I-751 August 2013 Filers

Navyk · October 30, 2013

Just an information.

A may filer - filed on 5/23 and transferred on 9/17 (after mine - mine got transferred on 9/12) got approved yesterday 10/29. This means that the transferred cases also get approved based on the filing date, of course subject the other parameters like readable finger prints, FBI clearance and evidence submitted.

GandL · October 30, 2013

Hello, I'm a July filer with some information to pass along to the August folks...

Looking at the pattern of approvals, there obviously is no computer-controlled scheduling or any other form of strict queue or regulatory process controlling the flow of cases within a given month. USCIS is stuck in the bad old days of manually processing paper files, and approval time is a crapshoot. This is true not only of the July 2013 approvals, but also the prior month's. There are original CSC people from June 3rd, June 13th (with EARLY BIO) and June 17th who are STILL waiting!!!

Looking at the June group's messages, the approval letters (and presumably the approval decisions as well) are coming from regional offices (the VA office for a WV applicant, the Atlanta office, etc.) rather from CSC. Unfortunately, the online system doesn't tell you whether your case has been sent to a regional office or not, so it's hard to track regional offices and their speed or lack thereof. In theory, it should be possible to assemble the territories of each regional office and infer their processing speed - if VJers start reporting the identity of their regional office along with their approval dates.

The June approvals are at 70% for CSC (including VSC transfers) and 50% for VSC. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/433684-i-751-june-2013-filers/page-37

Looking at the following month (July), they are at 25% approvals for CSC (11% approval rate for the VSC transfers) and 0% approvals for VSC. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/439351-i-751-july-2013-filers/page-29

Going back to the May filers, they are at 95% for CSC and 61% for VSC (multiple applicants from 4/30 and 5/1 are STILL waiting!). A non-RFE VSC case from 5/3 got approved on 10/1, and a non-RFE CSC case from 5/24 got approved on 10/10! http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/427555-i-751-may-2013-filers/page-54

Going back to the April filers, they are at 73% for CSC and 69% for VSC (people from 3/29 and 4/1 are STILL waiting!) All the recently reported (October) approvals have been RFEs though, so maybe it's just a case of people not reporting their approvals to VJ. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/422393-i-751-april-2013-filers/page-63

August filers - when you are approved, please state your location and the location of the regional office that sends you your approval letter along with your approval date!

Hey lvriesling,

This is really great info! Thanks for sharing!!

EllaC · October 31, 2013

Good morning, everyone! I just got the crazy text while I was at work on 10/29 that my case was updated. I immediately went to the website to see what it was. Card is in production as of 10/29, so we got the approval!! I am over the moon <3

Citizenship in August 2014. Onward!

Edited October 31, 2013 by Ella & Octav

Navyk · October 31, 2013

Good morning, everyone! I just got the crazy text while I was at work on 10/29 that my case was updated. I immediately went to the website to see what it was. Card is in production as of 10/29, so we got the approval!! I am over the moon <3

Citizenship in August 2014. Onward!

Hearty congratulations Ella & Octav - enjoy the good news and give the full details when you get the written communication regarding where the letter came from and signed it..... This approval gives hope to rest of us.

California Service Center (23 applicants [16 transfer from VSC], 3 approval - 13.04% )

VJName.............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved

NAVYK................08/01/13......08/05/13......08/30/13......--/--/-- (Trans from VSC on 09/12/13)

CRAZYD...............08/05/13......08/06/13......09/10/13......--/--/-- (Trans from VSC on 09/18/13) ASJ2346..............08/05/13......08/09/13......09/10/13......10/21/13 (Trans from VSC on 09/23/13) APR from LO

HS2..................08/08/13......08/09/13......09/11/13......--/--/-- (Trans from VSC on 09/12/13)

BOCACHICABABE........08/05/13......08/12/13......~~09/10/13~~......--/--/-- (Early Bio 08/26)(Trans from VSC)

UGLY_AMERICAN........08/09/13......08/12/13......09/05/13......09/25/13 (Request bio rescheduling)

VIRGILIOX............08/09/13......08/13/13......09/17/13......--/--/-- (Trans from VSC)WANTMYGC2013.........08/10/13......08/13/13......09/11/13......--/--/-- (Trans from VSC)GANESH8..............08/12/13......08/13/13......~~09/12/13~~......--/--/-- (Early Bio 08/30)(Trans from VSC)

DAVID & KEZIA........08/12/13......08/14/13......09/10/13......--/--/--

RICHIE RICH..........08/12/13......08/15/13......~~09/13/13~~......--/--/-- (Early Bio 08/30)(Trans from VSC on 09/12/13)

ELLA & OCTAV.........08/13/13......08/15/13......09/19/13......10/29/13 (Trans from VSC)

CHARLES&SOWON........08/14/13......08/19/13......09/11/13......--/--/--

J & K................08/13/13......08/20/13......09/24/13......--/--/-- (Trans from VSC)(Redo Bio 10/17/13, Walk-in)(Trans from VSC on 9/20/13)

GANDL................08/19/13......08/21/13......09/30/13......--/--/-- (Trans from VSC)

BRAVEHERT87..........08/21/13......08/27/13......10/04/13......--/--/-- (Trans from VSC)

DVAZCIS85............08/21/13......--/--/13......09/25/13......--/--/-- (No NOA yet)

DAN C................08/19/13......08/23/13......09/26/13......--/--/-- (Trans from VSC)

KZIELU...............08/26/13......08/28/13......09/20/13......--/--/--

AIDORE...............08/26/13......08/28/13......~~09/18/13~~......--/--/-- (Early Bio 09/13)

LILMEOW..............08/26/13......08/28/13......10/07/13......--/--/-- (Trans from VSC)

SHARRYSAN............08/26/13......08/29/13......09/19/13......--/--/--

RHENZHEN.............08/26/13......08/29/13......10/04/13......--/--/-- (Trans from VSC)

Vermont Service Center (12 applicants, 1 approval - 8.33%)

VJName.............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved

LENEALLEN............08/03/13......08/05/13......08/29/13......??/09/13 GC Received on 9/30/13

TOONGIRL1892.........08/05/13......08/--/13......--/--/13......--/--/--

DASBOOT..............08/05/13......08/06/13......09/06/13......--/--/-- (Trans to local office)

RANDYJ...............08/05/13......08/07/13......09/05/13......--/--/--

APRELMAI.............08/13/13......08/14/13......09/19/13......--/--/-- (Trans to Local Office Sterling, VA)

VAL AND GARY.........08/14/13......08/15/13......--/--/13......--/--/--

FAMILIAPAZ...........08/14/13......08/16/13......--/--/13......--/--/--

KGILL................08/15/13......08/18/13......09/24/13......--/--/--

MSSC.................08/14/13......08/19/13......~~09/19/13~~......--/--/-- (Early Bio 09/03)

BOTTLEDWATER.........08/18/13......08/20/13......08/25/13......--/--/--

ROB&PAME.............08/27/13......08/29/13......09/27/13......--/--/--

EMMY&FABIEN..........08/29/13......09/03/13......10/11/13......--/--/-- (NOA Letter came from California)

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Richie Rich · November 1, 2013

Good morning, everyone! I just got the crazy text while I was at work on 10/29 that my case was updated. I immediately went to the website to see what it was. Card is in production as of 10/29, so we got the approval!! I am over the moon <3

Citizenship in August 2014. Onward!

Congrats . It gives us August Filers some hopes . Enjoy . See U next year .

EllaC · November 1, 2013

I got the letter from USCIS today, envelope has the Vermont address and the letter has the local office address. So it might have been a combo of approval from CSC, but final congratulatory notice coming from the local office. Either way it is fancy and seems more real now. Not that the online case status is a joke. I should ask around how long it took them to send the new card, my notice says allow up to 60 days.

asj2346 · November 2, 2013

I got the letter from USCIS today, envelope has the Vermont address and the letter has the local office address. So it might have been a combo of approval from CSC, but final congratulatory notice coming from the local office. Either way it is fancy and seems more real now. Not that the online case status is a joke. I should ask around how long it took them to send the new card, my notice says allow up to 60 days.

I received my approval letter on the 24th and my status went to card production 2 days later. 3 days after that, status to changed to they sent the card via 2 day USPS. Received my card 11/1. So 8 days total from me.

highest · November 4, 2013

Hi all

I know it's too late to join here, but I would greatly appreciated if somebody add me on the list.

My case was Divorce waiver and below is my timeline so far.

Date of I-751 = Aug 12th Californina Service center
NOA Date = Aug 13th
Biometrics = Aug 22nd (It was on Sep 9th, but I did early Bio)
Approved = No approval letter yet, but got an update by email on Oct 31st saying they ordered card production on Oct 31st.

Please see attached picture below and advise me if this is really approved.

Thank you so much in advance for help and I hope all August filers get approved soon !

Edited November 4, 2013 by highest

amsb2003 · November 4, 2013

hey guys i am new too add me plz

Date of I-751 = Aug 5
NOA Date = Aug 12
Biometrics = Aug 20
Biometrics Walk in = Aug 30
Transferred to California = Sep 20

Navyk · November 4, 2013

Hi all

I know it's too late to join here, but I would greatly appreciated if somebody add me on the list.

My case was Divorce waiver and below is my timeline so far.

Date of I-751 = Aug 12th Californina Service center

NOA Date = Aug 13th

Biometrics = Aug 22nd (It was on Sep 9th, but I did early Bio)

Approved = No approval letter yet, but got an update by email on Oct 31st saying they ordered card production on Oct 31st.

Please see attached picture below and advise me if this is really approved.

Thank you so much in advance for help and I hope all August filers get approved soon !

I think it is approval. Congratulations.

hey guys i am new too add me plz

Date of I-751 = Aug 5

NOA Date = Aug 12

Biometrics = Aug 20

Biometrics Walk in = Aug 30

Transferred to California = Sep 20

Added - is really your Biometric walk-in after your Biometric appointment date - please check the dates!

California Service Center (25 applicants [17 transfer from VSC], 4 approval - 16.00% )

VJName.............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved

NAVYK................08/01/13......08/05/13......08/30/13......--/--/-- (Trans from VSC on 09/12/13)

CRAZYD...............08/05/13......08/06/13......09/10/13......--/--/-- (Trans from VSC on 09/18/13) ASJ2346..............08/05/13......08/09/13......09/10/13......10/21/13 (Trans from VSC on 09/23/13) APR from LO

AMSB2003.............08/05/13......08/12/13......~~08/20/13~~......--/--/-- (Trans from VSC on 09/20/13) Walk in 08/30

HS2..................08/08/13......08/09/13......09/11/13......--/--/-- (Trans from VSC on 09/12/13)

BOCACHICABABE........08/05/13......08/12/13......~~09/10/13~~......--/--/-- (Early Bio 08/26)(Trans from VSC)

UGLY_AMERICAN........08/09/13......08/12/13......09/05/13......09/25/13 (Request bio rescheduling)

VIRGILIOX............08/09/13......08/13/13......09/17/13......--/--/-- (Trans from VSC)WANTMYGC2013.........08/10/13......08/13/13......09/11/13......--/--/-- (Trans from VSC)GANESH8..............08/12/13......08/13/13......~~09/12/13~~......--/--/-- (Early Bio 08/30)(Trans from VSC)

HIGHEST..............08/12/13......08/13/13......08/22/13......10/31/13 (Early Bio 09/09)