Good news for beneficiaries of Employment-Based (EB) immigrant petitions with cases pending with the Texas Service Center (TSC)!
TSC has introduced a new streamlined inquiry procedure that is available to attorneys who are members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Through this procedure, AILA members can facilitate TSC processes relating to identification of EB I-485 applications and I-140 petitions through the email address This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
This procedure helps TSC identify I-485 cases that remain pending and are subject to review based on availability of visa numbers according to the Department of State Visa Bulletin. As soon as the Visa Bulletin is published, AILA lawyers can submit via email the list of all clients whose visa numbers will be available according to the Visa Bulletin. For example, AILA lawyers may now submit information on I-485 cases of EB-3 beneficiaries born in the Philippines with priority date of May 1, 2005 based on the December 2008 Visa Bulletin.
For I-140 petitions, this procedure allows identification of cases that have been pending beyond the TSC processing times posted on the USCIS website. AILA members can use this procedure when they see that the filing dates of their clients are prior to the processing time date for the I-140 petition. The same procedure as in I-485 is followed: an email inquiry can be submitted to TSC identifying all clients whose filing dates are prior to the published timeframe for I-140. As of November 20, 2008, the processing time for I-140 petitions for EB-3 category is August 15, 2007.
AILA lawyers will receive an automatically generated reply from TSC stating that they received the email. They may receive communication from TSC such as an approval notice, request for evidence, or fingerprint notice within 90 days from submitting information through this protocol. If no communication is received within such period, TSC recommends an inquiry through the normal inquiry process.
This procedure does not replace the general inquiry process that is in place. However, general inquiries sent to the email indicated above will not be addressed by TSC.
The immigration lawyers of Bander Law Firm are members of AILA and can facilitate inquiry on the status of your cases with TSC. Please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
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Atty. Joel R. Bander is the partner of Bander Law Firm, LLP. With over 15 years of litigation and immigration experience, Mr. Bander is a leading litigator and accomplished trial strategist. He has successfully handled numerous cases before Federal, State, Civil, and Criminal Judges and has participated in hundreds of arbitrations and trials.
Bander Law Firm, LLP Downtown office address: 1055 W. 7th Street, Suite 1950, Los Angeles, CA, 90017. Tel: (213) 873–4333 Fax: (213) 873–4334. San Gabriel Office address: 1045 E. Valley Blvd., #A215, San Gabriel, CA 91776. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
( Published November 22, 2008 Los Angeles Asian Journal p. C4 )
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