Ombudsman Issues Recommendations on Employment Authorization Documents

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More good work coming from the USCIS Ombudsman. In this case, it's new recommendations to address ongoing problems with USCIS issuing employment authorization documents in a timely manner and making it difficult to quickly resolve problems when delays occur. There report can be found here. Here's a quick run down of the major recommendations: Establish methods at local offices to facilitate immediate resolution; Establish a uniform processing time goal of 45 days for adjudication and 60 days for issuance of an EAD; Improve monitoring and ensure real-time visibility through an automated system for tracking processing times; Follow established internal procedures...

More... (http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2011/07/ombudsman-issues-recommendations-on-employment-authorization-documents.html)

[chikna]

Nothing on backlog issues.... suckkks.

[pappu]

Nothing on backlog issues.... suckkks.

The document is specific to EAD issues and not on EB backlogs.

To clear EB backlogs, only legislative relief can clear it. There can be no admin relief that can clear backlog. There are limited visas and many applications. Only a change in law can give more visas.