I have an I-526 application that is submitted with a receipt date of Nov. 15, 2019. When can I as an Indian native expect an approval for my petition?
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Fredrick W Voigtmann
Immigration attorneysSince there is no cut off date in the Visa Bulletin for Indian-born EB-5 investors, you can expect that the USCIS will adjudicate your I-526 petition based on a visa number availability approach, but your I-526 petition is still subject to USCIS processing times for I-526 petitions. See https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/; 31 to 48 months is the current processing time.
Lynne Feldman
Immigration attorneysThey would be considered in the order of their filing date along with all other nationals with a current EB-5 Priority Date; see USCIS Case Processing times. Processing Times (uscis.gov) currently showing 35.5 to 65.5 months.
Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Immigration attorneysSince India is not yet classified as a backlogged country, you can expect normal adjudication times, which today means over 2 years. Many people are filing mandamus actions because obviously 2 years to adjudicate a petition is simply unacceptable.
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