When your check is cashed, you get a case number (they print it on the back of the check). You can then create an account online with USCIS. When they do something with your case, the status date changes. That's what a "touch" is. It doesn't tell you what the DID to your file, just that they did SOMETHING. Any time they move the file, or open it, they scan the barcode and the date changes. That's what people are referring to when they say they've been touched.

Geeze, with the October filers starting to get some approvals, I'm getting anxious! Maybe a month or so before we start seeing some ourselves??? Wow, just realized it might be time to start getting some things in order for the next step.

Here's hoping the back log is almost through......I sure feel bad for the July folks still waiting though.

Looks like things are picking up, especially at VSC. Let's hope that us November filers start seeing some NOA2s in a month or two.

OMG then December filers!! (That's me!)
This is exciting!

I wish the CSC filers could say the same...

Natalia

me too

Things look bleak if CSC is your service center. Bad enough it takes CSC a month longer to send the approved paperwork to NVC now it looks like VSC is far ahead on processing forms also. I guess were looking at a winter wedding

Count me in lady's Im one of those many november filers too, we filed last november 17 thats why my username is NOVA17, I am flor by the way... Goodluck to us all...

I heard rumors that CSC has had to stop work due to excessive back injuries from this one 12 plus pound file . Have you notoced things slowed up right after that file arrived

What? did you send them your cat along with your file ?

No A certain other filer decided to test how big of a file they could accept. I won't mention her name but she is a November person who filed at CSC Mine was a nice little file . Just the facts. Now the file he brings to Lagos might require a shopping cart if I know him.

Hey, now. It's not my fault. They continued to process at a decent speed in December!!! It only got screwed up near the holidays!!!!

Anywho, I only sent everything 'cause I'm afraid of the dreaded RFE . . . . .

egad

I have it on good authority that the slogan above the gates of the California Service Center is 'Abandon hope all ye who enter here'

Taking a little trip back through time huh?

Some might say that the "Abandon hope" sign is actually at the state border, but this is only rumor.

yeah, it's above the 'non-USC' passport line at every POE

Not sure how to start this next part of my saga... between Christmas and New Years, both of my boys ended up in two different hospitals here in Austin Texas where we live. Both got out, one doing great - believe it or not he was the one I was most concerned about with a skull fracture. The other, was out and is now back in. Don't want to go into all the detail here about the situation, but I have been using up sick-time (thankfully saved over the years) at work on FMLA, few hours here, some more there, day when necessary... This last time he went in, I called in desparation to the National #, and kept going around the choices as to which button to hit (really not sure how I got to where I did) but I was put into contact with the most wonderful lady you can imagine. I explained the single dad in waiting, trying to juggle all, and crying out for help - she put me on old a minute then filled out an expidite request. I am hard of hearing and explained that I try to do most by email. Wow, got an email telling me to fax supporting document to VSC. I got them together, with a dated statement from the hospital and tried several times on Friday to fax, getting 'check condition of remote fax'. So ran out Saturday morning to Post Office and priority mailed the originals. I have a NOA-1 date of 11-1, so figure mine is fairly close to the top of the stack out there anyway. But what I am amazed about was the compassion that I got. No matter what happens, one lady taking calls at the National line has my deepest thanks and gratitude. I think it is important for all of us to remember that there are humans with feeling on the other side processing our papers. They are going as fast as they can doing the job they have been given to do. Please give them the benefit of the doubt as to processing times - I know we are all anxious to be with the ones we love, but as Thumper had to say "if you can't say nothin good, don't say nothin at all". For whatever circumstances are involved, we all have fallen in love with someone that requires a test of patience by a higher power, the folks processing the paper are doing their best to minimize the duration, but there is still the test we must complete. Nuff said...

Thank you for the "Thumper" quote. I often think that when I am reading posts here. I know we are all lonely, impatient, and frustrated. But that is no reason to take it out on others who are also lonely, impatient and frustrated.

Best wishes for both of your sons. I hope they are able to recover. And you probably are close to the top of the stack, since you are at VSC. If you were at CSC, they probably wouldn't be able to find your petition under the stack of JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER files.

I hope you get your expedite and that your sons will be okay.

Has any one checked their own time line and looked that the projected date recently. In the last week mine has moved out by 2 weeks from mid May to June 1 In fact it is moving out faster than the calander is moving forward.

Yeah, this happens anytime someone who's been waiting for an inordinate amount of time is finally approved. CSC recently finished up a May and a June filer, so the timeline is all sorts of out of kilter now. For right now I wouldn't read anything into it. CSC are being completely unpredictable right now. At their current pace I can expect NOA2 sometime in April, but I don't really think it's going to take that long.

Hey everyone,

Are you getting excited, too ? 60 days already passed since our I-129f arrived at the VSC, and currently, it appears that times to approval are decreasing. My timeline, for example, decreased from mid-May to April 18! Current approvals took around 90 days, sometimes even less, so I'm hopeful to get ours somewhen in March.

Happy waiting to y'all

Lucky VSC filers . . . .

Ohhh fellow November filers....October filers are getting NOA2s!!!!!!! (And 2 or 3 November filers too but I think those are isolated)

I feel bad that there are still early filers waiting but hopefully this jump in approvals means they will be seeing approvals soon.

Best of luck to you all, let's keep this thread active!!

Sam

Just want to give a thumbs up to everyone here at VJ. I have searched this web site and used all of its resources for months and gotten great advice . Today, I decided to become an active member and not just a silent partner.

I am a november filer and am excited that its alomost my(our) time to be approved. So lets keep this thread going

Best wishes and much speed to all

Afroamerapole

Welcome to the site and to our thread.

Yes, welcome to the thread. Sorry about the complaining about CSC. But hey, they're finally moving!!!!!!!

I don't know why it is, but CSC are always dead in the water Mon-Wed, and then Thurs/Fri they go rubber-stamp crazy. We've had 7 people update their timelines with approvals just today, and 2 more that I know of that haven't updated their timeline. Compare that with just 4 other people the entire rest of the week.

I don't know why that is either, but it sure makes me feel good on Thursday and Friday

Agreed, although I would not mind one little bit if they were to spread the love over the week. Because it sure makes my Mondays crappy.

Welcome to VJ!

Mondays are supposed to be crappy

Thanks for the welcome everyone. Any news of November filers with approvals.....???

I think there might have been one from Vermont. Mostly Vermont is processing August through October. They should start on November soon.

Meanwhile, those of us stuck in CSC are watching the first of August/September filers being approved. Us CSC November filers have a while to go, I think.

There were 3 last time I checked. I believe they are isolated cases as they are from the same embassy......but yes soon I think November filers will be rejoicing.....

I think a lot of us will get our NOA2s this month! I'm so excited!!!!!

I hope so... I am getting impatient........

Patience is a virtue. Us November filers have only been waiting about 2-3 months so far. Lots longer to go before we're together with our SO's

Yes. It's definitely an endurance race. Pace yourself, the waiting is only about half over.

Why Does IT Take So LONG?

Too many applications...not enough people to process them.

Yep it's sad.

Yup, they definitely need to hire more people and put the EXTRA $$$ we all paid for the filing fee to good use.

Hey November filer dont fade now it's alomost our time !!!!!!! Yes, more worker would be lovely any thing to speed up the process.

Much speed to us all

Wow, I think the first November filer got approved!!!!!!!

Wow, really?! I'm guessing they filed at VSC, but still very very awesome!

OMG did a November filer really get approved.........??????? I hope so, lets keep our hearts and fingers crossed . Love , Light ,and much speed to us all.

Yup, that November filer is VSC. Wish I could have filed at VSC

Just hold on there is a light at the end of this very long journey.Our NOA2's are on the way ats CSC and VSC. Where are all the November filer its a little quite in here.......? Any body there??

Much speed to us all

OMG.... I just checked my status online and...... we're approved!!!! Now I can't sleep.......

Congratulations on the approval!!!




I'm always around and I can be as NOISY as you want

Congratulations!!!