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Portlandia   15

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Hi everyone! We got NOA1 on 31 December. At that time we were looking at the stats and feeling pretty pleased that we were California, as their processing times looked great (hah!). It was only last week that we started checking (in the hopes that we'd get an earlier-than-5-months adjudication) and the USCIS processing times site (still hasn't been updated since Feb 28???) and reading pretty much the entire internet has left us feeling really disheartened. Us December filers are a relatively small group, and it's so lovely to see that the early December filers have mostly got their NOA2s. But things have slowed down, and there are still a huge number of people in front of us, and Igor's list suggests that things have almost ground to a halt in terms of processing applications (it's mostly those who had April RFEs who are now getting processed, and I haven't seen many December ones coming through in the last couple of weeks).

I'm the alien fiancee, and having lost my job just before we got engaged, I decided to go down the contracting route to give me more flexibility (and I would have felt bad taking a permanent job knowing that I'd be leaving later this year). That's worked out really well, so I thought, on the basis of original processing times (with a bit of contingency added in - hey, I'm a project manager, what do you expect?) - I'll be going through the London embassy and their time frames are pretty consistent (3 months from NOA2 to interview), and I've got a part time contract until mid October. But I'm now thinking that that was a bad decision - the processing rates have gone up then down and I have no idea what is happening. :-(

Is there any way we can work out / get some indication of how long it's going to take from now? Or do we just have to sit back and wait and hope for the best?

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That was me but I would not base my approval as a reference point for any other December filers as I had my case expedited.

Aww man, I was thisclose to celebrating because I saw a dec filer got approved! it just doesnt seem expedited to us since its been 5 months so everyone will think that its just vsc starting to work on dec filers. congratulations by the way! :) hope we get ours soon.

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vazpayne19   24

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We had our case expedited too but i thnik we'll have to wait just like the others.. Congtratulations! :)

AOS/EAD/AP

10/03/13 - package sent to Chicago Lockbox

10/07/13 - package received by S. Rodriguez

10/10/13 - Email Notification for AOS/EAD/AP

10/19/13 - NOA1 EAD

11/07/13 - BIOMETRICS APPOINTMENT

11/16/13 - USCIS Status for I-485: Testing and Interview

12/03/13 - USCIS Status for I-131 AP - Approved / USCIS Status for I-485 - Card/ Document Production

01/07/14 - INTERVIEW @ 1:00pm, USCIS Hagatna Guam -APPROVED

01/08/14 - Card Production Ordered

01/09/14 - Register Permanent Status

01/14/14 - For Delivery with USPS Tracking No.

1/24/14/ - GC on hand

ROC I-751

10/09/15 - Eligible for ROC

10/21/15 - I-751 Packet mailed via USPS (2 day Priority Mail)

10/23/15 - Delivered to USCIS California Service Center

10/27/15 - $590 charged to account.

10/29/15 - received NOA dated 10/23/15

11/06/15 - Biometrics received for 11/18/15 appointment

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JerseyyyK   20

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Hi, we are also december filers and our case was accepted dec 7 and last update was 12/12/12. Glad to get to know others in the same situation :)

ROC:

Jul, 2016  NOA1

Aug, 2016 biometrics 

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vazpayne19   24

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Hi, we are also december filers and our case was accepted dec 7 and last update was 12/12/12. Glad to get to know others in the same situation :)

Lets keep each other posted. :) we can pull through. Fingers crossed that everything will be alright. :)

AOS/EAD/AP

10/03/13 - package sent to Chicago Lockbox

10/07/13 - package received by S. Rodriguez

10/10/13 - Email Notification for AOS/EAD/AP

10/19/13 - NOA1 EAD

11/07/13 - BIOMETRICS APPOINTMENT

11/16/13 - USCIS Status for I-485: Testing and Interview

12/03/13 - USCIS Status for I-131 AP - Approved / USCIS Status for I-485 - Card/ Document Production

01/07/14 - INTERVIEW @ 1:00pm, USCIS Hagatna Guam -APPROVED

01/08/14 - Card Production Ordered

01/09/14 - Register Permanent Status

01/14/14 - For Delivery with USPS Tracking No.

1/24/14/ - GC on hand

ROC I-751

10/09/15 - Eligible for ROC

10/21/15 - I-751 Packet mailed via USPS (2 day Priority Mail)

10/23/15 - Delivered to USCIS California Service Center

10/27/15 - $590 charged to account.

10/29/15 - received NOA dated 10/23/15

11/06/15 - Biometrics received for 11/18/15 appointment

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Casey_Ana   7

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Lets keep each other posted. smile.png we can pull through. Fingers crossed that everything will be alright. smile.png

Yes... and seeing some December filers being approved.. well, gives us a little hope that anytime soon our papers will be touched. :)

12/20/2012 - I-129F Sent
12/24/2012 - NOA1 Receipt Date
12/28/2012 - Alien Registration Number Changed
05/13/2013 - NOA2
06/25/2013 - Medical at SLEC; TB Positive
07/18/2013 - Start DOT Treatment at SLEC
01/17/2014 - End of DOT
02/27/2014 - Remedical Done
03/07/2014 - Vaccine Given
03/18/2014 - USEM Interview | Visa Approved!
03/25/2014 - Visa on hand
03/28/2014 - CFO
04/17/2014 - POE Chicago, IL
07/14/2014 - Wedding in Chicago, IL
09/08/2014 - AOS, EAD and AP Package sent to USCIS
10/06/2914 - Biometrics at USCIS Grand Rapids

11/15/2014 - Received my EAD

02/03/2015 - GC Interview in USCIS Detroit, MI --> APPROVED

02/07/2014 - Green Card on Hand

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JerseyyyK   20

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Lets keep each other posted. smile.png we can pull through. Fingers crossed that everything will be alright. smile.png

oh yeah def! :) My fiance called the call center yesterday and they said it could take up to 72 more days for an approval and they would approve October 1st now. Does someone else got information like that? Cause in the statistics I saw a lot from mid/end October who got their NOA2.

ROC:

Jul, 2016  NOA1

Aug, 2016 biometrics 

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vazpayne19   24

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oh yeah def! :) My fiance called the call center yesterday and they said it could take up to 72 more days for an approval and they would approve October 1st now. Does someone else got information like that? Cause in the statistics I saw a lot from mid/end October who got their NOA2.

Woah thats likely 2.5months more waiting.. We'll definetely have an snwer around July? I think they are already working with end Oct filers but to think of it we're almost in our 5th month. I do hope there are already random December filers approved out there. :) thanks for the info btw.. :)

AOS/EAD/AP

10/03/13 - package sent to Chicago Lockbox

10/07/13 - package received by S. Rodriguez

10/10/13 - Email Notification for AOS/EAD/AP

10/19/13 - NOA1 EAD

11/07/13 - BIOMETRICS APPOINTMENT

11/16/13 - USCIS Status for I-485: Testing and Interview

12/03/13 - USCIS Status for I-131 AP - Approved / USCIS Status for I-485 - Card/ Document Production

01/07/14 - INTERVIEW @ 1:00pm, USCIS Hagatna Guam -APPROVED

01/08/14 - Card Production Ordered

01/09/14 - Register Permanent Status

01/14/14 - For Delivery with USPS Tracking No.

1/24/14/ - GC on hand

ROC I-751

10/09/15 - Eligible for ROC

10/21/15 - I-751 Packet mailed via USPS (2 day Priority Mail)

10/23/15 - Delivered to USCIS California Service Center

10/27/15 - $590 charged to account.

10/29/15 - received NOA dated 10/23/15

11/06/15 - Biometrics received for 11/18/15 appointment

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JerseyyyK   20

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Woah thats likely 2.5months more waiting.. We'll definetely have an snwer around July? I think they are already working with end Oct filers but to think of it we're almost in our 5th month. I do hope there are already random December filers approved out there. smile.png thanks for the info btw.. smile.png

I was really shocked last night cause I didn't expect THAT! Almost 7 1/2 months only waiting for the NOA2?!?!? BUT he said UP to 72 more days so we should all be positive and hope for the best!

ROC:

Jul, 2016  NOA1

Aug, 2016 biometrics 

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Just got an RFE request. Sucks. Hard copy will be coming in the mail pretty soon. This will delay things even further. Maaan :-(

Teddy-KGB, I got an RFE as well but don't worry about it, my friend, it's actually great that we are December filers who have gotten a response from the USCIS. There are people from October that haven't been processed yet! My NOA1 date is December 24 so I am a few days before yours. I got my second RFE notice (yes you will receive a second one) then I got my hard copy RFE in the mail on Tuesday May 7 (9 days later). I sent it out overnight shipping yesterday so they should have it by now.

According to RFE statistics here on VJ, it seems that I will have to wait about a week or two before I get my NOA2.

Anyways, my point is that the RFE is a good thing! That means you should have your NOA2 within the next 3 weeks hopefully :)

To follow up on some of the other RFE's (especially the people that got it in April) check out this topic:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/427040-april-rfes/page-7#entry6219296

Cheers!

Sincerely,
Ramsey

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