全美移民行动起来，要求移民局和使领馆加快处理速度和通过拜登全面移民改革法案

为什么会有排期？

因为有法定年度限额，移民法对亲属移民和职业移民有数量限制。现行的《1990年移民与国籍法》 中规定，亲属移民的年度全球限额为48万，其中除公民直系亲属绿卡（Immediate Relative, IR）之外的亲属移民应不低于22万6千；职业移民的的年度全球不低于14万，用于EB-1到EB-5。但是由于每年申请移民美国的人数超过了法定年度限额，于是对于符合发放移民签证/永久居民身份（俗称“绿卡“）条件但还没有绿卡名额可以发给绿卡的申请人而言，就有了排期。反过来，如果绿卡申请数少于法定限额，那就没有排期（Current，简称“无排期”）。如果某一移民项目被暂停、取消或者名额告罄，排期表中会显示无名额（unavailable）。绿卡的年度法定限额根据国别配额分配；排期队列是按照优先日的先后次序排序的。

上述法定年度限额是按照联邦财年计算的。联邦财年开始于上年度10月1日，结束于本年度9月30日。

RE: Pass U.S. Citizenship Act & Reduce USCIS and Consulates' Processing Time

Dear [Representative/Senator (Last Name)]:

My name is [Name] and I am writing this letter to a. ask your support in HR 1177 / S348 U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021; and b. urge you to oversee and encourage USCIS and U.S. Consulates to fix and improve their processing times, especially for Employment-Based Form I-485 applications. These processing delays not only keep me from realizing the American Dream, but more importantly, they will cause thousands of Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Numbers to be wasted and further prolong the suffering of employment-based immigrants.

Congress set the annual worldwide level for employment-based preference immigrants at least 140,000 in Section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. In FY 2021, the annual limit is expected to be approximately 261,500, an all-time high, thanks to the unused visa number from family-based green card in FY 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

However, USCIS and U.S. Consulates have failed to take steps to maximize number use. Simply put, the agency is not processing pending applications fast enough. There are thousands of applications for adjustment of status and immigration visa applications pending with USCIS and U.S. Consulates. To fully utilize all available immigrant visas authorized by Congress, USCIS and U.S. Consulates must complete the adjudication of 261,500 applications by September 30, 2021. USCIS Office of Policy and Strategy is fully aware of this time constraint, yet Employment-Based adjustment applications:

·are taking 14 to 33 months to adjudicate at the Nebraska Service Center; and

·are taking 19 to 50 months to adjudicate at the Texas Service Center.

At these rates, three to four years’ worth of immigrant visas will be wasted while we wait upon USCIS to act on its pending applications. Congress should not stand for such a waste of government resources. Moreover, many of such applicants are in the process or planning to sue the government for undue delay, which would further waste precious governmental resources. Reduce USCIS processing time would undoubtably increase governmental efficiency.

[I am a Job Title and have been living and working in the United States pursuant to a temporary work visa since Date. My family has been able to move to the United States and live with me as my dependent(s) by maintaining F-2/H-4/L-2 visa status. I have correctly followed all required steps to apply for a green card and have waited Number years for an immigrant visa to be available based on my category and country of birth. Now that 261,500 immigrant visas are available, I was finally eligible to apply for adjustment of status, only to be stuck waiting endlessly for my application to be processed.]

[I want to contribute to this country. My work in the field of Area helps describe the importance of your work to the US economy or society. I have done my best to comply with all the immigration rules of this country. I have been through Number of H-1B or F-1, OPT, L-1, H-4, etc. visa renewals over the years. Every time I want to travel to my home country, I have gone through a visa interview at a U.S. Consulate. The Department of Labor has already confirmed that my presence in the United States does not harm U.S. workers.]

Generations of immigrants have come to this country with little more than the clothes on their backs, the hope in their heart, and a desire to claim their own piece of the American Dream, from Chinese railroad workers and Irish laborers in 1800s to computer programs nowadays. It’s the reason this country has constantly been able to renew itself, to grow better and stronger as a nation, and to meet new challenges. Immigration is essential to who this country is as a nation, its core values, and its aspirations for the future. The United States deserves an immigration system that reflects our highest values as a nation and operates efficiently and effectively within the limits set forth by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990. Please help ensure my family can adjust status without lengthy delays and unnecessary procedures and without wasting available immigrant visa numbers. I urge you to hold USCIS accountable for its processing times and ensure that no immigrant visa you have authorized to be used goes to waste.

Furthermore, it is important for the congress to pass President Joe Biden’s HR1177 / S348 U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 (“USCA”). The USCA has several provisions that would benefit U.S. economy, such as making it easier for STEM advanced degree holders from U.S. universities to stay, and giving dependents of H-1B holders work authorization, and preventing children of H-1B holders from aging out of the system. The bill also creates a pilot program to stimulate regional economic development and incentivizes higher wages for non-immigrant, high-skilled visas to prevent unfair competition with American workers. These measures will increase the pool of workers for the U.S. main street businesses and strongly benefit the U.S. economy. Moreover, USCA addresses the root causes of migration in Central America and provides additional funding to improve border security and infrastructure. It is time to fix the broken U.S. immigration system.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to read this letter and taking action to preserve American Dream and the promise of America as an Immigrant country.

Sincerely,

[My Name]

[City, State, Zip Code]

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全美移民行动起来

要求移民局和使领馆加快处理速度和通过拜登全面移民改革法案

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「时间」

2021年7月28日周三下午6点

（美西时间）

2021年7月28日周三下午8点

（中部时间）

2021年7月28日周三下午9点

（美东时间）

2021年7月29日周四上午9点

（北京时间）

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线上参加：Zoom直播

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Meeting ID: 843 7013 8961

Password: 060064

「内容」

1. 关于H-1B第二轮抽签；
2. 绿卡申请要趁早；
3. 要求移民局和使领馆加快处理速度；
4. 要求通过拜登全面移民改革法案
5. Q&A。

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