"Touched"

[AmyStan 0]

Okay, I'm a newbie and I'm about to prove it. I got my NOA1 and went into the UCIS to set up the email notification, etc. The NOA1 was done/sent on 3/20/09, and there is an entry "last updated" of 3/25/09. Is this a "touched" that I see people talking about? Is there any way to see what exactly was done on that day, or just note it?

And here's the super newbie question of all - Is the fact that it was "touched" (assuming that's what it was) so soon after it was received a good thing, a bad thing, or a nothing?

Thanks!

[YuAndDan 153]

Since you are new, you maw want to read the pinned post at the top of this forum, there it will explained "Touched"

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=300

[Otto 83]

Yup...pretty newbie question - here's the answer.

When your petition is received, it is put in a file and assigned a bar code. Every time your file is wanded (bar code scanned) it is recorded as what we call a 'touch' - it could be wanded for lots of reasons (i.e., tracking movement, opened, counted, etc.). You can see these 'touches' if you create a portfolio on the USCIS site - any time the Last Updated date changes, your file was wanded/touched.

Do they mean anything? Not usually (at least not always anything to get excited about) - many get touched often, while others don't until they are approved.

[dale_trisha 3]

And some never even get touched when they get approved. Matter of fact Trisha just hit 2 weeks in the US now on her K3 and USCIS still shows her case pending when they approved it Jan 22nd.