USCIS Announces Revised Processing Procedures for Adjustment of Status Applications
USCIS Announces Revised Processing Procedures for Adjustment of Status Applications
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that,
beginning immediately, it will accept employment-based applications to adjust status (Form I-
485) filed by aliens whose priority dates are current under the July Visa Bulletin, No. 107.
USCIS will accept applications filed not later than August 17, 2007.
On July 2, 2007, USCIS announced that it would not accept any additional employment-based
applications to adjust status. USCIS made that announcement after receiving an update from the
Department of State that it would not authorize any additional employment-based visa numbers
for this fiscal year. After consulting with USCIS, the Department of State has advised that
Bulletin #107 (dated June 12) should be relied upon as the current July Visa Bulletin for
purposes of determining employment visa number availability, and that Visa Bulletin #108
(dated July 2) has been withdrawn.
“The public reaction to the July 2 announcement made it clear that the federal government’s
management of this process needs further review,” said Emilio Gonzalez, USCIS Director. “I
am committed to working with Congress and the State Department to implement a more efficient
system in line with public expectations.”
USCIS’s announcement today allows anyone who was eligible to apply under Visa Bulletin No.
107 a full month’s time to do so. Applications already properly filed with USCIS will also be
accepted. The current fee schedule will apply to all applications filed under Visa Bulletin No. 107
through August 17, 2007. (The new fee schedule that becomes effective on July 30, 2007, will
apply to all other applications filed on or after July 30, 2007).
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Categories: Visa Bulletin, General News, Employment Based Green Cards, USCIS Guidelines and Announcements
It is unbelievable that USCIS can update the bulletin to file on July 2, 07 and then change the ruling on the first day of the application when they know that hundreds of thousands have paid a lot of money to prepare the cases. Some of us have been waiting for this day for years, and finally were relief that this day has come. I heard legal actions were taken by the attorneys and I am glad that we took the stand this time.
There is so much talk in the news about fixing the problem with illegal immigrants. I wish there will be more efforts in fixing the issues for those who are going through the right channel. If they reward more to those that are following the right channel then there will be more people looking to use the right channel. Many have left after getting so frustrated with the system.
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