Aug. 2008 GAO Report on IMBRA

[Charliehereforyou 0]

Found this searching the internet. GAO report pulbished this August. Thought the forum members would find this interesting:

In FY 2007 of the 309 waivers requested 308 were approved.

Available USCIS data shows that the number of I-129F petitions filed since IMBRA was passed declined slightly from about 66,200 in fiscal year 2006 to about 62,500 in fiscal year 2007. The approval rate for fiancé(e) petitions decreased slightly from about 86 percent to about 81 percent over the same time period. In fiscal year 2007, of the approximately 62,500 petitions filed, 309 (less than 1 percent) petitioners applied for a waiver of the filing limitations through the service centers.27 USCIS service centers approved 308 waiver applications and denied one; however, the reasons for the approval and denial decisions are unknown since USCIS does not currently maintain such data. In fiscal year 2007, the California Service Center reported 1,529 petitions filed by people who had previously filed.28 During that same period, USCIS service centers reported 176 petitions filed by concurrent filers.

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[daboyz 36]

That is a very good document. It should be posted here on VJ for everyone to see. It explains IMBRA very well.

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08862.pdf