USCIS told me they are working on Augest now not June

[Waiting_Sugar 1]

i called uscis and i got july 12th date once again

Well then in that case I dont know why the lady told me they are doing august..

I asked her many times if she is sure and she told me yes..

Oh well Im not going to call again until another two weeks and see what they say

Im way beyond depressed right now

[Alia&Jerald 5]

well if thats you im on medication level...i havent stopped crying since 5:30 that i got home from work. i cant take much longer of this. i am ready to pack my things move to DR and forget US ever excisted!

[Aneel 3]

Don't give up hope. One of these days you will receive a message that will change you forever!

[Gene & Milena 0]

I filed for I130 and it has been more then 5 months since I applied in August 22

so I called USCIS today againn but this time they told me they are processing August

Last time I called which was last week they told me June 16

Does that sound right?

If anyone else calls them and they tell you something else let me know..

I hope she is right though because then I should hear from them soon :/

[GCPony 14]

200 days tomorrow and no touches. Once again, I started punching in random WACxxx's until I picked a dozen I-130's from early June 2011, and they're in initial review too. I'm going to stop looking at the website for awhile because it's gotten frustrating

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.

[Rac2012 0]

200 days tomorrow and no touches. Once again, I started punching in random WACxxx's until I picked a dozen I-130's from early June 2011, and they're in initial review too. I'm going to stop looking at the website for awhile because it's gotten frustrating

I totally know what you mean, and I'm not even close to 200 days. Have you tried putting in a service request/writing to congressperson?

[pinoygwapo 1]

I guess this must be right. I am a June filer, and if you would check my timeline, it's been the last Quarter of 2011 that I was approved. So perhaps, you might be up this time, good luck July and August filers!

[T&A2010 <3 0]

that might sound about right on igors list there is a few approvals today from like july august and sep so im hoping its true please let it be

[Heartwarming 15]

USCIS told me and others that they are current processing July 12 applications. I think you have been misinformed. I wish it were true but in most cases it is not. I am still waiting and my NOA2 is July 25.

[Kazulie 132]

Can someone tell me the phone number and a way to actually speak to someone at uscis? I'm a September filer and the request for my husband's biometrics still hasn't come in. I can't actually get a hold of anyone!

Good luck to all filers who should be coming up soon!

[jen1217 5]

hey my hubby just called them too and the lady told him that we will hearing from them after 15 days, I hope that is true and good news at the same time, i'm keeping the faith tho!

[princess18 3]

Okay, so here's what I have kind of understood from all of this...

It seems that the USCIS has been giving us a generic date: June 16 for a long time. Meanwhile, we kept noticing July filers being approved too, with loads of June petitions pending still.

Next, they said July 12 (I'm not sure how many people were told that date but more than one did hear it, at least) and meanwhile, we've been noticing a few August filers being approved here and there, with July petitions still pending (and some June filers too).

So now... they've moved on to, or at least begun to move on to, an official "August" date. Maybe it's because of more staffing directed to the family visas (K-1 approvals are zipping out too now) so that does make sense.

Therefore, from all of this, we may conclude that while the bulk of the processing might still involve July filers, they have officially moved on to August and soon, God-Willing, we'll see more approvals from August... and... then from September and finally October (that's me, lol!)!!

:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

I feel happy!! Yayyyy! All praise to God!

Edited January 31, 2012 by princess18

[rocker11 0]

I just called USCIS and they told me they are processing July 12, 2011 and mine is on July 19..so hopefully I get my approval soon.

[Matt & Rocio 28]

Here's my take, opinion on the processing estimates provided by USCIS Customer "Service".

They most likely only update the official processing date once a month or so. They were reporting June 16 for at least 2 months which was probably true due to the fact that there was a clear slow down at the end of the year. Now that the pace has picked up the reported date should start advancing faster again.

If you follow the VJ users who reported receiving their NOA2 the past week or so it would appear that they are working July 18-19 or so. There are recent approvals from users in late July and even one for early August, but I know that at least in one of those cases they requested and received an expedite.

Regarding the random WAC#'s that show initial review that were received in June and earlier, keep in mind that these can include applications for all types of family members. It is my understanding that the wait is longer for those that don't qualify under IR-1/CR-1.

For those of you with September and October NOA1 dates I wouldn't be surprised if CSC is able to get back to approving petitions in under 5 months. USCIS has a page that shows trends over the past 24 months and if this year follows those trends there should be a spike in approvals during February. This same trend showed a slow down at the end of the year. I'm guessing this slow down is caused by a combination of higher than average vacation days and a shifted focus towards other types of visa applications that have a shorter window of approval, like work visas.

Bottom line, we should see an increase in the number of approvals in the coming weeks and the processing time should start to drop below the current 6 1/2 month mark.

For those that are getting close my suggestion would be to be ready now for the NVC phase. Once the NVC assigns a number to your case the process really moves fast and is mostly dependent on how ready you are. Make sure you qualify to sponsor your spouse under the AOS requirements and if you don't make sure you have a qualified co-sponsor ready now. For the Visa application make sure you have the required documents, especially the police certificate from any country your spouse resided in after 16 years of age.