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Information for “Green Card Waiters”

Posted: May 27th, 2010 | Author: Chris Jaensch | Filed under: National News | No Comments »

We have a number of clients who have filed employment based adjustment of status applications before August 2007. These applications are on hold because the government used up all 140,000 employment based green cards that are available for the year. For these “green card waiters”, the USCIS recently indicated that the total adjustment of status application pending and “pre-adjudicated” at USCIS Service Centers as of 03/31/2010 is as follows: § Nebraska Service Center: 95,288 applications preadjudicated and were awaiting visa numbers (Only 19,434 pending) § Texas Service Center: 85,516 applications preadicated and awaiting were visa numbers (Only 21,620 pending) This information indicates that, without changes by Congress, it could be another year before the priority date advances to August 2007 or later. Remember, the priority date is the date that the PERM Labor Certification was filed, in most cases.

Written by Chris Jaensch

Attorney P. Christopher Jaensch received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1992 and a Juris Doctor degree in 1995 from the University of Florida. While at UF, he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa Society and Florida Blue Key, the oldest and most prestigious leadership honorary in the state of Florida.

Mr. Jaensch is a member of the Florida Bar, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Sarasota Bar Association. He has served as President of the Sarasota-Manatee International Trade Club and served as Regional Vice Chair, Tampa Bay, for the Central Florida Chapter of AILA. He was a member of City of Sarasota Charter Review Committee and has been active in several local organizations, including the influential Laurel Park Neighborhood Association in downtown Sarasota.

Mr. Jaensch has over 18 years of experience in the field of immigration and nationality law and focuses his practice on four primary categories (a) investors and entrepreneurs, (b) business executives, managers and professionals, (c) amateur and professional athletes and coaches and (d) performing artists and immigrants with extraordinary ability.