Are interviews being held for all AOS applicants? I thought that they are interviewing only folks that filed after March 6, 2017.Quote:
Originally Posted by android09
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Are interviews being held for all AOS applicants? I thought that they are interviewing only folks that filed after March 6, 2017.Quote:
Originally Posted by android09
You have put up for so many years, my suggestion would be wait atleast a week extra just to be sure and avoid borderline concerns and possible flags for the USCIS adjudicator.Quote:
Originally Posted by bones20
Good luck!
From what I read , they are not calling any of the 2012 filers for interviews. Even post 2017 are getting exemption .Quote:
Originally Posted by nbk1976
Thanks . I am at NSC .Quote:
Originally Posted by nbk1976
Hi @Moveon - I don't want to offend anyone and everyone deserves GC as it is not a privilege. My question is, do you think there is a possibility that folks who filed/downgraded in October and if they are current right now, they have better possibility of getting a GC than folks who are stuck at TSC since 2012? Is it because downgraded folks' applications are low-hanging fruit? They don't need medicals, 485J etc and interviews are also getting exempted - is that the reason?Quote:
Originally Posted by Moveon
downgrade folks in October are anything but low hanging fruit. I don't know what you mean by no medicals, I am assuming that you mean that their medicals have not expired. Even with that there are a few roadblocks. i) their i-140 needs to be approved. Does not matter if your date is current, if your i140 is not approved you are not getting a GC. ii) They need to get their fingerprinting done. There are still lots of folks who have not had their fingerprinting done. iii) After fingerprinting they need to run it through FBI database for a background check, which usually takes 6 - 8 weeks. The folks who have applied in 2012 only need to submit their medicals/485J and rest of their file in in order.Quote:
Originally Posted by ak7419
Those who downgraded are not from the 2012 filers . Those who did are the ones who wanted to get the EAD (Bird in hand) . But they will need to wait as their application needs to processed from scratch . YOu are a 2012 filer and just need your RFE to be issued and submitted to the USCIS.Quote:
Originally Posted by ak7419
If you have not changed employers since the last RFE, you could get the GC withing 2-3 weeks of submitting the RFE as your Sept date is way past the current dates . If have changed employers since the last RFE ,it might add a week as they need to update your case with the supplement-J .
2012 filers have to wait few weeks (as less as 2-3 ) as the case is mostly Pre-adjudicated others might have a wait of few months.
Good thing is that none of the October filers' applications have gone to TSC. It is either NBC, Nebraska or SRC (another texas center).
Thank you @Moveon and @vsivarama. Most of 2012 TSC folks have not received RFE and wondering whether TSC is busy issuing receipts for downgraded folks (~400K) and that is what is keeping them busy or dedicating its resources to processing EB1 cases because they want to clear it first?!Quote:
Originally Posted by Moveon
Sorry about an off topic post but posting here due to the activity on this thread.
I mailed in my EAD/AP renewal documents to Dallas Lockbox last week, but it looks like USPS has lost my mail (or hopefully just delayed). Tracking shows 'In transit - delay' for last few days. I am going to wait for another week or so to see if the documents get delivered. If I don't see an update by then, can I just mail the documents again? What happens if USCIS receives multiple applications? Will they just reject the one received later? Any anyone had any experience with something like this?
This is our 7th EAD application, last renewal we got RFE for pics (and 1 year extension instead of 2) and now this !
I think TSC and SRC are same. Texas Service center issues receipts starting with SRC...Quote:
Originally Posted by rocketfast
I am following Trackitt and saw one EB2 September 2009 (TSC) candidate getting an RFE for I-485 Supplement J + Medical. It may vary well be a one off case, but keeping my fingers crossed. Sometimes, when it rains, it pours...in a good way that is :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by ak7419
https://www.trackitt.com/usa-discuss...page/last_page
TSC has historically been a lot slower than NSC. Not sure why. Could it just be the attitude towards immigration ? If not why would they have not fixed it long ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by ak7419
I really hope that no visas are wasted, it would be a criminal waste . Again plz reach out to your members of congress to appraise them of the situation and request the USCIS to issue all GCs for this fiscal. There is not much time left . Be polite and don't trash past policies or leaders .
I had posted this earlier https://www.qesehmk.org/forums/showt...tions)/page355
we need to have both political and Biz pressure . I will repeat this Please mail your members of congress , it won't take more then 10 mins .
If some of you are working in Google, MSFT, Adobe , Facebook, Amazon etc then you can request your HR to escalate upto the CEOs . These companies are sympathetic to such causes and can help pressurize the admin to get the ball rolling . Again , we are only requesting the USCIS to do its job of issuing GCs which they are duty bound to and nothing extra .
If it helps you guys , I just framed a response that you could copy paste . So should not take you more than 2-3 mins to send this out . Please do send it ASAP .
Senators : https://www.senate.gov/general/conta...nators_cfm.cfm
Representative : https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
There is a web form where you put your name and address and in a text box your grievance (Pick "Immigration" from the category drop box) . Copy paste the same for the two senators and your congress person.
Dear <Name of your Representative /Senator>
I would like to draw your attention to the plight of backlogged Indian and Chinese immigrants in the Employment Based Categories 2 and 3 (EB2/EB3) . Hundreds of thousands of us along with our families have a predicted wait of 10s of years due to the broken immigration laws that put legal immigrants coming from India and China at a severe disadvantage. Many of them will sadly age out by the time they get their Green Cards.
This Immigration Fiscal (Oct-2020 to Sept-2021) there is a Spillover of 120K Green Cards into the Employment Category that must be utilized by September 2021, effectively making this a "use it or lose it " case. Over the last 2 bulletins the dates have been moved significantly thanks to the intervention of the new leadership at the DHS. But precious time was lost at the start of the fiscal where dates were stalled.
I kindly request that you use what ever is in your power to request the USCIS enable the forward movement of Green Cards for India/China EB-2 and EB-3 in the coming bulletins as with the current rate it seems unlikely that they will be able to issue the 120K extra green cards in the employment based categories by September. We are not requesting any extra Green Cards or for a special legislation. We are only requesting the USCIS to commit on not wasting a single employment based visa this fiscal and the coming . I hope that you would be able to contact the USCIS and get their commitment to not waste any employment based Green Cards and to advance the "Final Action" dates for India and China EB2/3 .
Sincerely ,
<Your Name + dependents>
Oops. My bad. SRC also has the lowest biometrics appointments going out for October filers.Quote:
Originally Posted by phkb2020
Asking out of ignorance, how do you know which service center is processing your case? For my 485, it says USCIS National Benefits Center in Lee's Summit MO. How do we find out which Service Center is the case part of ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Moveon
Unfortunately downgrade is not black and white. The question you have asked is now hindsight. People who downgraded in October 2010 had to see dates moving 1 day, 2 days for nearly 2 years and they have every right to get out from the rut.Quote:
Originally Posted by ak7419
I only made my critical points against downgrading after January bulletin, when they stopped accepting filing dates. All these documents I-944, I-693, I-485, I-485J, I-131, I-765, I-140 (downgrades) are just going to take time to process. And all the downgrades are sent to TSC which in turn screwed up you guys.
They could have very least moved EB2 I dates to May 2010 back in July 2020, which would at the very minimum greened people like you, idliman, smuggymba few people I remember waiting.
But all I got branded as obnoxious, selfish and what not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A7jX4Xvi9Y
FY22 275K from CO
E. @TRAVELGOV BEGINS HOSTING MONTHLY YOUTUBE LIVE “CHATS WITH CHARLIE”
@TravelGov will begin hosting "Chats with Charlie" on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/TravelGov) to discuss information provided in the monthly Visa Bulletin. The first chat is scheduled to take place on March 17, 2021 at 1:00 pm EST to discuss the April Visa Bulletin. Questions can be emailed to VisaBulletin@state.gov ahead of the event with "Chat with Charlie Question" in the subject line. Questions will also be taken via the YouTube Live Chat and will be answered in real-time. The event is intended to address issues of general interest related to the content of the Visa Bulletin, and no policy, case, or post specific questions will be accepted.
Was just hearing Charlie Oppenheim and a question was put up to him about the future date movement for EB-2 and EB-3 and he responded, for EB-2/3 I and C, he expects to move the dates aggressively for the next few months.
Summary of CO's talk:
* Approvals will "skyrocket" next half of year.
* Fall downs from EB1 will come to EB2 soon.
* EB2 and EB3 dates will accelerate.
* EB2 and EB3 will likely reach their final action date this year (But, he did say that he doesn't yet have the visibility into downgrade cases filed on october)
* He has been talking every month with USCIS to use up their numbers.
* He expects huge spillover next year too. Minimum of 275k (I don't understand how he is getting that number)
Dramatic movement for EB2I for the coming months :o
I see only one reason for TSC not sending RFEs based on this info, openly defying and deliberately wasting numbers.Quote:
Originally Posted by rocketfast
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Originally Posted by rocketfast
Do not underestimate the interfilers. They will still use up their numbers in an attempt to jump back messing up Charlie's calculations.
If any body is logged in the Charlies chat, please ask why his database cannot identify the EB2/EB3 applicants based on A number?
Don't know whether this answers your question, but he said that only once USCIS presses a button, a application enters his database. And it usually takes some time after you file at USCIS that he gets that information.Quote:
Originally Posted by AceMan
No, he was stating earlier that he cannot figure out a person is on Eb2 or EB3 if he has multiple petitions in his database. I was trying to see if he can get the information using A number.Quote:
Originally Posted by rocketfast
Don't we have any ex-trackitters or qeshehmkers working at USCIS? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by AceMan
Pretty much what we have been predicting except we are very confident that the spillover next year wont be 275K. Perhaps CO meant total visa available (which would mean spillover could be 135K.
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Originally Posted by rocketfast
As per Charlie FY 2022 available visas for EB could be a minimum of 275K! Hope that comes true. A lot of 2012, 2013 and 2014 folks can see some relief.
All of the people who have filed in October 2020 should be greened some time next FY, my estimate would be start of 3rd quarter April 2022.Quote:
Originally Posted by vsivarama
and all TSC folks who filed in 2012 who became current five or six months ago will continue to wait for their RFE to be issued...lolQuote:
Originally Posted by AceMan
All pressure is now on USCIS as Charlie said that we will likely see aggressive movement from now on. They are telling USCIS that they somehow need to clean up their act and figure out how to use up the numbers as DHS will give them no more cover. As more days pass a lot more backlogged folks will start making some noise by escalating via their congressmen. That should wake up TSC from their deep slumber.Quote:
Originally Posted by ak7419
Hello Guys,
My Lawyer is not responding so I would like to send the RFE answer by myself. I was asked for I-485 supplement J, new passport, medical exam, G325A and EAD copies. Is it a good idea to answer RFE by myself or hire a new one? I got Supplement J signed by my HR representative.
Also what is the address that we need to send these documents to? I got RFE from NSC.
RFE for expired medicals is another subject where I have strong opinion after the downgrades. The entire concept of medicals after living in US for a decade is a classic example of waste.Quote:
Originally Posted by ak7419
RFE has about 90 days to respond. Is it the case of lawyer not responding to you even after 75 days and you want to send it yourself?Quote:
Originally Posted by bluelabel
Let the people you or your company hired and paid for do their job if the above line I said is not true.
Charlie O is a pretty cool dude to come and do the YouTube chat. Refreshing to see such a change and transparency at least in the allocation process. I think it would do good for everyone to realize that CO can only allocate the visas and USCIS has to consume them. Hopefully they can start issuing GCs at breakneck pace moving forward. It would be awesome if we do get to the 275k total numbers that Charlie projected for next fiscal which would massively move the FADs. I sincerely wish people in 2013-14-15+ etc don't have to wait 11 years like some of us have had to.
Charlie mentioned that he is going to do this on a monthly basis (around 5th day after VB is released) is a very good sign. Hope USCIS follows his foot steps.
Charlie most definitely is a good guy. He is bound by the system he works in. But IMHO he has always tried his best to be helpful to the immigrant community and at the very least maintain as much transparency as he could.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbulent_Dragonfly
It would be a good idea for everybody to thank him if you found the video useful.
Yes, his answers very clear, He clearly said the interview waiver is a policy decision and he cannot control it.Quote:
Originally Posted by qesehmk
Considering Apr bulletin dates and Charile's words, is it fair to estimate EB2 at May 2011 and EB3 at Dec 2011 by September 2021 bulletin?
Any expert thoughts?
Didn?t he say dates in Chart B which puts EB3I at 2014. With an EB3I PD of March 2011, we must be expecting a GC before an EAD looks like. Incidentally, our biometrics are scheduled for tomorrow and in 10 days we?d be celebrating a decade long wait.Quote:
Originally Posted by pramod