USCIS Addresses Problematic Processing Times
Our office has noticed that it is taking USCIS longer to issue receipt notices and biometrics notices. USCIS is languishing behind on some processing times. For O, P, and H-1B visa cases, its processing times are well-behind their stated goals. They are months behind those goals. Especially in the H-1B extension context, it is causing problems for employers and beneficiaries. Employment Authorization cases are also taking the limit and sometimes even longer to adjudicate. These delays result in real life consequences for applicants who have done their part in submitting their applications in a timely fashion. Realizing that the consequences of delays can be severe, USCIS has resolved to investigate the matters, review the caseload, and shift cases as need be between service centers.
If you have a pending case with USCIS, do not be surprised to receive a transfer notice. That is not a meaningful action that has been taken on your case. It is just notification that instead of your case, for example, being looked at by an adjudicator in Vermont, the adjudicator is in Nebraska. USCIS transfers cases when the workload is not evenly distributed or resources are not evenly distributed.
USCIS exhorts you to understand that these implementations will not occur immediately and quicker processing times will not be apparent immediately. They expect changes within the next few months.
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