Maryland CIS 的近期改進

Summary of June 3, 2004 meeting with Baltimore CIS Memo: Summary of June 3, 2004 meeting with Baltimore CIS From: Leslie Dellon, Chair of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), DC,Chapter Date: June 3,2004 In attendance were Richard Caterisano (Dist. Dir. CIS-Baltimore), William Donohue (Asst. Dist. Dir. CIS-Baltimore), Barbara Johnson (Supr. Dist. Adjudications Officer CIS-Baltimore), Shapel Hall (Exams Assistant and liaison contact, Baltimore-CIS), Leslie Dellon (DC chapter chair), Jonathan Greene (DC chapter chair-elect), Matthew Glinsmann (DC chapter vice-chair), Mark Shmueli (DC chapter Baltimore CIS liaison) and Judith Todes (DC chapter Baltimore CIS liaison) 1. The one step pilot program will not be in Baltimore. However, Baltimore will be part of InfoPass which is currently expected to be implemented by the end of July, along with all of the Eastern region offices. [The DC office will not be included at the end of July since that office is going to wait until after it moves.] With InfoPass people must schedule interviews for information, advance parole, EADs pending for over 90 days and any regular information desk business, either on the internet or at a kiosk in the CIS lobby. We will no longer be able to deliver documents by hand without an appointment (without emergent circumstances). It is expected that appointments can be scheduled a maximum of 14 days in advance. You can make a contingent InfoPass appointment in advance in case you may need it on a case. For example, for an EAD you can schedule an appointment 2 weeks before the 90 day period will run. We will need to make appointments for all contacts with CIS. But, we can get forms off of the forms rack in the lobby. There will be procedures for emergency situations requiring a deviation from this system. Details about this program will be distributed, as official implementation plans become available. It is envisioned that in the future scheduling for adjustment and other interviews will also be done by the internet. However, this may be 2 years or more away. 2. Baltimore CIS now has a CIS attorney on detail one day a week. Her name is Maura Deadrick. The rest of the week she works in DC at the Administrative Appeals Unit. She does not currently have a telephone number in Baltimore. If we want to talk to her we should go through Bill Donohue. 3. CIS now has a DAO doing EADs on a full time basis. If your EAD is pending more than 90 days, your client can come in and get the EAD completed in the same day. 4. There is someone reviewing the advance parole cases every day and most are being completed within 3 days. 5. In adjustment cases, Baltimore is reviewing the cases as they arrive from the VSC to see if any of the basic documents are missing. These basic documents include the affidavit of support (if required), biographic information form, and birth certificate. If any are missing, a notice will be sent out and we will be given 12 weeks to submit the documents. During this 12 week period, until the documents are received, the applicant is not eligible for issuance of a new EAD or advance parole. Any EAD or advance parole previously issued will continue to be valid according to its terms. If there are cases where this new procedure creates problems the Baltimore office wants to know about it, through our Committee liaisons. 6. The Baltimore office prefers to receive postponement requests for interviews in writing. They also prefer to get 30 days notice. Interviews will not be rescheduled until after the original appointment date. 7. The Baltimore office states that, as a general practice, they do not readjudicate VAWA petitions, I-130s or I-140s already approved at a Service Center. However, if questions at the interview lead to discrepancies, they will send an I-140 or I-360 back to Vermont to readjudicate. If you believe an examiner is doing this incorrectly in your case, raise the issue at the interview to a supervisor. 8. Baltimore reports that background checks results continue to be “very inconsistent.” They come in spurts. If your case has been pending for two years there may be a security problem. This is a national problem. 9. It is the Baltimore office’s policy, based upon the language in 8CFR103.2(b)(13), that if a fingerprint notice is returned and no fingerprinting takes place, an adjustment application will be considered abandoned. 10. We can now enter the building at 7:00 am for CIS, but not for Immigration Court. 11. The Baltimore office requests that we not use their fax number for cancellations or to submit documents. 12. Documents should be submitted at the information counter for cases, rather than with the Receptionist in Room 103. 13. ICE now has a new Special-Agent-in-Charge, Cynthia O’Connell. She is the former Deputy District Director of the Chicago Office of INS. 14. Indirect mail is not being used yet in the Baltimore office. 15. When there was an original filing in another CIS office which has been accepted, but for which there is no receipt, Baltimore can check CLAIMS 3.0, the national service center system for tracking cases to determine if the case has been received at the NBC. This relates only to cases which are part of the Indirect Mail initiative. 16. CIS is currently capturing people’s biometrics in the CLAIMS 3.0 computer system at ASCs. It is hoped that once their biometrics are taken and systems are in place, they will not have to be called in for future fingerprints or photographs, such as on a future EAD application. 17. The Baltimore Office is trying to put updates for its cases into the National Case-Status-On-Line system, accessible from the USCIS web site. This will allow applicants and attorneys to get case updates of actions done after their case has been transferred from VSC. NOIDs will continue to be issued in cases where there is derogatory evidence in the case, that the applicant or petitioner may not be aware of, or where there is a complex issue in the case. If there is eligibility for filing a waiver, you will get notice of this before a denial is issued. NOIDS will also usually be given in cases where there is a question of continuous residence. If you get a denial without a NOID and you think it was inappropriate, send a letter to Mr. Caterisano, Mr. Donohue or Mr. Porter. But, send only one letter to one person. 18. When an NTA is issued, the applicant is now required to get fingerprinted before going to court. 19. The Baltimore office will not make prevailing wage determinations in I-140 portability cases. However, they may look at the wage as part of the process of determining whether it is a same or similar position. 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