Processing Times

[amesa 9]

I have been checking the processing times on VJ everyday since I received our NOA1 on October 6, 2010. Some days it moves forward, others it goes back. I realize that the information there depends on VJ members updating their timelines...but how accurate are these?

Does anyone have a more accurate database that I can be directed to? I know I can't really call the CSC because I haven't reached the 5 month mark yet...I am getting hastled by my husband, to whom I have explained the process a zillion times.

We are going nuts.

Thanks.

[Nataliya-Ron 7]

You can only wait until 5 months from NOA-1 than you can call to request

why your case isnt approved.

Than wait, there is no set time only 5 months FROM NOA-1

Good LUCK

Edited January 15, 2011 by 1lovingyou2

[Aztec&Taino 144]

I have been checking the processing times on VJ everyday since I received our NOA1 on October 6, 2010. Some days it moves forward, others it goes back. I realize that the information there depends on VJ members updating their timelines...but how accurate are these?

Does anyone have a more accurate database that I can be directed to? I know I can't really call the CSC because I haven't reached the 5 month mark yet...I am getting hastled by my husband, to whom I have explained the process a zillion times.

We are going nuts.

Thanks.

Hi!

Welcome to the madness

Unfortunately, the timelines available through VJ are probably the closest guesstimate as to how long the process will take. It is useful to see who was last approved and on what date these members sent their petitions. However, historical processing timelines and other members' experiences will not be indicators of YOUR particular timeline and processing dates. There is no sure way of knowing when your petition will be approved, you will know when it happens. Some lucky people have received their approvals before the 5 month mark, but you should not bank on being lucky yourself (I hoped to be approved in about 3 months, but I am quickly approaching the 5 month mark without a single case update!). So, tell your husband to be patient and wait. Also, he might hear from some other people that they got approved faster or that there is a lawyer who made the process go faster for some friends or a friend of a friend. Remind him that a lawyer cannot speed things up and discourage him from spending this money (I know I have had to talk to my fiance on different times about this issue).

Best wishes!

[amesa 9]

Thank you so much for the info.

Hi!

Welcome to the madness

Unfortunately, the timelines available through VJ are probably the closest guesstimate as to how long the process will take. It is useful to see who was last approved and on what date these members sent their petitions. However, historical processing timelines and other members' experiences will not be indicators of YOUR particular timeline and processing dates. There is no sure way of knowing when your petition will be approved, you will know when it happens. Some lucky people have received their approvals before the 5 month mark, but you should not bank on being lucky yourself (I hoped to be approved in about 3 months, but I am quickly approaching the 5 month mark without a single case update!). So, tell your husband to be patient and wait. Also, he might hear from some other people that they got approved faster or that there is a lawyer who made the process go faster for some friends or a friend of a friend. Remind him that a lawyer cannot speed things up and discourage him from spending this money (I know I have had to talk to my fiance on different times about this issue).

Best wishes!