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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Uganda
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Posted

I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes to play with numbers!

Last night I made this graph. I've been keeping track of the # of VSC VJ approvals per week for a while, and then I went back and searched timelines to find data for each week since around the beginning of the year. Things are definitely looking up! This week and the week before last are in a two-way tie for the highest # of VJ approvals at VSC since February!

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(Also, the end of June? <cringe> That was a bad, BAD time...)

Joy (& Aaron, who doesn't read/post here yet)

Dec. 27, 2010: First met each other in Entebbe, Uganda while I was visiting my friend/his cousin (12/27/10 - 1/10/11) (visited again Jul. 2-9, 2011 and Dec. 24, 2011 - Jan. 9, 2012; engaged 1/7/12)

K-1

Feb. 18, 2012: I-129F sent (delivered 2/21 per USPS & USCIS; NOA1 notice date 2/23/12; check cashed/email/text 2/24)

Aug. 9, 2012: NOA2!!! [NOA1 +168 days] (reached NVC 8/17, left NVC 8/20; @embassy 8/24; embassy confirmed receipt 9/5)

Oct. 24 - Nov. 8, 2012: I visited again (Nairobi: medical 10/31; interview 11/5 [NOA1 +256 days]; result--APPROVED!!!!!!!)

Nov. 15, 2012: Visa in hand (was ready for retrieval 11/12/12)

Nov. 20, 2012: POE, Boston!!! (legal marriage 12/12/12; family/friends wedding ceremony 1/12/13) (276 days)

AOS/EAD/AP

Feb. 4, 2013: AOS packet sent (delivered 2/6, NOA1 text/email & check cashed 2/11 midnight)

Feb. 11, 2013: NOA1 notice date for I-485, EAD, AP (I-485/EAD NOA1 hard copies & biometrics appt letter arrived 2/16, badly mangled AP NOA1 arrived 2/27; biometrics done 3/4/13)

Apr. 3, 2013: EAD & AP approved (received card 4/11)

Aug. 16, 2013: I-485 approved & green card production ordered!!!! (card arrived 8/26/13) (193 days)

ROC

2015 sometime? I've slept since then.

Naturalization

Dec. 20, 2019: N-400 submitted online (Boston, MA field office)

Jan. 9, 2020: Biometrics

Feb. 4, 2020: updated wait time = 4 months (estimated case completion June 2020)

Aug. 7, 2020: interview scheduled (!), but no idea when

Sept. 16, 2020: interview, Boston (approved)

Sept. 24, 2020: oath ceremony, Boston---DONE!!! (279 days from submission)

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
Timeline
Posted

Sent! Sorry the formatting is a little wacky, I was trying to figure out why, but I had to give up!

No worries, the formatting is fine :-) Thanks again.

Us

07/29/2011 : Heather went to England, visiting joint friends and we met

09/28/2011, 10/27/2011, 12/26/2011, 02/10/2012 : Gav went to the USA

03/28/2012, 05/03/2012 : Heather went to England

USCIS/VSC/NVC

02/04/2012 : I-129F sent

02/07/2012 : Received by VSC

02/09/2012 : NOA1

08/07/2012 : NOA2

08/10/2012 : NOA2 hard copy recieved

08/17/2012 : NVC Recieved, LND No. issued

08/23/2012 : Left NVC, en route to London

US Embassy and Medical in London

08/28/2012 : Petition Received at Embassy

09/04/2012 : Medical (Knightsbridge Doctors)

09/05/2012 : Sent forms that I had downloaded to the Embassy, delivered 09/06/2012

09/07/2012 : Packet 3 arrived tongue.png

09/11/2012 : Embassy has received medical information

09/21/2012 : Visa paid and MRV receipt

09/24/2012 : Interview date given (Intervew at 08:30 on 10/04/2012)

09/26/2012 : Packet 4 arrived

10/04/2012 : Intervew result - Approved! smile.png

10/05/2012 : Visa Issued

10/11/2012 : Passport/Visa received

10/12/2012 : POE - Washington DC

Weddings

10/27/2012 : Married  |  05/04/2013 : Wedding #2/Blessing

AOS

11/29/2012: Email notificaton of recieving AOS paperwork

11/16/2012: AOS Received date

12/02/2012: Received NOA

12/20/2012: Biometrics Appointment, 3pm at Alexandria, VA

08/30/2013: AOS Approved :)

09/09/2013: Greencard arrived

Citizenship

08/07/2017: Filed

08/15/2017: NOA

09/05/2017: Biometrics Appointment

03/08/2018: Interview Scheduled

 

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Brazil
Timeline
Posted

I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes to play with numbers!

Last night I made this graph. I've been keeping track of the # of VSC VJ approvals per week for a while, and then I went back and searched timelines to find data for each week since around the beginning of the year. Things are definitely looking up! This week and the week before last are in a two-way tie for the highest # of VJ approvals at VSC since February!

trends.jpg

(Also, the end of June? <cringe> That was a bad, BAD time...)

amazing! this gives us hope that things really are picking up!!! :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

United-States-of-America-LH.gif Bryan and Isabel Brazil-Brasília-National-Flag-RH.gif

Gonzalez

Our Timeline

03/02/2011 - Engaged

USCIS / VSC

12/20/2011: Sent I-129F to Dallas Lockbox

02/16/2012: NOA1 Received, Forwarded to Vermont Service Center

XX/XX/2012: NOA2

NVC

XX/XX/2012: NVC received

XX/XX/2012: Case number

US Embassy Rio De Janeiro

XX/XX/2012: Embassy received

XX/XX/2012: Medical

XX/XX/2012: Interview

XX/XX/2012: Visa in hand

XX/XX/2012: POE Newark, New Jersey

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
Timeline
Posted

I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes to play with numbers!

Last night I made this graph. I've been keeping track of the # of VSC VJ approvals per week for a while, and then I went back and searched timelines to find data for each week since around the beginning of the year. Things are definitely looking up! This week and the week before last are in a two-way tie for the highest # of VJ approvals at VSC since February!

trends.jpg

(Also, the end of June? <cringe> That was a bad, BAD time...)

Cool, thanks for that. I'm guessing staff holidays in June ;) Looking better now though, no more holidays until they've caught up! ...I don't mean that, all those lovely people at VSC are doing a great job, truly amazing people (I'm not sure if they read VJ, but...) :)

Us

07/29/2011 : Heather went to England, visiting joint friends and we met

09/28/2011, 10/27/2011, 12/26/2011, 02/10/2012 : Gav went to the USA

03/28/2012, 05/03/2012 : Heather went to England

USCIS/VSC/NVC

02/04/2012 : I-129F sent

02/07/2012 : Received by VSC

02/09/2012 : NOA1

08/07/2012 : NOA2

08/10/2012 : NOA2 hard copy recieved

08/17/2012 : NVC Recieved, LND No. issued

08/23/2012 : Left NVC, en route to London

US Embassy and Medical in London

08/28/2012 : Petition Received at Embassy

09/04/2012 : Medical (Knightsbridge Doctors)

09/05/2012 : Sent forms that I had downloaded to the Embassy, delivered 09/06/2012

09/07/2012 : Packet 3 arrived tongue.png

09/11/2012 : Embassy has received medical information

09/21/2012 : Visa paid and MRV receipt

09/24/2012 : Interview date given (Intervew at 08:30 on 10/04/2012)

09/26/2012 : Packet 4 arrived

10/04/2012 : Intervew result - Approved! smile.png

10/05/2012 : Visa Issued

10/11/2012 : Passport/Visa received

10/12/2012 : POE - Washington DC

Weddings

10/27/2012 : Married  |  05/04/2013 : Wedding #2/Blessing

AOS

11/29/2012: Email notificaton of recieving AOS paperwork

11/16/2012: AOS Received date

12/02/2012: Received NOA

12/20/2012: Biometrics Appointment, 3pm at Alexandria, VA

08/30/2013: AOS Approved :)

09/09/2013: Greencard arrived

Citizenship

08/07/2017: Filed

08/15/2017: NOA

09/05/2017: Biometrics Appointment

03/08/2018: Interview Scheduled

 

Filed: Timeline
Posted (edited)

Dear Ms. Riley, To bring you up-to-date on the progress I am making on your case, I would like you to know that I have reached out to the Vermont Service Center for a status check. I expect to hear something definite soon and I will notify you at that time. Meanwhile, please let me know if there is anything else I can do to assist you.

Sincerely,

Congressman Michael Grimm

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Whatever will VSC say??? Probably the same canned answer everyone else has gotten.

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Edited by MaryNYC
Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
Timeline
Posted

Dear Ms. Riley, To bring you up-to-date on the progress I am making on your case, I would like you to know that I have reached out to the Vermont Service Center for a status check. I expect to hear something definite soon and I will notify you at that time. Meanwhile, please let me know if there is anything else I can do to assist you.

Sincerely,

Congressman Michael Grimm

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Whatever will VSC say??? Probably the same canned answer everyone else has gotten.

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Oh my! Anyway your NOA1 was Feb 9 and mine was Feb 8 so you should hear something anytime now. Stay strong and we are pulling for you :star:

Sent I-129 Application to VSC 2/1/12
NOA1 2/8/12
RFE 8/2/12
RFE reply 8/3/12
NOA2 8/16/12
NVC received 8/27/12
NVC left 8/29/12
Manila Embassy received 9/5/12
Visa appointment & approval 9/7/12
Arrived in US 10/5/2012
Married 11/24/2012
AOS application sent 12/19/12

AOS approved 8/24/13

Posted

Dear Ms. Riley, To bring you up-to-date on the progress I am making on your case, I would like you to know that I have reached out to the Vermont Service Center for a status check. I expect to hear something definite soon and I will notify you at that time. Meanwhile, please let me know if there is anything else I can do to assist you.

Sincerely,

Congressman Michael Grimm

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Whatever will VSC say??? Probably the same canned answer everyone else has gotten.

crying.gif

I here too wrote my Congressman EXACTLY the same answer :bonk:

This is frustrating!!

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Brazil
Timeline
Posted

I here too wrote my Congressman EXACTLY the same answer :bonk:

This is frustrating!!

Looks like the congressmen and VSC share something in common, they both have scripts to reply to impatient petitioners. hahahahaha :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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Gonzalez

Our Timeline

03/02/2011 - Engaged

USCIS / VSC

12/20/2011: Sent I-129F to Dallas Lockbox

02/16/2012: NOA1 Received, Forwarded to Vermont Service Center

XX/XX/2012: NOA2

NVC

XX/XX/2012: NVC received

XX/XX/2012: Case number

US Embassy Rio De Janeiro

XX/XX/2012: Embassy received

XX/XX/2012: Medical

XX/XX/2012: Interview

XX/XX/2012: Visa in hand

XX/XX/2012: POE Newark, New Jersey

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Iran
Timeline
Posted (edited)

WOW! 3 of our Jan friends got their approvals today, at the same time!!! I'm really happy for them :dance: to all my Feb fellows, it is coming guys, it is coming :thumbs: or as the catwoman in Dark Night would say : "There is a storm coming..." :D

Edited by soheil

Our story: K1 -> AOS -> ROC -> Naturalization (2012 - current)

(checkout our timeline for details)

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
Timeline
Posted

I here too wrote my Congressman EXACTLY the same answer :bonk:

If it wasn't for VJ we would never know that they were giving the same answers. But what else can we expect from politicians :devil:

Sent I-129 Application to VSC 2/1/12
NOA1 2/8/12
RFE 8/2/12
RFE reply 8/3/12
NOA2 8/16/12
NVC received 8/27/12
NVC left 8/29/12
Manila Embassy received 9/5/12
Visa appointment & approval 9/7/12
Arrived in US 10/5/2012
Married 11/24/2012
AOS application sent 12/19/12

AOS approved 8/24/13

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Morocco
Timeline
Posted

congratulations, Ouarda<3!!! :dance:

Congrats Ouarda!!! I'm beginning to think that RFE's aren't really the worst thing ever...

Yay so happy for you!! Sorry a bit late but Congrats!! Now let wish for a fast case number lol.

Thank you so much guys!!! RFE in my mind is the best thing that ever happened to me!

Hannah I am hoping that too!!! :)

Sent: Feb 21st

NOA1: Feb 24th

RFE: Jul 17th

RFE Reply: Jul 26th

NOA2: Jul 31st

NVC Received: August 7th

NVC Sent: August 10th

The wait is long, my dream of you does not end

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Morocco
Timeline
Posted

WOW! 3 of our Jan friends got their approvals today, at the same time!!! I'm really happy for them :dance: to all my Feb fellows, it is coming guys, it is coming :thumbs: or as the catwoman in Dark Night would say : "There is a storm coming..." :D

I loved that movie!! I want to go see it again with my fiance lol

Sent: Feb 21st

NOA1: Feb 24th

RFE: Jul 17th

RFE Reply: Jul 26th

NOA2: Jul 31st

NVC Received: August 7th

NVC Sent: August 10th

The wait is long, my dream of you does not end

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Uganda
Timeline
Posted

Cool, thanks for that. I'm guessing staff holidays in June ;) Looking better now though, no more holidays until they've caught up! ...I don't mean that, all those lovely people at VSC are doing a great job, truly amazing people (I'm not sure if they read VJ, but...) :)

Yeah, it could have been vacations, but if that was the case, it should have affected California equally but it didn't. Not to mention that they didn't break their stride a bit during Christmas/New Year. But as long as they're heading in the right direction, whatever.

Joy (& Aaron, who doesn't read/post here yet)

Dec. 27, 2010: First met each other in Entebbe, Uganda while I was visiting my friend/his cousin (12/27/10 - 1/10/11) (visited again Jul. 2-9, 2011 and Dec. 24, 2011 - Jan. 9, 2012; engaged 1/7/12)

K-1

Feb. 18, 2012: I-129F sent (delivered 2/21 per USPS & USCIS; NOA1 notice date 2/23/12; check cashed/email/text 2/24)

Aug. 9, 2012: NOA2!!! [NOA1 +168 days] (reached NVC 8/17, left NVC 8/20; @embassy 8/24; embassy confirmed receipt 9/5)

Oct. 24 - Nov. 8, 2012: I visited again (Nairobi: medical 10/31; interview 11/5 [NOA1 +256 days]; result--APPROVED!!!!!!!)

Nov. 15, 2012: Visa in hand (was ready for retrieval 11/12/12)

Nov. 20, 2012: POE, Boston!!! (legal marriage 12/12/12; family/friends wedding ceremony 1/12/13) (276 days)

AOS/EAD/AP

Feb. 4, 2013: AOS packet sent (delivered 2/6, NOA1 text/email & check cashed 2/11 midnight)

Feb. 11, 2013: NOA1 notice date for I-485, EAD, AP (I-485/EAD NOA1 hard copies & biometrics appt letter arrived 2/16, badly mangled AP NOA1 arrived 2/27; biometrics done 3/4/13)

Apr. 3, 2013: EAD & AP approved (received card 4/11)

Aug. 16, 2013: I-485 approved & green card production ordered!!!! (card arrived 8/26/13) (193 days)

ROC

2015 sometime? I've slept since then.

Naturalization

Dec. 20, 2019: N-400 submitted online (Boston, MA field office)

Jan. 9, 2020: Biometrics

Feb. 4, 2020: updated wait time = 4 months (estimated case completion June 2020)

Aug. 7, 2020: interview scheduled (!), but no idea when

Sept. 16, 2020: interview, Boston (approved)

Sept. 24, 2020: oath ceremony, Boston---DONE!!! (279 days from submission)

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Jamaica
Timeline
Posted

Filers from feb @ VSC can start expecting approvals soon. Not to discourage you all or anything but expect a wait of 6.5 months before you all hear anything. and expect to be stalled from all the RFE.s they gave out for Jan petitions. Otherwise from that, im wishing you all the best and speedy approvals. :thumbs:

AOS

10/16/2012 Mailed I-485, I-765, I-131
10/19/2012 NOA1
11/09/2012 Biometrics Apt @ 3pm
12/25/2012 EAD/AP Approval
01/05/2013 Received EAD/AP in mail

06/20/2013 AOS APPROVED!!!!!

LIFTING OF CONDITIONS

3/23/15 Mailed I-751

3/25/15 NOA1

3/28/15 NOA1 Received in the Mail

4/28/15 Biometrics Apt.

11/13/15 ROC Approved

11/18/15 Approval Letter Received

 
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