The processing time used to be mentioned as an average time in months (most recently 16.6 months). I noticed today that the USCIS website mentions “Processing Cases As Of Date” with the date Aug. 12, 2015. What does this mean?
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Yazen Abdin
Schedule a Free Consultation with Top EB5 Visa AttorneysIt means that cases filed on or before that date are being processed.
Xiaosheng Huang
Schedule a Free Consultation with Top EB5 Visa AttorneysAs per my understanding, USCIS is just starting to process the I-526 application whose priority date is starting from Aug. 2015.
Salvatore Picataggio
Schedule a Free Consultation with Top EB5 Visa AttorneysThat means cases filed on or before Aug. 12, 2015 are being processed. This usually indicates cases are beyond normal processing times, as USCIS would display a number of months instead.
Barbara Suri
Schedule a Free Consultation with Top EB5 Visa AttorneysIn this case, it means that USCIS is currently reviewing/adjudicating (processing) cases that were filed before Aug. 12, 2015.
BoBi Ahn
Schedule a Free Consultation with Top EB5 Visa Attorneys"Processing Cases as of Date" means that USCIS is currently processing cases that were submitted on or before that date (i.e., if it lists Aug. 12, 2015 as the date, then petitions submitted/receipted prior to that date are being processed at that time).
John J Downey
Schedule a Free Consultation with Top EB5 Visa AttorneysI believe it refers to the date the application was received by USCIS.
Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Schedule a Free Consultation with Top EB5 Visa AttorneysThis is the average time it takes to get a decision from USCIS on the initial petition. Note it is not very accurate.
Vaughan de Kirby
Schedule a Free Consultation with Top EB5 Visa AttorneysThis is USCIS' way of telling you the cases they are currently processing - this essentially gives you an understanding of the projected processing times for applications.
Raymond Lahoud
Schedule a Free Consultation with Top EB5 Visa AttorneysThe "As of Date" means that USCIS is processing cases that have priority dates on or before the date listed.
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