Welcome to The Ranchod Law Group immigration show. Today we are talking about what USCIS is doing in regards to their Visa Backlog in 2022. Check this link for the complete article: [ Ссылка ]

Chapters
0:00 Today's Topic
0:37 USCIS Takes Action
1:55 Backlogs
2:38 Number of Employment-based Visas
3:15 Filing a Second I-485 application
4:46 Should you send a new I-693 Form
6:03 Changing petitions if you are pending adjudication



- Frequently Asked Questions
How many employment-based visas did USCIS and DOS use in FY 2021? How many employment-based visas went unused in FY 2021?

The annual limit for employment-based visa use in FY 2021 was 262,288, nearly double the typical annual total. The Department of State (DOS) publishes the official figures for visa use in their Report of the Visa Office. Overall, the two agencies combined to use 195,507 employment-based immigrant visas in FY 2021. DOS issued 19,779 employment-based immigrant visas, and USCIS used 175,728 employment-based immigrant visas through adjustment of status, more than 52% higher than the average before the pandemic. Despite our best efforts, 66,781 visas went unused at the end of FY 2021.

UPDATED: Can you estimate how many family-sponsored or employment-based immigrant visas USCIS and DOS will use during FY 2022?

DOS has determined that the FY 2022 employment-based annual limit is 281,507 – (slightly more than double the typical annual total) – due to unused family-based visa numbers from FY 2021 being allocated to the current fiscal year’s available employment-based visas. Through July 31, 2022, the two agencies have combined to use 210,593 employment-based immigrant visas (FY2022 data is preliminary and subject to change). USCIS alone approved more than 10,000 employment-based adjustment of status applications in the week ending August 14, 2022, and DOS continues its high rate of visa issuance, as well. We remain committed to taking every viable policy and procedural action to maximize our use of all available visas by the end of the fiscal year and are well-positioned to use the remaining visas.

Note: Our Immigration and Citizenship Data “All USCIS Application and Petition Form Types” and “Application for Adjustment of Status (Form I-485)” quarterly reports will not be as up-to-date as the above number. The quarterly reports do not include the visas issued by our partners at DOS and they include certain employment-based categories under “other.” The quarterly “Legal Immigration and Adjustment of Status” reports published by the DHS Office of Immigration Statistics include adjustments of status but capture immigrant admissions at ports of entry rather than immigrant visa issuance by DOS, and as a result do not reflect year-to-date visa use.

NEW: Will my case be processed faster if I file a second Form I-485?
Submitting a new adjustment of status application typically does not result in faster adjudication, and may have the opposite effect by adding extra burden to the USCIS workload. We are identifying and prioritizing all employment-based adjustment of status applications with available visas and approved underlying petitions, including those received prior to this fiscal year. This includes applications where noncitizens have submitted transfer of underlying basis requests. Please see below for a full explanation of how to submit a transfer of underlying basis request.

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