What is the visa approving process?

[Tim&Poonam 0]

Who processes and verifies the information on our application? Do the case workers at the service centers do it or does it go to a different agency like Home Land Security, FBI, etc. ? Just trying to understand the reasoning with Vermont being faster than California. What are the steps of the process? Thanks!

[heishe 2]

At Vermont, the application assembled into a file by people who do that, then sent to adjudication and entered into their records (NOA1) then enters the adjudication queue. The adjudicators look at files when they make it to the front of the queue and either approve or RFE.

At California, the application is assembled into a file by people who do that, then sent to adjudication and entered into their records then put in a storage box at the back of the third stall on the second floor ladies' bathroom. Sometimes they move the boxes to clean the toilets, this is known as a "touch." Once every four months, the CSC adjudicator hauls out a box to go through the files and either approves or issues RFE or, if he feels like it, tosses aside unopened. Then he glues the applications to his office ceiling. It takes three to six months for the glue to weaken sufficiently for an application to drop back to the floor. Every morning when he first arrives he picks up the applications that have fallen from the ceiling, and because they have shown the most effort, forwards them to mailroom so the applicants can be notified.

P.S. I made that up.

Edited September 6, 2006 by heishe

[AndyMisiu 0]

At Vermont, the application assembled into a file by people who do that, then sent to adjudication and entered into their records (NOA1) then enters the adjudication queue. The adjudicators look at files when they make it to the front of the queue and either approve or RFE.

At California, the application is assembled into a file by people who do that, then sent to adjudication and entered into their records then put in a storage box at the back of the third stall on the second floor ladies' bathroom. Sometimes they move the boxes to clean the toilets, this is known as a "touch." Once every four months, the CSC adjudicator hauls out a box to go through the files and either approves or issues RFE or, if he feels like it, tosses aside unopened. Then he glues the applications to his office ceiling. It takes three to six months for the glue to weaken sufficiently for an application to drop back to the floor. Every morning when he first arrives he picks up the applications that have fallen from the ceiling, and because they have shown the most effort, forwards them to mailroom so the applicants can be notified.

P.S. I made that up.

That's great!!

[kitkat1 5]

heishe - nice work!

tim&poonam - VSC apparently processes fewer petitions and seems to be managed by a much more efficient director or perhaps better employees. The only thing we know for sure is that CSC takes a whole lot longer . . .

[William33 110]

Heishe, you got CSC down exactly!!!

[aussiewench 9]

At Vermont, the application assembled into a file by people who do that, then sent to adjudication and entered into their records (NOA1) then enters the adjudication queue. The adjudicators look at files when they make it to the front of the queue and either approve or RFE.

At California, the application is assembled into a file by people who do that, then sent to adjudication and entered into their records then put in a storage box at the back of the third stall on the second floor ladies' bathroom. Sometimes they move the boxes to clean the toilets, this is known as a "touch." Once every four months, the CSC adjudicator hauls out a box to go through the files and either approves or issues RFE or, if he feels like it, tosses aside unopened. Then he glues the applications to his office ceiling. It takes three to six months for the glue to weaken sufficiently for an application to drop back to the floor. Every morning when he first arrives he picks up the applications that have fallen from the ceiling, and because they have shown the most effort, forwards them to mailroom so the applicants can be notified.

P.S. I made that up.

LMAO that is a classic

[jpine 0]

great post

At Vermont, the application assembled into a file by people who do that, then sent to adjudication and entered into their records (NOA1) then enters the adjudication queue. The adjudicators look at files when they make it to the front of the queue and either approve or RFE.

At California, the application is assembled into a file by people who do that, then sent to adjudication and entered into their records then put in a storage box at the back of the third stall on the second floor ladies' bathroom. Sometimes they move the boxes to clean the toilets, this is known as a "touch." Once every four months, the CSC adjudicator hauls out a box to go through the files and either approves or issues RFE or, if he feels like it, tosses aside unopened. Then he glues the applications to his office ceiling. It takes three to six months for the glue to weaken sufficiently for an application to drop back to the floor. Every morning when he first arrives he picks up the applications that have fallen from the ceiling, and because they have shown the most effort, forwards them to mailroom so the applicants can be notified.

P.S. I made that up.

[BelwinMills 0]

At Vermont, the application assembled into a file by people who do that, then sent to adjudication and entered into their records (NOA1) then enters the adjudication queue. The adjudicators look at files when they make it to the front of the queue and either approve or RFE.

At California, the application is assembled into a file by people who do that, then sent to adjudication and entered into their records then put in a storage box at the back of the third stall on the second floor ladies' bathroom. Sometimes they move the boxes to clean the toilets, this is known as a "touch." Once every four months, the CSC adjudicator hauls out a box to go through the files and either approves or issues RFE or, if he feels like it, tosses aside unopened. Then he glues the applications to his office ceiling. It takes three to six months for the glue to weaken sufficiently for an application to drop back to the floor. Every morning when he first arrives he picks up the applications that have fallen from the ceiling, and because they have shown the most effort, forwards them to mailroom so the applicants can be notified.

P.S. I made that up.

[gugu24 0]

I cant answer that thing: how visa is processed.

[aussiewench 9]

Who processes and verifies the information on our application? Do the case workers at the service centers do it or does it go to a different agency like Home Land Security, FBI, etc. ? Just trying to understand the reasoning with Vermont being faster than California. What are the steps of the process? Thanks!

Just to clear this up after recovering my composure from heishe's post

The consulate approves/grants a visa.......the service centers approve the petition. One needs an approved petition in order to apply for the visa. Two seperate processes by two seperate departments.

The process is the same regardless of service center. See HERE and HERE

As for the big differences in processing times between the two centers......heishe did a great job in explaining that

[wanthimhere 0]

At Vermont, the application assembled into a file by people who do that, then sent to adjudication and entered into their records (NOA1) then enters the adjudication queue. The adjudicators look at files when they make it to the front of the queue and either approve or RFE.

At California, the application is assembled into a file by people who do that, then sent to adjudication and entered into their records then put in a storage box at the back of the third stall on the second floor ladies' bathroom. Sometimes they move the boxes to clean the toilets, this is known as a "touch." Once every four months, the CSC adjudicator hauls out a box to go through the files and either approves or issues RFE or, if he feels like it, tosses aside unopened. Then he glues the applications to his office ceiling. It takes three to six months for the glue to weaken sufficiently for an application to drop back to the floor. Every morning when he first arrives he picks up the applications that have fallen from the ceiling, and because they have shown the most effort, forwards them to mailroom so the applicants can be notified.

P.S. I made that up.

Hysterical !!!!

And how sad is that we all agree that this is exactly what's going on ...???

[Michaela_Hassan 1]

At Vermont, the application assembled into a file by people who do that, then sent to adjudication and entered into their records (NOA1) then enters the adjudication queue. The adjudicators look at files when they make it to the front of the queue and either approve or RFE.

At California, the application is assembled into a file by people who do that, then sent to adjudication and entered into their records then put in a storage box at the back of the third stall on the second floor ladies' bathroom. Sometimes they move the boxes to clean the toilets, this is known as a "touch." Once every four months, the CSC adjudicator hauls out a box to go through the files and either approves or issues RFE or, if he feels like it, tosses aside unopened. Then he glues the applications to his office ceiling. It takes three to six months for the glue to weaken sufficiently for an application to drop back to the floor. Every morning when he first arrives he picks up the applications that have fallen from the ceiling, and because they have shown the most effort, forwards them to mailroom so the applicants can be notified.

P.S. I made that up.

hillarious!!!

[ready4ONE 5,400]

At Vermont, the application assembled into a file by people who do that, then sent to adjudication and entered into their records (NOA1) then enters the adjudication queue. The adjudicators look at files when they make it to the front of the queue and either approve or RFE.

At California, the application is assembled into a file by people who do that, then sent to adjudication and entered into their records then put in a storage box at the back of the third stall on the second floor ladies' bathroom. Sometimes they move the boxes to clean the toilets, this is known as a "touch." Once every four months, the CSC adjudicator hauls out a box to go through the files and either approves or issues RFE or, if he feels like it, tosses aside unopened. Then he glues the applications to his office ceiling. It takes three to six months for the glue to weaken sufficiently for an application to drop back to the floor. Every morning when he first arrives he picks up the applications that have fallen from the ceiling, and because they have shown the most effort, forwards them to mailroom so the applicants can be notified.

P.S. I made that up.

Five stars!!!

[MrMrsKnight 0]

How They Process Your Application at a Service Center (according to their website)

Normal Processing:

The first step is the receipt of mail. Mail is generally opened within twenty-four hours of receipt. The majority of mail arrives on Monday (40%) and Friday (20%). The other three days of the week share an equal amount of mail. Because of the volume of mail arriving on the two busiest days, sending a case via express mail to arrive on either of those days does not ensure faster processing. The lower volume of mail arriving on Tuesdays means that the mail is usually opened by Tuesday evening.

Applications are stamped with the time and date of physical receipt, not the time and date they are actually opened. Mail with fees enclosed is routed immediately to mail assembly. Cases that are filed prematurely (before the applicant was eligible or met the legal criteria) or that were filed on an outdated form are prepared for manual rejection at this point. Cases lacking proper signature or correct fee are identified for system rejection.

Mail without a fee enclosed is considered correspondence and is sorted by type, if the appropriate destination can be quickly determined. If mailroom personnel are unsure as to the routing, the material is sent to the Customer Contact Services unit where it is read and either responded to or routed to the appropriate division for action.

Properly filed cases and cases flagged for system rejections are then forwarded to the Data Entry unit. In the Data Entry unit, information is keyed into the USCIS computer system and fees processed.

The Data Entry unit collects the appropriate fee or when necessary, rejects the case if the fee is incorrect or the form is not signed. If a case is not clearly acceptable, it is immediately passed to our Case Resolution unit for review. If they are unable to overcome the obstacle to processing, the case is returned to the applicant/petitioner for correction. Receipt or rejection notices are generated during Data Entry and mailed no later than the next morning.

Fee receipts are printed and mailed after the electronic record is created. This means the date on the fee receipt may be different from the date the mail was received for priority date purposes.

Once the fee has been properly receipted and the electronic records created, cases are routed to the Work Distribution unit to await a call for work by the Product Line or Field Office.

If the application will be adjudicated at the Service Center, an Adjudications Officer will review the case; the appropriate data (including cable requests) will be noted on a processing sheet and forwarded with the application/petition to the clerical section. The system is then updated, and the completed application or petition is sent to the file room, consulate or other appropriate office, and original documents are returned as required.

http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/fieldoffices...nal/index.htm#E

[Tim&Poonam 0]

Thanks guys! Waiting sucks, I can only imagine what it's like for the people who filed in March.