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[SusieK 3]

http://www.uscis.gov/files/testimony/testi...ETG_17jan08.pdf

There is some valuable information here for the I-130's and lockbox and other areas of slow downs.

A few things made me chuckle but not in the mindframe to question what drugs the writer was on when he actually penned this little goodie.

Comments anyone? I am placing it in this area since the concern of I-130 applications and receipting delays. It is basically applicable across the board, but that is for others to take on.

Cheers all and good luck on journey.

Susie

[SusieK 3]

http://www.uscis.gov/files/testimony/testi...ETG_17jan08.pdf

There is some valuable information here for the I-130's and lockbox and other areas of slow downs.

A few things made me chuckle but not in the mindframe to question what drugs the writer was on when he actually penned this little goodie.

Comments anyone? I am placing it in this area since the concern of I-130 applications and receipting delays. It is basically applicable across the board, but that is for others to take on.

Cheers all and good luck on journey.

Susie

Also please note that this is all I saw when looking at receipting delays.....

As of January 4, 2008, USCIS had completed initial data entry and issued receipt notices for applications and petitions except for I-130s (Petition for Alien Relative) which are being receipted at the Chicago Lockbox facility, as noted below:

Chicago Lockbox (as of 1/17/08)

Form Number Date Received

I-130 11/5/2007

All Other Forms Current

[rjp44 1]

http://www.uscis.gov/files/testimony/testi...ETG_17jan08.pdf

There is some valuable information here for the I-130's and lockbox and other areas of slow downs.

A few things made me chuckle but not in the mindframe to question what drugs the writer was on when he actually penned this little goodie.

Comments anyone? I am placing it in this area since the concern of I-130 applications and receipting delays. It is basically applicable across the board, but that is for others to take on.

Cheers all and good luck on journey.

Susie

Also please note that this is all I saw when looking at receipting delays.....

As of January 4, 2008, USCIS had completed initial data entry and issued receipt notices for applications and petitions except for I-130s (Petition for Alien Relative) which are being receipted at the Chicago Lockbox facility, as noted below:

Chicago Lockbox (as of 1/17/08)

Form Number Date Received

I-130 11/5/2007

All Other Forms Current

I would think that most people going thru the immigration process would be glad to at least know what is going on. I don't know of any busniess that could handle that percentage of increase without falling behind for a while. With the receipting now starting to catch up, it's going to create a flood of apps to be adjucated and waits are going to long and frustrating, but at least they are increasing staff and speeding up training of new hires, plus using overtime. Hopefully, NVC is also preparing for all this because next step in the line is for their workload to dramatically increase.

I do notice that in the short time the Chicago facility has been used, the date on apps received has gone from mid August to the current November. Now applicants can know their cases have not been lost and are in the process. I would think in a couple of more months, the receipting will be completely caught up, maybe even sooner since the chart shows a dramatic decrease in new apps over the last 60 days.

Even if they hit their target of completely catching up in 2010 it's going to be a frustrating process for many people with waits much longer than those who filed before the surge in apps.