Another nonsensical CSC email - help anyone?

[jenni and sami 0]

Hi All,

I'm sorry to add to the list of people confused and befuddled by CSC idiosyncratic use of language (a bit rich, I suppose, coming from someone who just wrote "confused and befuddled" ), but can anyone help with the following?

My fiance received an email yesterday from CSC confirming they had received our RFE return. So far, so good. HOwever, what is concfusing us is the information on processing times. They tell us that because preliminary processing was complete, the remaining time will be less than the maximum stated in this message. They then don't state a maximum time, and tell us that a processing time can be found on the receipt we received from USCIS (NOA1 I presume). My fiance looked on this, and on the ifo received with the RFE, and there was no processing time included. The email also says that we can follow a link for processing times, yet no link is provided. Are we being stupid and missing something, or is the info on projected processing times completely useless? Any advice would be appreciated. I'm, copying the full text of our email below.

For now, I'm just pleased we appear to be on their system and things are moving forward - however slowly.

Thanks in advance as always for great advice, support and info provided by all on this forum.

Cheers,

Sami

>*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

>

>The following is the latest information on your case status

>

>Receipt Number: XXXXXXXXXXXX

>

>Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

>

>Current Status:

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>On July 8, 2006, we received your response to our request for evidence or

>information. However because preliminary processing was complete, the

>remaining processing time will be less than the maximum stated in this

>message. You will receive a written decision on this case. You can use

>our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done. Follow the

>the link below for current processing dates.

>

>If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status

>results listed above, or if you have not received a decision or advice from

>USCIS within the projected processing time frame*, please contact the

>National Customer Service Center.

>

>National Customer Service Center (800) 375-5283.

>

>*The projected processing time frame can be found on the receipt notice

>that you received from the USCIS.

>*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

>

>

>Sincerely,

>

>

>The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

[GaryC 7]

Your original NOA1 had a timeline for approval, I.E.80-110 days They are saying it should take less than that from this point. The link they refer to is the processing times for the service centers which is also messed up at this point because of IMBRA. At this point who knows when the NOA2's will be out. I am betting if you got your RFE it will be sooner rather than later. But that is just my opinion.

[jenni and sami 0]

Your original NOA1 had a timeline for approval, I.E.80-110 days They are saying it should take less than that from this point. The link they refer to is the processing times for the service centers which is also messed up at this point because of IMBRA. At this point who knows when the NOA2's will be out. I am betting if you got your RFE it will be sooner rather than later. But that is just my opinion.

Thanks Gary,

I appreciate the reply. My fiance seems to think there was no timeline of approval on the NOA1, but i'll ask her to double check. Of course it would be nice to pop over and take a look for myself, but I guess that's why we are going through all this bull**** in the first place. Soon, soon. I hope all your recent touches are a good sign! I know you, and many others, have been haning in there a lot longer than we have.

Cheers,

Sami

[Yodrak 7]

sami,

The USCIS has stopped putting a processing time estimate on the Receipt Notice and Online Status notice. (Thank goodness - it was very misleading information.)

Apparently their other 'canned' messages that refer to the time estimate have not been updated to remove the reference.

Yodrak

Your original NOA1 had a timeline for approval, I.E.80-110 days They are saying it should take less than that from this point. The link they refer to is the processing times for the service centers which is also messed up at this point because of IMBRA. At this point who knows when the NOA2's will be out. I am betting if you got your RFE it will be sooner rather than later. But that is just my opinion.

Thanks Gary,

I appreciate the reply. My fiance seems to think there was no timeline of approval on the NOA1, but i'll ask her to double check. Of course it would be nice to pop over and take a look for myself, but I guess that's why we are going through all this bull**** in the first place. Soon, soon. I hope all your recent touches are a good sign! I know you, and many others, have been haning in there a lot longer than we have.

Cheers,

Sami