FYI: New INS Center / K3 &V Visa Info
Apr 20th 2001, 8:52 pm
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INS Procedures
At the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Spring Conference in Washington, D.C., which was attended by some of us attorneys from the Law Office of Sheela Murthy, Mr. Terry O'Reily, Chief, Field Operations at the Immigration Services Division of INS, described INS' plans for handling the expected caseload. INS anticipates 2.3 million applications and petitions between now and September 30, 2001 as a result of the LIFE Act, in addition to its usual caseload. (This 2.3 million figure includes all types of LIFE cases, including V, K3, 245(i), late legalization, and family unity.)
In order to handle the new volume without adversely affecting the processing of other case types, INS is creating a temporary service center in Missouri, specifically for V, K3, late legalization, and family unity applications under the LIFE Act. Mr. James Burzynski, who has been serving as Director of the INS Texas Service Center, will run the new Center.
Mr. O'Reily described the process that INS has put into place for Vs and K3s. For V visa applicants in the U.S., INS will accept the I-539 change of status form. For K3s, the usual fiance/e petition will be required. INS has contracted with a bank in Chicago to handle data entry and fee processing on the applications. Applicants will send everything to that location, and the bank will then electronically transfer the information to the INS Missouri Service Center as well as forwarding the physical file.
There will also be a new, streamlined process for issuance of employment authorization documents (EADs) for these applicants. (Since K3s can only come in from abroad, the EAD would not be issued to them until after they have arrived in the U.S. as K3s.) The applicant will be instructed to go to an Application Support Center (ASC); ASCs are the same places that handle fingerprinting. At the ASC, the person's signature, fingerprint, and photograph are digitized, and the information is transmitted electronically to the card facility in Corbin, Kentucky. When the time comes later for the person to obtain permanent resident status, this electronically stored information can be used to make the I-551 or the Permanent Resident Card (commonly referred to as the "Green Card").
The INS regulations, which will contain detailed instructions on procedures, documentation requirements, address to send the applications, etc., are not yet available. Mr. O'Reily was not able to provide us with a time frame, so it is unclear whether INS is ready to accept these applications. In contrast, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) expects to begin issuing V visas on April 2, 2001.
Gina
http://www.murthy.com/UDvandk3.html
INS Procedures
At the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Spring Conference in Washington, D.C., which was attended by some of us attorneys from the Law Office of Sheela Murthy, Mr. Terry O'Reily, Chief, Field Operations at the Immigration Services Division of INS, described INS' plans for handling the expected caseload. INS anticipates 2.3 million applications and petitions between now and September 30, 2001 as a result of the LIFE Act, in addition to its usual caseload. (This 2.3 million figure includes all types of LIFE cases, including V, K3, 245(i), late legalization, and family unity.)
In order to handle the new volume without adversely affecting the processing of other case types, INS is creating a temporary service center in Missouri, specifically for V, K3, late legalization, and family unity applications under the LIFE Act. Mr. James Burzynski, who has been serving as Director of the INS Texas Service Center, will run the new Center.
Mr. O'Reily described the process that INS has put into place for Vs and K3s. For V visa applicants in the U.S., INS will accept the I-539 change of status form. For K3s, the usual fiance/e petition will be required. INS has contracted with a bank in Chicago to handle data entry and fee processing on the applications. Applicants will send everything to that location, and the bank will then electronically transfer the information to the INS Missouri Service Center as well as forwarding the physical file.
There will also be a new, streamlined process for issuance of employment authorization documents (EADs) for these applicants. (Since K3s can only come in from abroad, the EAD would not be issued to them until after they have arrived in the U.S. as K3s.) The applicant will be instructed to go to an Application Support Center (ASC); ASCs are the same places that handle fingerprinting. At the ASC, the person's signature, fingerprint, and photograph are digitized, and the information is transmitted electronically to the card facility in Corbin, Kentucky. When the time comes later for the person to obtain permanent resident status, this electronically stored information can be used to make the I-551 or the Permanent Resident Card (commonly referred to as the "Green Card").
The INS regulations, which will contain detailed instructions on procedures, documentation requirements, address to send the applications, etc., are not yet available. Mr. O'Reily was not able to provide us with a time frame, so it is unclear whether INS is ready to accept these applications. In contrast, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) expects to begin issuing V visas on April 2, 2001.
Gina
Apr 20th 2001, 9:30 pm
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This may explain the sudden improvement in TSC's processing speed... which would be
twofold...
1) The apps are now going to go to MSC (for K3 and V)
2) James Burzynski is going elsewhere.
What a relief!
--Alexander
P.S. Anyone know who the new TSC director is... and where they come from?
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twofold...
1) The apps are now going to go to MSC (for K3 and V)
2) James Burzynski is going elsewhere.
What a relief!
--Alexander
P.S. Anyone know who the new TSC director is... and where they come from?
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