Touched??

[neel06 0]

Hello everyone. I am new to this forum and new to the immigration process. I have been looking at the timelines of

other members here.. and i frequently see "touched"

what does that mean in this context? and how will you know if you have been "touched"

sorry.. if i sound like a moron... but immigration fundas are just not my cup of tea. :wacko:

[TimsDaisy 0]

A touch is just VJ speak for noticing that the date has changed in your online USCIS account. Once you are in the process, you get a file number you can use to register an account with USCIS (the people who process the petitions and pass them on to the State Department, which issues the visas themselves).

Sometimes, someone deep in the government somewhere, picks up your file and does something with it that doesn't necessarily result in an official action (like approving the petition, etc). But whenever someone physically touches it, they log that action in the comptuer which sometimes makes the date change of when it was last handled.

Sometimes touches come before an approval or a request for additional evidence. Sometimes you never see anything change and you get approval in your mail box. There's no science to it - just a term of art that is kind of, but not wholly reliable or meaningful.

[lirachadsbaby 0]

Welcome to VJ.

I agree with TImsDaisy. I was like you before, I mean I was confused of what were these terms being used by the members here but as I get myself connected here everyday, I learned a lot.

Good Luck!

[Rob and Melinda 0]

Congratulaions and best wishes for the rest of the process. Praying for you both that you can be together soon here in the US and begin the rest of your lives.

Rob and Melinda

[mendeleev 68]

Last year Mew was a wonderful contributer to this board, and wrote the following on touches. We haven't heard much from her since she entered the US last October. Check out her post:

Touches, The Complete Guide

Edited March 17, 2007 by novotul

[WEI_WEI 0]

A touch is someone doing something with your petition.

you have to login to the USCIS profile page everyday to see a date change. Even on Saturday and Sunday.

The reason you get a touch on sat or sun is that USCIS has data entry operators that update the case from the adjudicators, or case transfers.

You will only know your date change per day. There is not a log of date changes in your portfolio.

Now, one thing I noticed today.

Feb filers with case transfers to CSC got a touch yesterday 3-17.... I was one of them

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[Rob and Melinda 0]

Congratulations on your progress. Praying that your are united together soon here in the US.

Rob and Melinda

[Rob and Melinda 0]

Looks like you already received a good answer soooo, Congratulations, this means that you are making some progress. Best prayers for the rest of your processing.

Rob