My Research on the USCIS website reveals

[Gigli2008 70]

You know how it is....Trying to pass time while waiting for CSC to approve the petition I filed for my minor son. Some of you may think I have way too much time on my hands, but this might help you see what we are up against.

So I received my NOA-1 that indicates that my application was received on 08/29/2011. And since I have my WAC#, I went on the USCIS website where you put your case number and see what your status is. I started back-tracking from my WAC# going back to where all that received notifications on 08/29/2011 begun. It began with WAC1190649850 and ends at WAC1190650754. Mine is in between, obviously. When I filtered and removed all the denials/approvals/return for improper filing, RFEs etc., I discovered that they are exactly 400 applications for I-130 that received NOA-1 on 08/29/2011 that are still in the "Initial Review" Status and waiting for NOA-2.

Just 1 day, 08/29/2011, USCIS sent NOA-1 for I-130 to 400 individual applicants out of approximately 904 receipts. The remainder of appoximately 504 whose receipts fall in between were either approved, denied, returned for improper filling or received RFES.

Just 1 day out of the month of August. All I can say is WOW!.

My theory is that - They lumped all NOA-1 receipts (for the month of August) to be sent at the end of the month (which is surely what I hope the case is) because the alternative of that being their daily receipting activity is too depressing to consider.

To my vj family - Knowing how much they really have to process makes my waiting a little more considerate.

Thanks All.

[Adriene H 89]

You know how it is....Trying to pass time while waiting for CSC to approve the petition I filed for my minor son. Some of you may think I have way too much time on my hands, but this might help you see what we are up against.

So I received my NOA-1 that indicates that my application was received on 08/29/2011. And since I have my WAC#, I went on the USCIS website where you put your case number and see what your status is. I started back-tracking from my WAC# going back to where all that received notifications on 08/29/2011 begun. It began with WAC1190649850 and ends at WAC1190650754. Mine is in between, obviously. When I filtered and removed all the denials/approvals/return for improper filing, RFEs etc., I discovered that they are exactly 400 applications for I-130 that received NOA-1 on 08/29/2011 that are still in the "Initial Review" Status and waiting for NOA-2.

Just 1 day, 08/29/2011, USCIS sent NOA-1 for I-130 to 400 individual applicants out of approximately 904 receipts. The remainder of appoximately 504 whose receipts fall in between were either approved, denied, returned for improper filling or received RFES.

Just 1 day out of the month of August. All I can say is WOW!.

My theory is that - They lumped all NOA-1 receipts (for the month of August) to be sent at the end of the month (which is surely what I hope the case is) because the alternative of that being their daily receipting activity is too depressing to consider.

To my vj family - Knowing how much they really have to process makes my waiting a little more considerate.

Thanks All.

Quite a project! But interesting indeed

Would you be willing to do the same thing for NOA1's with a receipt

date of August 31, 2011?

[Dan & Jenni 457]

You know how it is....Trying to pass time while waiting for CSC to approve the petition I filed for my minor son. Some of you may think I have way too much time on my hands, but this might help you see what we are up against.

So I received my NOA-1 that indicates that my application was received on 08/29/2011. And since I have my WAC#, I went on the USCIS website where you put your case number and see what your status is. I started back-tracking from my WAC# going back to where all that received notifications on 08/29/2011 begun. It began with WAC1190649850 and ends at WAC1190650754. Mine is in between, obviously. When I filtered and removed all the denials/approvals/return for improper filing, RFEs etc., I discovered that they are exactly 400 applications for I-130 that received NOA-1 on 08/29/2011 that are still in the "Initial Review" Status and waiting for NOA-2.

Just 1 day, 08/29/2011, USCIS sent NOA-1 for I-130 to 400 individual applicants out of approximately 904 receipts. The remainder of appoximately 504 whose receipts fall in between were either approved, denied, returned for improper filling or received RFES.

Just 1 day out of the month of August. All I can say is WOW!.

My theory is that - They lumped all NOA-1 receipts (for the month of August) to be sent at the end of the month (which is surely what I hope the case is) because the alternative of that being their daily receipting activity is too depressing to consider.

To my vj family - Knowing how much they really have to process makes my waiting a little more considerate.

Thanks All.

you could of at least put your results in a nice pie chart and a spreadsheet for us while you was doing nothing

[Gigli2008 70]

you could of at least put your results in a nice pie chart and a spreadsheet for us while you was doing nothing

Sorry, I exhausted all the time that I had on my hands.

Quite a project! But interesting indeed

Would you be willing to do the same thing for NOA1's with a receipt

date of August 31, 2011?

Not likely, sorry. That was just to give you a rough idea.

[GandK 168]

~900 applications a day seem like a correct number.

You could just click on this link

http://dashboard.usc...e=2&charttype=1

They received 19924 applications in august 2011. There were 23 working days and 8 off days in august 2011, so

19924/23 = 866.26 applications daily average for the month of august 2011

Edited February 16, 2012 by GandK

[Gigli2008 70]

~900 applications a day seem like a correct number.

You could just click on this link

http://dashboard.usc...e=2&charttype=1

They received 19924 applications in august 2011. There were 23 working days and 8 off days in august 2011, so

19924/23 = 866.26 applications daily average for the month of august 2011

I have checked out that link many times. It would be good if USCIS also posted the progress so that it doesn't look like they still have 189,249 pending from 12/2009, as it continues to say every single day for years. The only thing that changes on that graph is the new months that they update, but the old ones show little change. My purpose for separating the WACs for 08/29/2011 was mainly to keep a watch of when the once before me start getting processed, then I know mine is close. So every week I will check the WACs before mine and I will probably know the exact date they start processing the NOA-1s of 08/29/2011.

[GandK 168]

I have checked out that link many times. It would be good if USCIS also posted the progress so that it doesn't look like they still have 189,249 pending from 12/2009, as it continues to say every single day for years. The only thing that changes on that graph is the new months that they update, but the old ones show little change. My purpose for separating the WACs for 08/29/2011 was mainly to keep a watch of when the once before me start getting processed, then I know mine is close. So every week I will check the WACs before mine and I will probably know the exact date they start processing the NOA-1s of 08/29/2011.

Yeah I know the feeling. It would be very nice to have a more frequent and accurate update from the USCIS website.

I check Igor's list several times an hour just to see if there is any update. Any new update gives me hope and the sense that things are moving even though my approval is still months away.

I'm looking forward to see the December 2012 data on the USCIS site, I just want to see if the good trend of I-129F at CSC continues ( or more like "had continued" since the data are two months behind....)

I see what you do there with the WACs number, I'll probably do the same when I'm close enough. Too much time in my hands lol

Edited February 16, 2012 by GandK

[scott76 22]

sounds like these service centers are sweatshops. wow.

[jaycali 415]

So when can we expect to hear an update for Dec 2012? Nov 2012 tells me nothing anymore! LOL.

And yes, OP, they deal with a load of about 800 - 900 new cases a day. Seems like an average of 18 - 19 000 recepits every month.