EB2-3 Predictions (Rather Calculations) 2015-2020

[skpanda]

All.. quick question

An acquaintance of mine is in F2B-ROW (Kids of Green Card Holders over 21 years). Their Filing date is current. They are outside the country. What are the next steps? They contact NVC/Consulate or will they contact this person?

Important Note: I130 is still pending and not approved.

Thanks!

[idliman]

I guess USCIS had started preparations, assuming that there will not be additional congressional funding. Federal employees need to be given a 30 day notice. However, if they actually do the furlough, it will definitely bring approvals to a crawl. What's going to happen to people waiting for their interviews to be scheduled?

https://www.govexec.com/workforce/20...t-week/166096/

The furlough notices are expected throughout the ranks of USCIS, the employees with knowledge of the process said. Management officials have been instructed to determine which employees are necessary to continue functioning at 25% capacity. Management has estimated it will run out of funds to operate normally on July 20, and will begin notifying employees 30 days prior to that date as required by law. The furloughs are not expected to all begin on that date.

USCIS employees, their union and other stakeholders have been pushing Congress to address the funding situation. Knowles warned if the furloughs go into effect, the delays and backlog at USCIS “will balloon.” The number of new asylum cases has more than doubled over the last five years and the current backlog is at all-time highs.

Knowles also cautioned the “lasting effect” of the budget crisis could be felt through a workforce with declining morale and, eventually, a brain drain.

“We may lose thousands of employees who say, ‘I can’t afford to be furloughed’ ” and find new work, he said.

Hopefully CO will make a drastic movement of PDs so that pre adjudicated applications can be approved with minimal staff. Just wishful thinking on my part.

[Ind2009]

Finally after 14 years, me and my family just received the text / email update - New Card being Produced.
Thank you to everyone in this group who has been part of this crazy journey with the calculations and other practical inputs.
I know the everyday life will continue to remain the same but the thought that I don't have to go for H1B stamping any longer is a huge one for me personally.
No one might be able to appreciate it better than me who has gone 6 times for H1B stamping
Good luck to all who are still waiting.
Don't give up hope. Trust me. Your time will come for sure.
God Bless

[Zenzone]

Finally after 14 years, me and my family just received the text / email update - New Card being Produced.
Thank you to everyone in this group who has been part of this crazy journey with the calculations and other practical inputs.
I know the everyday life will continue to remain the same but the thought that I don't have to go for H1B stamping any longer is a huge one for me personally.
No one might be able to appreciate it better than me who has gone 6 times for H1B stamping
Good luck to all who are still waiting.
Don't give up hope. Trust me. Your time will come for sure.
God Bless

Hearty Congratulations!!

[mrperfect]

Finally after 14 years, me and my family just received the text / email update - New Card being Produced.
Thank you to everyone in this group who has been part of this crazy journey with the calculations and other practical inputs.
I know the everyday life will continue to remain the same but the thought that I don't have to go for H1B stamping any longer is a huge one for me personally.
No one might be able to appreciate it better than me who has gone 6 times for H1B stamping
Good luck to all who are still waiting.
Don't give up hope. Trust me. Your time will come for sure.
God Bless

Congratulations to you and your family.. Can you tell us what is your category and PD

[Ind2009]

Congratulations to you and your family.. Can you tell us what is your category and PD

EB-3 India.
PD : Mar 3 2009.
RD : Dec 12 2018
Interview : Oct 2019
Approved : Jun 12 2020.

[android09]

EB-3 India.
PD : Mar 3 2009.
RD : Dec 12 2018
Interview : Oct 2019
Approved : Jun 12 2020.

Pardon my ignorance, but what does RD mean ? Also, USCIS sends you email and text message when the Green card is in production ? When do you provide them that information? In I-485 ? I ask because of my ignorance. Only I-140 approved here.

[Ind2009]

Pardon my ignorance, but what does RD mean ? Also, USCIS sends you email and text message when the Green card is in production ? When do you provide them that information? In I-485 ? I ask because of my ignorance. Only I-140 approved here.

RD is the Receipt Date on when USCIS received your I-485 application.

Email and text notifications can be requested with any forms that you file with USCIS by filling in form G-1145.
And for anyone who missed filing form G-1145, you can always go to https://egov.uscis.gov/ and create an account for yourself and add the receipt numbers for your cases pending with USCIS and then add email / text notifications for each case. I did the same as I was not aware of G-1145. Today I got both email and text message that case is approved. It will take approx a week for all the process to complete and get the cards in hand.

Also FYI, I have been a silent follower of this forum for about a decade, a major portion of which I had little hope about my PD getting current. But the information and thoughtful insightful discussions and calculations by all the folks here kept me sane until I started seeing some light in 2018 and started posting here.

Please feel free to ask anything related to immigration. There are many here who are always ready to help.
Good Luck

[imdeng]

Congratulations Ind2009! Enjoy the peace of mind.

Finally after 14 years, me and my family just received the text / email update - New Card being Produced.
Thank you to everyone in this group who has been part of this crazy journey with the calculations and other practical inputs.
I know the everyday life will continue to remain the same but the thought that I don't have to go for H1B stamping any longer is a huge one for me personally.
No one might be able to appreciate it better than me who has gone 6 times for H1B stamping
Good luck to all who are still waiting.
Don't give up hope. Trust me. Your time will come for sure.
God Bless

[paramjit74]

EB-3 India.
PD : Mar 3 2009.
RD : Dec 12 2018
Interview : Oct 2019
Approved : Jun 12 2020.

Congrats Ind2009.

Also the fact that you just got approval yesterday lead me to believe that these report about GC processing being suspended are not true -

https://www.rollcall.com/2020/06/12/...uests-from-us/

[prabakarb]

RD is the Receipt Date on when USCIS received your I-485 application.

Email and text notifications can be requested with any forms that you file with USCIS by filling in form G-1145.
And for anyone who missed filing form G-1145, you can always go to https://egov.uscis.gov/ and create an account for yourself and add the receipt numbers for your cases pending with USCIS and then add email / text notifications for each case. I did the same as I was not aware of G-1145. Today I got both email and text message that case is approved. It will take approx a week for all the process to complete and get the cards in hand.

Also FYI, I have been a silent follower of this forum for about a decade, a major portion of which I had little hope about my PD getting current. But the information and thoughtful insightful discussions and calculations by all the folks here kept me sane until I started seeing some light in 2018 and started posting here.

Please feel free to ask anything related to immigration. There are many here who are always ready to help.
Good Luck

Hello, Congrats on your GC. I was wondering about your interview and what are the questions they asked you? Would you mind sharing please? Thanks in advance.

[Ind2009]

Hello, Congrats on your GC. I was wondering about your interview and what are the questions they asked you? Would you mind sharing please? Thanks in advance.

All questions were based on the information provided in the I-485 application and it is done after we take a oath at the beginning of the interview.
Since the application has all the information about us and our history, the officer picked up sections about employment and places we had stayed and a few related questions about family.
But the major portion of the interview were verbatim from Part 8 of the application (General Eligibility and Ineligibility grounds). The officer check marked each question with a pen as we answered them in sequence. This was a little time consuming as he went through each question but was easy as the answer is just - yes / no. So overall it was a very straightforward interview.
Not sure how they are going to decide on future interviews with the new Covid situation and I see some cases are getting approved even without interview.
But even if you happen to go to one, just relax. It will be good break and a day off from your routine work Good luck.

[prabakarb]

All questions were based on the information provided in the I-485 application and it is done after we take a oath at the beginning of the interview.
Since the application has all the information about us and our history, the officer picked up sections about employment and places we had stayed and a few related questions about family.
But the major portion of the interview were verbatim from Part 8 of the application (General Eligibility and Ineligibility grounds). The officer check marked each question with a pen as we answered them in sequence. This was a little time consuming as he went through each question but was easy as the answer is just - yes / no. So overall it was a very straightforward interview.
Not sure how they are going to decide on future interviews with the new Covid situation and I see some cases are getting approved even without interview.
But even if you happen to go to one, just relax. It will be good break and a day off from your routine work Good luck.

Great, Thank you so much. Appreciate your detailed response. That helps.

[mar2010er]

hi guys, looking at the news item below, does it mean that they have temporarily suspended issued new green cards? If so, does it mean, spillover calcs will no longer be applied this year and hurt backlogs even more?
https://www.rollcall.com/2020/06/12/...uests-from-us/

[Blue_fairy]

hi guys, looking at the news item below, does it mean that they have temporarily suspended issued new green cards? If so, does it mean, spillover calcs will no longer be applied this year and hurt backlogs even more?
https://www.rollcall.com/2020/06/12/...uests-from-us/

Talk about being fucked from all directions...

[Zenzone]

Talk about being fucked from all directions...

The same article toward the end has this quote from USCIS clarifying. Highlighting it to restore balance of the commentary -

The USCIS acknowledged it posted that material on “an internal webpage used by headquarters staff to maintain records of guidance“ but said it contained “incorrect information“ and has since been taken down.

“The dates in the post and the reference to the executive order were incorrect,” the agency said. “This post has been removed and does not reflect current adjudication guidance.”

[Zenzone]

hi guys, looking at the news item below, does it mean that they have temporarily suspended issued new green cards? If so, does it mean, spillover calcs will no longer be applied this year and hurt backlogs even more?
https://www.rollcall.com/2020/06/12/...uests-from-us/

I don't agree with it. Anyways, we will know if (when) dates move in subsequent bulletins.

[qesehmk]

A USCIS employee who processes applications for U.S. residency said the majority of agency staff has been teleworking and available to work on matters other than naturalization.

“For an agency in fiscal crisis, I have been assigned a shockingly low amount of applications that we can collect fees from,” said the USCIS employee, who did not want to be identified for fear of retribution.

This pretty much sums up the intention of the administration. It's just truly sad.

[Zenzone]

This pretty much sums up the intention of the administration. It's just truly sad.

That also reinforces CO's prior commentary that visas will be wasted this year!

[qesehmk]

That also reinforces CO's prior commentary that visas will be wasted this year!

I think CO's commentary was more of a fear he spoke about. That fear turns out was realistic. It also makes sense ... in an election year, they will do all they can to galvanize their base.

[vsivarama]

I think CO's commentary was more of a fear he spoke about. That fear turns out was realistic. It also makes sense ... in an election year, they will do all they can to galvanize their base.

The question is how much legal authority do they have to do this? The lawyers who protested the FB ban were told by the judge that i) Executive branch can take actions to limit who is entering the country if it poses a public safety risk. and ii) Since this was impacting people not yet in US, he could not hear the case. Going by the above two points not sure how much legal authority the executive branch has on this. It surely is a tactic to slow down the processing, but seems like overreach by executive branch.

[qesehmk]

The question is how much legal authority do they have to do this? The lawyers who protested the FB ban were told by the judge that i) Executive branch can take actions to limit who is entering the country if it poses a public safety risk. and ii) Since this was impacting people not yet in US, he could not hear the case. Going by the above two points not sure how much legal authority the executive branch has on this. It surely is a tactic to slow down the processing, but seems like a legal overreach.

Unfortunately the law as written doesn't specify lower limit on immigration. So the executive branch can allocate ZERO visas and won't violate any law.

[Zenzone]

The question is how much legal authority do they have to do this? The lawyers who protested the FB ban were told by the judge that i) Executive branch can take actions to limit who is entering the country if it poses a public safety risk. and ii) Since this was impacting people not yet in US, he could not hear the case. Going by the above two points not sure how much legal authority the executive branch has on this. It surely is a tactic to slow down the processing, but seems like overreach by executive branch.

Its not that there is ZERO GC getting issued. I have my own friends and colleagues who have gotten recently.

[Zenzone]

Unfortunately the law as written doesn't specify lower limit on immigration. So the executive branch can allocate ZERO visas and won't violate any law.

It is legally challengeable if its unreasonable.

[qesehmk]

It is legally challengeable if its unreasonable.

It's legally challenge able ONLY if there is a legal basis for the challenge. Being unreasonable does not constitute legal basis. Not to say there may not be a basis. If somebody knows better please share.