Question about "preadjudication" at NSC:
My PD will become current on May 1, 2006. Yesterday, there was one new announcement about "preadjudication" (see following). I also read one post from 張哲瑞律師 (see following). It seems that "preadjudication" only works for those received applications before October 1, 2005.
Can I file I-485 before May 1st, 2006 under "preadjudication" at NSC?
Or is it safer to wait to file after May 1st, 2006?
Thank you.
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Attachment 1:
Cite as "AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 06041067 (posted Apr. 10, 2006)"
April 10, 2006
Adjudication of Employment Based Applications for Adjustment
In conjunction with Backlog Elimination efforts, on April 12, 2006, the Nebraska Service Center (NSC) will begin to process Employment-Based I-485 (EB485) cases for which visas are not currently available. These retrogressed EB485 cases will be processed in a normal fashion with officers reviewing applications for eligibility and processing the cases to the fullest extent possible up to the visa request stage. Officers may be required to issue a request for evidence (RFE) for some cases. Applicants will be expected to respond to the requests for evidence in a timely, accurate and complete fashion (as they normally do) to continue the processing of the case. Applicants that do not meet eligibility criteria, or do not respond to a request for evidence may be subject to a denial of their case. Applicants that meet eligibility criteria will have their cases forwarded to a visa staging area where the cases will be checked monthly for visa availability.
The intention of this "preadjudication" initiative is to prepare eligible cases to the greatest extent possible, short of approval, in anticipation of the availability of a visa. Security checks for these cases will be electronically maintained so it is imperative that applicants respond to both requests for evidence and/or fingerprinting appointments in a timely manner. When an eligible case is identified as having a visa available, the case will then progress through a final phase review and formal visa request to facilitate the final disposition. Please do not conduct inquiries on EB485 cases for which visas have recently become available (within the last 90 days).
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Attachment 2:
文章來源: 張哲瑞律師 於 2006-04-10 14:37:24
自4月12日起，內布拉斯加處理中心開始分階段處理在去年10月1日前已收件但是目前排期未到的職業移民的I-485申請。大家知道，自去年10月1日針對中國大陸和印度籍第二類優先職業移民開始適用簽證排期以來（第三類優先職業移民全球都有排期），很多申請人的綠卡申請都處在等待排期的狀態。內布拉斯加處理中心的移民官將按照正常程序分階段處理這些並不具備簽證名額的申請，在排期未到之前也可能完成實質性處理，隻等排期一到即批案件。移民官對某些申請有可能要求RFE。申請人必須對這些要求作出快速、準確、完備的反應，也就是按照正常有簽證名額的情況下的方式來反應。不符合要求的申請，或者是沒有對移民官的RFE作出反應的申請有可能被拒絕。符合要求的申請被審理後將被進一步推進到一個“等待簽證”名額 的狀態。以後每個月收到新的簽證排期表後，NSC 將定期檢查這些“等待簽證” 的申請的簽證排期狀態，一旦簽證排期變為“當前” ，這些申請會被很快處理。這一舉措的目的是將合法的申請盡可能向前推進，以備有簽證名額時以最快的速度完成對這些申請的最後階段的處理。我們預計這一措施將加速NSC的I-485 處理速度。但是其他處理中心是否有類似政策尚不清楚。
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My PD will become current on May 1, 2006. Yesterday, there was one new announcement about "preadjudication" (see following). I also read one post from 張哲瑞律師 (see following). It seems that "preadjudication" only works for those received applications before October 1, 2005.
Can I file I-485 before May 1st, 2006 under "preadjudication" at NSC?
Or is it safer to wait to file after May 1st, 2006?
Thank you.
*******************************************************************************
Attachment 1:
Cite as "AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 06041067 (posted Apr. 10, 2006)"
April 10, 2006
Adjudication of Employment Based Applications for Adjustment
In conjunction with Backlog Elimination efforts, on April 12, 2006, the Nebraska Service Center (NSC) will begin to process Employment-Based I-485 (EB485) cases for which visas are not currently available. These retrogressed EB485 cases will be processed in a normal fashion with officers reviewing applications for eligibility and processing the cases to the fullest extent possible up to the visa request stage. Officers may be required to issue a request for evidence (RFE) for some cases. Applicants will be expected to respond to the requests for evidence in a timely, accurate and complete fashion (as they normally do) to continue the processing of the case. Applicants that do not meet eligibility criteria, or do not respond to a request for evidence may be subject to a denial of their case. Applicants that meet eligibility criteria will have their cases forwarded to a visa staging area where the cases will be checked monthly for visa availability.
The intention of this "preadjudication" initiative is to prepare eligible cases to the greatest extent possible, short of approval, in anticipation of the availability of a visa. Security checks for these cases will be electronically maintained so it is imperative that applicants respond to both requests for evidence and/or fingerprinting appointments in a timely manner. When an eligible case is identified as having a visa available, the case will then progress through a final phase review and formal visa request to facilitate the final disposition. Please do not conduct inquiries on EB485 cases for which visas have recently become available (within the last 90 days).
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Attachment 2:
文章來源: 張哲瑞律師 於 2006-04-10 14:37:24
自4月12日起，內布拉斯加處理中心開始分階段處理在去年10月1日前已收件但是目前排期未到的職業移民的I-485申請。大家知道，自去年10月1日針對中國大陸和印度籍第二類優先職業移民開始適用簽證排期以來（第三類優先職業移民全球都有排期），很多申請人的綠卡申請都處在等待排期的狀態。內布拉斯加處理中心的移民官將按照正常程序分階段處理這些並不具備簽證名額的申請，在排期未到之前也可能完成實質性處理，隻等排期一到即批案件。移民官對某些申請有可能要求RFE。申請人必須對這些要求作出快速、準確、完備的反應，也就是按照正常有簽證名額的情況下的方式來反應。不符合要求的申請，或者是沒有對移民官的RFE作出反應的申請有可能被拒絕。符合要求的申請被審理後將被進一步推進到一個“等待簽證”名額 的狀態。以後每個月收到新的簽證排期表後，NSC 將定期檢查這些“等待簽證” 的申請的簽證排期狀態，一旦簽證排期變為“當前” ，這些申請會被很快處理。這一舉措的目的是將合法的申請盡可能向前推進，以備有簽證名額時以最快的速度完成對這些申請的最後階段的處理。我們預計這一措施將加速NSC的I-485 處理速度。但是其他處理中心是否有類似政策尚不清楚。
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