It is December, and the epidemic has been going on for 3 years. 2022 is much harder than we thought, but this year is about to end.
Recently, the US Immigration Bureau (USCIS) released the "Fiscal Year, FY) (October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022) Work Progress Report".
planned naturalization number has reached the highest in the past 15 years
In the 2022 fiscal year , USCIS processed naturalization applications for more than 1 million new U.S. citizens. reduced the net backlog of nearly 62% of the naturalization applications (N-400 Table) from the end of fiscal year 2021 to the 2022 fiscal year naturalization applications (N-400 Table), which is the largest number of naturalized people in the past 15 years.
The number of occupational immigration visas issuance has doubled
The US Immigration Bureau and the State Department jointly issued all available employment immigration visas in 2022 fiscal year , which doubled compared with before the epidemic!
These previous quotas are no longer available since October 1, 2022, so we can see the efficiency of the Immigration Bureau. issued 35,306 visas in China in the last quarter, which is very considerable!
Of course, such a huge amount of work processing needs to be attributed to the Immigration Bureau's work 7 days a week to handle cases. It can be seen that this really effectively solves the backlog. hopes that the Immigration Bureau will continue to carry forward this excellent work spirit and attitude.
Work card (EAD) Waiting time shortens
Although extending the validity period of EAD is a temporary solution, the Immigration Bureau is still committed to permanently eliminating the backlog.
Immigration Bureau has implemented operational improvements to improve efficiency, enhance system integrity, and shorten review time. For example, for immigration visa applicants waiting for EAD renewal, the number of cases under trial has returned to normal levels.
Improve the backlog
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Immigration Bureau has caused the financial crisis and insufficient staff, which has led to the intensification of the case backlog.
Now entering the post-epidemic era. With the congressional allocation, the Immigration Bureau has gradually restored its stable financial foundation, expanded the recruitment and supplementary personnel, strengthened technological investment, and further improved business in order to improve efficiency and improve customer service.
Based on the progress of work in the 2022 fiscal year, the Immigration Bureau is preparing to make new progress mainly in the following aspects:
Further expand the available categories of PP expedited services, including:
◆ The PP expedited service of I-140 is fully realized. Currently, applications submitted before a specific time after EB-1C and NIW can only enjoy PP expedited service, but all I-140 applications will soon be able to use the expedited service; and the PP expedited service for I-765 labor card EAD application is opened to F-1 and J-1;
◆ Cancel the fingerprint of non-immigrant status extension/identity conversion application;
◆ Further simplify the application forms including I-765 labor card application, I-485 identity conversion application and N-400 naturalization application.
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