January 2011 Filers!!!

[Misha&Lena 1]

I agree looking at weekly totals, or even looking at weekly averages over a couple normal months where there is no major holiday period like December can give you a decent idea of how quickly they are processing. Something to keep in mind however, the VJ petitions are not going to be over an even bell shape curve. This means there could be a week were it looks like nothing is being done, but it is because it is for petitions not represented from the VJ data. While some have suggested the VJ data is a good sample size, and I agree it is in total, looking at such a small amount of data as a day or even a week is not using all the data, and therefore will lead to mistakes like declaring Al Gore as president, when that actually is not the case. Both service centers seem to be doing well, they are processing petitions and we continue to move up in the waiting line...just be thankful we do not have to stand in line for 5 months to wait

I agree.

On average 2 centers are processing 6 cases from our list a day. We started in position 660. It will take 110 working days to get processed. It will be about 5 month.

[Honey&Bee 1]

Err.. how did you know you started at position 660 and it will take 110 days to get processed?

Thanks in advance for the answer!

[Misha&Lena 1]

Err.. how did you know you started at position 660 and it will take 110 days to get processed?

Thanks in advance for the answer!

I checked 36 days ago in this location http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/igor/vjdata/vsc.aspx

[TwoCats 55]

The problem with the positions on there is that they move, so it's not a great estimate tool.

For instance, when I started looking at CSC, there were only 32 December filers. Now there are 44. I'm betting that by the time we actually /get/ to December cases being processed, there will be 50+.

Still, it is so nice to see your number in the queue go down.

We started at 400-ish and are now at 362.

[TwoCats 55]

Okay guys!

A little info you might find helpful.

I mentioned before that it had been almost a month since our NOA1 and that we still couldn't view it online at CSC.

So, when I hit 30+ days, I sent a very polite e-mail to the csc follow up e-mail and gave them my case #, my NOA1 date, and explained that it had been 30+ days since my NOA1 and I was unable to access my case information via the Online Case Status system. I asked if they could give me any information about my case's status, and when it would be available to view via the online system.

I received an answer within 24 hours of mailing that gave me my NOA1 date, and explained that they had sent notification to the IT department to make the case available online. Within another 24 hours, my case status was available.

Hope this helps some others waiting on case status!

[James And Oksana 19]

I received an answer within 24 hours of mailing that gave me my NOA1 date, and explained that they had sent notification to the IT department to make the case available online. Within another 24 hours, my case status was available.

Hope this helps some others waiting on case status!

What email address did you use, as I have a feeling I will need to do this next week.

[TwoCats 55]

What email address did you use, as I have a feeling I will need to do this next week.

csc-ncsc-followup@dhs.gov <--- this one

[Dave_Yevheniya 0]

LOL I was hoping the exact same thing!! Well I'll have him call tomorrow. We are both NOA1 on the 18th and there are two with NOA1 on the 20th and 21st who can apparently check theirs. It's just driving me crazy that it's not there, making me worry that they have displaced our case or something. I just need someone to look at our case number and tell us they have our petition, and simply need more time to put it online or something. Just need an explanation

Did you guys have any luck calling them? I just tried calling that 800 number and I wasn't able to get anywhere. It just tells me that my case was not found. That's the same thing that the web page tells me. I think we are fine and just need to wait a little bit longer, but,,, I would feel a lot better if it didn't say 'not found'. DOH!!!

[NatashayAngel 0]

Hey everyone I'm a January filer too, waiting patiently to get my NOA 2 do they always handle petitions based on months or are all january filers put in one stack I wonder how that works. Anywho I filed with a paralegal and I didn't include a cover letter or letter of intent we had my parents write a letter of intent and his parents both letters were notarized i sent alot of picture copies of both of our passports my fiances id card my birth certificate letters he had written me, my 538 dollar phone bill with the proof that my phone was calling Honduras where my fiance is, and we only had 2 letters he wrote me and 3 receipts of money I had sent him and also cards he sent me. My sister also wrote a letter on behalf of our relationship......I sent the correct fee and I-129f i brought 4 copies of the g325a to honruas and my fiance and i filled them out,,,i brought my entire package to the paralegals office and when i signed the application i was unsure if i actually sent in two copies of the g325a, when he gave me my copy of my packet i saw that the form wasn't there he said he didn't know if he had sent it and told me to wait for an rfe.....but like you all know who wants to wait for an rfe,, immigration told me to send a copy of my noa1 a cover letter explaining why i was sending the the g325a because my paralegal forgot possibly and so I also took advantage and wrote a letter of intent and sent in extra fotos that my friend had of us i had it notarized and I wrote my receipt number on every page ups said it would arrive today so i am planning on calling tomorrow to see if my case has been touched as I can't access my receipt number online. Honestly I don't know if they originally have my g325a , but i sent it in anyways the way uscis instructed me to. Do you think they will put the additional package with the my package? I've been a little worried...........Thanks for the support

[TwoCats 55]

Hey everyone I'm a January filer too, waiting patiently to get my NOA 2 do they always handle petitions based on months or are all january filers put in one stack I wonder how that works. Anywho I filed with a paralegal and I didn't include a cover letter or letter of intent we had my parents write a letter of intent and his parents both letters were notarized i sent alot of picture copies of both of our passports my fiances id card my birth certificate letters he had written me, my 538 dollar phone bill with the proof that my phone was calling Honduras where my fiance is, and we only had 2 letters he wrote me and 3 receipts of money I had sent him and also cards he sent me. My sister also wrote a letter on behalf of our relationship......I sent the correct fee and I-129f i brought 4 copies of the g325a to honruas and my fiance and i filled them out,,,i brought my entire package to the paralegals office and when i signed the application i was unsure if i actually sent in two copies of the g325a, when he gave me my copy of my packet i saw that the form wasn't there he said he didn't know if he had sent it and told me to wait for an rfe.....but like you all know who wants to wait for an rfe,, immigration told me to send a copy of my noa1 a cover letter explaining why i was sending the the g325a because my paralegal forgot possibly and so I also took advantage and wrote a letter of intent and sent in extra fotos that my friend had of us i had it notarized and I wrote my receipt number on every page ups said it would arrive today so i am planning on calling tomorrow to see if my case has been touched as I can't access my receipt number online. Honestly I don't know if they originally have my g325a , but i sent it in anyways the way uscis instructed me to. Do you think they will put the additional package with the my package? I've been a little worried...........Thanks for the support

Welcome!

I added you to our group list, which you can find by checking the links in my signature.

Anyone can update their information on the list, so feel free to if you get touches or changes in your case status.

In general, they seem to handle petitions 'roughly' by NOA1 date. This varies for a lot of reasons, not least of which includes the speed of an individual adjudicator and RFE times. We're probably looking at June-ish before we start seeing regular approvals for our group, but I think everyone here is hopeful that it'll be sooner than that.

As for the situation with your additional information, I can't really tell you what will happen. I've seen a lot of people suggest just waiting for the RFE since it's hard for them to match up new information to a petition. You might get lucky with it, though. Mostly, just keep in mind that an RFE isn't the end of the world. If you get one, just return the information as quick as possible, and you should get through the process just fine.

[Reiny and Carlos 0]

im so sad no notification yet i dont know what to so its been a whole month any suggestions they would be helpful???

[faust-yusov 103]

Did you get a tracking number for your I-129F package when you mailed it? Can you check if it's been received?

Edited February 9, 2011 by faust-yusov

[Onyx & Inari 0]

Are we all going to live in Texas? (I know not all of us, but sure feels like a lot of us are) Baby is a little worried about how I'm going to handle weather changes Guatemala is blessed with a perfect weather pretty much all year long. (It feels like spring all year long... it can rain a little sometimes but... it's not that bad)

Random, huh? LOL

Not quite Texas... It will be the land of Enchantment for me. New Mexico - Here I come... as soon as the VSC gets them Hamsters running again!

[jrmejia 31]

im so sad no notification yet i dont know what to so its been a whole month any suggestions they would be helpful???

How about the check? They cashed the check?

[ONA 133]

I received an answer within 24 hours of mailing that gave me my NOA1 date, and explained that they had sent notification to the IT department to make the case available online. Within another 24 hours, my case status was available.

Hope this helps some others waiting on case status!

Thanks a lot! I should try that, just need to find VSC e-mail.