Congratulations Teja! Did you contacted Congressman/senator or opened SR this month?Quote:
Originally Posted by Teja9999
Also if I may ask, your petitioning employer was a desi consulting company or else?
Congratulations Teja! Did you contacted Congressman/senator or opened SR this month?Quote:
Originally Posted by Teja9999
Also if I may ask, your petitioning employer was a desi consulting company or else?
I'm sure people have noticed it but the number of people who have updated their status on trackitt has taken the number from 87 at the start of the day to 111 when I last saw. (19 of those approvals came in today).Quote:
Originally Posted by SmileBaba
I think the approvals are not slow its just the issue with updating. In addition to that the percentage of 2005 and 2004 cases of the total approvals have dropped significantly.
That's very very unlikely so early in the month.Quote:
Originally Posted by sandyn16
With almost everyone with a pending 485 application now opting for a Senator/congressman inquiry, i wonder how effective these inquiries will be, as the already burdened USCIS will now have to deal with the added task of responding to these inquiries.
I hope they don't resort to a random response process for these hundreds of thousands of inquiries too!
I think everyone has standard response of " will review in next 30-45 days"Quote:
Originally Posted by longwait100
I have received privacy notice from congressman's office but will return leisurely.
I suspect RD is playing a role, mine is in april 2012 and very few have applied that late, so I might be one of the last to be approved.
Indiani, you are probably right, a couple of my friends who initiated an inquiry have already received the "30-60 days" boilerplate response. I wouldn't be surprised if this boilerplate response soon becomes a norm as the inquiry volume increases.
From what I have heard, these type of inquiries are certainly effective during an off season when the USCIS is not overly loaded with applications.
as everyone is not updating on trackitt right away its difficult to keep a close tally of total approvals but overall the pace of approvals at TSC+ NSC appears to be constant, conversion factor is also a wild guess.
It seems almost impossible for everyone who are current to get approval in august itself.
In sept bulletin I hope they would decide to keep it current for atleast oct ( but appears most likely they would have to retrogress)
Indiani, on similar lines, does anyone know if the visa numbers will stay locked-in for all the cases that got RFE @TSC. If the visa numbers are already locked/assigned for these cases then it should be just a matter of time until these cases are picked and adjudicated which is good news for the folks who are current. That way we can still expect us getting GCs even when the dates retrogress.
Indiani, on similar lines, does anyone know if the visa numbers will stay locked-in for all the cases that got RFE @TSC.
NO
If the visa numbers are already locked/assigned for these cases then it should be just a matter of time until these cases are picked and adjudicated which is good news for the folks who are current.
Nothing is locked
That way we can still expect us getting GCs even when the dates retrogress
If they dates aren't current they cannot request a visa. So no GC. ( in extremely few cases people have got GC without PD being current but it was an error)
There was discussion earlier on trackitt about visas getting exhausted? Does that seem like a valid possiblity so early in August?
Indiani, if what you are saying is true then how will USCIS (@TSC) manage the visa number allocation for the non-RFE cases that will be current in the Sep bulletin.
Since they are pre-adjudicated (as the June DD suggests), they would end up consuming all the visa numbers and the RFE cases with earlier PDs won't get enough attention (lowest hanging fruit concept).
There was discussion earlier on trackitt about visas getting exhausted?
That's why stay on Q forum ( use trackitt for data) ...JK
Does that seem like a valid possiblity so early in August?
NO
sorry, I didn't understand your question well. you are making lot of assumptions in your question which I don't understand ( may be someone else can better answer yours)Quote:
Originally Posted by longwait100
Thanks for being honest, BTW my only assumption was if your post #162 is true.
Anyways, I'll wait to see if someone else can respond, thanks!
For EB2I cases that were already in Demand with a PD before Jan 01,2008 visas get blocked as part of the DD/VB process. For the Mid June RFE cases(except interfile cases), the only question is did they stay in the EB2I demand or not. We had a discussion in the calculation page, and many thought that those cases will not be taken out, as process of taking out from demand requires reason code etc. As DD was not published last time, that question may remain un-answered.
Thanks MATT for chiming in...as usual your response is to the point!
Yes, I recall seeing that discussion sometime back. I guess if the DD is released this month (which looks unlikely IMO), it should answer that question.
Matt,Quote:
Originally Posted by MATT2012
I have a slightly different view, depending on what the phrase "visas get blocked". If you mean Reserved, I wouldn't agree.
For CP cases, which are reported in advance of the VB, the visas are reserved and transmitted to the Consulates when the VB is published. They are untouchable and must either be used for the cases they have been allocated to, or subsequently returned.
For USCIS, the system is different. When the VB is published, a list of previously reported cases already in the Demand that have become Current is sent electronically to USCIS from the IVAMS system, listing the cases that have become Current by Category and Country.
To use the visa, USCIS need to complete processing of the case, but they are not reserved in the same way that the CP visas are. They can effectively be "used" by another case outside the Demand if it is adjudicated first.
It's a fundamental difference in the way that DOS process cases versus USCIS. DOS know their Demand in advance, whereas USCIS only create Demand when a case is processed to approval or pre-adjudication. In either case, the visa is only used by USCIS when the case is completed. DOS have full visibility of their Demand for the month in advance, whereas USCIS do not.
If USCIS process cases to completion from outside the Demand already reported then those cases will receive a visa. If the total number of visas available run out, then those cases reported from the Demand may not have a visa available to them, if they are adjudicated after visa number availability has expired. Those cases will simply remain in the Demand Data, as will cases that were in the Demand that USCIS simply don't get round to completing. They will be reported again to USCIS the next month the PD is Current.
That's why people get "left behind", because USCIS do not know what their Demand is in advance.
For Categories that are Current and remain so, there is no known advance Demand to DOS from USCIS.
Matt,Quote:
Originally Posted by MATT2012
I am not sure what you mean by visas getting blocked.
earlier there was a question whether the GC's are issued even when PD is not current as the visas might be locked/blocked ( I am paraphrasing but you can see my earlier post), I answered that once the dates retrogress then the application ( lets say mine or yours when PD is not current in October ) cannot be approved.
Spec,Quote:
Originally Posted by Spectator
My comment was for I-485 cases and was based on the below wordings. I know they do miss some cases somehow, and I agree with you on that part. Also I am in agreement that USCIS will go case by case before the final approval.
Is my understanding wrong??
Thanks,
Matt
1) THE OPERATION OF THE IMMIGRANT NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEM
Visa numbers are always allotted for all documentarily qualified applicants with a priority date
before the relevant cut-off date, as long as the case had been reported to VO in time to be
included in the monthly calculation of visa availability.
2) IVAMS
http://srwlawyers.com/department-of-...n-information/
When a USCIS authorization is made from the “pending” demand file an e-mail message is sent to a single address which each CIS Office has provided to the Immigrant Control and Reporting Division. The first page(s) of the message provides a summary listing of the A-numbers which have been authorized, and the following pages contain an individual authorization page for each A-number. That listing would be the same type as received if the case had been authorized when the USCIS Officer had originally submitted the request. Such authorizations are assumed to have been processed to conclusion during the month of authorization. If not, USCIS must notify VO that the case was not processed, the case record would then be deleted, and the case would be resubmitted to VO once the reasons for the deletion have been resolved.
If the Officer believes that a case should have been authorized, but has not received such notification, the program which is used to submit requests has a feature for checking on the status of individual A-numbers.
Indiani: I was just interpreting the above mentioned. The last statement clearly mentions that some cases don't get authorized, not sure why.
"That way we can still expect us getting GCs even when the dates retrogress" from post #161
I think using the term "blocked" might lead someone to think that above is a possibility and the entire discussion started from there.
I think we can all agree that once dates retrogress we CANNOT get GC.
Did interfiling request, basically switching primary on applications.. got the magic email today morning within a week of filing the request...
Thanks everyone for the wonderful journey..
Good Luck
Quote:
Originally Posted by bloke2000
Congratulations!!Quote:
Originally Posted by bloke0002
Hey guys, I am first time 485 filer on 1st Aug with PD Dec 07. The cheque that I issued for i485 filing has been cleared in my bank. What does that mean? It means that USCIS has started processing my case or have just issued receipt#?
Many congratulations bloke! Happy for you!Quote:
Originally Posted by bloke0002
Means that they have received and processed payment. It is not an indicator of processing the application (one way or the other).Quote:
Originally Posted by Vkkpnm
An Updated version of my previous post.
A little summary of where the August approvals are currently (which will immediately out of date). It's, as usual, based on primary applicants who have updated the Trackitt I-485 tracker with the approval.
Total to date - 130
Aug 1 -- 17
Aug 2 -- 23
Aug 3 -- 10
Aug 4 --- 0
Aug 5 -- 22
Aug 6 -- 24
Aug 7 -- 33
Aug 8 --- 1
Total - 130
Service Center
Nebraska -- 88 -- 67.69%
Texas ----- 41 -- 31.54%
California - 1 --- 0.77%
Vermont ---- 0 --- 0.00%
Total ---- 130 - 100.00%
Priority Date
PD ---- EB2 -- EB3 -- Total
2003 ---- 0 ---- 0 ------ 0
2004 --- 12 ---- 1 ----- 13
2005 --- 15 ---- 4 ----- 19
2006 --- 26 ---- 2 ----- 28
2007 --- 70 ---- 0 ----- 70
Total - 123 ---- 7 ---- 130
Pre 2007 PD - 60 -- 46.15%
2007 PD ----- 70 -- 53.85%
Total ------ 130 - 100.00%
Prior to August, there were 129 approvals in FY2013.
Thank you Viz.Quote:
Originally Posted by vizcard
Congratulations!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by bloke0002
I expected a flood of approvals on this forum - but so far we just got 3! Hope things change for good soon and many more will be able to share the magic moments!!!
congrats bloke
Quote:
Originally Posted by bloke0002
The approvals are still coming through, although they seem to be more from NSC.Quote:
Originally Posted by qesehmk
Finally filed my I 485 with dec 2007 PD last week. waiting to see what is next.
Same here.. a painful wait ..!!
Congrats !Quote:
Originally Posted by bloke0002
TSC or NSC?
Spec,Quote:
Originally Posted by Spectator
based on the data you have just compiled, is it fair to say that so far in august 2K+ GC's are approved for EB2I.
It would actually be 3.5K+ (including dependents). That's a pretty big number for just 1 week of approvals.Quote:
Originally Posted by indiani
That is a way too high, considering 5 working days. At this rate, numbers inlcuding prospective SOs will exhaust in 3wks. This cannot be true!
lets see what spec has to say.Quote:
Originally Posted by iblveicanget
3.5%K seems too high to me but I do not have a good idea how to convert to total approvals,
my approx. estimation is 2-3K.
I would say it represents somewhere around 2.2k, including dependents. It's perhaps a little more than that, since I expect more people to update their cases eventually. That number is skewed upwards slightly, because I use different % depending on the PD of the approval. Pre 2007 case currently form a significant % of approvals reported.Quote:
Originally Posted by indiani
PS to vizcard:- the % figures I mentioned previously to convert Trackitt primary cases to actual numbers includes adding the dependent cases as well (about 1 dependent per primary for EB2).
Currently, the approval rate is about 10k for the full month, based on working days, but that is increasing at the moment, since yesterday was a very productive day.
Spec,Quote:
Originally Posted by Spectator
What % of the Eb2's approved so far would you attribute to porters. i.e ~2K approved on Eb2, but 500 of them were EB3-EB2?
Then that would make sense. 3.5K just seemed too high. If you extrapolate 2.2K for one week, that's almost 9K for the month. Doesn't that seem high? Ofcourse the ones now would theoretically be easier and quicker to approve since they are pre-adjudicated or are being interfiled.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spectator
Am I missing something?