Has Adjudication fo I-526 Stopped? I-526申請好像停了下來?

In March, USCIS announced its plan to allow applicants to file an I-526 electronically through its ELIS system.  However, many concerns about the plan were raised in the stakeholder meeting.  In particular, processing time was still a main area of concern. 

In fact, since USCIS announced its plan to move I-526 adjudications to Washington D.C. from California, it looks like adjudication of I-526 application has stopped.  On January 4 of this year, the California Service Center announced that as of November 30, 2012, they were processing I-526 that were submitted by March 16, 2012.  On April 3, 2013, the CSC made another announcement and as of February 28, 2013, they were still processing I-526 applications that were submitted by March 16, 2012.  In other words, in the three months between December 2012 and February 2013, it looks like USCIS has stopped processing I-526.  I guess I-526 applicants may need to be more patient as a result.

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美國移民局在三月底宣佈，當局有意於今年暑假開始接受申請人透過其ELIS 系統提交的I-526電子申請。可是在移民局為此事所舉辦的電話會議中，很多與會者擔心此舉會弊多於利。其中，處理申請的時間仍然是大家關心的地方。

其實自從移民局較早時宣佈I-526申請會從加州搬到華盛頓特區的新辦公室之後，I-526申請便好像停了下來。在今年一月四日，移民局公佈，截至去年十一月三十日，移民局正處理去年三月十六日提交的I-526申請。可是在今年四月三日，移民局再公佈，截至今年二月二十八日，移民局還是在處理去年三月十六日提交的I-526申請。換言之，移民局在去年十二月至今年二月的這三個月好像停了下來。I-526的申請人看來還是要再耐心一點了。

 

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