, ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁ambigu ity ▁in ▁cases ▁where ▁an ▁extension ▁is ▁obtained ▁but ▁subsequently ▁the ▁Form ▁I - 1 4 0 ▁pet ition ▁is ▁denied . ▁ ▁Under ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁L IF E ▁Act , ▁the ▁US C IS ▁would ▁over look ▁un law ful ▁entry ▁and ▁un law ful ▁presence ▁when ▁considering ▁some ▁Ad just ment ▁of ▁Status ▁applications ▁for ▁people ▁whose ▁Form ▁I - 1 4 0 ▁had ▁been ▁file d ▁by ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁( with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁additional ▁cave ats ). ▁ ▁Statistics ▁ ▁R ate ▁of ▁appro val s ▁ ▁The ▁appro val ▁rate ▁for ▁al iens ▁of ▁extraordinary ▁ability ▁has ▁r anged ▁from ▁ 4 7 % ▁to ▁ 6 2 % ▁during ▁the ▁years ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 1 0 . ▁For ▁out standing ▁profess ors ▁or ▁research ers , ▁this ▁has ▁r anged ▁from ▁ 9 0 % ▁to ▁ 9 5 % ▁during ▁the ▁same ▁years . ▁ ▁Process ing ▁times ▁▁ ▁US C IS ▁processes ▁Form ▁I - 1 4 0 ▁on ▁a ▁first - come , ▁first - ser ved ▁basis , ▁so ▁at ▁any ▁given ▁time , ▁the ▁date ▁received ▁for ▁the ▁forms ▁that ▁have ▁just ▁finished ▁processing ▁provides ▁a ▁good ▁estimate ▁of ▁processing ▁time . ▁US C IS ▁breaks ▁down ▁Form ▁I - 1 4 0 ▁into ▁eight ▁categories ▁and ▁reports ▁processing ▁times ▁separately ▁for ▁each : ▁▁ ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁Ab