IBMMuseum
01-18-2008, 06:26 PM
http://www.uscis.gov/files/testimony/testimony_ETG_17jan08.pdf
Ok, I won't openly comment about what is said here, I'll just highlight some areas:
"...Our plan focuses on the following areas, which
will have an immediate impact on our workload:
• Staffing through multiple approaches, including but not limited to increasing the allowable overtime for key functions during the first half of this calendar year in anticipation of productive personnel coming onboard later this year...
"...Due to these measures and the truly remarkable efforts made by employees at our Service Centers, we were able to meet our commitment to process employment authorization cards for individuals within the 90-day regulatory requirement. We resolved the receipt delay for adjustment-of-status applications by November, with all remaining naturalization receipt delay cases completed earlier this month. We currently are receipting pending Form I-130s, Petitions for Alien Relatives, filed in a Lockbox in October, but expect to complete this receipting by early February..."
"...The new fee rule was designed to provide necessary funding for the agency to continue strengthening the security and integrity of the immigration system, improving customer service, and modernizing business operations for the 21st century..."
"...With respect to resources, we plan to utilize and spend over two years worth of fee revenue generated by surge applications estimated at $450 million and $480 million. A response plan detailing the use of these dollars is currently being considered by the appropriation committees..."
"...This surge will have a serious impact on application processing times for the next couple of years. As a result, based on our response plan, most customers will wait much longer to have their applications completed. As we have reported, the average processing time for naturalization applications has increased from the current average of seven months or less to approximately 18 months. Family-based adjustment-of-status applications increased from the current average of six months or less to 12 months. Our two-year response plan will help us accomplish reducing processing times to six months by the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2010..."
Ok, I won't openly comment about what is said here, I'll just highlight some areas:
"...Our plan focuses on the following areas, which
will have an immediate impact on our workload:
• Staffing through multiple approaches, including but not limited to increasing the allowable overtime for key functions during the first half of this calendar year in anticipation of productive personnel coming onboard later this year...
"...Due to these measures and the truly remarkable efforts made by employees at our Service Centers, we were able to meet our commitment to process employment authorization cards for individuals within the 90-day regulatory requirement. We resolved the receipt delay for adjustment-of-status applications by November, with all remaining naturalization receipt delay cases completed earlier this month. We currently are receipting pending Form I-130s, Petitions for Alien Relatives, filed in a Lockbox in October, but expect to complete this receipting by early February..."
"...The new fee rule was designed to provide necessary funding for the agency to continue strengthening the security and integrity of the immigration system, improving customer service, and modernizing business operations for the 21st century..."
"...With respect to resources, we plan to utilize and spend over two years worth of fee revenue generated by surge applications estimated at $450 million and $480 million. A response plan detailing the use of these dollars is currently being considered by the appropriation committees..."
"...This surge will have a serious impact on application processing times for the next couple of years. As a result, based on our response plan, most customers will wait much longer to have their applications completed. As we have reported, the average processing time for naturalization applications has increased from the current average of seven months or less to approximately 18 months. Family-based adjustment-of-status applications increased from the current average of six months or less to 12 months. Our two-year response plan will help us accomplish reducing processing times to six months by the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2010..."