NOA1 & NOA2 Dates

[Bill y Bella 0]

My apologies for multiple posts of the same thing, but I think that it is important that everyone is aware of this.

As some of you may remember, I raised the question a while back as to what dates should be entered as the NOA1 & NOA2 dates on a VJ timeline. There were a lot of opinions expressed, but personally I was still not comfortable that I knew the correct answer.

I was beginning to write a letter today to the moderators asking them to provide a clear answer to this question. As I was looking at the timeline edit page to double check my terminology I noticed a link entitled How to find your NOA date.

Is this new or was it there all the time? I do not remember seeing it before. In any case, this link makes it clear that the date that should be entered as the NOA date on a VJ timeline is the Notice Date on the hard copy of the I-797 Notice of Action. This has nothing to do with how USCIS handles petitions. It is simply a VJ procedural guideline that is provided so that everyone is entering data on a consistent basis.

This guideline applies to both the NOA1 and the NOA2 date.

If we all update our timelines to reflect this, then the VJ statistics and projections will be as accurate and consistent as possible.

[Rob & Jin 0]

My apologies for multiple posts of the same thing, but I think that it is important that everyone is aware of this.

As some of you may remember, I raised the question a while back as to what dates should be entered as the NOA1 & NOA2 dates on a VJ timeline. There were a lot of opinions expressed, but personally I was still not comfortable that I knew the correct answer.

I was beginning to write a letter today to the moderators asking them to provide a clear answer to this question. As I was looking at the timeline edit page to double check my terminology I noticed a link entitled How to find your NOA date.

Is this new or was it there all the time? I do not remember seeing it before. In any case, this link makes it clear that the date that should be entered as the NOA date on a VJ timeline is the Notice Date on the hard copy of the I-797 Notice of Action. This has nothing to do with how USCIS handles petitions. It is simply a VJ procedural guideline that is provided so that everyone is entering data on a consistent basis.

This guideline applies to both the NOA1 and the NOA2 date.

If we all update our timelines to reflect this, then the VJ statistics and projections will be as accurate and consistent as possible.

i agree

[Jasman0717 9]

I think everyone should remember that VJ is an advisory board and doesn't set policy so don't try to put too much responsibility about what the USCIS does on this website.