Lawyer's answer

Question #6: Should we count 180 days from notice date or received date?

Carl Shusterman: The law is not specific as to when the 180 day period begins.
The law says that the application for Adjustment of Status must have been "filed" and remained unadjudicated for 180 days or more. The question is what does the word "filed" mean? Although I would argue that the filing date is the day that your application was mailed to the INS, the INS may opt to use the receipt date when regulations are issued. My experience working for the INS in the late 1970's and early 1980's has convinced me that there are certain people in INS Headquarters in Washington D.C. who will always adopt the interpretation which is most antithetic to the interests of the immigrant. Unfortunately, some of these people write the INS regulations.

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• 回复：Lawyer's answer 不等于移民官的 answer!!! -天平上的猫- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/01/2007 postreply 11:23:39

• but it's sure more convincing then your answer -DO-PERM- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/01/2007 postreply 11:30:07

• 这种解释才比较有说服力。 -inforeader- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/01/2007 postreply 11:23:42

• SB吧你,灌水就滚一边. 瞎凑个屁热闹,用着你点评啊. -CNMBT- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/01/2007 postreply 11:28:00

• 拜托,老兄,你读不懂英文啊?都多老的文章了还他妈的拿出来? -CNMBT- ♂ (0 bytes) () 08/01/2007 postreply 11:37:29

• SB, AC21 was issued in the year of 2000 -DO-PERM- ♂ (96 bytes) () 08/01/2007 postreply 11:41:18