USCIS Announces Revised Processing Procedures for
Adjustment of Status Applications
July 17, 2007 Contact: Office of Communications
202-272-1200
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withdrawn.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).
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