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INS
Establishes New Adjudication Priorities
Posted
Apr 10, 2000
The Immigration and Naturalization
Service (INS), in an effort to provide its customers with consistent service
and expectations, has established new adjudication priorities for all of the
INS Service Centers. Of course, as is expected, the INS advises us that the
processing dates below are only goals. At present, as stated in previous
issues of the MurthyBulletin, the Service Centers are generally
taking longer than listed below, to process most cases.
| Form |
Processing
Time |
| I-131 |
30
DAYS |
| I-129L |
30
DAYS |
| I-129
(All other) |
60
DAYS |
| I-765
Card order sent within |
75
DAYS |
| C-8
ASYLEE Card order sent within |
21
DAYS |
| I-90
Card order sent within |
95
DAYS |
| I-130
(Imm relative or visa no. available) |
90
DAYS |
| I-140
(Visa number available) |
90DAYS |
| I-526 |
90
DAYS |
| I-485 |
INS
Commissioner's
Targeted Priority Goal |
| N-400 |
INS
Commissioner's
Targeted Priority Goal |
The INS hopes that all of its other
applications/petitions should be completed within 180 days. Specific target
processing times for the last two items listed above, I-485 (adjustment of
status to permanent residence) and N-400 (naturalization) vary depending
upon the location, since INS believes that certain localities have a
disproportionate number of cases. Further information on processing targets
for these two case types is likely to be forthcoming from INS shortly.
Certain case types are notably absent from the above list. For example, Form
I-824, which is used for a variety of purposes, including but not limited to
(a) sending cable notifications on approved cases to consulates abroad and
(b) obtaining duplicate approval notices, should logically be a priority. An
I-824 requests a relatively simple action on a case that has already been
approved, to enable the beneficiary or a derivative beneficiary (i.e. family
member) to complete the processing of the case. The INS has stated that they
understand the urgency of the I-824 Application but that they cannot provide
a time frame or goal for that Application at this time!
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