Philadelphia Backlog Elimination Center Tracking

Very Well Said

USCISisMockery said:
Honestly, I don't care till I don't have my labor approved. And I am 100% sure by the time I get my labor something has been done about visa numbers because its PIA (pain in the a) for everybody and not just 300,000 of us in Philly.

In My Humble Opinion, we should just forget about this visa problem and focus only on BEC problem, I have confidenece in all of our lawyers that visa numbers will be fixed.

If you think in selfish kind of way, visa retrogression is better because PERM applicant and illegal all are suffering with us. Once these kind of bill becomes law, it will only be us who suffers.
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Yes,We need to fight aganist PBEC to get our labor done first.

Guys we need to send one more round of letters to senators.

For new comers, please join this group and send letters.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PBEC_Labor_Victims/

Both Sample letter and mailing list are available in the Group.

Good Luck to everyone.
 
I agree and I dont ...

Guys, I agree that PBEC should be our primary focus. I am doing my best to raise awareness about PBEC as recommended by the gurus in this forum. But we should not be unaware of what is coming ...thats my theory atleast.

PCChandra said:
Yes,We need to fight aganist PBEC to get our labor done first.

Guys we need to send one more round of letters to senators.

For new comers, please join this group and send letters.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PBEC_Labor_Victims/

Both Sample letter and mailing list are available in the Group.

Good Luck to everyone.
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You are right, but ....

Mockery,

You have repeated this sentiment many times before and I do agree that visa retrgression and/or unavailability is not our immidiate concern. PBEC backlog is.
But here is the thing. We know visa retrogression is a problem. We are doing what we can for PBEC backlog. While there is only so much we can do by faxing and mailing our concerns in every possible way, it does not hurt, to start paving the way for our future, coz for all you know, one day our labor might just be approved !

Guys , please continue to fax and snail mail the hell out of the people listed in this forum. as far as visa retrogression goes, we hope we have to deal with that sooner than later.

Mockery, you have been very informative. thanks for all words of wisdom.





USCISisMockery said:
Honestly, I don't care till I don't have my labor approved. And I am 100% sure by the time I get my labor something has been done about visa numbers because its PIA (pain in the a) for everybody and not just 300,000 of us in Philly.

In My Humble Opinion, we should just forget about this visa problem and focus only on BEC problem, I have confidenece in all of our lawyers that visa numbers will be fixed.

If you think in selfish kind of way, visa retrogression is better because PERM applicant and illegal all are suffering with us. Once these kind of bill becomes law, it will only be us who suffers.
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email and fax# for the senators...

I used the following list, just wanted to share. Please note it has fax3 for all but one. I used fax as I find it more effective.


SENETAOR'S NAMES and email addresse (or links):
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Chairman:
Dear Senator Specter:
Email form link:
http://specter.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInfo.Home
(202) 228-1229

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Dear Senator Leahy:
senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov
OR
http://leahy.senate.gov/contact.html
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Dear Senator Hatch:
http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Offices.Contact
(202) 224-6331

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Dear Senator Feinstein
http://feinstein.senate.gov/email.html
(202) 228-3954


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Dear Senator Grassley:
http://grassley.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
(202) 224-3744

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Dear Senator Kennedy:
http://kennedy.senate.gov/contact.html
(202) 224-2417

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Dear Senator Kyl:
http://kyl.senate.gov/constit_center/c_contact.cfm
(202) 224-2207


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Dear Senator Biden:
http://biden.senate.gov/contact/emailjoe.cfm
202-224-0139

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Dear Senator Dewine:
http://dewine.senate.gov/request_form.cfm
(202) 224-6519

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Dear Senator Kohl:
http://kohl.senate.gov/gen_contact.html
(202) 224-9787

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Dear Senator Sessions:
http://sessions.senate.gov/email/contact.cfm
(202) 224-3149

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Dear Senator Feingold:
russ_feingold@feingold.senate.gov
OR
http://feingold.senate.gov/contact.html
(202) 224-2725

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Dear Senator Cornyn:
Fax: 202-228-2856
OR
http://www.cornyn.senate.gov/contact/index_1.html
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Dear Senator Schumer:
http://schumer.senate.gov/SchumerWebsite/contact/webform.cfm
202-228-3027

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Dear Senator Brownback:
http://brownback.senate.gov/CMEmailMe.cfm
(202) 228-1265


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Dear Senator Durbin:
http://durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm
(202) 228-0400

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Dear Senator Coburn::
http://coburn.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
202-224-6008


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I have to say that I 100% agree with Mockery at this matter, especially at this point of time. Today I finally make up my mind and followed Mockery's links and did something which I hope will be helpful to all of us.

USCISisMockery said:
Honestly, I don't care till I don't have my labor approved. And I am 100% sure by the time I get my labor something has been done about visa numbers because its PIA (pain in the a) for everybody and not just 300,000 of us in Philly.

In My Humble Opinion, we should just forget about this visa problem and focus only on BEC problem, I have confidenece in all of our lawyers that visa numbers will be fixed.

If you think in selfish kind of way, visa retrogression is better because PERM applicant and illegal all are suffering with us. Once these kind of bill becomes law, it will only be us who suffers.
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B+

Your frustraction is very right on its place. But even though USCIS approves this, the other guys are in queue and retrogression will not end up in days. It will still be there before you get your labor approved. Be positive.




USCISisMockery said:
Honestly, I don't care till I don't have my labor approved. And I am 100% sure by the time I get my labor something has been done about visa numbers because its PIA (pain in the a) for everybody and not just 300,000 of us in Philly.

In My Humble Opinion, we should just forget about this visa problem and focus only on BEC problem, I have confidenece in all of our lawyers that visa numbers will be fixed.

If you think in selfish kind of way, visa retrogression is better because PERM applicant and illegal all are suffering with us. Once these kind of bill becomes law, it will only be us who suffers.
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Retrogression...

RajeevMehta said:
Your frustraction is very right on its place. But even though USCIS approves this, the other guys are in queue and retrogression will not end up in days. It will still be there before you get your labor approved. Be positive.
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The issue of retrogression, if resolved soon, many who have their prioririty dates are earlier than 2002/2003 and still at PBEC will definitely suffer. The moment more visa numbers are recaptured, they will be taken away by later PERM filers and people from DBEC who got their labors approved before PBEC guys.

Just it is frustration... No fairness I am seeing in this whole system.
 
afx05 said:
Guess, it varies for everyone. Last time I used yahoo and it took me 15 days get back the screenshot. I tried the second time again from yahoo couple of days ago, still haven't got anything. Am waiting....
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Why in the world you keep sending for screenshot? And you are surprised you don't get a reply? I hope they have a way to track the e-mail addresses that are abusing the system.
 
I have started to appreciate what Mockery has been saying all along...
It is very likely that the visa numbers would again become current or progress substantially.but without labor all that is bull**** . All perm guys would again start using up the numbers..We should concertrate on the PBEC and not worry about the visa numbers....Each year they come up with some visa numbers one way or the other.....The labor dept. is the one really got us by the short and curly....
 
Allow I-485 to file, even if Priority dates are current

RJ_NJ2002 said:
http://www.immigration-law.com/

* We have already reported that Senate Judiciary Committee approved H-1B cap increase by 30,000 per year. However, other sources reported that the Committee had approved at today's hearing the following immigration bills:
* Included in the measure approved today are the following specifics:
o "Recapture" employment-based (green card) immigrant visa numbers that were available by statute but unused in previous years due to processing backlogs, and make them available again at a rate of up to 90,000 per year;
o Only employment-based immigrants, and not their spouses and children, would count toward the annual limit on employment-based immigration; and
o "Recapture" H-1B visa numbers that were available by statute but unused in previous years, and make them available again at a rate of up to 30,000 per year.
* For the release of the official reports, please stay tuned to this web site.
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This is all the results of lawyers'/employers' lobbying efforts. What happened to the provision to allow I-485 to be filed, even if visa numbers are not available if I-140 has been approved? It looks like that this has been conveniently dropped. CompeteAmerica is an oraginzation of top corporate firms and hospitals and research insititutions. They would not like portability of employees at all.
 
I don't think this particular proposal is fair to people with older cases stuck at BECs, especially those at PBEC. Frankly, I think it's sensible not to focus on proposals like that.

dvp1961 said:
This is all the results of lawyers'/employers' lobbying efforts. What happened to the provision to allow I-485 to be filed, even if visa numbers are not available if I-140 has been approved? It looks like that this has been conveniently dropped. CompeteAmerica is an oraginzation of top corporate firms and hospitals and research insititutions. They would not like portability of employees at all.
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Hope the 2001 cases get cleared

Hope all the 2001 cases get cleared. There should not be many 2001 cases left. I am MD too. PD = Sept/2001. RIR. EB2

md_alien said:
Great News whack-the-cheek ;)

I hope they clear all 2001 cases soon. I had checked my status in first week of Oct and it was still RIR.

MD EB3/RIR
PD: Jun 2001
RD: Feb 2004
45 day got: Feb 2005
Status RIR
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We need to mention this in our letters to senators

Hello Friends,

We need to stress this in our letter to senators.


The worst of the two BECs is the Philadelphia Backlog Elimination Center (PBEC). While the Dallas BEC is proceeding with regular approvals and with approvals as far as application date of August-2003, the PBEC seems to care less. PBEC has not even finished partial data entry for more than half of the applications and have been randomly approving some applications with absolutely NO regard to FIFO (first-in-first-out), which the DOL had promised during the inception of the BECs

If you want to add more to this please do it.

Good Luck.
 
PBEC or/and Retrogression??

There have been a lot of arguments about whether we should spend more efforts on trying to do something about PBEC backlog or Retrogression? Different people have different vested interests (and that is not a bad thing) and hence different opinions.
Here's my take. I think its fair to rougly categorise people who are stuck at PBEC into two groups : People with priority date between 2001 and Middle of 2002 (lets say June,2002) and people with priority date later than that. People belonging to the first half would definitely be concerned about retrogression as they generally hope that their LCs should be cleared within a year (I'm talking about hope not what actually happens) and then they would have to face the retrogression demon. The latter half might be more worried about expediting PBEC without worrying about retrogression as that is something that they don't see affecting them right now.
So, there's nothing wrong if a group of people thinks visa retrogression is a high priority (including me) too. After all, the final aim for all of us is a green card and all of us see the coming obstacles in a different way depending on our approach to things in life and our position in the queue. If I have to do something, I would see which present or future obstacle is on the platter right now for discussion. If I think that some new bill is talking about retrogression and releasing more visa numbers is going to help my case, I would go voice my support for it. Doing that is not going to adversely affect my PBEC case as they are not mutually exclusive items. Also, I think people who want PBEC to expedite the process are looking for additional resources to be allocated which means additional funding. This characteristic does not compete with the release of new visa numbers. This is not to discourage people from raising awarenes about PBEC but if you are someone who is in the PBEC queue and expects to see an approval in another year, you cannot ignore visa retrogression.
 
I also had read about the propsed rule of being able to file 485 even if visa numbers not available. immediately i thot that wud be great because then atleast the spouses can get ead and 140 portability thing can be used. but then i read carefully the proposed text-it says that ppl who have pending 140's will be able to file for 485 with ofcourse extra fees, but what about ppl who got labor cleared in last month or two and filed for 140 alone(since 485 can't be filed) and who have gotten 140 approved also. this is the case for me. my PD of feb2002 approved in sep2005, 140 filed in sep 2005, 140 approval came in oct 2005. Now even if this new proposed rule comes into affect,will i be able to atleast file 485 or not?????
anybody any thots?

dvp1961 said:
This is all the results of lawyers'/employers' lobbying efforts. What happened to the provision to allow I-485 to be filed, even if visa numbers are not available if I-140 has been approved? It looks like that this has been conveniently dropped. CompeteAmerica is an oraginzation of top corporate firms and hospitals and research insititutions. They would not like portability of employees at all.
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May not be right

yours_sincerely said:
The latter half might be more worried about expediting PBEC without worrying about retrogression as that is something that they don't see affecting them right now.
So, there's nothing wrong if a group of people thinks visa retrogression is a high priority (including me) too. After all, the final aim for all of us is a green card and all of us see the coming obstacles in a different way depending on our approach to things in life and our position in the queue. If I have to do something, I would see which present or future obstacle is on the platter right now for discussion. If I think that some new bill is talking about retrogression and releasing more visa numbers is going to help my case, I would go voice my support for it. Doing that is not going to adversely affect my PBEC case as they are not mutually exclusive items. Also, I think people who want PBEC to expedite the process are looking for additional resources to be allocated which means additional funding. This characteristic does not compete with the release of new visa numbers. This is not to discourage people from raising awarenes about PBEC but if you are someone who is in the PBEC queue and expects to see an approval in another year, you cannot ignore visa retrogression.
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Supposing your labor PD is 2004. There are people who get their LCA approved in one month in PERM and can apply for GC. By the time your LCA is approved, if all the GC numbers are finished, will it be not a concern for you? While we may worry about GC and retrogression, what Mockery says is that put more efforts on LCA and I feel it is justified. Sorry to disagree with you.
 
I Agree

StressTestInUSA said:
What else do we need to wake up these bums at the PBEC...???!!!! They are spitting out now and then some 45 day letters and approvals...

I am too quite positive about the visa numbers happening...but what with our LC' stuck in PBEC....Cant imagine hanging and holding onto the same job in limbo

My case is Oct 2003 from NY...I see people still from 2001 waiting, so I am still fresh in the oven to be baked....
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I agree with u. Can't imagine hanging and holding onto the same job in limbo. Very stressful up and down cycles you have to face year in, year out. My case is still further behind you. I am still freas tobe seasoned before placing in the oven to bake
 
Update in Section D in Visa bulliten

Section D in Visa bulliten is updated and this is what it says..

D. EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE VISA AVAILABILTIY

The backlog reduction efforts of both Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of Labor continue to result in very heavy demand for Employment-based numbers. The amount of cases currently being processed is sufficient to use all available numbers in many categories. The level of demand in the Employment categories is expected to be far in excess of the annual limits, and once established, cut-off date movements are likely to be slow.
 
Some_GreenCard said:
Congrats brzimmigrant...
:eek:
It is bizzare to know that philly bec is working only on cases from Maryland, Are labor applicants from ATLANTA are cursed ... :mad:
They dont even get 45 days letter ???
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Just wanted you to know ,a-plicants from atlanta have got 45 day letters.I got mine In may 2005.

And my PD id june 2004
 
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