USCIS Allows EB I-485 Filings thru Aug 17, 2007
Posted Jul 17, 2007 (10:15pm ET)
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The U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued the August 2007 Visa Bulletin late this afternoon (July 17, 2007), showing "unavailability" in all the employment-based (EB) categories. The DOS also confirmed that it is withdrawing the July 2, 2007 revised Visa Bulletin, so that the original July 2007 Visa Bulletin remains in effect, showing availability for all EB applicants to file the I-485s in July, except for the narrow category of “other workers.” The original July Visa Bulletin of June 12, 2007, however, would have given only until July 31, 2007 to file I-485 cases with the USCIS.
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Shortly after the DOS issuance of the August Visa Bulletin, the USCIS released an announcement that a revised procedure would accept I-485 Adjustment of Status applications received not later than Friday, August 17, 2007. The full text of the USCIS announcement is available at on MurthyDotCom. The USCIS announcement also stated that EB I-485 applications already properly filed at the USCIS would be accepted and that the current filing fees for all eligible July 2007 EB cases would remain in effect through August 17, 2007.
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Thanks to the hard work and efforts of the immigrant community coming together, we all made a difference and succeeded in making the government realize its error and overturn the improper decision of July 2, 2007. Let us now focus on taking advantage of our successful efforts by filing the I-485 cases during this window of opportunity for all eligible I-485 EB applicants. We at the Murthy Law Firm know that this announcement provides a great deal of relief for many of our readers.