Really Monitoring CSC Progress

[Paisaman 13]

So in my day job as an ethical hacker I routinely solve data issues through statistical models and queries.

I have been waiting on my I130 since August. When I submitted it looked like things were being processed at about the 90 day mark. Now things have slowed down to roughly the 165 day point.

I give up.. I can't handle waiting in a bubble without information.. So...

I wrote a program to pull ALL casefiles in the USCIS system for the June 28-July 13 timeframe (since that appears to be where they are processing at the moment) and scan for status. Not unethical because the data is freely available, all I am doing is "mining" it. For those interested this was about 30,000 casefiles of which just over 15,000 were I130.

Attaching the results for WAC1190519000 (June 28) - WAC1190524000 (July 13) showing the breakdown of status and totals.

I will try to update weekly going forward at least until late August when my target dates are, moving the window forward as processing continues.

The results? Basically shows lots of processing currently in the July 4-5-6 range, but at least it gives me hard data rather than supposition.

If you would like access to the raw numbers in an XLS for your own manipulation, send me a PM.

Paisaman

[stefan y karen 23]

So in my day job as an ethical hacker I routinely solve data issues through statistical models and queries.

I have been waiting on my I130 since August. When I submitted it looked like things were being processed at about the 90 day mark. Now things have slowed down to roughly the 165 day point.

I give up.. I can't handle waiting in a bubble without information.. So...

I wrote a program to pull ALL casefiles in the USCIS system for the June 28-July 13 timeframe (since that appears to be where they are processing at the moment) and scan for status. Not unethical because the data is freely available, all I am doing is "mining" it. For those interested this was about 30,000 casefiles of which just over 15,000 were I130.

Attaching the results for WAC1190519000 (June 28) - WAC1190524000 (July 13) showing the breakdown of status and totals.

I will try to update weekly going forward at least until late August when my target dates are, moving the window forward as processing continues.

The results? Basically shows lots of processing currently in the July 4-5-6 range, but at least it gives me hard data rather than supposition.

If you would like access to the raw numbers in an XLS for your own manipulation, send me a PM.

Paisaman

Could you run the same query on EACs as well?

[together4evr 360]

I am very impressed. I love number and stats. But I cannot count LOL. I do all my stats by hand.

You did a great job.

[danyte 2]

So in my day job as an ethical hacker I routinely solve data issues through statistical models and queries.

I have been waiting on my I130 since August. When I submitted it looked like things were being processed at about the 90 day mark. Now things have slowed down to roughly the 165 day point.

I give up.. I can't handle waiting in a bubble without information.. So...

I wrote a program to pull ALL casefiles in the USCIS system for the June 28-July 13 timeframe (since that appears to be where they are processing at the moment) and scan for status. Not unethical because the data is freely available, all I am doing is "mining" it. For those interested this was about 30,000 casefiles of which just over 15,000 were I130.

Attaching the results for WAC1190519000 (June 28) - WAC1190524000 (July 13) showing the breakdown of status and totals.

I will try to update weekly going forward at least until late August when my target dates are, moving the window forward as processing continues.

The results? Basically shows lots of processing currently in the July 4-5-6 range, but at least it gives me hard data rather than supposition.

If you would like access to the raw numbers in an XLS for your own manipulation, send me a PM.

Paisaman

WOW!!!! That was an awesome job you did. You have just elevated yourself to hero status though you cannot effect the CSCs outcome, you are giving many of us a piece of mind. How much is this worth? At times...priceless.

Thank you Paisaman!!!! (a note: our 130 DTG NOA1 is 05AUG2011 and also filed a 129f with DTG NOA1 of 22AUG2011)

[Paisaman 13]

Could you run the same query on EACs as well?

Easy change in the scripts. Can you pm me a sample case #?

[Swingman_Tomoyo 2]

So in my day job as an ethical hacker I routinely solve data issues through statistical models and queries.

I have been waiting on my I130 since August. When I submitted it looked like things were being processed at about the 90 day mark. Now things have slowed down to roughly the 165 day point.

I give up.. I can't handle waiting in a bubble without information.. So...

I wrote a program to pull ALL casefiles in the USCIS system for the June 28-July 13 timeframe (since that appears to be where they are processing at the moment) and scan for status. Not unethical because the data is freely available, all I am doing is "mining" it. For those interested this was about 30,000 casefiles of which just over 15,000 were I130.

Attaching the results for WAC1190519000 (June 28) - WAC1190524000 (July 13) showing the breakdown of status and totals.

I will try to update weekly going forward at least until late August when my target dates are, moving the window forward as processing continues.

The results? Basically shows lots of processing currently in the July 4-5-6 range, but at least it gives me hard data rather than supposition.

If you would like access to the raw numbers in an XLS for your own manipulation, send me a PM.

Paisaman

Thank you Paisaman for directing me to this thread. Now I don't have to obsessively write down all the case nos. before and after our case no.! And I feel for you. When we started on this journey, it seemed to be 90 days not exceeding 100. The most would be 110..something like that. But now I see people on their 8th month already and that made me a little bit frustrated...made me feel helpless.

We're past our 5th month but I'm not really hoping much now that I see a lot of people still not getting their NOA2's when they should be.

Anyway, great job on doing all these collection of data.:-)

[Matt & Rocio 28]

We're past our 5th month but I'm not really hoping much now that I see a lot of people still not getting their NOA2's when they should be.

A couple of VJers just updated their timeline to show NOA2 received this week from CSC. Both had NOA1 dates in December. I'm guessing they both had expedites? Or, is CSC approving petitions out of order to keep their average processing time at 5 months?

The wait is less frustrating when I know that there are people who have waited longer than me, but when people who have been waiting far less time than me randomly 'win the lottery' and get processed ahead of me it is very discouraging.