VJ Timeline NOA1 date

[Estibaliz 3,037]

Hi everyone

 

Not my intention to be picky or annoying, just to set up here a friendly reminder on how to properly fill in your VJ Timeline so the estimated times for NOA2 are the most accurate possible.

 

I keep seeing people stating their RECEIVED date as the NOA1 date, when you actually have to use your NOTICE DATE.

 

What happens when you do use the received date?

 

1- You are going to get processing estimate dates that are actually 3-5 days earlier than your actual ones based on the general stats (or, to be more precise, the number of days between received and notice date in your NOA1). I've seen enough people having a bad time and stressing out about that single fact, so no need to stress yourself out more than necessary... even when we all know that's almost impossible with this sine die waiting.

 

2- The general stats used to estimate everyone's processing times are going to be less accurate if people use received date. Well, obviously that depends on what's most people actually using as the reference there (received or notice date), but since the main rule was notice date I'm going to assume that's what the majority is doing. Therefore, by using received date, the number of days between NOA1 and NOA2 registered in the Timeline is higher than it actually is, which affects to the estimation.

 

So I don't know if I'm explaining myself clearly enough, but here's my point to sum it up. For the sake of everyone's:

 

1- Update your VJ Timeline

2- Use NOTICE DATE for your NOA1 date

3- Keep in mind that, because of all the facts previously stated, VJ Timeline is a wonderful help but not a golden rule of thumb. For more accurate information, check maybe the stats in the monthly filers threads... and when doing so, keep in mind those indeed work by RECEIVED date! 

 

 

(Thank you for your patience reading this... I was even starting to bore myself )

Edited April 28, 2017 by Estibaliz