Interesting Article About Processing Ttimes

[Carpe Vinum 2,327]

I thought this article was very interesting. It breaks down how long it takes to adjudicate a specific form or filing.

 

https://www.cato.org/blog/uscis-will-charge-3000/hour-process-work-authorization-under-new-rule

[Rocio0010 5,579]

.. Sadly, 751s are not even on the list

[Carpe Vinum 2,327]

26 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

.. Sadly, 751s are not even on the list

I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence

1.54 hours

$ 775.97

$1,195

$595

$ 386.36

 

You just have to scroll a little 😉

[Mike E 11,739]

“USCIS Will Charge $3,000/Hour To Process Work Authorization under New Rule”

With that kind of revenue, good luck filing a writ of mandamus to get an I-765. USCIS can hire lawyers out of law school, pay them $50 an how ($100K a year), and tie up simple petitions forever.  
 

Other petitions have similar fees per hour and thus USCIS will be welcoming more litigation.  Federal courts will be swamped.   
 

If these hikes go through (and as the analysis increases I do expect the courts to say no again) then  I think occurrences  of spousal I-485s are going to decline by double digit percentages. This includes adjustment of status though K-1, B status, and visa waiver. I-485 through F-1 status will limp along, with freshmen and sophomores filing and juniors and seniors balking. 
 

The exceptions to the above will be when the petitioning spouse is affluent or has an affluent parent, sibling, uncle, or aunt.  
 

The result will be a shift of more  of USCIS’s current spousal burden to the state department.  We will see fee hikes there as a result. 
 

I think legal immigration fees should be fair.  But discouraging lawful immigration, especially by people from countries where people are inclined to have more children, is counter productive considering the aging population. As Americans we better hope that improving AI and robotics  are good enough to replace the lost   labor from an aging workforce.  
 

 

Edited January 5, 2023 by Mike E

[Kurt and Kristina 72]

Efficient government work...

Albeit, this does not consider all other administrative handling (systems, lock-box, etc.)

Not making excuses, rather IMO, it takes a lot of nerve to raise rates when times have gone up steadily since the promise last March to improve times.

Lower wait times, and then show why the need for more money exists.

[Boiler 45,467]

US President Joe Biden has announced a new plan to accept up to 30,000 migrants each month in a bid to tackle the border crisis.

Authorities will also expand expulsions under Title 42, a controversial Trump-era policy that has blocked thousands at the US-Mexico border.

The new policy will apply to asylum seekers from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela.

It is modelled on existing programmes for Venezuelans and Ukrainians.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64178720

 

I think most of this is free