Question about "preadjudication" at NSC:
My PD will become current on May 1, 2006. Yesterday, there was one new announcement about "preadjudication" (see following). I also read one post from 张哲瑞律师 (see following). It seems that "preadjudication" only works for those received applications before October 1, 2005.
Can I file I-485 before May 1st, 2006 under "preadjudication" at NSC?
Or is it safer to wait to file after May 1st, 2006?
Thank you.
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Attachment 1:
Cite as "AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 06041067 (posted Apr. 10, 2006)"
April 10, 2006
Adjudication of Employment Based Applications for Adjustment
In conjunction with Backlog Elimination efforts, on April 12, 2006, the Nebraska Service Center (NSC) will begin to process Employment-Based I-485 (EB485) cases for which visas are not currently available. These retrogressed EB485 cases will be processed in a normal fashion with officers reviewing applications for eligibility and processing the cases to the fullest extent possible up to the visa request stage. Officers may be required to issue a request for evidence (RFE) for some cases. Applicants will be expected to respond to the requests for evidence in a timely, accurate and complete fashion (as they normally do) to continue the processing of the case. Applicants that do not meet eligibility criteria, or do not respond to a request for evidence may be subject to a denial of their case. Applicants that meet eligibility criteria will have their cases forwarded to a visa staging area where the cases will be checked monthly for visa availability.
The intention of this "preadjudication" initiative is to prepare eligible cases to the greatest extent possible, short of approval, in anticipation of the availability of a visa. Security checks for these cases will be electronically maintained so it is imperative that applicants respond to both requests for evidence and/or fingerprinting appointments in a timely manner. When an eligible case is identified as having a visa available, the case will then progress through a final phase review and formal visa request to facilitate the final disposition. Please do not conduct inquiries on EB485 cases for which visas have recently become available (within the last 90 days).
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Attachment 2:
文章来源: 张哲瑞律师 于 2006-04-10 14:37:24
自4月12日起，内布拉斯加处理中心开始分阶段处理在去年10月1日前已收件但是目前排期未到的职业移民的I-485申请。大家知道，自去年10月1日针对中国大陆和印度籍第二类优先职业移民开始适用签证排期以来（第三类优先职业移民全球都有排期），很多申请人的绿卡申请都处在等待排期的状态。内布拉斯加处理中心的移民官将按照正常程序分阶段处理这些并不具备签证名额的申请，在排期未到之前也可能完成实质性处理，只等排期一到即批案件。移民官对某些申请有可能要求RFE。申请人必须对这些要求作出快速、准确、完备的反应，也就是按照正常有签证名额的情况下的方式来反应。不符合要求的申请，或者是没有对移民官的RFE作出反应的申请有可能被拒绝。符合要求的申请被审理后将被进一步推进到一个“等待签证”名额 的状态。以后每个月收到新的签证排期表后，NSC 将定期检查这些“等待签证” 的申请的签证排期状态，一旦签证排期变为“当前” ，这些申请会被很快处理。这一举措的目的是将合法的申请尽可能向前推进，以备有签证名额时以最快的速度完成对这些申请的最后阶段的处理。我们预计这一措施将加速NSC的I-485 处理速度。但是其他处理中心是否有类似政策尚不清楚。
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