Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by bikenlalan
But i could not find National Benefits Center for I485 Processing status. Any idea?
I was able to find it for I765 and I131.
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Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by bikenlalan
But i could not find National Benefits Center for I485 Processing status. Any idea?
I was able to find it for I765 and I131.
The only plausible guess I can make is, for cases that do not require interviews before it was made mandatory are processed by mainly Nebraska and Texas service centers, and post when interviews are made mandatory, cases are transferred to field offices for processing. MSC is typically a holding facility and processes background checks, and transfers cases to FO.
That’s reassuring skpanda!
Are your checks cashed?
My application was delivered to USCIS Lewisville TX same day as yours but haven’t seen checks cashed nor received receipt notices
Thanks skpanda. My application was posted on the same date but haven't received any receipt notice yet. I don't even know if the checks have been cashed yet as they were completely handled through my company. Would we be able to find out the receipt numbers from USCIS in that case?Quote:
Originally Posted by skpanda
It's listed as Kansas City, MO.Quote:
Originally Posted by skpanda
You can try and chat with Emma and provide your Biographic details, Passport Number, Country of Birth, DOB etc. and they may be able to pull it up in the system. Be advised there are literally thousands of people from India trying the same right now, so you may have to try for an extended period of time before you get to chat with a live agent.Quote:
Originally Posted by mohan_jgd
I don't think this has a big impact. My case was passed to nbc, after being received by tsc. All processing happened nearly at the same time as my friends whose cases were not transfer to a different center.Quote:
Originally Posted by mohan_jgd
I am not sure about the checks. Lawyer has not informed yet. Since they have generated the receipt notice, I would assume the checks have been cashed.Quote:
Originally Posted by bangaloreboy
Yes. Just use the chat service... keep typing agent... they will connect to live agent. Give your A#. They ask for all other demographic info such as name, address etc. Then they give the receipt numbers.Quote:
Originally Posted by mohan_jgd
Jan VB out:
EB1 01 Sep 2019
EB2 08 Oct 2009
EB3. 22 Mar 2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by 3March2010
Five month movement for Eb1 and on track to be current within the next few bulletins, a remarkable turn around from January 2020 where it was languishing 5 years behind at 1st January 2015.
Eb2 in the same time did only under 5 months, while Eb3 a little better.
The rapid movement can materialize in the third quarter.
It seems like it. But absolutely defies logic on FAD for EB2. They have exact knowledge of number of 485s and visa numbers to move up. with the time they are taking to issue 485 approvals (for those that became current from October), it may not be enough by moving EB2 only in the last quarter. They may most possibly waste significant amount of Visas. Unless this is caused by a tight leash by the outgoing administration and things become better from Feb or March Visa bulletin.Quote:
Originally Posted by AceMan
Also considering that there will be a bunch of applications in EB2 with a PD before Apr'2010 that are filed before 2017 and not requiring interviews, the date moment should have been to Apr'2010 by now.Quote:
Originally Posted by incredible
I think this was largely predictable reality, based on how slow the GC approval rates have been in the past few months for EB2/3 categories. If you follow Trakitt, in the EB2 category many with June or July 2009 dates are still waiting to get greened, and hardly anyone beyond August '09 got greened. So either the admin genuinely doesn't have enough resources to process the large volumes of visa, or they are just following orders from above to meter EB2/3 approvals. Remember, this is part of the current admin's policy, as clearly stated in the Presidential Proclamation of June 22: (https://www.whitehouse.gov/president...irus-outbreak/)Quote:
Originally Posted by incredible
Sec. 5(b) The Secretary of Labor shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, as soon as practicable, and consistent with applicable law, consider promulgating regulations or take other appropriate action to ensure that the presence in the United States of aliens who have been admitted or otherwise provided a benefit, or who are seeking admission or a benefit, pursuant to an EB-2 or EB-3 immigrant visa or an H-1B nonimmigrant visa does not disadvantage United States workers in violation of section 212(a)(5)(A) or (n)(1) of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(A) or (n)(1)). The Secretary of Labor shall also undertake, as appropriate, investigations pursuant to section 212(n)(2)(G)(i) of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)(G)(i)).
Thank you. This explains a lot. As much as this is wrong, it is what it is. Hopefully, the new admin will take a look at these types of unnecessary proclamations and hasten issue of GCs.Quote:
Originally Posted by mitul75
Dates of filing stopped fro January bulletinQuote:
Originally Posted by incredible
We r so tensed up
Did not get i485 receipt yet
PD oct 2010 eb3
Did you try USCIS chat service to get your receipt nbrs?Quote:
Originally Posted by longwaitgigu
Yes, no numbers as of yesterday
Sorry for asking a naïve question, I filed AOS/EAD/AP for the first time in Oct, so where would I get A# you mentioned in your post? Seems like I need this handy before I can contact USCIS chat to get my receipt number. .Quote:
Originally Posted by skpanda
It should be on approval document of I140 (797 should have it)Quote:
Originally Posted by BigAnt
I have heard from a lot of people that they have not received the receipt numbers yet. I think goes back to previous post about slowing things down. It could be because of lack of resources or just plainly going slow, per proclamation. Hang in there and you should get it soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by longwaitgigu
FA
EB2 I - 8th oct 2009
EB3 I - 22nd Mar 2010
FAD
EB2 l - 15th May 2011
EB3 I - 1st Jan 2014
Thanks for the tip. Will try that.Quote:
Originally Posted by skpanda
All geared toward giving back as much visas possible to FB quota. And may be by design.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue_fairy
But they don't go back to Family. It does not work like that as some guru mentioned few months ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by suninphx
It has been explained a few times here, spilled over visas from FB to EB cannot go back to FB unless there is some change in law.Quote:
Originally Posted by suninphx
They are trying to make EB1 current, which will help EB2 down the road. More importantly their freeze on accepting DF from Jan onwards could be an indicator that they have enough applications in the hopper to actually start approving cases. If we start seeing more GC approvals for EB2 in late 2009-early 2010, it could be an indicator that they are serious about using the spillover, if not we are pretty screwed.
Freezing the acceptance via DF charts looks random to me. A lot of people are yet to get receipts for applications filed in October (myself included). How do you think they came to the conclusion that they have received enough petitions? By counting the number of mails received?Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbulent_Dragonfly
Okay.. thanks for that info.Quote:
Originally Posted by EB22010Dec
Eb1 will become current within the next couple of bulletins as it pretty much sure the applicants on that side would be very minimum beyond April 2020. In the mean time the centers would have enough time to consolidate the applications they have received so far in October till December. There are lot of people yet to receive the receipts, and apparently they would have received enough numbers so far for this FY.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbulent_Dragonfly
For Eb3 they have applications from 2 years back till 1st April 2010. I thought they would hit 1st April this bulletin, but that is going to be the date for next bulletin.
It is obvious with filing dates moved to Jan 2015, they would have more than 100,000 EB3 downgraded applications. With the new admin I hope we can see the demand data again which was last released in July 2018.
I am being very honest with my assumption here, but if we can track the application package as being delivered, they should too. And the day the package delivered is obviously critically important from the 180 day clock perspective, so I believe they will be tracking that, just that they have not been able to process all that for the receipts. So they should have a fair indicator of how many applications they have received and do some basic math.Quote:
Originally Posted by vsivarama
That makes sense. Did not think about the 180 day rule. They may have a basic tracking mechanism.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbulent_Dragonfly
The "soft" Annual Numerical Limits for Fiscal Year 2021 have been published by DOS here.
For EB they are the following:
Preference All Countries Worldwide
E1 --------------- 5,246 -- 74,932
E2 --------------- 5,245 -- 74,932
E3/EW ------------ 5,245 -- 74,932*
E4/SR ------------ 1,302 -- 18,602
E5 --------------- 1,302 -- 18,602
Total ----------- 18,340 - 262,000
*The EW category is currently entitled to up to 10,000 of this total.
Thanks Spec!Quote:
Originally Posted by Spectator
I do think that USCIS will make every effort to allocate the extra GCs. At this point they are focussing on sorting and documenting all applications. Also giving GCs to existing applicants till April 2020 may generate negative attention while the current admin is in power.
If this theory is correct, they will be quitely processing new applications while preparing to give GCs to the folks who are already adjudicated. Sometime around June, they will open the flood gates for the GCs allocation. By that time the new admin would have settled in and also may have provided direction.
"Hope is a good thing!"
Thanks Spec. I was waiting for this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spectator
If the mandatory interview is tossed out, then the chances of utilizing the GC numbers is very high for 2021.Quote:
Originally Posted by skpanda
Let’s hope. Even then the potential of massive wastages loom large.Quote:
Originally Posted by AceMan
Is interview mandatory for all AOS or is it exempt for people who applied before ~2015. We applied in 2012 and got our EADs back then EB2-I .Quote:
Originally Posted by AceMan
Would we need to appear for an interview ?
Hello
Can anyone please guide me on which address to use to submit I131 and I765 together for the first time?
I485 receipt starts with MSC% and we are based in NJ.
Thanks!
You guys appear to be among the forgotten lot by USCIS. The list Spec provided had more than 5200 visas for India in Eb2 which they could have applied already till December 2009 end. There are about 8000 total people with pending AOS in Eb2 till May 2010.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moveon
Current actions by USCIS appears to let field offices to waive AOS interviews depending on the local situation.
We definitely are the forgotten lot :(Quote:
Originally Posted by AceMan
I am still waiting for RFE as if it were my green card. Have been current for the past two months.