DOL update (?)
Just collated some information retreived from doleta09, it was a small range (276 cases), but the major trend was that DOL is actually still processing Oct 31 cases. They haven\'t started on any of the Nov cases yet. All the Oct. cases in my sample had been certified (atleast those I thought were RIR). There are a number of Nov 2 cases in the queue, so look out for that date people, it might be the next bottle neck.
I don\'t really buy the theory that DOL is trying to build a backlog of cases to sell their Premium Processing service. DOL is not a business (unfortunately), and they are answerable to someone. I think this delay is due to the bureaucratic tangle they are in, what with the re-org that they just carried out and the lack of clear direction with regards to the economy etc.
If you have been following the news, the INS has been getting a lot of flak these days and I am sure that will make them, pull their socks up. Hopefully that attitude will precolate down to the DOL as well.