Big difference between the official USCIS website and the visajourney's estimation

[Ayoub 7]

Hello family. Im just gonna be short...we aplyied (CR1) on 27 april 2017, got the NOA1 on 8 May 2017. Our case is in Nebraska. Now waiting for the approval of I-130. On the website they are at 14 february and the estimation in VJ is between 22 junuary and 7 february 2018. So does that mean that my case is almost done or i need to wait till it shows May in the USCIS website ? 

Nb: whene we call USCIS they say that they are at february 14 as it is on the website !

[Perfect two 💑 1,147]

Visa Journey estimation based on VJ members timeline. USCIS website is for everyone who applies for the visa. Not everyone applies for the visa is VJ members. 
 

[Ayoub 7]

3 minutes ago, Perfect two 💑 said:

Visa Journey estimation based on VJ members timeline. USCIS website is for everyone who applies for the visa. Not everyone applies for the visa is VJ members. 
 

Yes i know, but because i saw many people that got their approval before it shows in the USCIS's website...(like 2 months before)

is that a general principal ? Of geting approval before the website reach them 🤔

[Madison Raney 30]

USCIS only update their website once every like 3 months, its pretty much useless to look at. VisaJourney will give you a better idea of when to expect an approval since people are reporting approvals as they get them

[Ayoub 7]

1 minute ago, Madison Raney said:

USCIS only update their website once every like 3 months, its pretty much useless to look at. VisaJourney will give you a better idea of when to expect an approval since people are reporting approvals as they get them

Thank you is exactly what i was thinking. 

[Madison Raney 30]

VJ shows that Nebraska is currently processing cases with a PD of April 23, 2017 so yours should be getting close

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

you are being processed by Nebraska known for being very slow

we were in this office for 9 months and then transfered to Missouri for faster (another 5 months) processing

you can not really rely on any information as to how fast this is going to happen

depends on:

how many applications are currently being processed

how complicated the applications are

how many holidays in the time period (we just had Thanksgiving, Christmas, NY's Day, Martin Luther King day and several snow days)/ all that slows down the process

I am surprised you got any answer from USCIS as the receipt letter says "DO NOT CALL US" if we need any further infromation, we will contact you

from what we have seen all depends on the office doing your package

[Ayoub 7]

2 minutes ago, Madison Raney said:

VJ shows that Nebraska is currently processing cases with a PD of April 23, 2017 so yours should be getting close

It shows between 22 january and 7 february 

[Madison Raney 30]

37 minutes ago, Ayoub said:

It shows between 22 january and 7 february 

 

On the processing times page it says April 23rd

[Ayoub 7]

9 minutes ago, Madison Raney said:

 

On the processing times page it says April 23rd

Is this in VJ ?

[Madison Raney 30]

1 minute ago, Ayoub said:

Is this in VJ ?

Yes, if you go to the top of the page and click on the tab that says "Processing Times" it's on the side of that page and updates almost daily. Like mentioned above obviously every case is different, but for me I was a March filer at Nebraska and I got my approval within a week of that page saying that they were processing my PD. Hopefully it'll be the same for you and you'll be getting your approval soon! 

[Ayoub 7]

40 minutes ago, Madison Raney said:

Yes, if you go to the top of the page and click on the tab that says "Processing Times" it's on the side of that page and updates almost daily. Like mentioned above obviously every case is different, but for me I was a March filer at Nebraska and I got my approval within a week of that page saying that they were processing my PD. Hopefully it'll be the same for you and you'll be getting your approval soon! 

I hope so friend get approved by 7 february. We start to get stressed being away from each other 😔

[Khallaf 650]

3 hours ago, Ayoub said:

Is this in VJ ?

I am a 5/8 pd in hellbraska mine was approved on 1/17 however hellbraska is sitting on it, it has not been sent out to DOS as of yet....not sure why they seem to be holding onto mine I was excited to get the approval but really can't they just put it in the mail so it can get moving to the next date.

[Mido&Emi 33]

The VJ timeline is estimation based on VJ member timelines. USCIS isn't correct either because they only update their website every 3 to 4 months BUT even if you call USCIS they go by the information on their website. So you'd have to wait. Some people do get approved faster. I was just like you and I know how stressful it is. I was in Nebraska center for 2 months then got transferred to the Texas one, it still took a long time. I even thought I would get denied because my husband is from Egypt. But hang in there. My application got approved and is now at the NVC waiting for my embassy interview. It took about a year since I filed in October 2016 to approve my application through USCIS August 31 2017 (on my birthday haha) With NVC I was there from September till January 26. My case got done yesterday, just waiting interview. So believe me, it gets stressful but it is worth it and can be done. Maybe your spouse can visit you during that time if possible.

[Ayoub 7]

1 hour ago, Mido&Emi said:

The VJ timeline is estimation based on VJ member timelines. USCIS isn't correct either because they only update their website every 3 to 4 months BUT even if you call USCIS they go by the information on their website. So you'd have to wait. Some people do get approved faster. I was just like you and I know how stressful it is. I was in Nebraska center for 2 months then got transferred to the Texas one, it still took a long time. I even thought I would get denied because my husband is from Egypt. But hang in there. My application got approved and is now at the NVC waiting for my embassy interview. It took about a year since I filed in October 2016 to approve my application through USCIS August 31 2017 (on my birthday haha) With NVC I was there from September till January 26. My case got done yesterday, just waiting interview. So believe me, it gets stressful but it is worth it and can be done. Maybe your spouse can visit you during that time if possible.

Hello. No my wife stayed with me for one year here so she just left i dont thinkit's a good idea to come again