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National Customer Service Center (NCSC)
The conversion to the NCSC has been delayed. It is anticipated that the (800) 375-5283 will come on line June 2, 2003 and that the last day the CSC lines will be answered will be June 6, 2003. On June 9, 2003, only the NCSC line will be available for inquiries.
Adjudication Priorities
The adjudication of adjustment applications (I-485s) continues not to be a priority at this time. The priority continues to be given to the adjudication of Employment Authorization Applications (I-765) and Nonimmigrant Visa Petitions (I-129). It is hoped that I-765s will be adjudicated within 90 days (currently processing January 2003 cases). By the end of September 2003, it is hoped that I-129s will be processed within four months.
It is anticipated that the processing times for Immigrant Visa Petitions (I-140) will be delayed.
Adjustment Applications (I-485)
These types of cases, as mentioned above, are not a priority at this time. The JIT Report Processing Date has not changed for a number of months due to the situation in November 2002 when the adjudication of these cases was put on hold. Since the end of January 2003, the adjudication of these cases resumed, but since so many cases needed to have additional background checks done, and the receipt of responses to Requests for Evidence received – much of the adjucators’ time has been spent on these issues and thus very few cases, if any, have been pulled from the shelf, which would allow the date to move forward. It is not expected that there will be much movement on these cases as a result of adjudication priorities discussed above.
Concurrent Filings
Applications for Advance Parole and Employment Authorization (EAD) will not be adjudicated until the underlying Employment Based Visa Petition (I-140) is approved. However, if the EAD application is pending for more than 90 days and no Request for Evidence (RFE) has been issued on the underlying I-140 OR a response to an RFE has been filed more than 90 days, the individual may go to the local BCIS office to apply for an interim EAD card.
National Customer Service Center (NCSC)
The conversion to the NCSC has been delayed. It is anticipated that the (800) 375-5283 will come on line June 2, 2003 and that the last day the CSC lines will be answered will be June 6, 2003. On June 9, 2003, only the NCSC line will be available for inquiries.
Adjudication Priorities
The adjudication of adjustment applications (I-485s) continues not to be a priority at this time. The priority continues to be given to the adjudication of Employment Authorization Applications (I-765) and Nonimmigrant Visa Petitions (I-129). It is hoped that I-765s will be adjudicated within 90 days (currently processing January 2003 cases). By the end of September 2003, it is hoped that I-129s will be processed within four months.
It is anticipated that the processing times for Immigrant Visa Petitions (I-140) will be delayed.
Adjustment Applications (I-485)
These types of cases, as mentioned above, are not a priority at this time. The JIT Report Processing Date has not changed for a number of months due to the situation in November 2002 when the adjudication of these cases was put on hold. Since the end of January 2003, the adjudication of these cases resumed, but since so many cases needed to have additional background checks done, and the receipt of responses to Requests for Evidence received – much of the adjucators’ time has been spent on these issues and thus very few cases, if any, have been pulled from the shelf, which would allow the date to move forward. It is not expected that there will be much movement on these cases as a result of adjudication priorities discussed above.
Concurrent Filings
Applications for Advance Parole and Employment Authorization (EAD) will not be adjudicated until the underlying Employment Based Visa Petition (I-140) is approved. However, if the EAD application is pending for more than 90 days and no Request for Evidence (RFE) has been issued on the underlying I-140 OR a response to an RFE has been filed more than 90 days, the individual may go to the local BCIS office to apply for an interim EAD card.