Delays in Processing Times
Good afternoon, in the interest of keep you all informed about “increased processing times” due to the heavy volume of applications that have come in over the last few months, I am sending you 3 items which can be found on our website. The agency has taken steps to correct the situation, and has proactively realigned resources to make sure that the applicants will not be inconvenienced by the delays. I want to let you know that California Service Center has worked very hard to keep up with the influx, and is actually further along than the other Service Centers which are also slowly getting through the enormous workload. Please continue to help us in keeping your community members informed of the latest developments and to alleviate any of their concerns.
Item #1 a link to the most recent web posting on the issue, and I pasted the actual language beneath the link for your convenience, in case the link does not function properly, or in case you prefer to read it in the text of this message.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176
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Advisory on Processing Times
In the past few months, USCIS has received a significant increase in the number of applications filed. As a result, processing times will likely become longer for applications filed after June 1, 2007.
USCIS is working hard to address the increased volume and will continue to provide additional information on application processing times as it becomes available. For more information, please see our Frequently Asked Questions on receipt delays.
Item #2 Link to receipting dates, I pasted today’s posting beneath the link for your convenience.
http://www.uscis.gov/receiptingtimes.
USCIS Application and Receipting Update
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) advises customers that processing of fee payments and entry of cases into our tracking system remains behind schedule due to the tremendous increase in the number of applications filed. As a result, applicants are experiencing delays in receiving notices of receipt. USCIS is working hard to deal with the increased volume.
Date Received in Mailroom – USCIS will honor the actual date that an application was received in our mailroom; this date will be indicated on the receipt (in the Received Date box) when Form I-797, Notice of Action, is mailed. You can see a sample Form I-797 under “Related Links” on this page. If your case is affected by the receipt delay, arrival of your receipt may take up to 12 weeks for adjustment-of-status
applications and 15 weeks for naturalization and other applications. Weekly updates on Receipting – Until this situation is resolved, USCIS will provide these weekly updates on progress in issuing receipt notices to our customers. Additional information is available in Frequently Asked Questions, located under “Related Links” on this page. Applications Received Prior to Posted Receipting Dates – If your
application was received by USCIS before the posted dates below and you still have no receipt, please contact USCIS Customer Service toll-free at 1-800-375-5283.
We appreciate your understanding.
IMPORTANT:
Contact Customer Service toll-free at 1-800-375-5283 for:
Change of Address – If you have submitted your application and are changing your address, but have not yet received your receipt. (If you have a receipt, you can report your change of address from our website, using USCIS’ Change of Address Online.)
Unusual Delay – If you have not received a receipt within the timeframe indicated below for the Service Center where you filed your application.
As of October 26, 2007, USCIS has completed initial data entry and issued receipt notices for applications and petitions received on or before the dates indicated:
California Service Center
Form Number Date Received
I-130 8/30/2007
N-400 8/05/2007
All Other Forms 10/09/2007
Nebraska Service Center
Form Number Date Received
I-131 10/01/2007
I-140 10/01/2007
I-485 Employment
Based 10/01/2007
I-485 Refugee 8/05/2007
I-765 10/01/2007
N-400 7/29/2007
All Other Forms 10/18/2007
Texas Service Center
Form Number Date Received
N-400 7/22/2007
All Other Forms 10/22/2007
Vermont Service Center
Form Number Date Received
I-130 7/24/2007
N-400 7/26/2007
All Other Forms 10/10/2007
USCIS Lockbox
Form Number Date Received
TPS 9/30/2007
Item #3 PDF file of Receipting delay document (all 14 Qs and As) in a single document. (Please see attachment) If you cannot download the document please let me know.
Lucee Rosemarie Fan
Community Relations Officer
Office of Communications
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security
630 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
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