What does it mean to say a case is closed

[uka]

I did talked to an IO at the Nebraska service center about my 1-140 status.
She said they were processing applications received on April 2007. The receipt date of my case is May 29 2007.

She continued to say my case for now is closed. What does it mean?

[lazycis]

I did talked to an IO at the Nebraska service center about my 1-140 status.
She said they were processing applications received on April 2007. The receipt date of my case is May 29 2007.

She continued to say my case for now is closed. What does it mean?

It means they won't even look at your case until your priority date becomes current.

[chanduv23]

It means they won't even look at your case until your priority date becomes current.

What does priority date have to do with 140?

[wizard20740]

I guess he meant to say receipt date?

I guess that USCIS is not looking at applications received after april 2007 for now.

[hpandey]

I guess he meant to say receipt date?

I guess that USCIS is not looking at applications received after april 2007 for now.

There are a number of approvals of I-140 from July-Aug - Sep of 07 and there are also approvals of people who filed in early 2008 also. So I don't think they are not looking at them . I think the files are left in some warehouse and they are only looking at new files as they keep coming in. Sometime a person would get some files from the warehouse and they would get approved. Its totally random luck . Nothing to do with processing times.

[shivapb80]

I did talked to an IO at the Nebraska service center about my 1-140 status.
She said they were processing applications received on April 2007. The receipt date of my case is May 29 2007.

She continued to say my case for now is closed. What does it mean?

i dont think it means that your case wont be looked at until PD becomes current. infact USCIS has reiterated that they are processing concurrently filed i-140s as well.

i recall reading somewhere a similar case where the status was "case sent to file storage". it took the person a while to find out that the case was actually approved.

i think you should try calling a couple of more times and if get the same answer then consider raising an SR.

[keaby]

Your case is outside regular processing times as per latest NSC published processing times.
Get an SR raised with your employer/ attorney
This may not gaurantee an immediate consideration of your case.but worth trying...

[uka]

I think I will need to raise service request then. Any idea on how to go about that?

[chanduv23]

I think I will need to raise service request then. Any idea on how to go about that?

Also ask your local politician to request for an explanation on "case being closed". There is a thread on immigrationportal.com about the biggest USCIS blunders 'Administrative close'. Just search for thioise keywords in the forum to know what hell people go through when their case have been administratively closed for no reason.