U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
announced that, beginning immediately, it will accept employment-based
applications to adjust status (Form I-485) filed by aliens whose
priority dates are current under the July Visa Bulletin, No. 107. USCIS
will accept applications filed not later than August 17, 2007.
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Frequently
Asked Questions #1: Employment-Based Adjustment Applications Filed by
Aliens Whose Priority Dates are Current under Department of State July
Visa Bulletin No. 107 07/23/2007
USCIS
Announces Revised Processing Procedures for Adjustment of Status
Applications
07/17/2007
USCIS
Update
USCIS Announces Revised Processing Procedures for Adjustment
of Status Applications
WASHINGTON
—U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that, beginning
immediately, it will accept employment-based applications to adjust
status (Form I-485) filed by aliens whose priority dates are current
under the July Visa Bulletin, No. 107. USCIS will accept
applications filed not later than August 17, 2007.
On July 2, 2007, USCIS announced that it would not
accept any additional employment-based applications to adjust status.
USCIS made that announcement after receiving an update from the
Department of State that it would not authorize any additional
employment-based visa numbers for this fiscal year. After consulting
with USCIS, the Department of State has advised that Bulletin #107
(dated June 12) should be relied upon as the current July Visa Bulletin
for purposes of determining employment visa number availability, and
that Visa Bulletin #108 (dated July 2) has been withdrawn.
"The public reaction to the July 2 announcement
made it clear that the federal government’s management of this process
needs further review," said Emilio Gonzalez, USCIS Director.
"I am committed to working with Congress and the State Department
to implement a more efficient system in line with public
expectations."
USCIS’s announcement today allows anyone who was
eligible to apply under Visa Bulletin No. 107 a full month’s time to
do so. Applications already properly filed with USCIS will also be
accepted. The current fee schedule will apply to all applications filed
under Visa Bulletin No. 107 through August 17, 2007. (The new fee
schedule that becomes effective on July 30, 2007, will apply to all
other applications filed on or after July 30, 2007).
-USCIS-
July 17, 2007