Interpretation of Fujie Ohata's Memo
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vee111 said:
Yeah -- the info from the USCIS officer might have been genuine but I question whether that officer (or anyone in the USCIS for that matter) currently knows how things are going to work. His reply would seem to indicate that applications received after 04/30 would be handled first and we've already seen info that contradicts this from the USCIS (i.e. that the guidelines will apply to all pending cases and the 485 ND will be used as the priority date). And, even if this latest information is accurate, the question is when this is going to start and at what centers.
According to a recent thread on this forum describing people's actual conversations with the people actually doing the adjucation, none of them had even heard of the new guidelines yet...
Until we start see actual concurrent approvals coming out, along with (hopefully) posted processing dates which make sense, about all that we can tell at this point is that the rate of I-140 approvals has dropped a lot from what it was 2-3 weeks ago...
BTW, I heard one person (non lawyer but pretty sharp) suggest that the new guidelines were basically simply intended to kill off AC21
.Sigh...
ETA
EAD & AP Approval from CSC
Hi Guys,
EB2 CSC Concurrently.
My PD is 03/24/2004
My Nd is 03/26/2004.
Fo done on 05/07/2004.
AP APPROVED on 05/10/2004 for me and my wife.Today i received 2 emails from USCIS.
EAD Also approved for my wife on 05/10/2004 for my wife.For me it is not updated.She received 2 emails from USCIS.
Regards
Kabish
Hi Guys,
EB2 CSC Concurrently.
My PD is 03/24/2004
My Nd is 03/26/2004.
Fo done on 05/07/2004.
AP APPROVED on 05/10/2004 for me and my wife.Today i received 2 emails from USCIS.
EAD Also approved for my wife on 05/10/2004 for my wife.For me it is not updated.She received 2 emails from USCIS.
Regards
Kabish
Jharkhandi
Registered Users (C)
ETA-GC said:
Nice one again ETA-GC. Well I do agree on vee111 on 'I don't know' piece, but there is a point. I see a lots of people still waiting for 140 approval and published dates moving forward! Do they(VSC) want to hit Nov or Dec 2003 on published dates in (say) 15-20 days before they start showing the results of concurrent adjudication(<6 months, no issue of AC-21 etc) for rest of the applications? Wild thought due to the way VSC is working.
This is quite amusing. There were a zillion interpretations of the Ohata memo but nobody predicted what seems to be happening... the trend of I-140 approvals seems to be continuing just the same as before. It's as if the memo was just a momentary distraction.
Maybe the adoption of this memo will be gradual (i.e. at USCIS speed) .. although it was supposed to be effective immediately.
Maybe the adoption of this memo will be gradual (i.e. at USCIS speed) .. although it was supposed to be effective immediately.
Jharkhandi
Registered Users (C)
See they have reached a date - Oct 01, 2003, which is the date when EAC04 series start. Also this times, three categories are in sync, which have most of the concurrent filings. This maybe the date that they intend to start on with memo - which is not fair, if it is so. But this is one speculation from my side. Also the dates AP dates are ahead of AP, which looks strange.(I have not seen such a sequence till now.) Are they planning to send out FPs? This fortnight will answer all questions hopefully.
vee111 said:
Per my post on the udpates forum, I'm skeptical that they have actually reached Oct. 01 for most applications. From the tracker there are many EB3 applications remaining from Jul/Aug/Sep and most Sep EB2 applications haven't been processed yet afaict.
The Oct 1 theory is interesting and I suppose this could be the plan. One flaw in this theory though -- shouldn't this mean that we would have seen a rash of FP requests for > Oct 1 people?
I'd just as soon get my I-140 soon (ND 10/23/03) and I could care less if the I-485 takes years...
ETA
rakeshsingh
Registered Users (C)
EAC040305**** 11/13/03 APPROVED 05/14/04
EAC040145**** 10/21/03 APPROVED 05/15/04
EAC041255**** 03/23/04 APPROVED 05/15/04
EAC040175**** 10/24/03 APPROVED 05/17/04
EAC040355**** 11/20/03 APPROVED 05/17/04
Above is a part of data posted by immigrationwatch. The above cases have been approved in last week which are of EAC04 series. I think though the October 1st theory is interesting, we should wait couple of weeks to make any conclusions.
Thanks,
EAC040145**** 10/21/03 APPROVED 05/15/04
EAC041255**** 03/23/04 APPROVED 05/15/04
EAC040175**** 10/24/03 APPROVED 05/17/04
EAC040355**** 11/20/03 APPROVED 05/17/04
Above is a part of data posted by immigrationwatch. The above cases have been approved in last week which are of EAC04 series. I think though the October 1st theory is interesting, we should wait couple of weeks to make any conclusions.
Thanks,
rakeshsingh
Registered Users (C)
Remember "Finding Nemo"
All Drain(s) lead to ocean.
vee111 said:
All Drain(s) lead to ocean.