work, it appears that the Service Centers may initiate fingerprinting and name check clearance procedure immediately upon receiving the concurrent I-140/I-485 package. Under the Memorandum, actual adjudication will commence with a given file which received fingerprint and name check clearance completed. In other words, those cases which received such clearance will be stacked on adjudication-ready shelves which will then be assigned to the adjudicators for adjudication.
* The concurrent adjudication is limited to the concurrent filing cases. Consequently those who file I-140 alone for the consular processing or I-485 application separately from the I-140 petition will not be able to enjoy the concurrent adjudication of I-140 petition and I-485 application. Once the concurrent adjudication is in place, immigrants will have to reassess their strategies to go for consular processing over I-485 application, since the consular immigrant visa processing can take longer than I-485 application because of the rule of concurrent adjudication. Those who file I-140 petition alone may have to anticipate some delays in adjudication of their I-140 petitions.
* This concurrent I-140/I-485 adjudication move appears to be separate from the pilot 75-day or 90-day adjudication program of concurrently filed I-140/I-485 and I-130/I-485 packets at the CSC and Dallas District Office beginning from May 2004. It is obvious, though, that eventually all the concurrent adjudication cases will follow the path of these pilot program down the road, albeit not immediately. HOLD YOUR BREATH!
 
That could be a bad news for some, and good news for someone else

I agree it could be a bad news

At least it could be a bad news for me, since my 140 and 485 was filed together in Augest of 2003, if that process delay the I-140 a lot (seems like, since they have to process lots of 485s at the same time), then there are more risk if any possible lay-offs, without approved I-140, one cannot use AC21 as a protection as before.

The worst thing to see is they will roll back I-140 date a lot in the near future, since there are many concurrently 485s well before 140 date.
 
is it good news for new guys?

i guess its mostly good news for newly filing guys. but as it mentioned, this is not "90 day concurrent adjudication" thing. so what is the time frame for new concurrent guys?? couple months?

if they atleast clear 140s for the old ones, people can move on into new jobs and not be afraid of layoffs and what not.
 
I think this will create lot of chaos, if INS really start working on cases filed after 4/30/2004 and keep delaying the original cases for 485...which they are processing of 1/2002.
If this comes true, there may be people, who will think of withdrawing old application and applying again under this system ( it can save few years of time by losing some money. )
 
It's not fair for INS to adjudicate the new filings, other than in the sequence, actually the fee increase has nothing to do with the processing time. INS should be sued by all older filers because of the unfairness. There should be a rule, even a law, in any system.
Every applicant is standing in the line of waiting, there is no any excuse to break this common rule.

I wish the INS wouldn't teach new immigrant a lesson of unfairness.
 
to immportuser

I think the law is still unclear, we get different information from different sites. But what this pdf document says seems more correct. and then should start from previous cases instead of 4/30 onwards.
 
When I read the fax copy of BCIS document, it made a distinction between "concurrently filed" cases and those with I485 filed at a later time using I140 reciepts. Though the document is not 100% clear, I would say in worst case it may indicuate actually only those with I140 and I485 in one single physical package will enjoy the new rule.
 
processing dates

looks like EB2 dates haven't moved in more than a month. EB3 seems to have moved. does anyone know why?

any definitive answer on this concurrent adjudication or pilot crap or whatever?

thanks guys
 
360 Days for I-140?

My online status says that it takes 360 days to get I140. Is it the same for you?

Your I140 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR ALIEN WORKER was received on August 20, 2003. We mailed you a receipt with information about processing. It is taking between 360 and 360 days for us to process this kind of case. We will mail you a decision as soon as processing is complete.

t3k
 
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