time would be calculated from the date of initial receipt of the initial I-924 to the date of termination. This adjusted the overall I-924 processing times, as the period of time between the initial receipt of an I-924 and the termination date does not reflect the time an I-924 has been pending. We have removed the termination date from the calculation in the electronic system to more accurately reflect the actual processing time for a pending I-924 application.
- I encourage you to visit the USCIS website for FAQs that you may find helpful, including those on the modernization rule that became effective on November 21, 2019, and questions on the visa availability approach that began on March 31, 2020.
- You can also visit the website to review the remarks made at previous stakeholder meetings, as well as other web content that we consistently update.
QUESTIONS SUBMITTED IN ADVANCE
- I would like to now address the questions we received in advance.
- (1) Does the visa availability approach apply to a petitioner who has an approved Form I-526?
- No, the visa availability approach is IPO’s inventory management approach for the assignment of pending Form I-526 petitions.
- (2) How does the visa availability approach affect an investor from a rest of world (ROW) country with a historically small number of applicants?
- For petitioners with pending petitions and an available visa or a visa that will be available soon, IPO will prioritize the assignment of their Form I-526 petition before other Form I-526 petitions of investors without a visa available or soon to be available.
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