August 2011 F2A filers

[Netski 0]

my pd is april 2011. anyone here same with my case.? did anyone in 2011 filer receive no2?

[guvnor2010 3]

my pd is april 2011. anyone here same with my case.? did anyone in 2011 filer receive no2?

June 2011 PD are getting approval at the moment from California service centre; you might wanna contact them to enquire about your case.

[guvnor2010 3]

Guys, My petition was approved today.

Goodluck to you all and I hope Vermont speeds up.

[Athena June 37]

Guys, My petition was approved today.

Goodluck to you all and I hope Vermont speeds up.

Congratulations, that's brilliant! I am very happy for you.

Let us know if you hear from the NVC - I've done some research as to what happens after approval, but it would be great to hear it from a fellow August F2A filer.

[zeroka 7]

Athena, check this out: http://dashboard.uscis.gov/index.cfm?formtype=4&office=2&charttype=1

VSC is much small just by the sheer number of applications they receive/process compared to CSC.

first chart is national, second below is the center specific data

the approvals are in line with the expected processing time, those in CSC get approved around 7.5 months, those in VSC closer to 13 months.

About the waiting..someone else said this on the forum, you have to carry on with your life and try not to think too much about this, especially check your status weekly. It will drive you crazy. I try to avoid the subject as much as possible with my wife to help pass time faster. the less she thinks about this, the better for both of us, even though we both know we signed up for a 2.5 year separation ... :/

[sarum 0]

GOOD LUCK FOR AUGUST F2A FILER, BUT I M STILL WAITING FOR APPROVAL. MY PD IS 8 AUGUST 2011.

[Athena June 37]

GOOD LUCK FOR AUGUST F2A FILER, BUT I M STILL WAITING FOR APPROVAL. MY PD IS 8 AUGUST 2011.

Hi sarum,

Welcome to VJ!

You have the same PD as guvnor and your petition is at the CSC, so you should be receiving your approval soon. Have you checked your online case status recently?

[sarum 0]

Hi Athena,

thanx 4 reply yes you are right we have same PD , today i check it online but its still standing at Initial Review maybe after few days it will approve let me know when its finish.

[Athena June 37]

Athena, check this out: http://dashboard.uscis.gov/index.cfm?formtype=4&office=2&charttype=1

VSC is much small just by the sheer number of applications they receive/process compared to CSC.

first chart is national, second below is the center specific data

the approvals are in line with the expected processing time, those in CSC get approved around 7.5 months, those in VSC closer to 13 months.

About the waiting..someone else said this on the forum, you have to carry on with your life and try not to think too much about this, especially check your status weekly. It will drive you crazy. I try to avoid the subject as much as possible with my wife to help pass time faster. the less she thinks about this, the better for both of us, even though we both know we signed up for a 2.5 year separation ... :/

Thanks! The charts are interesting, but I am not quite sure how to interpret them. At least it seems that they are approving petitions in preference categories every month, so that's good news.

The wait as such is not so bad, it's more the uncertainty. If I knew we'd be approved in the autumn, I could relax, but I am just worried that our petition will get lost at VSC or denied for some reason. On the other hand, I just came across an old thread I used to read here and it reminded me that three years ago VSC took 43 months to approve F2A petitions. Suddenly 13 months sounds pretty good to me!

[guvnor2010 3]

Hi Athena,

thanx 4 reply yes you are right we have same PD , today i check it online but its still standing at Initial Review maybe after few days it will approve let me know when its finish.

Goodluck, hopefully in the nex few days.

[fresia 1]

Hi everyone,

My PD is 21.7.2011., (California Center)and we got approval on I130 on 4.4.2012.

Goodluck to you all and I hope all this proceedure will speed up!

Edited April 5, 2012 by fresia

[Athena June 37]

Hi everyone,

My PD is 21.7.2011., (California Center)and we got approval on I130 on 4.4.2012.

Goodluck to you all and I hope all this proceedure will speed up!

Congratulations and thanks for letting us know! It's great to see July and August filers getting approved.

[DeathStrike 9]

I have a question .... I am a sept 2011 F2A filer at CSC.

I understand it will take about two years to get a visa number ... but how will that work?

That CSC approves the I130 then sends to NVC and it waits there? or it waits at CSC till visa bulletin gets closer to availability (based on PD) and then CSC approves/works on it?

[Athena June 37]

I have a question .... I am a sept 2011 F2A filer at CSC.

I understand it will take about two years to get a visa number ... but how will that work?

That CSC approves the I130 then sends to NVC and it waits there? or it waits at CSC till visa bulletin gets closer to availability (based on PD) and then CSC approves/works on it?

CSC approves the petition and sends it to the NVC. NVC normally starts processing it approximately one year before they think that the priority date might be current. Once you have completed NVC processing, your file waits for your priority date to become current.

[guvnor2010 3]

I have a question .... I am a sept 2011 F2A filer at CSC.

I understand it will take about two years to get a visa number ... but how will that work?

That CSC approves the I130 then sends to NVC and it waits there? or it waits at CSC till visa bulletin gets closer to availability (based on PD) and then CSC approves/works on it?

Yes, it will take over two years to get a visa; CSC approves the I130 then sends to NVC and it waits there until further processing.

Am sure you will be getting aprroval soon.

Goodluck