Is TSC Pre-adjudicating I-485's?

[H1B-GC]

Hi All,

What's happening with I-485 Adjudications these Days @ TSC. Why aren't they pre-adjudicating the applications like NSC, though the Processing times show 07/31/2009 on USCIS site. Did anybody receive RFE's who applied or had I-485 tranferred to TSC.

Please post your comments whose Application is pending at TSC.

Thanks!

[Humhongekamyab]

Yes it appear that it might be true. Couple of my friends whose 485's were filed in 2007 have received RFE's. My PD is 2005 but the 485 was filed in August 2008 - I have NOT seen any indication on the US CIS website that anybody has touched my file - not even a soft LUD.

[skongara]

I recieved a email from USCIS regarding an interview at NBC. my 485 is at TSC. I just got it yesterday. I haven't recieved the hard copies yet.

[Humhongekamyab]

I recieved a email from USCIS regarding an interview at NBC. my 485 is at TSC. I just got it yesterday. I haven't recieved the hard copies yet.

Our profiles are very similar. Good to hear that they are working on your case. Keep us posted. Thanks!

[psaxena]

A friend of mine got the call the from NBC ( 2007 Filer) with PD as 2005 and he was given the Green Card. Make sure to carry all the documents with you. They won't ask anything but still better to safe than sorry.

Well congratulations again , I hope you are going to get the GC.

[skongara]

I am just worried about the fact that i am not with the same employer who file my 140 petetion.But still i wanna join back him. I had to leave him because of my h1b extension problems.But i am very much happy with him and wanna get back to him. Anyone been in this situation.

[saileshdude]

Looks like TSC is processing Nov- Dec 05 PD cases. This means that we may see some movement in EB2 in coming months.

[gonecrazyonh4]

The USCIS website has given the processing date for I-485 as July 31, 2007 for Texas Service Center. Our application is at Texas.


the USCIS website has given the processing date for I-485 as August 17, 2007 for the Nebraska Service center. My friend whose application is at Nebraska got an RFE yesterday (on May 05,2009). She had filed her I-485 in August 2007.

Anyone else got RFE's who has filed at Texas during the same time frame?

[Humhongekamyab]

Looks like TSC is processing Nov- Dec 05 PD cases. This means that we may see some movement in EB2 in coming months.

Sailesh, If they are, then it would be a good new for me.

Do you know anyone else from Nov-Dec 05 whose case has been processed or who has received a LUD, RFE, etc?

[transpass]

A friend of mine got the call the from NBC ( 2007 Filer) with PD as 2005 and he was given the Green Card. Make sure to carry all the documents with you. They won't ask anything but still better to safe than sorry.

Well congratulations again , I hope you are going to get the GC.

Assuming his chargeability is India, how can he get the green card if the PD is not current? Can you please shed more light on the case? Is he eb1 may be?

[guchi472000]

Hi All,
I received one RFE and FP notice last month(April 09). I dont know what is happening to my case.

[burnt]

It seems Texas is also preadjudicating applications. We were expecting an RFE (Medical), and USCIS called up our attorneys office (Which was surprising) and asked him to send the medicals. After our attorney sent the medicals, there was a soft LUD on my wife's 485 and nothing since then. This was around 2 months back.

[chanduv23]

Preadjudication means - doing everything in background before an officer starts looking at your file. So lets not get confused about preprocessing.

Cases are being processed to an extent they can be processed. You may not get an approval now but denials, rfe, case transfers are alll possible. We are seeing a lot more because July 2007 applications are being processed and the numbers are high.

You may not have to rely on the case status online system as it is not very consistent. The Officers may chose not to update this system.

[GCperm]

I have not seen Any LUD on my case. date you've posted is RD or ND for I485 Application? Or As always they are reviewing cases Randomly.


Looks like TSC is processing Nov- Dec 05 PD cases. This means that we may see some movement in EB2 in coming months.

[Humhongekamyab]

I have not seen Any LUD on my case. date you've posted is RD or ND for I485 Application? Or As always they are reviewing cases Randomly.

You are right about random processing. My PD is December 05 but RD is August 08 and I too have not seen any LUD.

[GCperm]

I was trying to Map case reviews to Notice date, in cases where Priority date is not Consistent in case review. Before concluding that only thing which is Constant with GC adjudication/Preadjudication might be Randomness. :):):)


You are right about random processing. My PD is December 05 but RD is August 08 and I too have not seen any LUD.

[stevensjd]

My Notice date is 07/26/07
My Processing date is 09/26/07

485 case moved from Nebraska to Texas service Center.

No movement Not even soft LUD since 2007

[sledge_hammer]

After reading all your messages I was curious to see if there was an LUD change on our I-485. I chekced the status website; lo and behold, there was a LUD change just today for my wife and me.

TSC, EB2, Dec 2006 PD

[chanduv23]

Folks soft LUDs or hard LUDs or no LUDs - does not mean they are not processing your case.

You may never see an LUD - but your case might be proceessed and kept ready for approval - or you may get RFE or denial.

[sidd]

I recieved a email from USCIS regarding an interview at NBC. my 485 is at TSC. I just got it yesterday. I haven't recieved the hard copies yet.

Hi SKongara...just wanted to be sure that your I-485 mailed date is 07/31/2008....I mean is it 2008 not 2007?

Thanks.

[skongara]

It is 2008 not 2007.

[deepakjain]

Many of July 2007 fiacso people are getting queries, irrespective of priority date and EB category....these are just pre-processing work. None will be getting approval on 485 until the priority dates are current based on EB category

[gimme_GC2006]

Folks soft LUDs or hard LUDs or no LUDs - does not mean they are not processing your case.

You may never see an LUD - but your case might be proceessed and kept ready for approval - or you may get RFE or denial.

right..our case files have been physically touched/folded, may notes were written on the forms (during our interview) and recently they again started working on files..this has been happening since last Aug.

But there isnt a single Soft/Hard LUD on the case..:cool:

[gimme_GC2006]

Sailesh, If they are, then it would be a good new for me.

Do you know anyone else from Nov-Dec 05 whose case has been processed or who has received a LUD, RFE, etc?

Hehehhe..mine to..we have same PD :D

[InTheMoment]

chanduv23,

Pre-adjudication - as the term is used by USCIS - definitely means the file is reviewed by the AO (Adj. Officer) exactly as prescribed in their Standard Operating Procedure. All in all the only things done after pre-adjudication - when PD becomes current are - requesting a visa# from DoS, putting the approved stamp and signing and registering the PR status. That does not mean the officer may not again review the file based on updated data but the chances of that happening is low.

Those who have received RFE's and pre-adj. or know that they are pre-adj without RFE should be very happy knowing that their cases will be speedily approved once their PD is current.

How else do you think they issued thousands of GC's in June and July 2nd '07 -much higher than their usual levels of approving cases.


Preadjudication means - doing everything in background before an officer starts looking at your file. So lets not get confused about preprocessing.

Cases are being processed to an extent they can be processed. You may not get an approval now but denials, rfe, case transfers are alll possible. We are seeing a lot more because July 2007 applications are being processed and the numbers are high.

You may not have to rely on the case status online system as it is not very consistent. The Officers may chose not to update this system.

[rockstart]

Just a quick question. I received an RFE in July 2008 on my application. The status after that has been Response received and case processing resumed.. Its been close to 10 months. Would that mean it is safe to assume that all the papers are now in place like Medicals, Birth Certificate, Old Immigration papers. Photo's etc... Also would this also conclude Background Check is done? Or can we expect another RFE in case they find something missing after 1 year?

Many of July 2007 fiacso people are getting queries, irrespective of priority date and EB category....these are just pre-processing work. None will be getting approval on 485 until the priority dates are current based on EB category

[shantak]

chanduv23,

Pre-adjudication - as the term is used by USCIS - definitely means the file is reviewed by the AO (Adj. Officer) exactly as prescribed in their Standard Operating Procedure. All in all the only things done after pre-adjudication - when PD becomes current are - requesting a visa# from DoS, putting the approved stamp and signing and registering the PR status. That does not mean the officer may not again review the file based on updated data but the chances of that happening is low.

Those who have received RFE's and pre-adj. or know that they are pre-adj without RFE should be very happy knowing that their cases will be speedily approved once their PD is current.

How else do you think they issued thousands of GC's in June and July 2nd '07 -much higher than their usual levels of approving cases.

How does one know if the case has been pre-adj without an RFE. I called the customer service and all they say is it is pending. I called the POJ method and they say they cannot give me any status on the application.
Did anyone else in this forum know their cases have been pre-adj without any RFE. If yes please let us know so we can find the same?

[TravInd]

wait for one more day. If you have set up e-mail account, you would receive an e-mail stating change of status. I was in the same situation before I got a RFE. Hope you will not be in the same situation. Good luck

[stevensjd]

It's a soft LUD. Online Status will not change until and unless you will get RFE.

I had it in May nothing yet. Didn't call either.

[vshar]

My I-485 filed on 8/13/2007( July fiasco) with PD July 2006 EB3 India got denied on 01/01/2009 which by the way again changed to pending on 5/26/2009( don't ask me why it got denied or how it changed to pending as even I don't know ). So I guess they are actually making sure all the case that have been filed are well documented. I think there might be an internal memo with pink slip looming within USICIS after July 2007 to adjudicate maximum number of cases whether the date is current or not.

[chanduv23]

chanduv23,

Pre-adjudication - as the term is used by USCIS - definitely means the file is reviewed by the AO (Adj. Officer) exactly as prescribed in their Standard Operating Procedure. All in all the only things done after pre-adjudication - when PD becomes current are - requesting a visa# from DoS, putting the approved stamp and signing and registering the PR status. That does not mean the officer may not again review the file based on updated data but the chances of that happening is low.

Those who have received RFE's and pre-adj. or know that they are pre-adj without RFE should be very happy knowing that their cases will be speedily approved once their PD is current.

How else do you think they issued thousands of GC's in June and July 2nd '07 -much higher than their usual levels of approving cases.

Thats right, unless something drastically changes - preadjudicated cases are ONLY waiting for visa number.

By drastic change - what I mean is - chances are that if use ac21 and employer revokes 140 then you may get an RFE for employment verification. I am not sure about this though, because we have not seen anything like that happen ater preadjudication.

[gc28262]

My I-140 was approved recently on June-4-2009.

I had 2 soft LUDs on mine and spouse's 485 on June 24 and June 25,2009.
No RFEs. Not sure whether it is pre-adjudication.

Pre-adjudication doesn't necessarily raise an RFE.

[snddlth]

Today I called TSC using POJ. I provided my receipt number and asked about status of my pending I-485. The lady checked the status in her system and told me that it is under pre-adjudication. I asked her whether it is assigned to an IO or not. She said it is not assigned to any IO yet. Also, she couldn't tell me whether the case is already pre-adjudicated or waiting to be pre-adjudicated. I asked her what the priority date is on my I-485. But she couldn't find the priority date in her system. But she could find the priority date when I provided my I-140 receipt number to her. How does USCIS pick pending i-485 which are eligible for adjudication when the I-485 file on their system doesn't have priority date? Does anyone know how this works?

[GCfast]

Pardon my ignorance but what is POJ pls. I have my case pending as well and PD will be current in sept.

thanks

[GCperm]

Well 90% Folks on this forum are from technology background and you wann tell them System will automatically trigger LUD without USCIS doing any kind of Processing?



Folks soft LUDs or hard LUDs or no LUDs - does not mean they are not processing your case.

You may never see an LUD - but your case might be proceessed and kept ready for approval - or you may get RFE or denial.

[Tortoise]

Can you send me the order how did you call USCIS? when I try to call I am ending up without any option to speak to the representative.

Thanks in advance.