Taiwan Post Advises on Successor Documentation

7, Lane 134, Hsin Yi Road, Sec 3, Taipei, Taiwan
Telephone: 886-2-2709-2000
Fax: 886-2-2709-0908
E-Mail: aitvisa@mail.ait.org.tw

March 17, 2000

Nancy-Jo Merritt
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, P.C.
3101 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85012

Dear Ms. Merritt,

I am responding to your letter of March 15 concerning the effect of company mergers on I-140 petitions.

This is a very technical issue on which we are willing to follow INS’s lead. As the cases are scheduled for interview, I suggest that you provide the applicant, or mail to us, the successor-in-interest documentation for the petitioning company as well as any correspondence you've had with INS on the matter. I doubt that it will be an issue in any case in which the documentation shows that INS has reviewed the issue of successor-in­interest prior to approval of the I-140. In the other cases, if the necessary information is available at the time of the interview, the issue should not cause a delay.

I hope you will find this information of assistance. Please be assured that we make every effort to adjudicate cases on their merits and give applicants every consideration possible under the law.

Sincerely,

David J. Juras
Acting Chief,
Immigrant Visa Unit