Sindell Law Offices E-Min Newsletter (Vol. 5) - English Article #18

   USCIS Ombudsman, Prakash Khatri, announced pilot projects at various immigration offices to speed up the process of marriage-based adjustment applications, involving a joint Form I-130/I-485 filing. He indicated that one such program has already been successfully implemented in Dallas and a similar program has begun in New York. Although the backlog in New York is in excess of 40 months, we have seen cases recently filed that are being issued interview dates within three months of the filing in New York. This is one positive piece of news for marriage cases in New York.