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Visa approved 5-3-07! :whistle:

Met Jan 1998, vows on 2006, Jay Jay born 2008, baby 2 - 2011

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72 days? it's been 128 for me and VSC. YAY not knowing when your wife is getting here!!!

Yea I know it really sucks :( After I found out the NOA1 date for Trailmix was wrong, I realized that I was the next up for February at the VSC, took a look through the dates for VSC real quick and saw you on there still unapproved from January and felt extremely miserable for you :(

Why oh why are they being so sucky :(?

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Visa approved 5-3-07! :whistle:

Congratulations!!

CR-1

02/05/07 - I-130 sent to NSC

05/03/07 - NOA2

05/10/07 - NVC receives petition, case # assigned

08/08/07 - Case Complete

09/27/07 - Interview, visa granted

10/02/07 - POE

11/16/07 - Received green card and Welcome to America letter in the mail

Removing Conditions

07/06/09 - I-751 sent to CSC

08/14/09 - Biometrics

09/27/09 - Approved

10/01/09 - Received 10 year green card

U.S. Citizenship

03/30/11 - N-400 sent via Priority Mail w/ delivery confirmation

05/12/11 - Biometrics

07/20/11 - Interview - passed

07/20/11 - Oath ceremony - same day as interview

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After I found out the NOA1 date for Trailmix was wrong, I realized that I was the next up for February at the VSC, took a look through the dates for VSC real quick and saw you on there still unapproved from January and felt extremely miserable for you :(

Your reply made me laugh Geist as I was feeling the same when I was in the February 'group', when I realized my mistake I actually felt better (which is nutty since now I'm not even near anyone that has an NOA2).

When I look at some of the timelines for people who have filed a K3, I'm thinking that we should (plus we live in Calgary, so Vancouver is much closer than a jaunt to Montreal). Then I look at the paperwork (which I know we are going to have to do anyway) and I think, hmm, no, we will wait :)

Haven't completely ruled it out though.

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I WANT TO JOIN THIS THREAD AS WELL,

MY TIME LINE SINCE NOA1 DATE

I-130 NOA1 RECEIVE SEPTEMBER 5TH 2006

TOUCHED SEPTEMBER 9TH 2006

IT HAS BEEN 240 DAYS

Uppdated:

Anna F

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Member Name--------------NOA1---(CSC/VSC/(TCS)-----NOA2 Approval-----NVC Complete---Date

w1n78 ------------------ 06/13/06 (CSC) ----- 09/05/06 -------- 11/16/06 ------------- 03/02/07

The_dip_sticks --------- 06/15/06 (CSC) ----- Pending

tomrein ---------------- 06/26/06 (CSC) ----- 09/11/06 -------- 12/21/06 ------------- 03/27/07

Yocasta ---------------- 06/30/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

Michael and Milahjean -- 07/13/06 (CSC) ----- 09/07/06 -------- 11/15/06 ------------- 03/15/07

MarocAmer -------------- 07/17/06 (CSC) ----- Pending

Amarceau --------------- 07/17/06 (CSC) ----- 09/07/06 -------- 01/11/07 ------------- 03/20/07 (visa granted)

randynrose --------------07/20/06 (CSC) ----- 09/29/06 -------- 02/06/07 ------------- 04/20/07 (Approved but on Admin Review)

dims1 ------------------ 07/25/06 (CSC) ----- 09/20/06 -------- 12/01/06 ------------- 03/19/07 (visa granted)

Our Mao ---------------- 07/27/06 (CSC) ----- 12/01/06 -------- 02/13/07 ------------- 04/13/07

Xuemei ----------------- 08/16/06 (CSC) ----- Pending

niagara_falls ---------- 08/22/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

manana ----------------- 08/25/06 (VSC) ----- 12/06/06 -------- Pending

BelwinMills ------------ 08/28/06 (CSC) ----- 10/12/06 -------- 01/17/07 ------------- 05/03/07

knowledge -------------- 08/28/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

vonicks ---------------- 08/28/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

NYC__girl -------------- 08/29/06 (VSC) ----- 04/03/07 -------- Pending

PMRS ------------------- 09/01/06 (CSC) ----- 11/08/06 -------- 02/13/07 ------------- 05/04/07

Florida-Photo ---------- 09/06/06 (CSC) ----- 11/02/06 -------- 02/01/07 ------------- 03/27/07

Bosnia ----------------- 09/07/06 (CSC) ----- 12/05/06 -------- 03/14/07 ------------- 03/30/07

Natty Bumppo ----------- 09/08/06 (CSC) ----- 12/06/06 -------- Pending

AmberBee --------------- 09/11/06 (CSC) ----- 11/21/06 -------- Pending

Heina ------------------ 09/11/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

Brian & Elena ---------- 09/11/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

donquijote ------------- 09/13/06 (CSC) ----- 12/06/06 -------- Pending

dougyceci -------------- 09/13/06 (CSC) ----- 11/22/06 -------- 02/15/07 ------------- 04/12/07 (visa granted)

Justo/Sheyla ----------- 09/18/06 (CSC) ----- 12/27/06 -------- 02/13/07-------------- 05/07/07

Arpita & Deven --------- 09/19/06 (___) ----- 11/27/06 -------- 02/20/07 ------------- 05/24/07

Dennis & Ezgi ---------- 09/21/06 (VSC) ----- 01/18/07 -------- 04/10/07 ------------- 05/08/07

riblet ----------------- 09/25/06 (CSC) ----- 12/06/06 -------- 02/20/07 ------------- 04/18/07 (visa granted)

anneiy ----------------- 09/28/06 (CSC) ----- 11/28/06 -------- Pending

bsuboyus --------------- 10/05/06 (CSC) ----- 01/16/07 -------- Pending

jediknight ------------- 10/10/06 (VSC) ----- 03/11/07 -------- Pending

hcheun02 --------------- 10/13/06 (VSC) ----- 03/22/07 -------- Pending

Exodus2006 ------------- 10/18/06 (CSC) ----- 01/16/07 -------- Pending

StarProg --------------- 10/18/06 (CSC) ----- 12/28/06 -------- Pending

karina ----------------- 10/30/06 (CSC) ----- 03/13/07 -------- Pending

misfitsbalzac ---------- 11/01/06 (VSC) ----- 04/11/07 -------- Pending

sjmartins -------------- 11/07/06 (CSC) ----- 04/25/07 -------- Pending

Richisusie ------------- 11/12/06 (VSC) ----- 04/16/07 -------- Pending

ktmracer --------------- 01/12/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

Radu & Mari------------- 12/12/06 (CSC) ----- 02/12/07 -------- 04/17/07 ------------- 05/02/07 (Visa Granted)

jacob88 ---------------- 12/12/06 (CSC) ----- 03/14/07 -------- Pending

Singha ----------------- 01/03/07 (VSC) ----- Pending

nyseness --------------- 01/06/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

John & Erica ----------- 01/24/07 (CSC) ----- 04/06/07 -------- Pending

Kathy & Prabh ---------- 01/29/07 (CSC) ----- 04/10/07 -------- Pending

Kiya ------------------- 02/07/07 (CSC) ----- 05/03/07 -------- Pending

Singh77 ---------------- 02/07/07 (CSC) ----- 04/17/07 -------- Pending

arwensun1965 --------- 02/08/07 (CSC) ----- 05/03/07 -------- Pending

Comelly --------------- 02/09/07 (CSC) ----- 04/19/07 -------- Pending

MegDan --------------- 02/13/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

Mononoke28 ---------- 02/14/07 (CSC) ----- 05/03/07 -------- Pending

Geist ------------------ 02/21/07 (VSC) ----- Pending

Jasmin ----------------- 02/21/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

vylex ------------------ 02/28/07 (VSC) ----- Pending

greeneclipse ----------- 03/01/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

AnnaF ------------------ 03/07/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

Trailmix --------------- 03/13/07 (VSC) ----- Pending

LvivLovers ------------- 03/13/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

Rika60607 -------------- 03/16/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

mdpo ------------------- 03/19/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

CHERRI1 ---------------- 03/19/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

Alamir0115-------------- 03/21/07 (TSC)------ 3/22/07------------Pending

TIMELINE FOR CR1- I-130

July 29th 2006 - GOT MARRIED IN PAKISTAN

Sep 1st 2006 - I-130 sent.

Sep 5th 2006 - NOA1

May 24th 2007 - NOA2 APPROVED

NVC FOR CR-1 (I-130)

06/13/07 - NVC receives petition and case # assigned.

Sep 11th 2007 - CASE COMPLETED!!! THANK GOD

Sep 19th 2007 - Case fwd to London embassy

US EMBASSY LONDON

Oct 25th 2007 - Medical Appointment

Nov 9th 2007 - INTERVIEW IN LONDON (APPROVED PUT ON AP)

Dec 5th 2007- AP CLEARED IN 26 DAYS

Dec 18th 2007 - ALHAMDULILLAH VISA IN HAND

U.S.A

Feb 15th 2008 - POE (JFK)

Mar 05th 2008 Green Card arrived

Dec 28 2009 Apply for condition remove

Removal of Conditions Timeline

Dec 26 2009 I-751 sent

Dec 28 2009 I-751 delivered (VSC)

Dec 29 2009 I-751 NOA Received

Mar 09 2010 condition removed got 10 years green card

NATURALIZATION N-400

Dec 07 2010 N-400 sent to Tx

Dec 09 2010 N-400 delivered

Dec 29 2010 Received biometric appointment letter for 01/13/2011

Jan 13 2011 Biometric done

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Also changed CSC/VSC/TSC to xSC in order to keep the table readable.

Member Name--------------NOA1-----(xSC)-------NOA2 Approval-----NVC Complete-----------Date

w1n78 ------------------ 06/13/06 (CSC) ----- 09/05/06 -------- 11/16/06 ------------- 03/02/07

The_dip_sticks --------- 06/15/06 (CSC) ----- Pending

tomrein ---------------- 06/26/06 (CSC) ----- 09/11/06 -------- 12/21/06 ------------- 03/27/07

Yocasta ---------------- 06/30/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

Michael and Milahjean -- 07/13/06 (CSC) ----- 09/07/06 -------- 11/15/06 ------------- 03/15/07

MarocAmer -------------- 07/17/06 (CSC) ----- Pending

Amarceau --------------- 07/17/06 (CSC) ----- 09/07/06 -------- 01/11/07 ------------- 03/20/07 (visa granted)

randynrose --------------07/20/06 (CSC) ----- 09/29/06 -------- 02/06/07 ------------- 04/20/07 (Approved but on Admin Review)

dims1 ------------------ 07/25/06 (CSC) ----- 09/20/06 -------- 12/01/06 ------------- 03/19/07 (visa granted)

Our Mao ---------------- 07/27/06 (CSC) ----- 12/01/06 -------- 02/13/07 ------------- 04/13/07

Xuemei ----------------- 08/16/06 (CSC) ----- Pending

niagara_falls ---------- 08/22/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

manana ----------------- 08/25/06 (VSC) ----- 12/06/06 -------- Pending

BelwinMills ------------ 08/28/06 (CSC) ----- 10/12/06 -------- 01/17/07 ------------- 05/03/07 (visa granted)

knowledge -------------- 08/28/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

vonicks ---------------- 08/28/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

NYC__girl -------------- 08/29/06 (VSC) ----- 04/03/07 -------- Pending

PMRS ------------------- 09/01/06 (CSC) ----- 11/08/06 -------- 02/13/07 ------------- 05/04/07

khanshahid ------------- 09/05/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

Florida-Photo ---------- 09/06/06 (CSC) ----- 11/02/06 -------- 02/01/07 ------------- 03/27/07

Bosnia ----------------- 09/07/06 (CSC) ----- 12/05/06 -------- 03/14/07 ------------- 03/30/07

Natty Bumppo ----------- 09/08/06 (CSC) ----- 12/06/06 -------- Pending

AmberBee --------------- 09/11/06 (CSC) ----- 11/21/06 -------- Pending

Heina ------------------ 09/11/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

Brian & Elena ---------- 09/11/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

donquijote ------------- 09/13/06 (CSC) ----- 12/06/06 -------- Pending

dougyceci -------------- 09/13/06 (CSC) ----- 11/22/06 -------- 02/15/07 ------------- 04/12/07 (visa granted)

Justo/Sheyla ----------- 09/18/06 (CSC) ----- 12/27/06 -------- 02/13/07-------------- 05/07/07

Arpita & Deven --------- 09/19/06 (___) ----- 11/27/06 -------- 02/20/07 ------------- 05/24/07

Dennis & Ezgi ---------- 09/21/06 (VSC) ----- 01/18/07 -------- 04/10/07 ------------- 05/08/07

riblet ----------------- 09/25/06 (CSC) ----- 12/06/06 -------- 02/20/07 ------------- 04/18/07 (visa granted)

anneiy ----------------- 09/28/06 (CSC) ----- 11/28/06 -------- Pending

bsuboyus --------------- 10/05/06 (CSC) ----- 01/16/07 -------- Pending

jediknight ------------- 10/10/06 (VSC) ----- 03/11/07 -------- Pending

hcheun02 --------------- 10/13/06 (VSC) ----- 03/22/07 -------- Pending

Exodus2006 ------------- 10/18/06 (CSC) ----- 01/16/07 -------- Pending

StarProg --------------- 10/18/06 (CSC) ----- 12/28/06 -------- Pending

karina ----------------- 10/30/06 (CSC) ----- 03/13/07 -------- Pending

misfitsbalzac ---------- 11/01/06 (VSC) ----- 04/11/07 -------- Pending

sjmartins -------------- 11/07/06 (CSC) ----- 04/25/07 -------- Pending

Richisusie ------------- 11/12/06 (VSC) ----- 04/16/07 -------- Pending

ktmracer --------------- 01/12/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

Radu & Mari------------- 12/12/06 (CSC) ----- 02/12/07 -------- 04/17/07 ------------- 05/02/07 (Visa Granted)

jacob88 ---------------- 12/12/06 (CSC) ----- 03/14/07 -------- Pending

Singha ----------------- 01/03/07 (VSC) ----- Pending

nyseness --------------- 01/06/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

John & Erica ----------- 01/24/07 (CSC) ----- 04/06/07 -------- Pending

Kathy & Prabh ---------- 01/29/07 (CSC) ----- 04/10/07 -------- Pending

Kiya ------------------- 02/07/07 (CSC) ----- 05/03/07 -------- Pending

Singh77 ---------------- 02/07/07 (CSC) ----- 04/17/07 -------- Pending

arwensun1965 ----------- 02/08/07 (CSC) ----- 05/03/07 -------- Pending

Comelly ---------------- 02/09/07 (CSC) ----- 04/19/07 -------- Pending

MegDan ----------------- 02/13/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

Mononoke28 ------------- 02/14/07 (CSC) ----- 05/03/07 -------- Pending

Geist ------------------ 02/21/07 (VSC) ----- Pending

Jasmin ----------------- 02/21/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

vylex ------------------ 02/28/07 (VSC) ----- Pending

greeneclipse ----------- 03/01/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

AnnaF ------------------ 03/07/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

Trailmix --------------- 03/13/07 (VSC) ----- Pending

LvivLovers ------------- 03/13/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

Rika60607 -------------- 03/16/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

mdpo ------------------- 03/19/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

CHERRI1 ---------------- 03/19/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

Alamir0115 ------------- 03/21/07 (TSC) ----- 03/22/07 --------- Pending

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10/15/04 Met online

03/15/05 Met IRL

12/25/05 Got engaged

06/06/06 Got married

USCIS: I-130 Process

02/16/07 I-130 sent to VSC

02/21/07 NOA1 from VSC

02/24/07 Touched, check cashed

05/11/07 Touched, transferred from VSC to CSC

05/14/07 Touched

05/15/07 Touched

05/22/07 Touched, pending at CSC

05/23/07 Touched

06/07/07 NOA2 from CSC

06/08/07 Touched, approval notice sent

NVC: CR-1 Process (used James' NVC Shortcuts v2.0)

06/22/07 NVC received and case number HLS2007****** assigned

07/09/07 DS-3023 and I-864 fee bill generated

07/10/07 DS-3023 e-mail and I-864 payment sent

07/20/07 DS-3023 e-mail and I-864 payment accepted

07/23/07 IV fee bill and I-864 package generated

08/02/07 IV fee bill and I-864 package (08/01) received

08/02/07 IV payment and I-864 package sent

09/09/07 IV payment and I-864 package (08/14) accepted

09/10/07 DS-230 generated

09/12/07 DS-230 sent

09/17/07 DS-230 accepted

09/25/07 NVC complete

10/01/07 NVC forwards case to Helsinki

Embassy: CR-1 Process

10/08/07 Embassy received

10/10/07 Packet 3 received

10/11/07 Packet 3 sent

10/16/07 Packet 4 received

10/18/07 Medical

10/31/07 Interview date (rescheduled from 10/22)

11/03/07 Visa received

11/28/07 US Entry (POE: Boston)

01/19/08 Wellcome letter received

01/22/08 Green card received

USCIS: I-751 Process

08/30/09 Ninety day window opens

09/29/09 I-751 sent

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I WANT TO JOIN THIS THREAD AS WELL,

MY TIME LINE SINCE NOA1 DATE

I-130 NOA1 RECEIVE SEPTEMBER 5TH 2006

TOUCHED SEPTEMBER 9TH 2006

IT HAS BEEN 240 DAYS

I don't know if this helps you at all, but I've done some serious statistics regarding NOA2s for both VSC and CSC. For the IR-1/CR-1 visa VSC gives a NOA2 on average in 76 days, while it takes 120 days for CSC. Regarding the K3 visa VSC gives a NOA2 (on average) in 63 days versus the 86 day CSC average. There seems to be a seeming speed difference in NOA2s for the I-130 forms, for both VSC and CSC, which benefit K3 receivers. Even if the medians reduce the difference between VSC and CSC they still indicate that VSC is faster than CSC, at least in the long run.

What I'm personally wondering is why has CSC approved 20 persons on this thread while leaving 3 serious laggers (defined as filed last year but still hasn’t been approved), when the same numbers for VSC are 7 approved and 8 seriously lagging.

The available statistics just don't add up with the picture represented on this thread. It might be that the sample is too small or biased or equal, but it has to be pretty badly so in order to produce such varying results.

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10/15/04 Met online

03/15/05 Met IRL

12/25/05 Got engaged

06/06/06 Got married

USCIS: I-130 Process

02/16/07 I-130 sent to VSC

02/21/07 NOA1 from VSC

02/24/07 Touched, check cashed

05/11/07 Touched, transferred from VSC to CSC

05/14/07 Touched

05/15/07 Touched

05/22/07 Touched, pending at CSC

05/23/07 Touched

06/07/07 NOA2 from CSC

06/08/07 Touched, approval notice sent

NVC: CR-1 Process (used James' NVC Shortcuts v2.0)

06/22/07 NVC received and case number HLS2007****** assigned

07/09/07 DS-3023 and I-864 fee bill generated

07/10/07 DS-3023 e-mail and I-864 payment sent

07/20/07 DS-3023 e-mail and I-864 payment accepted

07/23/07 IV fee bill and I-864 package generated

08/02/07 IV fee bill and I-864 package (08/01) received

08/02/07 IV payment and I-864 package sent

09/09/07 IV payment and I-864 package (08/14) accepted

09/10/07 DS-230 generated

09/12/07 DS-230 sent

09/17/07 DS-230 accepted

09/25/07 NVC complete

10/01/07 NVC forwards case to Helsinki

Embassy: CR-1 Process

10/08/07 Embassy received

10/10/07 Packet 3 received

10/11/07 Packet 3 sent

10/16/07 Packet 4 received

10/18/07 Medical

10/31/07 Interview date (rescheduled from 10/22)

11/03/07 Visa received

11/28/07 US Entry (POE: Boston)

01/19/08 Wellcome letter received

01/22/08 Green card received

USCIS: I-751 Process

08/30/09 Ninety day window opens

09/29/09 I-751 sent

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two reason's i'm guessing when doing your stat's you left out the unapproved people (laggers/strays). Of course you only get the people approved, who are roughly approved faster then the one's at CSC. So my suggestion would to add another stat that looks at overall approval rate of both centers and average wait time after 120 days. Meaning the numbers might show your more likely to get approved faster at VSC but if you have waited past 120 days your up a river with a paddle.

notice how roughly 6 out of the first 20 people who went through VSC have been approved, opposed to over 15 of the first 20 CSC. I quickly hand counted.

I just sent a letter to my Senator, because by the time they get my letter (they're 3 weeks behind on personal petitions) it will be over 140 days since my NOA1.

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I-130

12/26/06 Mailed CR1

12/29/06 VSC Received I-130

01/03/07 NOA1 mailed

01/10/07 NOA1 received

02/01/07 Touch 1

06/01/07 Approved

06/01/07 NOA2 email sent.

06/07/07 NOA2 recieved in Mail

NVC

06/11/07 NVC assigns case number

06/25/07 NVC generates Choice of Agent Form

06/25/07 Email sent with Choice of Agent

06/28/07 AOS bill recieved and sent back

06/30/07 AOS Money order delivered to NVCS

07/03/07 Choice of Agent email accepted and comfirmed

07/09/07 IV bill generated and sent out

07/10/07 Called in to comfirm they have MO for AOS

07/11/07 AOS bill accepted and processed

07/16/07 IV bill recieved and mailed out

07/23/07 I-864 recieved and mailed out

07/30/07 DS320 is generated

08/08/07 I-864 recieved and entered into the system at NVC

08/13/07 DS320 is revieved and sent back

08/28/07 Case complete

09/06/07 Case forwared to Mumbai emabassy

11/15/08 Interview

11/28/08 Arrived to the US

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two reason's i'm guessing when doing your stat's you left out the unapproved people (laggers/strays). Of course you only get the people approved, who are roughly approved faster then the one's at CSC. So my suggestion would to add another stat that looks at overall approval rate of both centers and average wait time after 120 days. Meaning the numbers might show your more likely to get approved faster at VSC but if you have waited past 120 days your up a river with a paddle.

notice how roughly 6 out of the first 20 people who went through VSC have been approved, opposed to over 15 of the first 20 CSC. I quickly hand counted.

I just sent a letter to my Senator, because by the time they get my letter (they're 3 weeks behind on personal petitions) it will be over 140 days since my NOA1.

Yeah, I suspected this problem too.

If I add in both the unapproved and approved people for IR-1/CR-1 visa, I'll get an average wait time of 247 days in VSC and 290 days at CSC. Even if these stats are completely false, because people don't update their timelines, they still point to the direction that even with laggers the VSC is always faster. The same holds also for K3 visas (I don't even bother to find out medians or equal, since the average is so overwhelmingly positive to the VSC so the difference should hold regardless). Besides, the current IR-1/CR-1 graphic charts found under historical timelines does this job way better than my calculations would (it seems fairly accurate and has a rather good, yet upwards counting, prediction time I've noticed, or then I'm just reading it wrong).

I tried to do what you suggested and counted out the averages after the third quintal (i.e. after 75% have been approved), which are 142 days for VSC and 202 days for CSC. The average after 120 days of waiting is 142 days for VSC and 171 for CSC. Although, if you take the average after 125 days of waiting the average for VSC rises to 195 days while it stays as above for CSC.

People who don't get approved from VSC, I've noticed, eventually shift to a K3 visa, but even with them the averages of K3 visas aren't going that much up, so there's still something mysterious about these statistics. I've also wondered at after what date it might be vice to move from an IR-1/CR-1 visa to a K3 visa, and it seems that for VSC you should wait around six months before changing plans.

The annoying thing is that VSC is very unpredictable regarding NOA2 approvals with very high standard deviations, while the CSC is a lot more stable. It’s also annoying that individuals can be approved within 30 from the same service center that takes over 180 days for others. The good thing is that after NOA2 is approved the NVC seems to be very stable so things become more predictable then. Of course it doesn't really help as long as you are still stuck waiting for your NOA2...

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10/15/04 Met online

03/15/05 Met IRL

12/25/05 Got engaged

06/06/06 Got married

USCIS: I-130 Process

02/16/07 I-130 sent to VSC

02/21/07 NOA1 from VSC

02/24/07 Touched, check cashed

05/11/07 Touched, transferred from VSC to CSC

05/14/07 Touched

05/15/07 Touched

05/22/07 Touched, pending at CSC

05/23/07 Touched

06/07/07 NOA2 from CSC

06/08/07 Touched, approval notice sent

NVC: CR-1 Process (used James' NVC Shortcuts v2.0)

06/22/07 NVC received and case number HLS2007****** assigned

07/09/07 DS-3023 and I-864 fee bill generated

07/10/07 DS-3023 e-mail and I-864 payment sent

07/20/07 DS-3023 e-mail and I-864 payment accepted

07/23/07 IV fee bill and I-864 package generated

08/02/07 IV fee bill and I-864 package (08/01) received

08/02/07 IV payment and I-864 package sent

09/09/07 IV payment and I-864 package (08/14) accepted

09/10/07 DS-230 generated

09/12/07 DS-230 sent

09/17/07 DS-230 accepted

09/25/07 NVC complete

10/01/07 NVC forwards case to Helsinki

Embassy: CR-1 Process

10/08/07 Embassy received

10/10/07 Packet 3 received

10/11/07 Packet 3 sent

10/16/07 Packet 4 received

10/18/07 Medical

10/31/07 Interview date (rescheduled from 10/22)

11/03/07 Visa received

11/28/07 US Entry (POE: Boston)

01/19/08 Wellcome letter received

01/22/08 Green card received

USCIS: I-751 Process

08/30/09 Ninety day window opens

09/29/09 I-751 sent

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Dear Alamir,

what is the secret to the 1 day approval of I-130? It is unbelievable! :thumbs:

How come it was approved by TSC? I thought TSC sends their cases to CSC?

I hope you don't mind me asking these questions, it seems that your case is very special!

Rika

CR-1 Timeline

March'07 NOA1 date, case transferred to CSC

June'07 NOA2 per USCIS website!

Waiver I-751 timeline

July'09 Check cashed.

Jan'10 10 year GC received.

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There seems to be a seeming speed difference in NOA2s for the I-130 forms, for both VSC and CSC, which benefit K3 receivers.

What I'm personally wondering is why has CSC approved 20 persons on this thread while leaving 3 serious laggers (defined as filed last year but still hasn’t been approved), when the same numbers for VSC are 7 approved and 8 seriously lagging.

The available statistics just don't add up with the picture represented on this thread. It might be that the sample is too small or biased or equal, but it has to be pretty badly so in order to produce such varying results.

Hi Stabu,

I've read somewhere in this thread that indeed K-3 filers get their NOA-2s faster, mostly on the same day as their NOA2 for I129F in fact. The drawback - I-130 is then retained and I-129F is sent to the corresponding embassy, meaning you will need to pay additionally and file more paperwork and lose another month or two, if you want your I-130 to proceed instead of I-129F.

Soooo, then this is why people removed K-3 filers from this list, to avoid screwing up the statistics :yes:

As for the laggers I suppose sometimes paperwork DOES get lost :ranting: and then sometimes people do not update their profiles...

I think it is definetly worth filing for K-3 if there is no touch, nothing for 6 months...

Hope it will not be me :devil:

Cheers,

Rika

(L)

CR-1 Timeline

March'07 NOA1 date, case transferred to CSC

June'07 NOA2 per USCIS website!

Waiver I-751 timeline

July'09 Check cashed.

Jan'10 10 year GC received.

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hello VJers :)

Would you mind adding me to the list?? I filed the petition for my husband and I (I-130 CR1) and it was received on February 1st, 2007 by the Vermont Service Center (with sadly no touches or updates yet and its still pending...but I am hopeful!! :)) Good luck to everyone waiting!!! Its rough but we will all make it in the end hopefully and be reunited with those we love :)

Dalia

whatever it takes...or how my heart breaks...i will be right here waiting for you... 636.gif

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UPDATED for dillydally

Member Name--------------NOA1-----(xSC)-------NOA2 Approval-----NVC Complete-----------Date

w1n78 ------------------ 06/13/06 (CSC) ----- 09/05/06 -------- 11/16/06 ------------- 03/02/07

The_dip_sticks --------- 06/15/06 (CSC) ----- Pending

tomrein ---------------- 06/26/06 (CSC) ----- 09/11/06 -------- 12/21/06 ------------- 03/27/07

Yocasta ---------------- 06/30/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

Michael and Milahjean -- 07/13/06 (CSC) ----- 09/07/06 -------- 11/15/06 ------------- 03/15/07

MarocAmer -------------- 07/17/06 (CSC) ----- Pending

Amarceau --------------- 07/17/06 (CSC) ----- 09/07/06 -------- 01/11/07 ------------- 03/20/07 (visa granted)

randynrose --------------07/20/06 (CSC) ----- 09/29/06 -------- 02/06/07 ------------- 04/20/07 (Approved but on Admin Review)

dims1 ------------------ 07/25/06 (CSC) ----- 09/20/06 -------- 12/01/06 ------------- 03/19/07 (visa granted)

Our Mao ---------------- 07/27/06 (CSC) ----- 12/01/06 -------- 02/13/07 ------------- 04/13/07

Xuemei ----------------- 08/16/06 (CSC) ----- Pending

niagara_falls ---------- 08/22/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

manana ----------------- 08/25/06 (VSC) ----- 12/06/06 -------- Pending

BelwinMills ------------ 08/28/06 (CSC) ----- 10/12/06 -------- 01/17/07 ------------- 05/03/07 (visa granted)

knowledge -------------- 08/28/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

vonicks ---------------- 08/28/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

NYC__girl -------------- 08/29/06 (VSC) ----- 04/03/07 -------- Pending

PMRS ------------------- 09/01/06 (CSC) ----- 11/08/06 -------- 02/13/07 ------------- 05/04/07

khanshahid ------------- 09/05/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

Florida-Photo ---------- 09/06/06 (CSC) ----- 11/02/06 -------- 02/01/07 ------------- 03/27/07

Bosnia ----------------- 09/07/06 (CSC) ----- 12/05/06 -------- 03/14/07 ------------- 03/30/07

Natty Bumppo ----------- 09/08/06 (CSC) ----- 12/06/06 -------- Pending

AmberBee --------------- 09/11/06 (CSC) ----- 11/21/06 -------- Pending

Heina ------------------ 09/11/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

Brian & Elena ---------- 09/11/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

donquijote ------------- 09/13/06 (CSC) ----- 12/06/06 -------- Pending

dougyceci -------------- 09/13/06 (CSC) ----- 11/22/06 -------- 02/15/07 ------------- 04/12/07 (visa granted)

Justo/Sheyla ----------- 09/18/06 (CSC) ----- 12/27/06 -------- 02/13/07-------------- 05/07/07

Arpita & Deven --------- 09/19/06 (___) ----- 11/27/06 -------- 02/20/07 ------------- 05/24/07

Dennis & Ezgi ---------- 09/21/06 (VSC) ----- 01/18/07 -------- 04/10/07 ------------- 05/08/07

riblet ----------------- 09/25/06 (CSC) ----- 12/06/06 -------- 02/20/07 ------------- 04/18/07 (visa granted)

anneiy ----------------- 09/28/06 (CSC) ----- 11/28/06 -------- Pending

bsuboyus --------------- 10/05/06 (CSC) ----- 01/16/07 -------- Pending

jediknight ------------- 10/10/06 (VSC) ----- 03/11/07 -------- Pending

hcheun02 --------------- 10/13/06 (VSC) ----- 03/22/07 -------- Pending

Exodus2006 ------------- 10/18/06 (CSC) ----- 01/16/07 -------- Pending

StarProg --------------- 10/18/06 (CSC) ----- 12/28/06 -------- Pending

karina ----------------- 10/30/06 (CSC) ----- 03/13/07 -------- Pending

misfitsbalzac ---------- 11/01/06 (VSC) ----- 04/11/07 -------- Pending

sjmartins -------------- 11/07/06 (CSC) ----- 04/25/07 -------- Pending

Richisusie ------------- 11/12/06 (VSC) ----- 04/16/07 -------- Pending

ktmracer --------------- 01/12/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

Radu & Mari------------- 12/12/06 (CSC) ----- 02/12/07 -------- 04/17/07 ------------- 05/02/07 (Visa Granted)

jacob88 ---------------- 12/12/06 (CSC) ----- 03/14/07 -------- Pending

Singha ----------------- 01/03/07 (VSC) ----- Pending

nyseness --------------- 01/06/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

John & Erica ----------- 01/24/07 (CSC) ----- 04/06/07 -------- Pending

Kathy & Prabh ---------- 01/29/07 (CSC) ----- 04/10/07 -------- Pending

dillydally ------------- 02/01/07 (VSC) ----- Pending

Kiya ------------------- 02/07/07 (CSC) ----- 05/03/07 -------- Pending

Singh77 ---------------- 02/07/07 (CSC) ----- 04/17/07 -------- Pending

arwensun1965 ----------- 02/08/07 (CSC) ----- 05/03/07 -------- Pending

Comelly ---------------- 02/09/07 (CSC) ----- 04/19/07 -------- Pending

MegDan ----------------- 02/13/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

Mononoke28 ------------- 02/14/07 (CSC) ----- 05/03/07 -------- Pending

Geist ------------------ 02/21/07 (VSC) ----- Pending

Jasmin ----------------- 02/21/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

vylex ------------------ 02/28/07 (VSC) ----- Pending

greeneclipse ----------- 03/01/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

AnnaF ------------------ 03/07/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

Trailmix --------------- 03/13/07 (VSC) ----- Pending

LvivLovers ------------- 03/13/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

Rika60607 -------------- 03/16/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

mdpo ------------------- 03/19/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

CHERRI1 ---------------- 03/19/07 (CSC) ----- Pending

Alamir0115 ------------- 03/21/07 (TSC) ----- 03/22/07 --------- Pending

-------------------------CR-1-------------------------

02/23/2007 ----- I-130 sent to CSC

03/01/2007 ----- NOA-1 date

06/07/2007 ----- Touched ! (Please... not an RFE)

06/11/2007 ----- UPDATE (Received RFE today...sent evidence back same day)

06/12/2007 ----- Touched ! (come on... I sent the info. already. What now?)

06/13/2007 ----- RFE accepted in Laguna Niguel; signed by V. Semegi

06/21/2007 ----- UPDATE - Response to RFE received; Case processing resumed

07/09/2007 ----- APPROVAL NOTICE SENT !!!

07/23/2007 ----- NVC starts case processing

------------------- Jame's Shortcuts in Progress ;)

10/16/2007 ----- CASE COMPLETE !!! ...Finally

10/25/2007 ----- CASE FORWARDED TO MUMBAI !!!

12/04/2007 ----- INTERVIEW PACKET !!!

01/24/2008 ----- VISA GRANTED!!!............PASSPORT IN HAND !!! :)

01/30/2008 ----- ARRIVAL TO U.S !!! :)

12/30/2009 ----- I-751 sent

THANK YOU to all the wonderful VJ'rs for their help and concern... It would have been difficult without you...

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I'm telling you, there must be a Cuban or someone very fond of Cuba at CSC. I've seen a few petitions being approved within days for members with beneficiaries in Cuba. Nothing against the petitioners but I don't think it's fair for everyone else, that's all. :no:

CR-1

02/05/07 - I-130 sent to NSC

05/03/07 - NOA2

05/10/07 - NVC receives petition, case # assigned

08/08/07 - Case Complete

09/27/07 - Interview, visa granted

10/02/07 - POE

11/16/07 - Received green card and Welcome to America letter in the mail

Removing Conditions

07/06/09 - I-751 sent to CSC

08/14/09 - Biometrics

09/27/09 - Approved

10/01/09 - Received 10 year green card

U.S. Citizenship

03/30/11 - N-400 sent via Priority Mail w/ delivery confirmation

05/12/11 - Biometrics

07/20/11 - Interview - passed

07/20/11 - Oath ceremony - same day as interview

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