(from www.immigration-law.com)
As part of the Bush's 5-year reduction 6-month processing initiative, the USCIS has initiated a number of changes in the case management. One change is the concurrent adjudication of I-140/I-485 packages. Another change which the people will soon notice is the volume of Request for Evidence (RFE). For the recent months, the Service Centers have issued literally "flood" of RFEs creating a mountain of processing delays and backlogs. Report indicates that USCIS is currently working on a new management initiative which is expected to be completed by 2006. One of these moves will include the increased communication/contact by the Service Centers with the filers or their legal representatives through the telephone and fax in order not to issue RFE. This is indeed a welcome move. At the same time, unrepresented filers should pay more attention to the phone numbers and fax numbers which they print on the immigration forms. Those numbers can receive a call from the officers.
Today, this reporter sent a fax inquiry to the TSC. Within an hour or so, this reporter received a telephone call from a TSC official responding to the inquiry. We are very grateful for the Texas Service Center providing such services to the consumers. It is expected that people will get more calls and faxes from the agencies in the future in lieu of RFE. People should pay more attention to the phone calls and faxes. Alert your receptionists and secretaries! It is a time to train the receptionists and secretaries to handle properly the calls from the agencies. The officers deserve respect and no rudeness.
As part of the Bush's 5-year reduction 6-month processing initiative, the USCIS has initiated a number of changes in the case management. One change is the concurrent adjudication of I-140/I-485 packages. Another change which the people will soon notice is the volume of Request for Evidence (RFE). For the recent months, the Service Centers have issued literally "flood" of RFEs creating a mountain of processing delays and backlogs. Report indicates that USCIS is currently working on a new management initiative which is expected to be completed by 2006. One of these moves will include the increased communication/contact by the Service Centers with the filers or their legal representatives through the telephone and fax in order not to issue RFE. This is indeed a welcome move. At the same time, unrepresented filers should pay more attention to the phone numbers and fax numbers which they print on the immigration forms. Those numbers can receive a call from the officers.
Today, this reporter sent a fax inquiry to the TSC. Within an hour or so, this reporter received a telephone call from a TSC official responding to the inquiry. We are very grateful for the Texas Service Center providing such services to the consumers. It is expected that people will get more calls and faxes from the agencies in the future in lieu of RFE. People should pay more attention to the phone calls and faxes. Alert your receptionists and secretaries! It is a time to train the receptionists and secretaries to handle properly the calls from the agencies. The officers deserve respect and no rudeness.