I count 19 only 13 more to report until I win

but only 4 until we win

Congratulations to Chris & Evelyn (Cadman76) Approval Yeah...............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

well, there are now 21 approvals for CSC showing for the week... it's 22 with bluebelle, who announced her approval in the July filers thread but hasn't yet updated her timeline

they sort of crept up on us, didn't they? I wouldn't have guessed it was so many
maybe even a few more to come

Congrats!

hello peeps,

I got approved yesterday just before going to bed after a busy schedule with my fiance who arrived last night as well. I checked uscis website and saw our case was approved. I was too tired to update my timeline but just did now

Thanks CSC....keep them coming

Good luck to everyone!

CONGRATS!

Hey Tim....

Are you still celebrating? Did you do anything special?

I think this may be our week....our number is wac071935XXXX;

We've got to be getting close;

Not really. I am verry excited still.

I figured you guys would have gotten yours too. Our dates are almost the same.

Keep checking the site. I was talking to Maricar through skype and just sitting hitting the refresh button on the USCIS status page and at 7:30 it came up approved. I wish she was here with me to celebrate. Oh well.. At least I'm onto the next step. I know you will get yours monday.. I am disapointed it didn't happen yesterday. Have you gotten any touches?

Hang in there John.. We are praying for both of you.

Tim

23 now

Salamat, Tim, from both of us.

Maria is in Cebu, where is Maricar from?

Walang anuman. I am sure you will get your NOA2 on monday. She grew up in Muntinlupa City. When you come to Manila I will help you with your bet. We can eat balut together. I also really want to see Cebu.

Hi all!

I just wanted to let everybody know that we've been approved as of November 2nd. I checked the USCIS site just now and it says approved. There's no email yet, but maybe that will come later. It's a long journey and I hope CSC and VSC kick it into high gear and approve everybody! GO CSC!!! GO VSC!!!

Congrats!!

I filed on 5 June, I really hope I will be approved by next week!!

Hang in there, yours should be coming soon. Do you know if your case is with an officer yet? Mine went to an officer October 22nd.

Well I think my case is with an officer since 30 October, that was when the CS told me since it is touched it is on an officer's desk, I just hope they won't keep my case for long..

Wow! I haven't been online for a day and there've been a bunch more approvals! Good going!

Gongratulations for all the new approvals!

Keep 'em coming CSC. Faster, FASTER!!!

Excellent! So pleased to see there have been so many more approvals!!! Things seem to be picking up - maybe there is hope after all!! Thing is I am so convinced that we are not going to be approved by Feb it is going to be a nightmare organising everything last minute if we do get approved!!!!

Jeraly:

I made an excel worksheet to calculate the day Maria will come home. Our sent date was 6/8, received date 6/18. My worksheet points to 11/05 for noa2, an interview date of 2/8 and an exit date (from the Philippines) of 2/15. Each day that our noa2 goes beyond the average noa2 date (as calculated by vj) our interview and exit dates are pushed back by that same day.

I don't know if I explained that very well, but I hope this is useful information. But I must add that those are our calculations. We had originally hoped Maria would come home for Christmas, but now we are thinking that we will be together on Valentine's day. However I admit we're not confident enough in the system to set any dates in stone.

I'll be grateful for that day to come, whenever that is.

Ramzis, with his stoic attitude and his ever patience, has been an example for all of us.

Also: If, as some people think, the backlog caused by the other visas is now gone, then I believe the time to noa2 (and vj's averages) will go down for people who have filed after us. Right now vj's average noa1 to noa2 for calif is 130, while our actual number is 149. Tomorrow it is 150, my calculated noa2 date. At some point, that number should start to go down for subsequent filers, but it will take longer to go down than it took to come up (when we filed, I think the average noa1 to noa2 was 72 days).

Noa2 to interview has not changed significantly (in fact it has gone down recently for us), but I think that may have been caused by the backlog in the first phase. By that I mean the following: Because the service centers were not sending as many foreign applications to to nvc, the embassies had fewer interviews to do, consequently the average from nvc to interview went down. When the flow from nvc starts to go back up (as we are beginning to see with the increase in noa2's) then nvc to interview will begin to take longer as well.

Historically, I suspect that june filers' timelines will be the longest for all filers and will subsequent timelines will SLOWLY return to pre-june averages.

My comments are just my ideas. I do not have any experience with this, and I did not stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

Anyhow, good luck to you, good luck to all of us.

This always lifts my spirits:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjIupjecex0

I counted 25 Very nice Congratulations to all the new approvals

CONGRATULATIONS!!! I didn't get an email approval either. I found out because a hard copy was sent home. 1 week later I got an email approval followed by another NOA2 hard copy. Very odd.

been another ok week for CSC including the first july filer (non expedite / no special cases). Here's hoping they keep it up.

I know!! all week I was thinking they were having another slow one like last time, and somehow they've snuck 25 by me! I wouldn't mind more of that

It is very very cool - esp the July approvee!! What a surprise! I am still buzzing -have added the monumentous occasion to the news in the VJ facebook group

If that's the case, it should be soon! They worked on my case for 11 days. I don't know why it took that long, but you should be hearing something any day now. Just keep the faith!

I still think it will make it to 32 put me down for 32 this week too

we've got a new thread for that! I'll put you in the list over there

See how much I am paing attention hehehe

yes; I thought of going all teachery on you but decided I'd let you off this time

We are close guys, fingers crossed no RFE's for any one

Congratulation for those who were approved. Do you have any plans to move once you marry? My fiance and I want to move out from Orange County, CA once we marry because it is super expensive and too big. We prefer more nature and quiet area. Is it ok to do so?

I think you are required to stay at least 1 year at current residence. Just kidding. I don't know....

This has nothing to do with this thread, and I'm pretty sure that I won't see an approval until December/January...but:

You have the best signature EVER. In fact, a couple of times I've come on VJ to browse, been completely insane and downtrodden and convinced that I will never see Patrick ever again (yes, I'm a drama queen at times) and then I see your siggy, Still the Prettiest. And I actually LOL.

Thank you

Its a free country, you can live wherever you like

glad to lift your spirits, even in a small way

and if you like that little extract, then you're in for a treat - go here to read all the Very Secret Diaries (including the unabridged one from Legolas) - they're absolutely HILARIOUS and I've lost count of the number of times I've read them

they're designed to be read in order, so start at the top of the first column and work your way down

OK guys---Today is Nov. 5. Only 10 days beyond our estimated adjudication date. Fortunately I was SUPER busy this weekend and didn't have time to think about our documents, but now here I am still being the patient one waiting for our happy news------Alane & Ramzis

Welcome back, his patientness.....we were worried wondering where you were this weekend......

Ditto

Tim Y: something GOOD has GOT to HAPPEN for US THIS WEEK!!!!!! The ever patient Alane & Ramzis

Hang in there A and R, I think today is your day!

Well, I've never called in before, but I just did to see what is going on. I told them I never received noa1. The lady said she would order it for me. Also, she said our paperwork is sitting there, nothing happening and to call back in 30 days.

Happy Monday!!!!!

(but she WAS nice about it!!!)

I just checked in @ the website and got a touch....(laughs).....I am sure it is because I just called.....

Oh well.......

I just check the website. No love yet. I don't expect much until Dec. though.

Hang in there Alane. I am really hoping, along with you, that your approval comes this week.

I didn't realise they were online!!!! If I had I would have asked you ages ago!! Have just read first one and am sure will be reading the rest shortly

W/b A&R - your patience is inspiration to us all

Hi Alane..I was sure when I logged on today that I'd read some where that you finally got your approval..I hope it's today!! And you too Tim!! Still waiting to dance the happy dance with you!!

Tim got his!!! YEah!

Yea Tim!! Sorry, I must've missed it somewhere...still trying to catch up on postings from over the weekend of the regular threads I read...congrats!!