VSC January Filers

[Kish.2328 9]

I am a March filer, were close. LOL :dance:

[new1 2]

Lol!!!!

I think you owe me one for bringing you luck

But seriously, congratulations!!! Hope the two of you now have a quick and smooth journey!

:dance: :dance:

yes, i think i owe you one i guess i was impatient, been apart for so long

THANK YOU EVERYONE!! hope yours will come soon too! praying for you!

[USColombia 6]

I'm a late Jan filer, but this thread gives me hope!! Extremely happy to see some of the fellow "Januars" getting approved. Glad to see VSC starting to compete again at exactly the right time!!

I think they need a national competition with Cali - Whoever approves the most in a single month gets some monetary bonus as donated by this community

To answer why some get them earlier than others I would guess the following:

1. Each "agent" (don't know their titles) gets a stack that they have to go through. Some "agents" take longer than others.

2. Some people's applications are easier to process than others. I.e. if the beneficiary has had a visa in the US before.

3. Some people's applications are hard. I.e. divorce, over extended visas in the past, criminal record, etc.

4. If you're in the same pile as people whose application take longer, yours will take longer, even if yours is labeled "easy".

5. You might have an RFE.

6. They are human so mistakes are made, vacations are taken, sick leave, etc. All that would delay it on their end.

7. None of this is digital (the worst part) so there is a manual/human element to organization.

8. Luck. Let's be honest...

9. Different fiance(e)s countries may take longer to process back to them. I.e. some countries don't keep good records.

10. Maybe you aren't praying enough...

Of course none of those theories are official, just my thoughts...

[C Med 14]

I'm a late Jan filer, but this thread gives me hope!! Extremely happy to see some of the fellow "Januars" getting approved. Glad to see VSC starting to compete again at exactly the right time!!

I think they need a national competition with Cali - Whoever approves the most in a single month gets some monetary bonus as donated by this community

To answer why some get them earlier than others I would guess the following:

1. Each "agent" (don't know their titles) gets a stack that they have to go through. Some "agents" take longer than others.

2. Some people's applications are easier to process than others. I.e. if the beneficiary has had a visa in the US before.

3. Some people's applications are hard. I.e. divorce, over extended visas in the past, criminal record, etc.

4. If you're in the same pile as people whose application take longer, yours will take longer, even if yours is labeled "easy".

5. You might have an RFE.

6. They are human so mistakes are made, vacations are taken, sick leave, etc. All that would delay it on their end.

7. None of this is digital (the worst part) so there is a manual/human element to organization.

8. Luck. Let's be honest...

9. Different fiance(e)s countries may take longer to process back to them. I.e. some countries don't keep good records.

10. Maybe you aren't praying enough...

Of course none of those theories are official, just my thoughts...

All very good points. Seeing all of these January approvals is making me get my hopes up which I'm really trying NOT to do! lol I don't want to get excited just to be disappointed. Come on, Vermont! You can do it!!

[mike42979 57]

Heres hoping im next wooohoooo!!!

[ONA 133]

One more January filer here, I really really really hope we'll get our NOA2 soon!!!

[rsns 0]

Short answer: yes, it's possible. I've been trying to understand the logic behind petition approvals for weeks and there's not a clear one, at least not one that's easy to understand. My guess is that right now they're trying to get the statistics back into the 5 months frame, and in order to do so they approve people that waited for less than 5. Once the statistics will be back to 5 months, they will approve the petitions left behind but mine is just a guess.

If I were you though, I'd be very happy because you have a very high chance to be approved soon. In less than 3 weeks they approved around 60% of december petitions and now they're around 16% for january. Hopefully you'll be adjudicated before the end of May!

Not only we are both feb filers, we also have the same NOA1 date!!! Best luck to both of you guys, let's hope our adjudication will come soon!

Hi,

Where are you all getting these statistics from ("approved 60% of December petitions," etc.)? I assume there's a part of this site I have not yet discovered... ?

Thanks!

[Lalax3691 0]

i need luck from everyone here :crying: im december filer but no approval yet.. :(

me 2 .. still no approval and im starting to get really depressed

[Pilar 1]

We,re also a january vermonter, still no NOA2 though

me 2 .. still no approval and im starting to get really depressed

Don't be depressed. It is a whole process. I am sure Vermont is doing its best.

May God Bless you!

[Hannah and Giulio 1]

Hi,

Where are you all getting these statistics from ("approved 60% of December petitions," etc.)? I assume there's a part of this site I have not yet discovered... ?

Thanks!

It's easy

Go to IGOR's list, it's divided month by month. Look at the APPROVED petitions, there's the total number at the end of every table. Ok now look at the number for december: 76 entries found (i'm talking about Vermont not California).

Now look at the number of UNAPPROVED for december: 57 entries found.

Now the approved ratio is just #APPROVED / (#APPROVED+#UNAPPROVED) and then you multiply by 100 Doing the maths, you get 57.14% approved, as i said close to 60!

Or also, go to igor's list vermont section, there's a graph. Look at december.

Now that you make me think about it, this last way is much easier

EDIT: If you don't know where IGOR's list is, on the top menu click on Immigration timelines, then you'll see the link for IGOR's list there!

Edited May 13, 2011 by Hannah and Giulio

[Pilar 1]

WE MUST SAY TO ALL THE JANUARY FILLERS: BE PATIENT! MANY PEOPLE ON VERMONT ARE WORKING HARD ON OUR FILES, SO IT IS MATTER OF TIME TO GET THE NOA 2.

[PhilAmTx 14]

i am december filer and almost ran out of patient :crying: :crying:

noa2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! where are you???? :crying: :crying:

[T&R 3]

That's nice they are alreadsy processing Janury fillers, it makes me sad that havent received my NOA yet, I'm a november filler.

[Gosia & Tito 199]

Short answer: yes, it's possible. I've been trying to understand the logic behind petition approvals for weeks and there's not a clear one, at least not one that's easy to understand. My guess is that right now they're trying to get the statistics back into the 5 months frame, and in order to do so they approve people that waited for less than 5. Once the statistics will be back to 5 months, they will approve the petitions left behind but mine is just a guess.

If I were you though, I'd be very happy because you have a very high chance to be approved soon. In less than 3 weeks they approved around 60% of december petitions and now they're around 16% for january. Hopefully you'll be adjudicated before the end of May!

Not only we are both feb filers, we also have the same NOA1 date!!! Best luck to both of you guys, let's hope our adjudication will come soon!

Not to be a party crasher, but 5 months means 'full 5 months', that is, the 6-month anniversary. This according to VSC, I do have a letter from them that implies that. For what is worth, we hit the 5 month mark and I sent a letter to my Congressman, he (or his staff most likely) in turn sent an inquiry to VSC. I got a copy of the response he got (which aluded to the full 5 months above), and magically, our NOA2 appears within 2 days of that!, well before the 6 month mark. Coincidence? I don't know; but all it would cost you is a stamp.

[Gosia & Tito 199]

Hi,

Where are you all getting these statistics from ("approved 60% of December petitions," etc.)? I assume there's a part of this site I have not yet discovered... ?

Thanks!

And yes, it is possible that applicaitons are approved before 5 months. Can't tell the logic of this, and for my sanity, stopped trying. Wish you luck and get approval soon. I had to wait 5 months and it is not fun to keep fiancee calmed. In her mind, papers had been lost, trashed, ignored and who knows what else. I had to re-assure her every day that thigns were ok and it was just backlog.