American Institute in Taiwan
TAIPEI OFFICE
7, Lane 134, Hsin Yi Road,
Sec 3, Taipei, Taiwan
Telephone: 886-2-2709-2000
Fax: 886-2-2709-0908
E-Mail: aitvisa@mail.ait.org.tw
March 17,
2000
Nancy-Jo Merritt
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, P.C.
Dear Ms. Merritt,
I am responding to your letter of March 15
concerning the effect of company mergers on I-140 petitions.
This is a very technical issue on which we
are willing to follow INS’s lead. As the cases are scheduled
for interview, I suggest that you provide the applicant, or mail
to us, the successor-in-interest documentation for the
petitioning company as well as any correspondence you've had with
INS on the matter. I doubt that it will be an issue in any
case in which the documentation shows that INS has reviewed the
issue of successor-ininterest prior to approval of the I-140.
In the other cases, if the necessary information is available at
the time of the interview, the issue should not cause a delay.
I hope you will find this information of
assistance. Please be assured that we make every effort to
adjudicate cases on their merits and give applicants every
consideration possible under the law.
Sincerely,
David J. Juras
Acting Chief,
Immigrant Visa Unit