Acting USCIS Deputy Director, Michael Aytes, recently responded to questions about employment-based visa wait times in a recent Leadership Journal article that’s been posted on the DHS website.  You’ll all be glad to hear that USCIS has set a 4-month processing goal for I-140 petitions with an estimate of September 2009 for meeting that goal.  In recent months, we have noted faster case approval.

In late 2007 and 2008, employers filed more than 234,000 I-140 petitions.  The USCIS acknowledges the frustrations felt by many.  To address this, they are working toward making case volume information available online – but not sure when this might become available.

Tags: Employment-Based Visas, I-140 Petitions, Immigrant Visas (I-140 Petitions)

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