where is the I-140 processing time at the TSC?

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Today the September 2007 waiting times for the various service centers was released, so I checked the TSC and, with my surprise, they don't give the I-140 processing date. Does any of you know why? did they just forget or is there an explanation?
 
Today the September 2007 waiting times for the various service centers was released, so I checked the TSC and, with my surprise, they don't give the I-140 processing date. Does any of you know why? did they just forget or is there an explanation?

Hello,
Never trust and never follow USCIS processing times. All these things are just formality, there is no logic in the process. Just forget and wait. If you are lucky, you will hear sometime soon.
 
It seems only Nebraska and Vermont have processing times for I-140. Does this mean they are consolidating I-140 processing.
 
the biggest tool immigration has is that their operations are not transparent. so i am assuming because of all the up and downs with Visa Bulletin and people filing concurrently they just stopped giving an estimated time to petitioners. just a thought.
 
It appears that there was an oversight or an error for the Texas Service Center processing times. Hope this error will be corrected as soon as possible.


USCIS Growing I-140 Backlogs and Dilemma of Reinstatement of I-140 Premium Processing

The September 15, 2007 Service Centers Processing Times report misses the I-140 processing times for TSC, but the processing times for I-140 as reflected in the NSC and VSC reports indicate that the processing times of I-140 have been continuously deteriorating. Additionally, the statistics of total I-140 pending cases grew from about less than 100,000 cases at the end of June to over 120,000 cases at the end of July 2007. This huge surge of backlog between June and July 2007 may have been affected by the elimination of labor certification substitutiion on July 16, 2007 and filing of substitution I-140 petitions could have brought about unusual increase in backlogs. Without doubt, termination of PPS for substitution cases could have been another factor in the surge.
The DOL statistics indicates that they have been adjudicating average 10,000 PERM cases per month. For the Backlog cases, in about 45 days between July 20 and September 6, 2007, they adjudcated approximately 17,000 cases. Statistically, PERM certification rate was known to be approximately 80% and Backlog certification cases amounted to approximately 55%. Adding these sources of the labor certification approvals did not amount to a large number between August and early September 2007. Accordingly, these new labor certification cases should not affect a surge of I-140 backlog in August exceeding the figure at the end of July 2007, had the USCIS reinstated the Premium Processing Services on August 2, 2007. Unfortunately, the USCIS did not reinstate the PPS after August 2, 2007. It will be interesting to learn how such decision could have affected the I-140 backlogs at the end of August 2007.
Unconfirmed sources indicate that the USCIS was and is not prepared to reinstate the PPS of I-140 petitions for fear of a potential opening of flood gate for PPS filings and their inability to meet the legal requirement of adjudication of such flooded cases within 15-day time limit. Such fear is well founded and understandable. However, the USCIS could have considered reinstatement of I-140 petitions in a step-by-step basis among different types of cases rather than completely continuing suspension of the PPS for all types of cases indefinitely. In a way, such option may resolve their current predicament. We have no idea how they should structure such step-by-step reinstatement of I-140 PPS among different types of cases, but from the perspectives of the USCIS goal to remove the backlogs and the perspectives of the foreign workers who need I-140 petition approvals for the purpose of AC 21 portability and three-year increment H-1B extension, such action may serve squaredly the "public interest" in all respects. We urge the USCIS leaders to consider the foregoing suggestion as soon as possible. The need for such action appears to be mouting in that the EB immigration process will take a long time in the future as affected by the flood of I-485 filing of July VB fiasco cases, while there is growing concern that the nation's economy may slow down as affected by mortgage market bubbles, and unless they take advantage of AC-21 portability and three-year H-1B extension, some of them may not be able to survive in the immigration journey after wasting years of their lives in navigating in a wild open ocean.
 
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Here is an update at immigration law website:

09/18/2007: USCIS September 15, 2007 Processing Times Report and Missing I-140 Processing Time for Texas Service Center

  • It appears that there was an oversight or an error for the Texas Service Center processing times. The report fails to show the I-140 processing time for the Texas Service Center. We hope that this error be corrected as soon as possible.
 
Hope we don't sit in yet another long queue. Backlog (BEC) almost ruined my life. Pray that they wont put in another 140 backlog center.
 
Hope we don't sit in yet another long queue. Backlog (BEC) almost ruined my life. Pray that they wont put in another 140 backlog center.
Amen brother, it is getting out of control. I, for one, have lost my patience ever since they roled back PDs for EB3 to 5 years. :mad:
 
I filed I 140 & I 485 concurrently. When am I supposed to get the receipt number for I 140, I 485 and EAD? Does anybody know when they will pick up my money from my account for I 140, I 485 and EAD?

Thank you!:)
 
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I140 processing time

Folks,
I called USCIS 1 month ago and after telling them that they were not showing the I140 processing time on the site , they told me they were working on March 17 07.
I called again 2 weeks ago and they said they were working on april 4th 07.
Called again on 10/11 and didn't get any update - they sent me back to the processing time now back on the web site (6 months).
 
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