Anyone familiar with Igors List and timelines

[jbmail 0]

Hello everyone,

Maybe in my boredom waiting for NOA2 to arrive, I am looking to satisfy my down time, and TRYING to satisf my fiance'who thinks she will NEVER get approved, but I'm wondering if these stats on Igors list are from VJ stats or where?

The reason I ask, is that #1, I find it VERY hard to believe that only 1-3 -1's are being approved every week on this list?(yes, maybe people aren't updating when they get NOA2's) or maybe VJ is just ONE small segment of the overall picture of applicants?

#2, It seems now that thru VSC , its taking 134 days average to get NOA2. I am looking at just the ones recently with NO RFE's or assumed problems, but then , if you look at the USCIS site, they state that they are NOW processing June 30th apps, but yet you will see approvals on Igors list with JULY dates, so this is very confusing to me. Not that I am saying that USCIS would ever mislead us

Anyways, so I guess my question is, is Igors List the best resouce we have for checking RECENT approvals??

Be well and hang in there, we are all getting there soon

JB

[Cham 3]

Hello everyone,

Maybe in my boredom waiting for NOA2 to arrive, I am looking to satisfy my down time, and TRYING to satisf my fiancé's thinks she will NEVER get approved, but I'm wondering if these stats on Igor's list are from VJ stats or where?

These are VJ stats only..A person that is on VJ I understand, set that up:)

The reason I ask, is that #1, I find it VERY hard to believe that only 1-3 -1's are being approved every week on this list?(yes, maybe people aren't updating when they get NOA2's) or maybe VJ is just ONE small segment of the overall picture of applicants?

You are right, Some folks forget to update it, some have long gone and broke up and some have not been back.

#2, It seems now that thru VSC , its taking 134 days average to get NOA2. I am looking at just the ones recently with NO RFE's or assumed problems, but then , if you look at the USCIS site, they state that they are NOW processing June 30th apps, but yet you will see approvals on Igors list with JULY dates, so this is very confusing to me. Not that I am saying that USCIS would ever mislead us

Sweetie you have folks who are not approved since may still. There could be MANY REASONS for it. One I found out is if your name OR hers shows up on the FBI listing as a red flag , well of course they will check to see if you are this person (remember there are folks who can have the same name as yours) Other times it depends on what box they are working on. You also have to remember our files are all in manila envelopes sitting in thousands of boxes on a back shelf to.

I also read that there has been an increase in K1 visas the last few months SO it is taking longer. (even though they hired 1500 people..SIGH.) there are people who do not use Visa journey, so we do not know HOW many are out there..they are getting processed to...THEN you have holidays or you get a USCIS person who is slow or is on vacation you name it. SO MANY REASONS

Anyways, so I guess my question is, is Igor's List the best resource we have for checking RECENT approvals??

It is a good resource, however remember as I said before, that there are folks who are not here anymore who have not updated in forever (I personally think those folks should be removed and the ones who broke up should be removed as well!!) Just because you are number..lets say 189 might mean you are number 168...It is all luck as well..Your time line though is a very good estimate..(this can fluctuate as well...mine did..I started at December 15 to th 22 NOW I'm at the beginning of DEC.

Your time line though can be less OR more though..it all depends on WHO at USCIS has YOUR file.

Be well and hang in there, we are all getting there soon

JB

Your best bet is be patient...It is a LONG process and the NOA2 wait is the LONGEST!!!! Start planning your wedding together and STAY BUSY!!! She needs to learn patients and understand we all UNDERSTAND the pain of not being with our loved ones..boy do we...tell her it will be okay and BIG hugs from US!!!

HUGS!!!!!!!!!

Meri and Kai

[jbmail 0]

Hello everyone,

Maybe in my boredom waiting for NOA2 to arrive, I am looking to satisfy my down time, and TRYING to satisf my fiancé's thinks she will NEVER get approved, but I'm wondering if these stats on Igor's list are from VJ stats or where?

These are VJ stats only..A person that is on VJ I understand, set that up:)

The reason I ask, is that #1, I find it VERY hard to believe that only 1-3 -1's are being approved every week on this list?(yes, maybe people aren't updating when they get NOA2's) or maybe VJ is just ONE small segment of the overall picture of applicants?

You are right, Some folks forget to update it, some have long gone and broke up and some have not been back.

#2, It seems now that thru VSC , its taking 134 days average to get NOA2. I am looking at just the ones recently with NO RFE's or assumed problems, but then , if you look at the USCIS site, they state that they are NOW processing June 30th apps, but yet you will see approvals on Igors list with JULY dates, so this is very confusing to me. Not that I am saying that USCIS would ever mislead us

Sweetie you have folks who are not approved since may still. There could be MANY REASONS for it. One I found out is if your name OR hers shows up on the FBI listing as a red flag , well of course they will check to see if you are this person (remember there are folks who can have the same name as yours) Other times it depends on what box they are working on. You also have to remember our files are all in manila envelopes sitting in thousands of boxes on a back shelf to.

I also read that there has been an increase in K1 visas the last few months SO it is taking longer. (even though they hired 1500 people..SIGH.) there are people who do not use Visa journey, so we do not know HOW many are out there..they are getting processed to...THEN you have holidays or you get a USCIS person who is slow or is on vacation you name it. SO MANY REASONS

Anyways, so I guess my question is, is Igor's List the best resource we have for checking RECENT approvals??

It is a good resource, however remember as I said before, that there are folks who are not here anymore who have not updated in forever (I personally think those folks should be removed and the ones who broke up should be removed as well!!) Just because you are number..lets say 189 might mean you are number 168...It is all luck as well..Your time line though is a very good estimate..(this can fluctuate as well...mine did..I started at December 15 to th 22 NOW I'm at the beginning of DEC.

Your time line though can be less OR more though..it all depends on WHO at USCIS has YOUR file.

Be well and hang in there, we are all getting there soon

JB

Your best bet is be patient...It is a LONG process and the NOA2 wait is the LONGEST!!!! Start planning your wedding together and STAY BUSY!!! She needs to learn patients and understand we all UNDERSTAND the pain of not being with our loved ones..boy do we...tell her it will be okay and BIG hugs from US!!!

HUGS!!!!!!!!!

Meri and Kai

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Thanks, and I thought that might be the case. i see we have almost the same filing times, so you are right, its whoever pulls our files and works the fastest on them. I read months ago that adjudicators get points for the more approvals they put thru, so they tend to pick the most orderly looking paperwork and files to process and that the TOTAL time to approval could be as quick as TWO weeks. The 90-120 days waiting is JUST the time it takes to get to the next box. My friend got approved in 63 dats from a February filing and then everything went to hell after that at VSC. Oh well, we'll wait together, cheers

[KimandRuss 0]

Historically, the timelines are all over the place...and with good reason. Last year there was a big fee increase which brought with it a huge influx of petitions...those trying to beat the new $455 filing fee. Because immigration is funded by our tax dollars, new staff was put in place only after the increase. Therefore, fall of last year it was taking much, much longer to go through this process.

Around the same time last year, service centers processing K1's were cut down to the two that we use now... CSC, VSC. VSC has always been the fastest to process petitions. January 2008 VSC filers were taking under a month to be adjuticated while CSC was still taking 5 or 6.

The disparity in the process has caused quite a bit of 'conversation and controversy' over the time i've been here.

Igor's list is simply a database created from VJ users. I remember a while back that when compared to the USCIS published data, VJ looked to be about 5% of the total number of petitions actually sent in.

You must understand that there are security checks at every stage of this process and any one of them can hold you up...even if there is nothing in your past that you feel might (happened to us). The truth is that nobody can tell you how long it will take for your petition to be adjuticated or how long it will take before you are interviewed for your visa. There are far too many variables.

Igor's list is a great tool but one must keep all variables in perspective when trying to judge their own timeline.

The wait does seem like forever and it is heartbreaking and painful...especially the closer you get to what you feel should be your approval time... but keep strong, it will come.

[Hell0W0rld 10]

Historically, the timelines are all over the place...and with good reason. Last year there was a big fee increase which brought with it a huge influx of petitions...those trying to beat the new $455 filing fee. Because immigration is funded by our tax dollars, new staff was put in place only after the increase. Therefore, fall of last year it was taking much, much longer to go through this process.

Around the same time last year, service centers processing K1's were cut down to the two that we use now... CSC, VSC. VSC has always been the fastest to process petitions. January 2008 VSC filers were taking under a month to be adjuticated while CSC was still taking 5 or 6.

The disparity in the process has caused quite a bit of 'conversation and controversy' over the time i've been here.

Igor's list is simply a database created from VJ users. I remember a while back that when compared to the USCIS published data, VJ looked to be about 5% of the total number of petitions actually sent in.

You must understand that there are security checks at every stage of this process and any one of them can hold you up...even if there is nothing in your past that you feel might (happened to us). The truth is that nobody can tell you how long it will take for your petition to be adjuticated or how long it will take before you are interviewed for your visa. There are far too many variables.

Igor's list is a great tool but one must keep all variables in perspective when trying to judge their own timeline.

The wait does seem like forever and it is heartbreaking and painful...especially the closer you get to what you feel should be your approval time... but keep strong, it will come.

so what was the cost prior to the "fee increase"?

[payxibka 10,047]

Historically, the timelines are all over the place...and with good reason. Last year there was a big fee increase which brought with it a huge influx of petitions...those trying to beat the new $455 filing fee. Because immigration is funded by our tax dollars, new staff was put in place only after the increase. Therefore, fall of last year it was taking much, much longer to go through this process.

Around the same time last year, service centers processing K1's were cut down to the two that we use now... CSC, VSC. VSC has always been the fastest to process petitions. January 2008 VSC filers were taking under a month to be adjuticated while CSC was still taking 5 or 6.

The disparity in the process has caused quite a bit of 'conversation and controversy' over the time i've been here.

Igor's list is simply a database created from VJ users. I remember a while back that when compared to the USCIS published data, VJ looked to be about 5% of the total number of petitions actually sent in.

You must understand that there are security checks at every stage of this process and any one of them can hold you up...even if there is nothing in your past that you feel might (happened to us). The truth is that nobody can tell you how long it will take for your petition to be adjuticated or how long it will take before you are interviewed for your visa. There are far too many variables.

Igor's list is a great tool but one must keep all variables in perspective when trying to judge their own timeline.

The wait does seem like forever and it is heartbreaking and painful...especially the closer you get to what you feel should be your approval time... but keep strong, it will come.

so what was the cost prior to the "fee increase"?

I-129F petition fee was something like $170 before July 30, 2007.

Edited November 10, 2008 by payxibka

[Hell0W0rld 10]

Historically, the timelines are all over the place...and with good reason. Last year there was a big fee increase which brought with it a huge influx of petitions...those trying to beat the new $455 filing fee. Because immigration is funded by our tax dollars, new staff was put in place only after the increase. Therefore, fall of last year it was taking much, much longer to go through this process.

Around the same time last year, service centers processing K1's were cut down to the two that we use now... CSC, VSC. VSC has always been the fastest to process petitions. January 2008 VSC filers were taking under a month to be adjuticated while CSC was still taking 5 or 6.

The disparity in the process has caused quite a bit of 'conversation and controversy' over the time i've been here.

Igor's list is simply a database created from VJ users. I remember a while back that when compared to the USCIS published data, VJ looked to be about 5% of the total number of petitions actually sent in.

You must understand that there are security checks at every stage of this process and any one of them can hold you up...even if there is nothing in your past that you feel might (happened to us). The truth is that nobody can tell you how long it will take for your petition to be adjuticated or how long it will take before you are interviewed for your visa. There are far too many variables.

Igor's list is a great tool but one must keep all variables in perspective when trying to judge their own timeline.

The wait does seem like forever and it is heartbreaking and painful...especially the closer you get to what you feel should be your approval time... but keep strong, it will come.

so what was the cost prior to the "fee increase"?

I-129F petition fee was something like $170 before July 30, 2007.

oh my!!

[KimandRuss 0]

oh my!!

Uh huh.

[cdneh 3,112]

Wow. That worked out well.

Costs more these days, they hire more staff, and the end result is it takes takes longer. Sounds like the government to me

[kiwiana 2]

Wow. That worked out well.

Costs more these days, they hire more staff, and the end result is it takes takes longer. Sounds like the government to me

[Brad and Vika 129]

Wow. That worked out well.

Costs more these days, they hire more staff, and the end result is it takes takes longer. Sounds like the government to me

Our tax dollars at work!

[cdneh 3,112]

Wow. That worked out well.

Costs more these days, they hire more staff, and the end result is it takes takes longer. Sounds like the government to me

Our tax dollars at work!

Fabulous