Waiting on the VSC to make a decision?

[charlene 0]

Hot off the electronic presses...

Pending VSC K1 Applications

From: 4/30/2007 To: 1/27/2008 5:37 PM CST

  #  Name                                      NOA1 Date
  1  John & Sheila                             05-07-2007
 2  Brady & Hannah                            05-11-2007
 3  Lalina & Ramesh                           05-16-2007  (Has RFE)
 4  Abby & Todd                               05-21-2007
 5  Dayfenix & Eric                           05-24-2007  (Has RFE)
 6  Elena & David                             05-29-2007
 7  Emma & Brian                              05-30-2007
May has 7 of 70 pending (90% complete), with 1 NOA2s in the last 30 days.

  8  Harlene & Glenn                           06-04-2007
 9  Oscar & Lora                              06-05-2007  (Has RFE)
10  Selena & sterling                         06-05-2007
11  Ana & Virgil                              06-06-2007
12  Peter & Erica                             06-09-2007
13  RM & AE                                   06-09-2007
14  Sheila & Jim                              06-12-2007
15  Hanako & Andrew                           06-15-2007
16  GA & ER                                   06-21-2007
17  Tunde & Asake                             06-21-2007
18  I & W                                     06-29-2007
June has 11 of 74 pending (85.1% complete), with 1 NOA2s in the last 30 days.

 19  wala & jayel                              07-09-2007
20  Lyn & Nes                                 07-12-2007
21  marina & milto                            07-16-2007
22  Mohammed & Melinda                        07-17-2007
23  A & E                                     07-20-2007
24  Truong & Tiffany                          07-20-2007
25  Manuel & Lannie                           07-24-2007
26  Marvin & Tonza                            07-24-2007
27  Sunflower & Rino                          07-25-2007
28  Fenglian & Paul                           07-26-2007
29  santhosh  nayak & rashmita jena           07-26-2007
30  Abdelmounim & Donna                       07-31-2007
July has 12 of 64 pending (81.3% complete), with 4 NOA2s in the last 30 days.

 31  David M Corrigan & Rebecca J Perfetti     08-01-2007
32  maryna & matt                             08-01-2007
33  H�l�ne & Stephen                          08-03-2007
34  Lusi & Gabriel                            08-04-2007
35  Carmen & Bert                             08-07-2007
36  Nurys Matos & David Smith                 08-07-2007
37  *** & ***                                 08-09-2007  (Has RFE)
38  pl & tk                                   08-13-2007
39  David & Jay                               08-16-2007
40  Shobana & Sunil                           08-16-2007
41  Maribeth & Earl                           08-20-2007  (Has RFE)
42  Lonesa & Josh                             08-22-2007
43  Arlene & Steve                            08-23-2007
44  Nohemi & Jorge                            08-23-2007  (Has RFE)
45  Sandra & Damon                            08-23-2007
46  anca & val                                08-28-2007
47  Loshiel D. Benlot & Kenneth C. Bose       08-28-2007
48  Golda & Sean                              08-30-2007  (Has RFE)
August has 18 of 97 pending (81.4% complete), with 23 NOA2s in the last 30 days.

 49  Kheng & Ken                               09-01-2007
50  Luisa & Robert                            09-05-2007
51  Thuy & Aaron                              09-05-2007
52  shea & all                                09-07-2007
53  Sharda & Neil                             09-12-2007
54  Anil & Cindy                              09-17-2007  (Has RFE)
55  Jo & David                                09-19-2007
56  Matthew & Marisa                          09-21-2007
57  Bryna & Greg                              09-26-2007
58  Magda & James                             09-27-2007
59  Victoria & Philip                         09-28-2007  (Has RFE)
September has 11 of 48 pending (77.1% complete), with 25 NOA2s in the last 30 days.

 60  OS & ST                                   10-01-2007
61  Alla & John                               10-03-2007
62  Elnara & Mike                             10-03-2007
63  Jason & Katie                             10-04-2007
64  rebecca & dominick                        10-04-2007
65  Rebecca & Dominick                        10-04-2007
66  Guiying Liu & Alvin Michael Smith         10-05-2007
67  Supanna & Wasan                           10-05-2007
68  Nomie & stuart                            10-09-2007
69  Aron & Emily                              10-10-2007
70  Kevin & Angela                            10-10-2007
71  david & tonisha                           10-12-2007
72  Philip & Kirstin                          10-12-2007
73  Sofie & Fabien                            10-12-2007
74  Jenny & Francisco                         10-15-2007
75  Michael & Elizabeth                       10-16-2007
76  Anna & Denny                              10-17-2007
77  Eliane & Daniel                           10-17-2007  (Has RFE)
78  Gail & Scott                              10-17-2007
79  Emma & Sammy                              10-18-2007
80  Alena & Harry                             10-22-2007
81  Goodness & Hydro                          10-22-2007
82  karol & cesar                             10-22-2007
83  Victoria & Ryan                           10-22-2007
84  emir & kailee                             10-23-2007
85  Juliana & Michael                         10-23-2007
86  K & W                                     10-23-2007
87  Oral & Marcia                             10-23-2007
88  Yulia & Larry                             10-23-2007
89  Fiona & Phillip                           10-24-2007
90  Mei Yu & Scott                            10-24-2007
91  N & L                                     10-24-2007
92  Xian & Jaime                              10-24-2007
93  Campbell & Halle                          10-25-2007
94  Lola L. & Alvin E.B.                      10-25-2007
95  Sweety & Baby                             10-25-2007
96  cheryl & lee                              10-26-2007
97  Flavia & Frankie                          10-26-2007
98  Lyndilo & Nate                            10-26-2007
99  Theo & Antionette                         10-26-2007
100  Loshiel & Kenneth                         10-28-2007
101  Elli & Chris                              10-29-2007
102  Mark-Edward & Kristin                     10-29-2007
103  Nelyn & Scott                             10-29-2007
104  Camille & Scott                           10-30-2007
105  Graeme & Megan                            10-30-2007
106  Jane & Paul                               10-30-2007
October has 47 of 87 pending (46% complete), with 33 NOA2s in the last 30 days.

107  Mary & Dan                                11-01-2007
108  Sasha & Eriq                              11-01-2007
109  Joanna & Stephen                          11-02-2007
110  Liudmila & Dennis                         11-02-2007  (Has RFE)
111  Sandra & Greg                             11-02-2007
112  Doina & John                              11-03-2007
113  Andrea & Alex                             11-06-2007
114  Jamie & Lauren                            11-06-2007
115  Rupa & LT                                 11-06-2007
116  Anne & Keith                              11-07-2007
117  parveen & ayan                            11-07-2007
118  Stephen & Roxanne                         11-07-2007
119  Toni & Matt                               11-07-2007
120  Tati & Charlie                            11-08-2007
121  Hau & Keith                               11-09-2007
122  Adriana & Rex                             11-12-2007
123  Chahid & Stacy                            11-13-2007
124  philip & nicole                           11-13-2007
125  K & S                                     11-14-2007
126  Lee & Sebastian                           11-14-2007
127  Liliana & Noel                            11-14-2007
128  Eva & John                                11-16-2007
129  Andres & Elizabeth                        11-17-2007
130  Yao & Liwen                               11-17-2007
131  L & C                                     11-19-2007
132  Okey & Renita                             11-19-2007
133  Natalie & Ryan                            11-20-2007
134  Eunice & Wesley                           11-21-2007  (Has RFE)
135  Michal & Caitlin                          11-21-2007
136  Nicoleta & Shawn                          11-21-2007
137  sophia & john                             11-21-2007
138  Yui & Tj                                  11-26-2007
139  Tatiana & Tom                             11-28-2007
140  Elias & Samantha                          11-29-2007
141  John & Pamela                             11-29-2007
142  Nina & Scott                              11-29-2007
143  Rrez & Chris                              11-29-2007
November has 37 of 39 pending (5.1% complete), with 0 NOA2s in the last 30 days.

144  Daniel & Andrea                           12-03-2007
145  Jackson & Melissa                         12-03-2007
146  Lindy & Keith                             12-03-2007
147  Craig & Mindi                             12-04-2007
148  Hayden & Joyce                            12-05-2007
149  Damar & Douglas                           12-06-2007
150  Elena & Mike                              12-06-2007
151  Benni & Patti                             12-07-2007
152  Yazmin & Kevin                            12-10-2007
153  Franziska & Ron                           12-11-2007
154  Laura & Nicholas                          12-11-2007
155  Stephanie & Stephen                       12-11-2007
156  Bonnie & Timothy                          12-14-2007
157  Gem & Frank                               12-14-2007
158  Graeme & Jen                              12-14-2007
159  Hiu Ha Chan & Tanffy Chan                 12-14-2007
160  Habibi & Habiba                           12-17-2007
161  Kat & JD                                  12-17-2007
162  David & Marcela                           12-18-2007
163  sweet_face & pooh_bear                    12-19-2007
164  Thunchanok & Robert                       12-19-2007
165  Svenja & Aaron                            12-20-2007
166  Jamaica Eva Ragas & Timothy Dulin         12-22-2007
167  Lu & Tom                                  12-27-2007
168  Lori & Eric                               12-28-2007
169  Liliana & JCardenas                       12-31-2007
170  Yanilda & Donald                          12-31-2007
December has 27 of 29 pending (6.9% complete), with 1 NOA2s in the last 30 days.

171  alena & tj                                01-02-2008
172  David & Shannon                           01-02-2008
173  Helena & Paul                             01-02-2008
174  Suchada & Alvin                           01-02-2008
175  Amy & David                               01-03-2008
176  maribeth & randy                          01-04-2008
177  dawn & marvin                             01-07-2008
178  Gosia & Brian                             01-09-2008
179  Marco & Nicole                            01-09-2008
180  Lilliput/Rosehall & Trelawny              01-11-2008
181  Santos & Donna                            01-12-2008
182  Azzeddine & Kathleen                      01-14-2008
183  jomylyn & michael                         01-14-2008
184  L & T                                     01-14-2008
185  Lucia & Tom                               01-14-2008
186  Alba Lucia Perez Vasquez & James Claydon  01-15-2008
187  E & L                                     01-15-2008
188  Femi & Noel                               01-15-2008
189  Gerry & Karen                             01-15-2008
190  TL & LN                                   01-15-2008
191  Alejandro & Wanda                         01-18-2008
192  Priscilla & Eric                          01-18-2008
193  Tim & Schmissa                            01-22-2008
194  Louis & Catherine                         01-24-2008
195  Shiyang & Anthony                         01-24-2008
196  Bella & Joe                               01-25-2008
197  Justyna & Dominik                         01-25-2008
January has 27 of 29 pending (6.9% complete), with 1 NOA2s in the last 30 days.


There are 197 pending of 537 applications (63.31% complete).  8 duplicates ignored.

NOA2s issued in the last 30 days:
 Jan 27: 0
 Jan 26: 0
 Jan 25: 3
 Jan 24: 5
 Jan 23: 2
 Jan 22: 5
 Jan 21: 0
 Jan 20: 0
 Jan 19: 0
 Jan 18: 7
 Jan 17: 3
 Jan 16: 3
 Jan 15: 4
 Jan 14: 4
 Jan 13: 3
 Jan 12: 2
 Jan 11: 4
 Jan 10: 4
 Jan 09: 5
 Jan 08: 6
 Jan 07: 9
 Jan 06: 1
 Jan 05: 0
 Jan 04: 4
 Jan 03: 2
 Jan 02: 6
 Jan 01: 0
 Dec 31: 2
 Dec 30: 1
 Dec 29: 4
89 total NOA2s in the last 30 days.

Hey are these figured on their NOA1 date or their received date...just curious....I know that VSC goes by the received date not the date they send

the NOA1 or the date you received the NOA1....

[trinner 0]

Hey are these figured on their NOA1 date or their received date...just curious....I know that VSC goes by the received date not the date they send

the NOA1 or the date you received the NOA1....

These are all pulled from the Timeline system based on the "I-129F NOA1" field, which I assume most people use the actual date from the NOA1 document and not the date that VSC physically received the petition. But honestly it comes down to what each person decides to enter when they are creating their timeline.

[mox 298]

Hey are these figured on their NOA1 date or their received date...just curious....I know that VSC goes by the received date not the date they send

the NOA1 or the date you received the NOA1....

These are all pulled from the Timeline system based on the "I-129F NOA1" field, which I assume most people use the actual date from the NOA1 document and not the date that VSC physically received the petition. But honestly it comes down to what each person decides to enter when they are creating their timeline.

This is why I never go by the NOA1 date. It's just too random. I filed in September but didn't get my NOA1 until 6 weeks later. Other September filers got their NOA1's anywhere from a week to 10 weeks later. Unfortunately a lot of people are putting the "notice date" instead of the "received date." Even the instructions on the VJ Timeline update are wrong (IMHO), because the "notice date" has absolutely no bearing on the process.

The sent date seems to me to be the most reliable. This is a date that most people will be accurate about, so that when you see that someone sent their petition in on September 14, you can be confident that they are a "September filer." It breaks down a little for someone who sent their petition on October 29, (are they an "October filer" or a "November filer?") but since the concept of a <month>-filer is a VJ term anyway and not used by USCIS, it doesn't matter.

[trinner 0]

Hey are these figured on their NOA1 date or their received date...just curious....I know that VSC goes by the received date not the date they send

the NOA1 or the date you received the NOA1....

These are all pulled from the Timeline system based on the "I-129F NOA1" field, which I assume most people use the actual date from the NOA1 document and not the date that VSC physically received the petition. But honestly it comes down to what each person decides to enter when they are creating their timeline.

This is why I never go by the NOA1 date. It's just too random. I filed in September but didn't get my NOA1 until 6 weeks later. Other September filers got their NOA1's anywhere from a week to 10 weeks later. Unfortunately a lot of people are putting the "notice date" instead of the "received date." Even the instructions on the VJ Timeline update are wrong (IMHO), because the "notice date" has absolutely no bearing on the process.

The sent date seems to me to be the most reliable. This is a date that most people will be accurate about, so that when you see that someone sent their petition in on September 14, you can be confident that they are a "September filer." It breaks down a little for someone who sent their petition on October 29, (are they an "October filer" or a "November filer?") but since the concept of a <month>-filer is a VJ term anyway and not used by USCIS, it doesn't matter.

Ahh... now I understand how my stats sometimes seem to be 1 or 2 off from yours.

Do we have any confirmation on what date VSC actually uses? It would seem to me that they use the date on the NOA1 document. When I log on to the USCIS site, that's the date that is listed. Is this not true? For example, I mailed on 10/31, they received on 11/1, and my NOA1 is dated 11/2. (And I received it on I think 11/8 in the mail.) The date in my portfolio on the USCIS site is 11/2... the date on my NOA1 document.

Since this waiting list is all guess work anyway, I suppose it really doesn't matter as long as things are close. But now I'm curious. Maybe in a bit I'll change my program to use the sent date and compare it to how I generate it now. (It is only tweaking 2 lines of code.)

Anyway, interesting.

[mox 298]

Ahh... now I understand how my stats sometimes seem to be 1 or 2 off from yours.

Do we have any confirmation on what date VSC actually uses? It would seem to me that they use the date on the NOA1 document. When I log on to the USCIS site, that's the date that is listed. Is this not true? For example, I mailed on 10/31, they received on 11/1, and my NOA1 is dated 11/2. (And I received it on I think 11/8 in the mail.) The date in my portfolio on the USCIS site is 11/2... the date on my NOA1 document.

Since this waiting list is all guess work anyway, I suppose it really doesn't matter as long as things are close. But now I'm curious. Maybe in a bit I'll change my program to use the sent date and compare it to how I generate it now. (It is only tweaking 2 lines of code.)

Anyway, interesting.

USCIS processes (roughly) by the Received Date, which is the first date listed on the I-797 (NOA1). The 2nd date on the NOA, the Notice Date, is the date they generated the NOA. When USCIS aren't backlogged, these two dates will be close or even the same. When they're backlogged, they can be wildly different. My Received Date was September 13, and my Notice Date was November 2, for example. And it took another 4 weeks for the letter to actually get to me.

The date you are seeing on CRIS is also a Notice Date, although it can be off a little bit from the Notice Date on your NOA. For example, the NOA date for my petition on CRIS is November 1, while the Received Date on my NOA1 is November 2. I don't know why these dates are different. One of those gubmit mysteries I guess.

Edited January 28, 2008 by mox

[OsLoraTamm 0]

That's good that they updated the processing time. Maybe they'll actually reach the processing times at some point in the future.

Congrat........We hope your journey continues smoothly from here on......Lora and Oscar.......Loving Cusco, Peru....even in the rain.....

[Jason-Sasha 1]

That's good that they updated the processing time. Maybe they'll actually reach the processing times at some point in the future.

Congrat........We hope your journey continues smoothly from here on......Lora and Oscar.......Loving Cusco, Peru....even in the rain.....

Whoa! still nothing Lora??? #######??

[AnewKINDofFEELIN 0]

That's good that they updated the processing time. Maybe they'll actually reach the processing times at some point in the future.

Congrat........We hope your journey continues smoothly from here on......Lora and Oscar.......Loving Cusco, Peru....even in the rain.....

I was really hoping you'd receive your approval. It's stupid that you are still waiting. Actually, stupid isn't strong enough of a word for what it is.

[Bill y Bella 0]

Do we have any confirmation on what date VSC actually uses? It would seem to me that they use the date on the NOA1 document. When I log on to the USCIS site, that's the date that is listed. Is this not true? For example, I mailed on 10/31, they received on 11/1, and my NOA1 is dated 11/2. (And I received it on I think 11/8 in the mail.) The date in my portfolio on the USCIS site is 11/2... the date on my NOA1 document.

A couple of things to consider:

1. USCIS uses the received date to determine the "age" of a petition.
2. The received date is almost always a few days after the sent date. The only exception would be when delivery of the package to VSC took longer than a few days. This does not happen very often.
3. The NOA1 date on the other hand can sometimes be delayed by weeks or even months without explanation. This seems to be more common than delivery of the package being delayed.
4. VJ uses the sent date when calculating the projected date of adjudication.
5. Members are entering their NOA1 dates on an inconsistent basis.
6. The one date members remember and relate to is the date they put the petition in the mail or gave it to the delivery service. Psychologically, I think most of us began waiting for our approvals on the day we sent the package.
7. I would wager that the accuracy of the sent date on the VJ timelines is extremely high and probably the most accurate of all the dates on the VJ timelines other than the interview date.

Because of all of the above, I think the sent date is the best date to use in your report.

By the way, great job on the open petition report! I think everyone enjoys seeing themselves climb up the list and also appreciates knowing if there are others who filed at the same time still waiting. Good work!

PS: If I might make a suggestion, maybe you could add a last seen field for the older months and automatically delete those who have not been seen for a long time. That will allow everyone to evaluate for themselves the viability of the oldest open petitions.

[AlHayatZween 2]

hey!

we're back in business! processing resumed.

yaaaaayy! (i have to celebrate the small things to keep my head up.)

hz

[charlene 0]

Hey are these figured on their NOA1 date or their received date...just curious....I know that VSC goes by the received date not the date they send

the NOA1 or the date you received the NOA1....

These are all pulled from the Timeline system based on the "I-129F NOA1" field, which I assume most people use the actual date from the NOA1 document and not the date that VSC physically received the petition. But honestly it comes down to what each person decides to enter when they are creating their timeline.

This is why I never go by the NOA1 date. It's just too random. I filed in September but didn't get my NOA1 until 6 weeks later. Other September filers got their NOA1's anywhere from a week to 10 weeks later. Unfortunately a lot of people are putting the "notice date" instead of the "received date." Even the instructions on the VJ Timeline update are wrong (IMHO), because the "notice date" has absolutely no bearing on the process.

The sent date seems to me to be the most reliable. This is a date that most people will be accurate about, so that when you see that someone sent their petition in on September 14, you can be confident that they are a "September filer." It breaks down a little for someone who sent their petition on October 29, (are they an "October filer" or a "November filer?") but since the concept of a <month>-filer is a VJ term anyway and not used by USCIS, it doesn't matter.

Ahh... now I understand how my stats sometimes seem to be 1 or 2 off from yours.

Do we have any confirmation on what date VSC actually uses? It would seem to me that they use the date on the NOA1 document. When I log on to the USCIS site, that's the date that is listed. Is this not true? For example, I mailed on 10/31, they received on 11/1, and my NOA1 is dated 11/2. (And I received it on I think 11/8 in the mail.) The date in my portfolio on the USCIS site is 11/2... the date on my NOA1 document.

Since this waiting list is all guess work anyway, I suppose it really doesn't matter as long as things are close. But now I'm curious. Maybe in a bit I'll change my program to use the sent date and compare it to how I generate it now. (It is only tweaking 2 lines of code.)

Anyway, interesting.

When our congressman called VSC checking on our application they were told that it would be processed by the

date "received".....for us they are talking about them receiving our duplicate application that they received on July 24....

That is why we are not considered a May filer (in their eyes) because they(VSC) actually received the July application ahead of the one that was sent from CSC (our original application that was filed in May....that THEY sent to the wrong processing

center...that they transefered to VSC in October).

[Zee Bee 61]

hey!

we're back in business! processing resumed.

yaaaaayy! (i have to celebrate the small things to keep my head up.)

hz

Yay

Hopefully your approval is just around the corner.

[charlene 0]

Hey are these figured on their NOA1 date or their received date...just curious....I know that VSC goes by the received date not the date they send

the NOA1 or the date you received the NOA1....

These are all pulled from the Timeline system based on the "I-129F NOA1" field, which I assume most people use the actual date from the NOA1 document and not the date that VSC physically received the petition. But honestly it comes down to what each person decides to enter when they are creating their timeline.

This is why I never go by the NOA1 date. It's just too random. I filed in September but didn't get my NOA1 until 6 weeks later. Other September filers got their NOA1's anywhere from a week to 10 weeks later. Unfortunately a lot of people are putting the "notice date" instead of the "received date." Even the instructions on the VJ Timeline update are wrong (IMHO), because the "notice date" has absolutely no bearing on the process.

The sent date seems to me to be the most reliable. This is a date that most people will be accurate about, so that when you see that someone sent their petition in on September 14, you can be confident that they are a "September filer." It breaks down a little for someone who sent their petition on October 29, (are they an "October filer" or a "November filer?") but since the concept of a <month>-filer is a VJ term anyway and not used by USCIS, it doesn't matter.

Ahh... now I understand how my stats sometimes seem to be 1 or 2 off from yours.

Do we have any confirmation on what date VSC actually uses? It would seem to me that they use the date on the NOA1 document. When I log on to the USCIS site, that's the date that is listed. Is this not true? For example, I mailed on 10/31, they received on 11/1, and my NOA1 is dated 11/2. (And I received it on I think 11/8 in the mail.) The date in my portfolio on the USCIS site is 11/2... the date on my NOA1 document.

Since this waiting list is all guess work anyway, I suppose it really doesn't matter as long as things are close. But now I'm curious. Maybe in a bit I'll change my program to use the sent date and compare it to how I generate it now. (It is only tweaking 2 lines of code.)

Anyway, interesting.

I looked at the stats again and you are right about June....it only change a few to go by received date but on July

when I pulled up sent dates versus NOA1 dates it made a big difference...infact I show 24 that are waiting that sent there

application in July....it was like someone else said, there was such a huge influx of applications that some NOA1's were very late

in being sent out...but VSC does not go by that....but by the date they received the applications which should make some

July filers feel better!!!!!!!!

[AlHayatZween 2]

hey!

we're back in business! processing resumed.

yaaaaayy! (i have to celebrate the small things to keep my head up.)

hz

Yay

Hopefully your approval is just around the corner.

woooo! hope so!

thanks for the support! :energetic:

[Steph1973 0]

hey!

we're back in business! processing resumed.

yaaaaayy! (i have to celebrate the small things to keep my head up.)

hz

Yay

Hopefully your approval is just around the corner.

It won't be long now!!!

CONGRATS TO ALL RECENTLY APPROVED!