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I-485 Filings - USCIS Receipts Update - 8/15/07

The USCIS has advised that they have received a substantially higher than normal volume of filings.

The USCIS advises that the receipt notice delays will not impact eligibility for change of status or extension of status.

Cases will be treated as received on their actual receipt dates, even if the receipt notice is delayed.

The actual date that the filing was received at the USCIS (receipt date) will appear on the I-797 receipt notice, in addition to a later issuance of the receipt notice (notice date).

Our office is now beginning to receive I-797 Receipts for petitions filed on 6/29/07 (received at USCIS on 7/2/07).

We are expecting an 8 week lag time between filing and I-797 receipt issuance from USCIS for these July/August EB I-485 filings.