Skip to content USCIS had a Public Engagement Call on 18 – May – 2022 The USCIS has said that $275 million for 2022 backlog reduction was approved by Congress, and for 2023 additional funding was requested, Otherwise, the application fee has to be increased Only 82% of USCIS is staffed, USCIS is now filling those positions Improving Efficiency in adjudication and Increasing the Moral of officers were also stated as a
priority Q1: Will the unused GC numbers be wasted this year as well? Answer: USCIS has responded that it’s their top priority to utilize all the GC numbers as possible, Family-based unused GC numbers from last year will move to employment-based for the next year. Last year only 175,000 numbers were used. This year there are 280,000 GC numbers that need to be used before 9/30. USCIS has said that they do not have sufficient inventory to use up the GC numbers for EB-1 and EB-2 categories, so interfiling or filing under those categories is strongly encouraged. EB-2 is being advanced for this reason because of surplus numbers. USCIS has recommended submitting medicals at the time of filing for the I-485 so that time can be saved. Q2: Will the Processing times for K-1, and I-129F be improved? Answer: In 2023 the processing time of 6 months will be achieved. 10.5 months or more is the current processing time Q3: Will New cycle time goals for cases be published? Answer: Yes, USCIS processing time goals will be on the website, also USCIS has made some changes to its website so that the current processing times are more specific to the forms and are described in percentiles and a lot more background information is given, USCIS hopes this will make the process more transparent. Q4: NSC to NBC how are case transfers being prioritized? Answer: I-140 and I-485 cases are being sent to NBC and I-485’s are being transferred to the field offices from the service center. This is new as I-485’s were previously adjudicated by the service centers. Q5: What is the progress on the cases received for Interfiling based on underlying basis? Answer: It’s working as of 5/11/2022 they received 11,700 requests at the new address, in 5,000 cases the requests were approved and the decision was sent to service centers so that files can be pulled for final adjudication. The approval is sent via electronic means. The other cases are also being rapidly worked on. Q6: I-765 PP and other when will this be implemented? Answer: USCIS did not respond with a timeline Q7: Are Interviews being reduced? Answer: Yes for family-based, employment-based, based on studies on past case data USCIS is moving towards a more risk-based process, if not required by law, they will look into the case to see if an interview is required. USCIS is not transparent in the communication of the process or timelines. Some cases get approved quickly others do not therefore people have lost faith in the USCIS, any efforts to correct this? USCIS says they are trying to be more transparent with the processing times and process but did not address specifically why cases are not adjudicated based on dates received and why some cases get processed quicker than others. Share itWhy is my i 485 transferred to another office?If you do receive a notice of transfer for the I-485 application, it generally means the case is actively moving towards adjudication.
Why my USCIS case was transferred to another office?All it means is that your case is being processed by a different office, and that's usually done not because of anything in particular about your case, but because the processing times at various offices fluctuate, some get busier, some get slower, and your case is then just expected to move to that other office so ...
What does mean case was transferred and a new office has jurisdiction?Case was transferred and a new office has jurisdiction: If you see this message, then it means your case was transferred to another office – details of which you may read in the mail.
Will there be an eb2 retrogress in October 2022?The U.S. Department of State has released the October 2022 Visa Bulletin, which shows significant retrogression in the employment-based second preference (EB-2) category for individuals born in India.
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