January Filers

[lucho562 0]

Just enrolled to they gym, this should help me in the stress relief department. And also keep me away from the uscis site for a few hours of the day

What do all of you do to try to keep your minds off the wait? I need some ideas, this is just getting to stressfull. It is crunchtime.

Edited April 17, 2007 by lucho562

[Jennymc11 2]

Just enrolled to they gym, this should help me in the stress relief department. And also keep me away from the uscis site for a few hours of the day

What do all you do to try to keep your minds off the wait? I need some ideas, this is just getting to stressfull. It is crunchtime.

I just joined the gym too Lucho! Maybe the waiting is so we can get hard bodies!! My parents are visiting for the next week so I am hoping they will take my mind off the NOA2.

[Dwarf_Ogress 0]

Just enrolled to they gym, this should help me in the stress relief department. And also keep me away from the uscis site for a few hours of the day

What do all of you do to try to keep your minds off the wait? I need some ideas, this is just getting to stressfull. It is crunchtime.

Well, thankfully I have my last class to attend to. On my down time I play video games, read, and watch movies and StarGate SG-1! I have an exercise room in my apartments and I think I will start using it soon as it may help me!

[tijuanahilton 0]

lucho.....

do you live in long beach too?

because the 562...I was wondering

[lucho562 0]

Nearby, in Bellflower...used to live in the Beach for many years.

Congrats on your NOA2

[AndreaK 1]

hey there everyone, i've been browsing this site - and forum - for a little while, but only just registered...

i have to say, it's depressing seeing how many of you who sent in applications in january already have progress made on your fiance visa... we sent ours in, and it was received, something like january 22 and we received our confirmation number, but that's it. when my fiance (he's the 'sponsor', as he's the US resident) has checked the site, it indicates that they are currently processing applications about 6 months in arrears, ie january 07 was processing july 06 and so on... if this is true, it means nothing will happen with ours until at least mid-july. is this correct?

[lucho562 0]

hey there everyone, i've been browsing this site - and forum - for a little while, but only just registered...

i have to say, it's depressing seeing how many of you who sent in applications in january already have progress made on your fiance visa... we sent ours in, and it was received, something like january 22 and we received our confirmation number, but that's it. when my fiance (he's the 'sponsor', as he's the US resident) has checked the site, it indicates that they are currently processing applications about 6 months in arrears, ie january 07 was processing july 06 and so on... if this is true, it means nothing will happen with ours until at least mid-july. is this correct?

Dont worry, for some reason USCIS numbers are wrong. USCIS is currently processing January cases now. As a matter of fact we have a VJ member with a NOA1 date of January 22 that has received their approval already. So yours should be coming soon....we all hope.

[TimsDaisy 0]

hey there everyone, i've been browsing this site - and forum - for a little while, but only just registered...

i have to say, it's depressing seeing how many of you who sent in applications in january already have progress made on your fiance visa... we sent ours in, and it was received, something like january 22 and we received our confirmation number, but that's it. when my fiance (he's the 'sponsor', as he's the US resident) has checked the site, it indicates that they are currently processing applications about 6 months in arrears, ie january 07 was processing july 06 and so on... if this is true, it means nothing will happen with ours until at least mid-july. is this correct?

Incorrect. Keep reading around here, especially up in the top bar link called "immigration timelines."

The average processing time is 2.9 months (though it doesn't feel like it right now, for sure).

The six months on the official processing times site from USCIS is a cover-your-####### number to stem panicked phone calls.

Of course, if CSC continues the inactive path it's taken for the past few days, it may be closer to 6 months.

At which point, I leave this country until they get it together and wait it out over there.

[TimsDaisy 0]

hey there everyone, i've been browsing this site - and forum - for a little while, but only just registered...

i have to say, it's depressing seeing how many of you who sent in applications in january already have progress made on your fiance visa... we sent ours in, and it was received, something like january 22 and we received our confirmation number, but that's it. when my fiance (he's the 'sponsor', as he's the US resident) has checked the site, it indicates that they are currently processing applications about 6 months in arrears, ie january 07 was processing july 06 and so on... if this is true, it means nothing will happen with ours until at least mid-july. is this correct?

Dont worry, for some reason USCIS numbers are wrong. USCIS is currently processing January cases now. As a matter of fact we have a VJ member with a NOA1 date of January 22 that has received their approval already. So yours should be coming soon....we all hope.

No, they aren't "wrong," and it's not "for some reason." They just represent the outer limits of how long it should take. There ARE people who are in processing for 180 days, but there's probably circumstances at play (multiple RFEs or admin review, whatever). The AVERAGE is 2.9 months. USCIS hasn't been making an ongoing typo on their website, you just need to know how to look at the data and in what context. This issue has been discussed at length and frequently around VJ.

Where it becomes important is for people who have passed the 2.9month mark by a considerable amount ("considerable" is subjective) who then seek help from Congressional offices only to be referred to the USCIS processing times. It has been and continues to be my position that anyone who gets that line needs to push harder, using the 2.9 month figure (reported in USCIS publications) and anecdotally supported by the data compiled here.

Edited April 17, 2007 by TimsDaisy

[Dwarf_Ogress 0]

hey there everyone, i've been browsing this site - and forum - for a little while, but only just registered...

i have to say, it's depressing seeing how many of you who sent in applications in january already have progress made on your fiance visa... we sent ours in, and it was received, something like january 22 and we received our confirmation number, but that's it. when my fiance (he's the 'sponsor', as he's the US resident) has checked the site, it indicates that they are currently processing applications about 6 months in arrears, ie january 07 was processing july 06 and so on... if this is true, it means nothing will happen with ours until at least mid-july. is this correct?

Dont worry, for some reason USCIS numbers are wrong. USCIS is currently processing January cases now. As a matter of fact we have a VJ member with a NOA1 date of January 22 that has received their approval already. So yours should be coming soon....we all hope.

No, they aren't "wrong," and it's not "for some reason." They just represent the outer limits of how long it should take. There ARE people who are in processing for 180 days, but there's probably circumstances at play (multiple RFEs or admin review, whatever). The AVERAGE is 2.9 months. USCIS hasn't been making an ongoing typo on their website, you just need to know how to look at the data and in what context. This issue has been discussed at length and frequently around VJ.

Where it becomes important is for people who have passed the 2.9month mark by a considerable amount ("considerable" is subjective) who then seek help from Congressional offices only to be referred to the USCIS processing times. It has been and continues to be my position that anyone who gets that line needs to push harder, using the 2.9 month figure (reported in USCIS publications) and anecdotally supported by the data compiled here.

This may sound dumb but how long in days is 2.9 months?

[lucho562 0]

hey there everyone, i've been browsing this site - and forum - for a little while, but only just registered...

i have to say, it's depressing seeing how many of you who sent in applications in january already have progress made on your fiance visa... we sent ours in, and it was received, something like january 22 and we received our confirmation number, but that's it. when my fiance (he's the 'sponsor', as he's the US resident) has checked the site, it indicates that they are currently processing applications about 6 months in arrears, ie january 07 was processing july 06 and so on... if this is true, it means nothing will happen with ours until at least mid-july. is this correct?

Dont worry, for some reason USCIS numbers are wrong. USCIS is currently processing January cases now. As a matter of fact we have a VJ member with a NOA1 date of January 22 that has received their approval already. So yours should be coming soon....we all hope.

No, they aren't "wrong," and it's not "for some reason." They just represent the outer limits of how long it should take. There ARE people who are in processing for 180 days, but there's probably circumstances at play (multiple RFEs or admin review, whatever). The AVERAGE is 2.9 months. USCIS hasn't been making an ongoing typo on their website, you just need to know how to look at the data and in what context. This issue has been discussed at length and frequently around VJ.

Where it becomes important is for people who have passed the 2.9month mark by a considerable amount ("considerable" is subjective) who then seek help from Congressional offices only to be referred to the USCIS processing times. It has been and continues to be my position that anyone who gets that line needs to push harder, using the 2.9 month figure (reported in USCIS publications) and anecdotally supported by the data compiled here.

Ok I get your point. You are correct. However, USCIS should not only state that they are processing applications from 6 months back. Yes I do believe they have that on their site timeline to cover themselves. However, they are indeed processing more January filers than July 06 filers. I do not take the USCIS timeline seriously. I go by the populous timeline here at VJ. Hopefully i'm closer to 2.9 month average than 6 months.

[Mononoke28 135]

This may sound dumb but how long in days is 2.9 months?

About .1 shy from 3 months. So about... 2 months and 24 days.

[TimsDaisy 0]

2.9 is going to vary because of the differing days in months, but I think if you look at the VJ timelines, you'll get your answer. (ie: 90days-ish. A little shy, because of the VSC filers. But realistically, 90days-ish for the rest of us)

[AndreaK 1]

thanks for the reassurance everyone. if the 2.9 months is truly the average, that would mean it's coming up pretty quickly for us - hopefully we're on this list instead of the 6 month one.

i did check our case number again, and the last info given is that our application is 'pending', so i guess we just simply have to continue waiting patiently...

[Dwarf_Ogress 0]

thanks for the reassurance everyone. if the 2.9 months is truly the average, that would mean it's coming up pretty quickly for us - hopefully we're on this list instead of the 6 month one.

i did check our case number again, and the last info given is that our application is 'pending', so i guess we just simply have to continue waiting patiently...

Can you please fill in your information in your timeline? It's helps us all out! Thanks and here's hoping you get your NOA2 soon!