| Contents | Vol. 3, No.13,
December 1, 2009 |
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| Just How Bad is the Backlog? | ||||||||||||
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Following the release by the
USCIS of their
backlog statistics
in September, many
prospective immigrants began
to reevaluate the idea of
upgrading to higher
preference classifications.
Central to any such decision
is the answer to the
question “How long do I have
to wait if I remain in my
present classification?” The
purpose of this article is
to help applicants try and
determine just how long that
wait will be.
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The FY2010 H1B quota – how long will it last? |
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After many months of little or no movement, we are at last seeing an increasing number of new H1B petitions accepted by the USCIS under the fiscal year 2010 quota. As of November 27th, the USCIS reported that they had received approximately 58,900 petitions.
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AOS Processing – The Reality |
The widely held myth of adjustment of status processing is that the USCIS will promptly and efficiently
process your case to completion, provided an immigrant visa is available for your preference category and
country of chargeability. Unfortunately, this is a myth. The reality is quite different. |
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click here |
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EB2 Requirements |
With more and more
prospective immigrants
considering upgrading from EB3
to EB2, it is worth taking a
moment to review the legal
requirements for EB2
classification. Initially, we
must keep in mind that there
are alternative qualifications.
That is, a petition can qualify
under the “advance degree” or
“exceptional ability”
standards. I mention this
because there are a small
number of people without
advanced degrees who can, in
fact, qualify under the
exceptional ability standard. I
do not plan to discuss the
exceptional ability standard in
this article, but will do so in
a subsequent article. For
anyone interested in finding
more information, go to
8 CFR 204.5(k)
for the specific criteria
required. |
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| Adding the USCIS and NVC backlog numbers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In September, the USCIS released a partial accounting of their pending adjustment of status inventory. The numbers released represented between two-thirds and three-fourths of their overall backlog and showed the following:
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