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2007
My Case Was Improperly Rejected By A Service Center – What Should I Do?
(11/26/2007)
This document provides information about where to resubmit your case if you believe that it was improperly rejected by one of the Service Centers. AILA Doc. No. 07112661.
AILA Doc. No. 07112661.
Resubmission After Erroneous Rejection for Improper Fees
(8/28/2007)
We are hearing reports from members that they are beginning to receive rejections from Service Centers claiming that improper fees were included in pre-August 17 filings and pre-July 30 filings. AILA Liaison advises on the proper resubmission procedures for erroneous rejections. AILA Doc. No. 07082862.
AILA Doc. No. 07082862.
Tips on the Use of Prepaid Mailers
(8/1/2007)
SCOPS Liaison offers tips on the use of prepaid mailers. AILA Doc. No. 07080164.
AILA Doc. No. 07080164.
Visa Bulletin Reversal: Now What?
(7/18/2007)
Members have been raising a number of good questions resulting from the July 17, 2007, announcement reversing the July 2, 2007, announcement with respect to filing of employment-based adjustment of status applications. These questions are being pursued. AILA Doc. No. 07071869.
AILA Doc. No. 07071869.
AILA Liaison/SCOPS Q & As (7/2/07)
(1955 KB - 7/17/2007)
These recently approved Q & As from an AILA Liaison/USCIS Service Center Operations (SCOPS) teleconference address the new fee schedule, multiple adjustment filings and other matters. AILA Doc. No. 07071764.
AILA Doc. No. 07071764.
SCOPS Answers Liaison Questions on Concurrently-filed I-140s Under New Rejection Policy
(7/2/2007)
USCIS Service Center Operations replies to AILA Liaison questions on the processing of concurrently-filed I-140 petitions under the new rejection policy for employment-based I-485s. AILA Doc. No. 07070268.
AILA Doc. No. 07070268.
USCIS Service Center Operations Answers AILA Liaison I-140 Premium Processing Questions
(6/29/2007)
AILA-SCOPS Liaison receives clarification on effective date of I-140 Premium processing suspension. AILA Doc. No. 07062968.
AILA Doc. No. 07062968.
Sample Receipt for H-1B “In Reserve” Lottery
(6/7/2007)
Attached is a copy of the receipt that people are receiving when their H-1B cap cases were not selected in the lottery, but are being held in case an insufficient number of cases were selected to reach the cap. AILA Doc. No. 07060761.
AILA Doc. No. 07060761.
SCOPS Liaison Clarifies Biometric Fee Requirement in New Fee Schedule for Dependents Under 14
(6/5/2007)
AILA SCOPS Liaison received clarification from USCIS on the applicability of the biometric fee requirement for Form I-751 and Form I-829, as listed on the new fee schedule, to dependent applicants under 14. AILA Doc. No. 07060565.
AILA Doc. No. 07060565.
USCIS Service Center Operations Replies to AILA Questions (5/23/07)
(5/24/2007)
SCOPS replies to AILA questions on premium processing and H-1B lottery and on termination of premium processing for labor certification substitution cases. AILA Doc. No. 07052410.
AILA Doc. No. 07052410.
Service Center Operations Q & A on Service Center Receipting
(1243 KB - 5/11/2007)
USCIS SCOPS answers AILA liaison questions about receipts and processing of cases at the VSC and the CSC. AILA Doc. No. 07051166
AILA Doc. No. 07051166.
Update on H-1B Master's Cap Lottery
(5/8/2007)
On 5/8/07 USCIS answered questions from AILA regarding the H-1B Master’s cap random lottery. AILA Doc. No. 07050866.
AILA Doc. No. 07050866.
AILA – USCIS Service Center Operations H-1B Processing Q & A 5/2/07
(5/2/2007)
USCIS Service Center Operations replies to AILA Liaison questions on H1-B processing and confirms that not all cases selected in the lottery have been receipted. AILA Doc. No. 07050267.
AILA Doc. No. 07050267.
Have You Received More Than One H-1B Cap Case Receipt?
(4/16/2007)
USCIS explains why some members have received two receipts for the same cap-subject H-1B petition when only one petition was filed. AILA Doc. No. 07041669.
AILA Doc. No. 07041669.
AILA Liaison/ SCOPS Q & As on H-1Bs (4/9/07)
(12 KB - 4/16/2007)
On 4/9/07 USCIS SCOPS answered questions submitted by AILA Liaison regarding cap-subject H-1Bs filed for FY 2008. Answers were cleared by SCOPS on 4/16/07 for distribution. AILA Doc. No. 07041667.
AILA Doc. No. 07041667.
Wondering Where to File that H-1B Cap Case?
(3/27/2007)
File I-129 petitions at the Service Center with proper jurisdiction. AILA Doc. No. 07032766.
AILA Doc. No. 07032766.
Photocopy Signature on LCA Filed With USCIS
(3/27/2007)
USCIS Service Center Operations clarifies LCA signature requirement. AILA Doc. No. 07032765.
AILA Doc. No. 07032765.
Getting Ready for the H-1B Tide: FedEx in Vermont, Bonded Couriers in California, Saturday Delivery, Signatures and LCAs
(3/27/2007)
This summary brings together information from AILA spies in Burlington, VT, from the VSC and CSC Liaison Committees, and the SCOPS liaison on when, where and how to file, and divining meaning from the USCIS’s “Helpful Hints.” AILA Doc. No. 07032760.
AILA Doc. No. 07032760.
H-1B Filing Update from USCIS
(3/26/2007)
The USCIS distributed updates on H-1B filing to stakeholder organizations on March 26, 2007. AILA Doc. No. 07032666.
AILA Doc. No. 07032666.
Reminder About Tuberculosis Test Requirements
(3/21/2007)
AILA liaison reminds members about the TB skin test requirement for adjustment of status physical examinations. AILA Doc. No. 07032162.
AILA Doc. No. 07032162.
USCIS Transfers I-485s to NSC and TSC
(3/12/2007)
AILA's SCOPS Liaison Committee reports the transfer of pending adjustment of status applications. AILA Doc. No. 07031263
AILA Doc. No. 07031263.
AILA Liaison Provides Q & As from Telecon with USCIS SCOPS (1/8/07)
(1035 KB - 2/12/2007)
AILA Liaison provides the Q & As from a 1/8/07 teleconference with USCIS SCOPS. The Q & As address the Background Check Service, the FY 2007 H-2B cap, cap subject I-129H petitions to be filed in April 2007, and character limitations for data fields. AILA Doc. No. 07021260.
AILA Doc. No. 07021260.
SCOPS Update on Overseas I-130 Filing
(2/1/2007)
USCIS Service Center Operations advises on filing of I-130 petitions by petitioners residing overseas. AILA Doc. No. 07020163.
AILA Doc. No. 07020163.
AILA Liaison Provides Q & As from Telecon with USCIS SCOPS (1/22/07)
(1397 KB - 1/30/2007)
AILA’s Service Center Operations Liaison Committee provides Q & As from a 1/22/07 teleconference. The Q & As address security checks and mandamus actions, obtaining documents that were returned to the Service as “undeliverable,” the I-129 H-1B Data Collection Supplement, H-1Cs, P-1s, and the new Form I-765. AILA Doc. No. 07013061.
AILA Doc. No. 07013061.
USCIS Answers Questions about Filing Form AR-11 Online
(1292 KB - 1/26/2007)
USCIS answers questions from AILA’s Service Center Operations (SCOPS) Liaison Committee about filing Form AR-11 online. AILA Doc. No. 07012613.
AILA Doc. No. 07012613.