這是又一個I-485通過WOM解決了拖延問題的成功例子.這是NJ法庭的.他的I485是2005年9月 EB2, 先是卡在NC上,後來NC完了,有30天的時間是萬事具備:NC,排期,處理日期,可移民局沒動作.然後是排期倒退.絕望之既在2007年11月(排期倒退生效前)自己匆忙把移民局告上法庭,希望能給一個公道. 可他把狀子郵寄錯了,隻好在2008年四月重新郵寄. 六月底收到政府律師的MTD,當時他收到MTD時很恐慌,詢問我們的意見. 我們建議他繼續堅持下去,我們幫他準備反駁,在7月中旬交上去,當時排期公布,他的申請從8月就有VISA了. 我們當時預測他會是8月第一批處理的申請,見 WOM官司和排期的關係 , 果然不出所料,他在8月2號就收到I-485批準通知. 下麵我們來詳細分析一下政府律師的MTD及他們出示的一些材料以方便後來人.
下麵是Director of NSC 在2008年6月23提供給法庭的證詞(做假證可是很嚴重的事,所以這個可不比滿天飛的消息,還是很有參考價值的)
"This suit should be dismissed pursuant to Rules 12(b)(1) or 12(b)(6). This Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate plaintiff's claims because Congress has divested teh courts of jurisdiction over suits seeking review of decision or actions that are committed to agency discretion"
這是老生常談,幾乎所有的MTD都是一這個,我們對這個反駁是非常自信.在最近NJ一個公民申請WOM案子 詳細情況見WOM官司又解決兩例公民申請拖延---NJ法庭和Michican東部法庭 ,對方政府律師很囂張,說他剛處理一個,法官以這理由DISMISS了這個WOM.可在收到我們準備的反駁後不久就安排了公民麵試,估計是他沒信心贏我們這個WOM.這也算是打擊了一下他. 對移民WOM來說,NJ不算友好的,目前有四個判決,2個是支持移民,2個支持移民局(當然,大部分是庭外和解,就是移民局處理完申請,原告同意撤消案子). 但對拖延了很久的申請,我們從來都是鼓勵WOM.因為你已經輸到沒什麽好輸的了. 大不了再輸也不沒什麽可怕了. 但實際情況是他們是指老虎,隻能嚇到意誌不堅定者.我們最近有3個案子在這法庭成功拿下.見詳細情況見這裏比如下麵是一法官的原話:
"For the reasons stated at the hearing and in this Memorandum, I have reached a tentative conclusion that Defendant USCIS, overwhelmed by these applications, has adopted a strategy of favoring delay by litigation, instead of developing an orderly and transparent administrative resolution. Although this strategy is often evidence in private party damage litigation, it is improper in these cases. "( ED. Pa, Mocanu v. Mueller, et al, No. 07-0445)
"Plaintiff's and co-plaintiff's name check requests were electronically submitted to the FBI on September 30, 2005. The FBI acknowlege receipt of Co-plaintiff's name check on February 8, 2006. The FBN nam echeck for Co-plaintiff was completed on Febryary 27, 2006. The FBI acknowledged receipt of Plaintiff's name check on Oct 19, 2007, and was completed on October 29, 2007."
如果你自己閱讀這段,就會發現幾個要點:
1. 給FBI的NC是在他和他太太交上I-485申請後不久 (這不是新東西,基本上所有的NC都是在申請交上不久就傳給FBI了,什麽時候能反饋給FBI,那就是你的運氣了)
2. 可FBI拖了幾個月確認收到,他太太的NC在十幾天就完成了.可他的NC交到FBI在近2年才確認收到NC申請,然後十天後就完成了. 可見很多時候並不是你的NC很麻煩,而是他們的交流,或是說他們的係統有問題而造成不必要的拖延.
3. 在2007年十一月其間,他的申請是處於完全準備好的狀態,可因為移民局的拖延而造成他一次次錯過機會.
The Nebraska Service Center employs over 1,000 federal and contract workers adn currently has the approximately 187,930 emplpyment-based Form I-485 adjustment of status cases, about 70,579 of which are still waiting completion of FBI name checks before they can be adjudicated. Of an additional 85,895 (estimated) pending asylum/refugee-base Form I-485 adjustment of status case.there are approximately 8,061 awaiting response on FBI name checks. Of a total figure of 83,345 naturalization filing being processed at the Nebraska Service Center, there are approximately 21,728 waiting responses on FBI name checks. Cases in which the pending FBI name check is the only impediment to final adjudication are audited on a weekly basis in order to identify those in which a response from the FBI has been received. Once the security checks are completed, the case can be evaluated for visa number availability.
這裏沒說具體這些等FBI結果的申請有多久了, 就 "",我們曾經在這裏討論過, 詳細情況見Name Check Memo 到底還有沒有效之爭論
現在看來,雖然有NC MEMO, 但它並不是充分條件. 具體怎麽操作還看具體情況.按中國話說是"上有政策,下有對策". 這也是好多申請在滿足所有條件情況下還等了幾年的情況發生.
"A visa will not be available for Plaintif during July 2008. If USCIS requested a visa from the U.S. Department of State on behalf of Plaintiff, the request would be denied due to Plaintiff's priority date"
估計好多人類似,處於一個惡性循環: 有排期時等NC,NC完了(或NC MEMO)又等排期, 什麽好了又等他們大老爺們幹活.他們要拖一拖,又會錯過時機.
我們先是把所有他們該處理的時間段列出來,然後明確指出是他們的拖延造成現在的局麵.最後要求,即使因為排期,現在不能處理他們的申請,那麽下次一旦他們的排期到了,那麽他們應該是第一批被處理的申請,再也不能以其他借口拖延了. 如我們所願,他們兩口子的I-485在8月2號批準了.
詳細情況見這裏
