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Hi All,

I'm new here. I see that lots of people who posted their I-130 processing times have something called "Touched". Just wondering what does that mean? And how can I find out if my case has been Touched? Mine shows "Intial Review" status from last 4 months.

Also, does anyone know which month is currenlty being processed in California Service Center for US Citizens who filed I-130?

Thanks,

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CSC - IR1


  • 04/01/2010: I-130 mailed out
  • 04/04/2010: I-130 received (Priority Date)
  • 04/15/2010: I-130 Hard copy received in mail
  • 08/26/?2010: I-130 Approved (Confirmed by phone)
  • 08/29/2010: Received NOA 2 Hard Copy

NVC


  • 09/16/2010: NVC generated case number
  • 10/04/2010: I-864 AOS review fee ($88) paid online
  • 10/05/2010: DS-3032 COA emailed to NVC
  • 10/06/2010: I-864 AOS status 'PAID',
  • 10/07/2010: AOS package mailed out
  • 10/12/2010: I-864 AOS package delivery
  • 10/15/2010: DS-3032 COA Accepted / DS-230 IV fee ($404) online payment
  • 10/18/2010: DS-230 IV status 'PAID'
  • 10/19/2010: IV package mailed out
  • 10/20/2010: AOS package entered into NVC system / DS-230 IV package delivery
  • 10/29/2010: DS-230 IV package entered into NVC system
  • 11/08/2010: NVC completion
  • 11/09/2010: Sign In Failed
  • 11/19/2010: Interview date scheduled

Consulate:


  • 11/30/2010: Medical
  • 12/06/2010: VFS visit
  • 12/13/2010: Interview at 8:45AM - APPROVED!!!!!
  • 12/20/2010: Pickup passport at VFS office
  • 12/24/2010: POE - SFO

I-130 filing to Interview 256 days OR 8 months, 12 days OR, 7344 hours OR 440,640 minutes OR 26,438,400 seconds

N-400 (based on 3-year marriage rule)

03/04/2014 Application Sent
03/11/2014 Notice Date
04/04/2014 Biometrics Appointment
06/25/2014 Interview
07/22/2014 Oath Ceremony
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canadian_wife   1,822

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You're petition has a bar code and everytime someones touches your petition they swipe the bar code and the 'last updated' on the website date changes. Sadly, they touch your application to count it, move it, or relocate it. It could mean it has been moved to an adjudicators desk, or it could mean your petition was moved from filing cabinet A to filing cabinet B due to a leaky pipe

Don't put to much stock behind touches, some people get heaps of spread out touches during their journey, some get approved with no touches

California is processing at 5 months, so I guess that means...March?!?!?

Good luck

USCIS
August 12, 2008 - petition sent
August 16, 2008 - NOA-1
February 10, 2009 - NOA-2
178 DAYS FROM NOA-1

NVC
February 13, 2009 - NVC case number assigned
March 12, 2009 - Case Complete
25 DAY TRIP THROUGH NVC

Medical
May 4, 2009

Interview
May, 26, 2009

POE - June 20, 2009 Toronto - Atlanta, GA

Removal of Conditions
Filed - April 14, 2011
Biometrics - June 2, 2011 (early)
Approval - November 9, 2011
209 DAY TRIP TO REMOVE CONDITIONS

Citizenship

April 29, 2013 - NOA1 for petition received

September 10, 2013 Interview - decision could not be made.

April 15, 2014 APPROVED. Wait for oath ceremony

Waited...

September 29, 2015 - sent letter to senator.

October 16, 2015 - US Citizen

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Hi All,

I'm new here. I see that lots of people who posted their I-130 processing times have something called "Touched". Just wondering what does that mean? And how can I find out if my case has been Touched? Mine shows "Intial Review" status from last 4 months.

Also, does anyone know which month is currenlty being processed in California Service Center for US Citizens who filed I-130?

Thanks,

Hello!

Well, I think it should be discouraged to post "touched" in the forums because it's a confusing word and doesn't mean much to any guest or newbies like you. It basically means that the application has been updated in the USCIS system. It could be that the officer in charge has performed an action on it such as background check or needs more info etc...it could be anything. Since no detail is provided, people just write "touched". I believe the appropriate word should be "Updated".

Hope this answers your question.

USCIS journey
07/30/2010 I-130 sent
08/13/2010 NOA1
11/02/2010 Transferred to TSC
01/13/2011 NOA2 (approved in 5 months and 2 days since NOA1)
01/21/2011 Received hard copy of NOA2
USCIS journey completed in 155 days [165 days since priority date]

02/08/2011 TSC shipped approved petition to NVC

NVC journey (after 1 months and 5 days since approval)
02/17/2011 NVC case number assigned & invoice number given
02/18/2011 Emailed DS-3032
02/23/2011 Paid AOS
02/24/2011 DS-3032 accepted, received confirmation email.
02/24/2011 AOS fee marked as PAID
02/25/2011 AOS package sent
02/25/2011 IV fee invoiced and paid
02/28/2011 IV marked as paid, IV package sent
03/15/2011 SIF!!!
03/16/2011 Case complete!
03/25/2011 Interview date assigned
04/11/2011 Medical- DONE!!!!
05/10/2011 Interview - approved!
05/12/2011 Visa received by courier
06/06/2011 POE Dublin
07/05/2011 Welcome letter received
07/25/2011 Received GREEN CARD!
08/01/2011 Social security by mail
11/09/2011 Driver licence in hand! Wooo hooo wink.png

ROC
15/04/2013 ROC docs sent to Vermont

03/05/2013 NOA1 received

05/10/2013 Biometrics letter received

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Hi All,

I'm new here. I see that lots of people who posted their I-130 processing times have something called "Touched". Just wondering what does that mean? And how can I find out if my case has been Touched? Mine shows "Intial Review" status from last 4 months.

Also, does anyone know which month is currenlty being processed in California Service Center for US Citizens who filed I-130?

Thanks,

VJ Wiki is a good resource, check it out :)

Wiki

USCIS

NOA1 08/19/08

NOA2 01/20/09

NVC

Received 01/26/09

Completed 02/13/09 (19 Days)

Interview Assigned 03/27/09 (6 weeks after NVC completion)

Medical

04/14/09 (Toronto)

Interview

Montreal 05/12/09 (88 days after NVC completion) **APPROVED**

POE

06/16/09 Buffalo

07/02/09 Welcome Letter Received

07/07/09 Applied for SSN

07/10/09 "Card production ordered" email received

07/13/09 SSN received

07/14/09 "Approval notice sent" email received

07/17/09 GREEN CARD received

Removal of Conditions

03/21/11 I-751 mailed to VSC

03/23/11 I-751 received at VSC

03/29/11 Cheque Cashed

03/30/11 NOA1 received (3/24/11)

04/11/11 Biometrics appointment notice received

05/05/11 Biometric appointment

12/13/11 **Approval date** (5 days short of 9 months!)

12/19/11 Approval letter and green card received

Naturalization

05/16/2019 Filed online (estimated completion February 2020)

05/18/2019 Biometrics scheduled

05/21/2019 Receipt notice and biometrics notices posted to online account.05/23/2019 Hard copy of NOA1 received

05/24/2019 Hard copy of biometrics appointment received

06/07/2019 Biometrics appointment (estimated completion January 2020)

12/31/2019 Email received "Interview scheduled"

01/01/2020 Interview date notice posted to online account (02/19/2020)

01/05/2019 Hard copy of interview appointment received

02/19/2020 Interview (**Approved**) and same day Oath Ceremony. 

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You're petition has a bar code and everytime someones touches your petition they swipe the bar code and the 'last updated' on the website date changes. Sadly, they touch your application to count it, move it, or relocate it. It could mean it has been moved to an adjudicators desk, or it could mean your petition was moved from filing cabinet A to filing cabinet B due to a leaky pipe

Don't put to much stock behind touches, some people get heaps of spread out touches during their journey, some get approved with no touches

California is processing at 5 months, so I guess that means...March?!?!?

Good luck

oh, cool! i never knew what "touch" meant, either. i didn't get a single touch for the i-130 part until it was approved, so i was lost. thanks for the clarification!

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Thanks for your reply guys. When I check on uscis site my status always says "Intial Review" for past 4+ months. Where do I see the status "Touched"?

The wiki says:

"By logging into the account, take a look at the date that shows next to your case number. If it's changed, you've been touched. "

I did create an account at USCIS.Gov to alert me of any status updates but I did not see anywhere it says "Touched".

Thanks,

CSC - IR1


  • 04/01/2010: I-130 mailed out
  • 04/04/2010: I-130 received (Priority Date)
  • 04/15/2010: I-130 Hard copy received in mail
  • 08/26/?2010: I-130 Approved (Confirmed by phone)
  • 08/29/2010: Received NOA 2 Hard Copy

NVC


  • 09/16/2010: NVC generated case number
  • 10/04/2010: I-864 AOS review fee ($88) paid online
  • 10/05/2010: DS-3032 COA emailed to NVC
  • 10/06/2010: I-864 AOS status 'PAID',
  • 10/07/2010: AOS package mailed out
  • 10/12/2010: I-864 AOS package delivery
  • 10/15/2010: DS-3032 COA Accepted / DS-230 IV fee ($404) online payment
  • 10/18/2010: DS-230 IV status 'PAID'
  • 10/19/2010: IV package mailed out
  • 10/20/2010: AOS package entered into NVC system / DS-230 IV package delivery
  • 10/29/2010: DS-230 IV package entered into NVC system
  • 11/08/2010: NVC completion
  • 11/09/2010: Sign In Failed
  • 11/19/2010: Interview date scheduled

Consulate:


  • 11/30/2010: Medical
  • 12/06/2010: VFS visit
  • 12/13/2010: Interview at 8:45AM - APPROVED!!!!!
  • 12/20/2010: Pickup passport at VFS office
  • 12/24/2010: POE - SFO

I-130 filing to Interview 256 days OR 8 months, 12 days OR, 7344 hours OR 440,640 minutes OR 26,438,400 seconds

N-400 (based on 3-year marriage rule)

03/04/2014 Application Sent
03/11/2014 Notice Date
04/04/2014 Biometrics Appointment
06/25/2014 Interview
07/22/2014 Oath Ceremony
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Thanks for your reply guys. When I check on uscis site my status always says "Intial Review" for past 4+ months. Where do I see the status "Touched"?

The wiki says:

"By logging into the account, take a look at the date that shows next to your case number. If it's changed, you've been touched. "

I did create an account at USCIS.Gov to alert me of any status updates but I did not see anywhere it says "Touched".

Thanks,

You need to create an account, sign up for case updates and add your receipt number. Then any change in the date "last updated" would indicate a touch. This is different from simply putting your receipt # in and checking the status.

See if this link helps. Case Updates

USCIS

NOA1 08/19/08

NOA2 01/20/09

NVC

Received 01/26/09

Completed 02/13/09 (19 Days)

Interview Assigned 03/27/09 (6 weeks after NVC completion)

Medical

04/14/09 (Toronto)

Interview

Montreal 05/12/09 (88 days after NVC completion) **APPROVED**

POE

06/16/09 Buffalo

07/02/09 Welcome Letter Received

07/07/09 Applied for SSN

07/10/09 "Card production ordered" email received

07/13/09 SSN received

07/14/09 "Approval notice sent" email received

07/17/09 GREEN CARD received

Removal of Conditions

03/21/11 I-751 mailed to VSC

03/23/11 I-751 received at VSC

03/29/11 Cheque Cashed

03/30/11 NOA1 received (3/24/11)

04/11/11 Biometrics appointment notice received

05/05/11 Biometric appointment

12/13/11 **Approval date** (5 days short of 9 months!)

12/19/11 Approval letter and green card received

Naturalization

05/16/2019 Filed online (estimated completion February 2020)

05/18/2019 Biometrics scheduled

05/21/2019 Receipt notice and biometrics notices posted to online account.05/23/2019 Hard copy of NOA1 received

05/24/2019 Hard copy of biometrics appointment received

06/07/2019 Biometrics appointment (estimated completion January 2020)

12/31/2019 Email received "Interview scheduled"

01/01/2020 Interview date notice posted to online account (02/19/2020)

01/05/2019 Hard copy of interview appointment received

02/19/2020 Interview (**Approved**) and same day Oath Ceremony. 

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