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The USCIS Guidance for Concurrent Adjudication of Concurrently Filed I-140 and I-485 Cases |
6/24/2004
On March, 2004, the USCIS issued a memorandum to the Service Centers to adjudicate concurrently for the concurrently filed I-140 and I-485. Following are the guidance for concurrent adjudication of concurrently filed I-140 and I-485 cases:
1) In the Service Center processing times reports, the concurrently filed I-485 processing time coincides with the I-140 processing time. The petitioner should keep track of I-140 processing time, not I-485 processing time. The I-485 processing time is the same as I-140 processing time.
2) For the concurrent adjudication filers, I-140 petition and I-485 application always stay together, and the I-485 adjudication is completed in the same pace with the I-140 adjudication.
3) Actual adjudication of I-140 and I-485 will not take place until I-485 application is ready to be adjudicated after completing the name check and fingerprint.
4) For adjudication process, the adjudicators are required to review both I-140 petition and I-485 application.
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