Impact of Executive Order on Immigration

[nbk1976]

I sympathize with the so-called Dreamers and also their parents and their condition here. But the bar set by Obama is just 5 years to get protected status. There are legal immigrants waiting to get a GC for over 10 years or even 15 years, and they can have their case denied for various reasons and will have no choice but to leave.

[qesehmk]

The disappointing part is that a person who has followed the law will be deprived of the relief for a considerable/unknown period of time while a person who broke the law (intentionally/unintentionally) will be provided with much needed relief in 4-5 months. That's the complaint I have.

Jonty - yes indeed. Obama could and should have been much more specific for EB related parts of EO. It is a shame he didn't. For the life of me I don't understand if the leader doesn't show the courage - how can the agencies muster the courage to make any fundamental/far reaching changes.

I still applaud and welcome this EO because Obama and his policy makers are trying to address a difficult and serious problem. Clearly they do not see EB as a big problem and that's a pity.

[lozolneo]

Hi Q/Spec others:

Had a couple of questions. Will highly appreciate some insight.

I wanted to ask something in light of the EO and how it will impact current/near future EAD/AP card processing.

1) Is there any idea on when USCIS will start accepting EAD applications for the people who are covered in the EO. If there is a date, what do you think will be the likely impact on processing times for folks like us who will want to renew EAD/AP.?

2) Does anyone know what current processing times are for EAD/AP renewals? If anyone has any information especially on Texas Service Center? I have renewed my card once before and it took about a month for the approval to come. Anyone currently renewed theirs? I read somewhere that it taking about 3 months..The fact is that we can only send in the application 120 days before the current one expires- am i correct on that fact?

3) A third question was issue relating to the medical form I-693. I am EB2 December filer who was able to apply for AOS in 2012. However, it seems certain that i will get an rfe for a new medical. I believe people till October 2009 got RFEs but i missed out. So I assume that hopefully this next year I will get a request for the medical RFE. The reason i ask is that I do spend a lot of time out of the firms london office and was hoping to have the medical done on my next trip in a few days. I understand its valid for submission for 1 year and technically another year from the time its accepted to approval for it to remain valid.

However, if you look at the i-693 form and on the actual form it does say that Expires Jan 31, 2015. Will this mean that were i to get the medical form filled out on the current version, it will not be valid for submission next year when i will hopefully receive a RFE? Strangely if you see the initial page on USCIS (http://www.uscis.gov/i-693), it states that the current edition is 01/15/13 but that they also accept the version from (10/11/11).

Strangely thought this current version expires on 01/31/2015 (http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/f...form/i-693.pdf)

what does this mean? also if the current one is available right now online but they still accept the 10/11/11 version, then wouldn't the earlier version have had already expired?

Thoughts will be highly appreciated as I am looking to get the i-693 form done on my next trip to the States in a few days. Lastly, as long as the doctor is USCIS approved, it won't matter if i get the exam done from another doctor in another state right?

Thanks much.