Now i'm p.o., now it looks too fishy. That is some f'd crap.

i bet they were military and got expedited service...

For Jan NOA1s, I did a quick approximation of days waiting for the "NOA2 recipients" vs. those still "waiting for NOA2."

For 81 Jan NOA1s, most of those with NOA2s waited about 77-80 days, still waiting for NOA2s mostly 87-90 days.

All this is obvious what you guys have been saying: approvals came to a severe slowdown about a week to ten days ago. Que pasa, Amigos?

Sigh...
George

Can anyone ID the last January Filer to get an NOA2? How long ago that happened?

Did a search and came up with Gav&Judy United Kingdom, and Marco&Stephanie from Mexico--both on 4/12/07. Geesh, could this be right?

Searched a different way and came up with the same results. Wow this sucks!

Nothing since 4/12! It really has been a week!

I keep hoping for a Nov or Dec filer who's been approved to stop by and tell us that we're being silly and that it went the same way during their approval months and we just can't tell because we're in the midst of it. But I don't think that's the case.

Bollox!!!!

that really does suck - hopefully they get going on things very soon, all this waiting is killing my fiance and i.

btw, no one makes swearing sound more civilized than the brits! lol

For 81 total Jan NOA1s,
total 29 NOA2s posted:

NOA2 Week:...CA.NE.TX..TTL
==========================
3/24 - 3/31..11..3..2..16
4/01 - 4/07...5..2..2...9
4/08 - 4/14...3..1..0...4
4/15 - 4/21...0..0..0...0
==========================
........TTL..19..6..4..29

Sorry for the dots as placeholders, I don't know how to make tables to get the numbers to line up in columns without them.

What is causing the sudden drop off of issued NOA2s?

George

P.S.: I make errors, someone check my numbers?

Cripes, that chart says it all! Thanks. Perhaps this is normal and they work in spurts?

On a positive note, I see a new Dec filer with a visa!

Here is the similar table for December NOA1s with NOA2s beginning to be issued a few weeks later:

For 86 total Dec NOA1s,
total 61 NOA2s posted for
this six week period:

NOA2 Week:...CA.NE.TX..TTL
==========================
2/04 - 2/10...0..0..0...0
2/11 - 2/17...0..0..0...0
2/18 - 2/24...7..1..2..10
2/25 - 3/03..16..4..8..28
3/04 - 3/10..12..3..4..19
3/11 - 3/17...4..0..0...4
==========================
........TTL..39..8.14..61

One month ago, December filers had THREE TIMES more NOA2s issued.

Can anyone contact "HuskerKiev" to get his take on this?

George

It does look like they work on K1's in spurts. That last chart is encouraging with 28 in one week! It can happen again and probably will. Great work! Thanks!

I have my congrats button all ready for you Jan filers and I would really love to use it soon.

I can't help but wonder if all those work visas (H-1B) the centers were inundated with a few days ago has something to do with this...

Similar Period ONE YEAR AGO 2006:

NOA2 Week:...CA.NE.TX..TTL
==========================
2/28 - 3/04...0..2..0...2
3/05 - 3/11...0..3..1...4
3/12 - 3/18...5..7..2..14
3/19 - 3/25...8..1..2..11
3/26 - 4/01...0..8..2..10
4/02 - 4/08...4..5..1..10
4/09 - 4/15...3..1..3..07
==========================
........TTL..20.27.11..58

George

You are right, something has changed. Maybe H-1B visas are clogging up our "Hunnie-Bunnie" visa adjudications. Can someone verify the H-1B visa are the cause, and pose some other additional explanations?

George

Apparently, they, too are only filed at California and Vermont. Funny...don't see Vermont slowing down any. Probably shifted them all to CSC same as the K-1s. Also - they have a 15 day deadline to complete them.
See this article for info

EDIT: I think the 15 days is for the expedited service - was more skimming the article - got a bit bored half the way through with the H1B details

I don't know if this is going to make you guys feel better, but this week I saw about 2 people get their petitions approved at CSC for their K-3 visas.

Yes, I found some K-3 activity-- 2 or 3 NOA2's for the 17th. At least we know somebody made it to work yesterday.

It helps a little... maybe I can move to Vermont to escape the hot summer weather!

George

Jesus, I have been in and out of posting because of being in Korea these 2 weeks...but no body got an NOA2 this week? Wow...CSC is breaking records here.

There was a 129f approved today according to another post...and it was out of CSC...wow...one a week.

What's wrong with these people... they haven't even touched mine!!! (im a january filler 18/01/07)


BTW: how can i attached my time line so everybody can see it on my post?

You have to edit your signature (go to My Controls and in the Personal Profiule section find "Edit signature"). It will not take over data of your timeline automatically, you have to edit it separately.

we got a touch today i hope the next will be the approval

APPROVED !!!! WHOOOO HOOOOO .....Today is my day, keep hope Alive January crew

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally some hope on seeing more NOA2's this week!

Yay yay yay yay!!!! Now this NOA2 does warant a freakin finally!



(A VSC filer started a thread here this morning which had those words in it....for a NOA2 received 28 days after NOA1 date.....ugh, I hate VSC!)

-P

Congrats!!!!!

Why they have to wait for the weekend to start working?! Ewww!

Anyways, keep it coming CSC!! Congratulations for the approvals and touches!

I am a January filer and I was touched today. Hopefully good news is forthcoming! My last touch had been on 1/23/07.

I have a thought. It seems to me that most approvals come in during the later part of the week. wed/thurs/fri. Could it be they work on the cases the first couple of days, yet do not mark it as touched? Then boom approval few days later.

Maybe they will work late and catch up the work that they missed during the early part of the week...

Ooh, ooh, we have the same NOA1 date and same SC!

Quick, send some good vibes out to the other Jans!

CONGRATS!

Congrats!!!

Congratulations!

Hang in there you guys. I've seen a lot of movement today, several toches including mine. We're almost there!!!!

Chin up tigers!!!

I was touched today too,

Still touch free for me.

Running the data (I think correctly) for today - for all those who've updated their timelines), it seems that there are 77 total K3/K1 CSC filers who got an NOA1 between 1/1 and 1/31.

13 of the 18 k3 filers - or 72% - have their NOA2s already.

20 of the 59 k1 filers - or 34% have their NOA2s.

Grand total: 43%.

Seems better than I thought.

I was just wondering since I spend all my time in the K1 forum and looking at K1 events, whether K3 people waiting for the same sorts of actions were any better off. They seem to be a bit further along.

I don't think there's much take-away. But since I'm still touchless (still hours left in the day!), why not play with numbers.

I'm really starting to feel discouraged right now.... I'm trying to remain positive. No touches, nada.

OOOH Congrats! Come on CSC, Keep those things moving! Speedy journey for you guys!

Your approval is next!

I am so feeling ya!
*hugs*
You and me will be soon!


Congrats to all the recent approvals and touches!

I'm all over the place on this site and the K-3 & CR-1 filers are going through the same thing as here. I've seen 2 approvals for K-3s at CSC and they were February filers which I thought was odd. But everyone else is just waiting like you guys. I had a touch today but who knows what that means.

You guys hanging out in the Jan filers' threads with me trying to push them through? When they're out of the way, we are next!

I ran the numbers tonight again. Some touches reported, but the NOA2 numbers haven't changed yet. They'll be changing real soon...

Hi everyone,

I just discovered about VJ a short time ago, and this is my first post in this forum. I applied for the K-1 visa in January (through an attorney) to the CSC. My NOA-1 has a notice date of Jan 16. From this thread, I see that a lot of people who have applied after me have already gotten their NOA-2's. Should I be starting to get worried? Do you guys think my file is lost somewhere in the CSC?

By the way, this is an awesome site full of good information. You must be hearing this a lot from newcomers, but I wish I had discovered this a lot earlier. :-)

Only about 1/3 of January filers from CSC have NOA2. The average wait time right now is about 81 days with some much longer than that. On the bright side, there seems to be some recent activity suggesting more NOA2's are on the way. Click the link below to see some stats:

Thanks Ken for the timely updates!
I can't help but not to feel like giving up! lol
I will be at 81 days tomorrow...
*sigh*

Just got the email!!!! Approval notice sent on April 19!!!!! So relieved, now the next half of the journey.

Email came at 12:30 am eastern time on april 20th.

Just received my NOA2 Approval email - 9:30 PM PST!!!!