When an I-485 is accepted at the Service Center, requests for FD-258 FBI fingerprint checks, fingerprint fees, and G-325A consular background checks are made by USCIS. Responses to these requests come back to USCIS and must be matched up with the appropriate files held in staging. File Maintenance "file connects" these responses to the corresponding files.
My wife and I had our passports stamped after a 6 hour ordeal that started at 8:30 a.m. and ended at 2:30 p.m. Here are some tips based on what we experienced,
1. For an 8:40 appointment, get there before 8 if at all possible. They were not checking appointment timings, so people with 9/10 a.m. appointments were ahead of us in the line. All they care is that you have an appointment for that day.
As we know on November 20, 2014, the Secretary of Homeland Security announced new immigration enforcement priorities and guidance on the exercise of prosecutorial discretion entitled Policies for the Apprehension, Detention and Removal of Undocumented Immigrants Memorandum. All DHS agencies, including U.S.
USCIS reminds all approved EB-5 regional centers with a designation letter dated on or before Sept.
PERM Processing Times (as of 12/02/2014)
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Processing Queue |
Priority Dates |
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Month |
Year |
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Analyst Review |
July | |
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Processing Queue |
Request Date |
Status* |
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H-1B |
October - 2014 |
Current |
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H-2B |
November - 2014 |
Current |
Discussing change in job titles/duties during green card process, PERM EB-2 with foreign degrees, Obama’s executive immigration action, FOIA request if we don’t have I-140 copies, J-1 physician in waiver job applying for AOS/1-485, Error by USCIS giving time beyond 6 years on H-1, Work for old employer when new H-1 transfer approved, etc.
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