TSC ADJUSTMENTS SENT TO CSC

Prepared by T. Douglas Stump, TSC Liaison Chair

The Texas Service Center has announced that approximately 7,000 I-485 applications were recently forwarded from the TSC to the California Service Center for fee receipt processing pursuant to INS headquarters instructions.

The cases were transferred because of budgetary issues with contractors.  TSC liaisons have confirmed that these applications and the EAD applications submitted therewith are now being returned to the TSC for adjudication.

The TSC recognizes that the transfer of these cases between the Service Centers may cause difficulty for some aliens needing to travel or maintain the continuity of lawful employment authorization.

TSC management and the AILA/TSC Liaison Committee have reached an agreement, which will enable the AILA liaison chair to screen requests for expedited adjudication of EAD applications that have been pending for a period exceeding the established Service Center standard of 75 days.