Texas Service Center 2017 I130 IR1/CR1 Visa

[DiamondEyes490 126]

28 minutes ago, lazybones18 said:

So Texas received 45,770 application in 1st Quarter of 2017 ... the highest by far... i suspect TSC is in for a long wait because i am sure they did not hire more people over night to process all these applications.

 

2016

1st Quarter - 5,848

2nd Quarter - 15,924

3rd Quarter - 15,205

4th Quarter - 22,234

 

2017

1st Quarter - 45,770

😞 I really should have expected it given the election and the travel ban, but still disappointed.

[Nattie_Bry 102]

A bit of an update for the past weekend (Jun 8-10):

 

- 2 cases on Dec 22 Request for Initial Evidence

- 3 cases on Dec 22 sent to DOS 

- 1 case on Dec 23 Request for Initial Evidence

- 3 cases on Dec 23 APPROVED

- 1 cases on Dec 27 sent to DOS 

- 1 case on Dec 29 Request for Initial Evidence

 

...Come on TSC!!

[Debbie & Said 5]

9 minutes ago, Nattie_Bry said:

A bit of an update for the past weekend (Jun 8-10):

 

- 2 cases on Dec 22 Request for Initial Evidence

- 3 cases on Dec 22 sent to DOS 

- 1 case on Dec 23 Request for Initial Evidence

- 3 cases on Dec 23 APPROVED

- 1 cases on Dec 27 sent to DOS 

- 1 case on Dec 29 Request for Initial Evidence

 

...Come on TSC!!

We hope we will see Jan & Feb approvals. I have a question, my priority date is the 24th Feb, and the date of NOA1 is on the 1st of March, so does the wait time for the NOA2 starts from the priority date or the date when you receive your NOA1? Thank you in Advance.

[Keith & Arileidi 437]

3 minutes ago, Debbie & Said said:

We hope we will see Jan & Feb approvals. I have a question, my priority date is the 24th Feb, and the date of NOA1 is on the 1st of March, so does the wait time for the NOA2 starts from the priority date or the date when you receive your NOA1? Thank you in Advance.

Priority date(Feb 24th).

Edited June 12, 2017 by Keith & Arileidi
add in date

[Nattie_Bry 102]

5 minutes ago, Debbie & Said said:

We hope we will see Jan & Feb approvals. I have a question, my priority date is the 24th Feb, and the date of NOA1 is on the 1st of March, so does the wait time for the NOA2 starts from the priority date or the date when you receive your NOA1? Thank you in Advance.

On the USCIS app it shows mainly late Dec cases by day of receipt (priority) but on VJ it counts NOA1 date when it comes to timeline.

Waiting time depends on their approval speed i dont think it matters which date you are looking at because there is no definite "approval time" for each case.

 

According to my local US consulate application consultant officer they said priority date does not affect our application regarding spousal visas (unless your country or whichever qualification leading to a quota situation). I'm not worried about those dates too much i just look at the approval status.

Edited June 12, 2017 by Nattie_Bry

[Debbie & Said 5]

1 minute ago, Keith & Arileidi said:

Priority date(Feb 24th).

Thank you so much

[Debbie & Said 5]

6 minutes ago, Nattie_Bry said:

On the USCIS app it shows mainly late Dec cases by day of receipt (priority) but on VJ it counts NOA1 date when it comes to timeline.

Waiting time depends on their approval speed i dont think it matters which date you are looking at because there is no definite "approval time" for each case.

 

According to my local US consulate application consultant officer they said priority date does not affect our application regarding spousal visas (unless your country or whichever qualification leading to a quota situation). I'm not worried about those dates too much i just look at the approval status.

Great. If you guys look at the diagram by VJ, it seems that USCIS doesn't approve so many cases during the month of June. Is that right? 

[Keith & Arileidi 437]

5 minutes ago, Nattie_Bry said:

On the USCIS app it shows mainly late Dec cases by day of receipt (priority) but on VJ it counts NOA1 date when it comes to timeline.

Waiting time depends on their approval speed i dont think it matters which date you are looking at because there is no definite "approval time" for each case.

 

According to my local US consulate application consultant officer they said priority date does not affect our application regarding spousal visas (unless your country or whichever qualification leading to a quota situation). I'm not worried about those dates too much i just look at the approval status.

Its important to know the priority date to fill out the timeline accurately. 
It'll help others judge as to when their respective cases will become current.

[Nattie_Bry 102]

8 minutes ago, Debbie & Said said:

Great. If you guys look at the diagram by VJ, it seems that USCIS doesn't approve so many cases during the month of June. Is that right? 

Wow, never seen this chart before, wonder if they count the NSC transferred cases as cases approved by TSC...

That's not looking good 

 

I keep reading threads from other months' filers to get the picture of the current approval status. Looks like Potomac has been doing well~

[Lazybones18 261]

3 minutes ago, Nattie_Bry said:

Wow, never seen this chart before, wonder if they count the NSC transferred cases as cases approved by TSC...

That's not looking good 

 

I keep reading threads from other months' filers to get the picture of the current approval status. Looks like Potomac has been doing well~

my PD date is feb 18th ... i am expecting NOA2 to be end of July - mid of august

 

 

 

[Nattie_Bry 102]

10 minutes ago, lazybones18 said:

my PD date is feb 18th ... i am expecting NOA2 to be end of July - mid of august

 

 

 

I'm expecting similar time frame too (maybe late July being a bit optimistic) but i'm worried about how to meet when i cannot travel to US after NOA2 

[DiamondEyes490 126]

I saw a bunch of RFEs and DOS for Dec 28th and 29th today and three DOS for Jan 3rd

 

Btw someone that just got approved in Potomac got snail mail and the app didn't update, so still keep checking your mailboxes!

[Nattie_Bry 102]

Since i delete cases that i see with status change on the tracker list, there definitely are cases that updates slower than the actual approval date, i.e. i see cases approved last week but the online status only changed just now:

 

- 1 case on Dec 16 sent to DOS (35 days after response to RFE received)

- 1 case on Dec 22 sent to DOS 

- 1 case on Dec 23 Request for Initial Evidence

- 1 cases on Dec 27 sent to DOS 

- 1 case on Dec 28 Request for Initial Evidence

- 1 case on Dec 29 Request for Initial Evidence

- 2 cases on Jan 18 sent to DOS 

- 1 cases on Jan 20 sent to DOS 

- 4 cases on Jan 23 sent to DOS 

 

This can we call a BREAKTHROUGH?????? Finally some constant January approval on my phone i see with my own eyes!!!!

[Adam & Dina 29]

1 hour ago, Nattie_Bry said:

Since i delete cases that i see with status change on the tracker list, there definitely are cases that updates slower than the actual approval date, i.e. i see cases approved last week but the online status only changed just now:

 

- 1 case on Dec 16 sent to DOS (35 days after response to RFE received)

- 1 case on Dec 22 sent to DOS 

- 1 case on Dec 23 Request for Initial Evidence

- 1 cases on Dec 27 sent to DOS 

- 1 case on Dec 28 Request for Initial Evidence

- 1 case on Dec 29 Request for Initial Evidence

- 2 cases on Jan 18 sent to DOS 

- 1 cases on Jan 20 sent to DOS 

- 4 cases on Jan 23 sent to DOS 

 

This can we call a BREAKTHROUGH?????? Finally some constant January approval on my phone i see with my own eyes!!!!

Sorry, im not sure if you have been asked this before but where are you getting this info from?

[Nattie_Bry 102]

35 minutes ago, Adam & Dina said:

Sorry, im not sure if you have been asked this before but where are you getting this info from?

Yes a few times but it's ok, i'm using this app on iOS called Case tracker.

 

In the search function i first put in my case number ABC0000000000 and search up to 20-50 cases from that number on, then i try moving the number forward and backward and searched for other I-130 cases and track them if it's "case was received". I started from early Dec to late Feb. (if you search for too many cases too many times on the same day they will block your IP for up to a day or 2 so be wise about it)

Everyday i refresh the cases i follow and delete those with a change of status such as approved / sent to DOS so i get to see new approvals straight up the next day.

 

But what i followed was totally random and not exhaustive, not necessarily a petition for spouse, just an indicative idea of what's going on in my centre.

It became a habit so i get to kill some time everyday