CSC is now processing I-129F's from...

[Minya's wife 25]

Has everyone seen this. The CSC is now processing I-129f cases w/ a processing date of "September 13,2006" which is an update from the August date that was listed a few weeks ago. So the "oldest application sitting on someone's desk" date has been updated. Hang in there everyone!!! Let's see some NOA2's this week! Last week was rather quiet on the K-1/NOA2 front. Hope to see some movement this week!

-P

https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/Proc...eviceCenter=CSC

[Niels Bohr 72]

I can't follow those time lines.

[Minya's wife 25]

Oh, and this date now matches that of Vermont huh? We know that in reality that is very different, but strange nonetheless. Has this always been the case w/ the processing dates posted on the USCIS site?

https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/Proc...eviceCenter=VSC

[buffertortoise 0]

I am still kind of confused by the date thing, I think it does more harm than good.

[TimsDaisy 0]

It doesn't harm anyone. It gives you the worst-case-scenario type situation and cuts down on a lot of stressed phone calls (which frees up staff to actually process cases, which is what we want).

The government also reports and average processing time across all service centers as 2.9 months - which comports with VJ compiled data (see the Request For Public Comment, in the federal register for the fee increase issue).

They update the processing dates about this time every single month, like clockwork, moving everything up the same. So this month advances, and the 6-months-ago date advances. I wouldn't take it as implying much of any change unless you saw a dramatic increase or decrease (like it said it was processing cases from May 2006 suddenly, or Jan 2007 suddenly).

[Jim&Gemz 0]

Come on November!!! Oh yeah only 1.5 months to go until they get to November. Can't wait man.

Sorry but I'm not very pleased with CSC right now.

[Nagishkaw 510]

It's probably just another tactic to instill fear into petitioners. You can't go by their hokey processing dates.

[TimsDaisy 0]

It's not fear. It's just managing petitioners' expectations. I don't like the long wait either, but I can see from a practical standpoint how it is far, far wiser to surprise people with faster processing times, than to deal with throngs of angry people when they don't get through the queue in 2 months time, etc.

And there ARE people who's petitions take that long (dear god, let it be none of us) - so it's not as if the numbers are fabricated.

I dislike the practice too and would be happier if they aimed for the likely more realistic 4 month processing time (outside margin), but I don't think the reported dates here are the biggest problem wtih the Service Centers.

[Niels Bohr 72]

My K-3 (LIFE ACT) is being processed at the Missouri Service Center. The average time for approval there is about 90 days last time I checked. Fast, isn't it?

Edited March 19, 2007 by consolemaster

[the.ronin 0]

I think the dates are helpful ... certainly better than nothing. I understand these dates are typically "worse case" and I'm the type to prefer being told something will arrive Wednesday when in fact it is more likely to arrive Monday.

How are they confusing at all? If they are processing Sep 06 cases today, that means there is Mar 07 minus Sep 06 months of lag. Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar ... 7 months of lag. So if you filed in Feb 07, expect the case to be processed Feb 07 plus 7 months = Aug 07.

[meauxna 15]

The shortest time they will ever show is 6 months processing for I-129f or I-130--that is their target processing time.