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What exactly means 'touched'?

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Hi, I'm new to this forum, so please indulge my ignorance.

I've recently filed an I-130 with VSC and today I sent off the I-129F petition to the Chicago lockbox, both on behalf of my wife who is currently in Germany. I have been looking around the postings and I think (or rather, I hope) that I understand the basic procedure. One thing I'm not clear about is this business of one's application being 'touched'. I presume it means that somebody at USCIS has changed the 'last updated' entry in the online status. Is this correct? Does it mean that I have to monitor that status everyday to see whether the application has been touched? Is there any real significance to this, or is it mostly psychological?

Thanks.

-hh

My wife's USCIS journey:

I-130 (IR1) Timeline

03-26-07 -- I-130 sent to VSC

09-20-07 -- Permanent Resident

N-400 Timeline

09-20-10 -- N-400 sent to Dallas lockbox

09-24-10 -- Check cashed

09-27-10 -- NOA received

10-07-10 -- Biometrics letter rec'd (appointment for 10/19/2010)

10-15-10 -- Biometrics done (walk-in at Alexandria, VA facility)

10-23-10 -- Another Biometrics letter rec'd (1st fingerprint set unusable according to FBI; appointment for 11/19/2010)

10-25-10 -- 2nd Biometrics done (walk-in at Alexandria, VA facility)

10-26-10 -- Called FBI: Second fingerprint set okay

11-20-10 -- Yellow letter received

01-26-11 -- Interview letter received

03-01-11 -- Interview (Civics test passed, but "Decision cannot yet be made" -- Docs missing)

03-25-11 -- Oath letter received

04-18-11 -- Oath Ceremony -- USC

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Being 'touched' means your online status date has changed. It means that your case has been touched. It could have been actually worked on, or just moved from one pile to another.... don't place too much faith in it. You'll only get an email about it if your actual status has changed... acknowledgement, RFE, transfer, approval.... that sort of thing.

Welcome to VJ!

Jen

8-30-05 Met David at a restaurant in Germany

3-28-06 David 'officially' proposed

4-26-06 I-129F mailed

9-25-06 Interview: APPROVED!

10-16-06 Flt to US, POE Detroit

11-5-06 Married

7-2-07 Green card received

9-12-08 Filed for divorce

12-5-08 Court hearing - divorce final

A great marriage is not when the "perfect couple" comes together.

It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.

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Your file has a barcode on it. Everytime a caseworker 'touches' your file they scan it. Even if they move it from one pile to another. At least that's the urban legend. When your status changes, then you get an email.

David and Pu's Timeline

10/20/2006 Submitted I129F to TSC

10/23/2006 Transferred to CSC

10/26/2006 NOA1 sent snail mail

11/13/2006 Received NOA1 - (Late due to my changing residences on 11/1. FYI, move before you file!)

11/13/2006 Called Customer Service to change address

11/29/2006 Touched!

12/02/2006 Received verification of Change of Address - snail mail

01/10/2007 Bought ticket to visit Pu on Valentines Day!

01/17/2007 NOA2!! via email

01/29/2007 NVC Left - Headed for Bangkok!

02/07/2007 Packet 3 mailed from US Embassy!

02/10/2007 Packet 3 received

02/20/2007 Packet 3 mailed (EMS Next Day)

02/21/2007 Packet 3 Received at Embassy (no signature)

03/06/2007 Received response from Embassy - Packet 4 mailed 02/28/07. Interview scheduled 5/16/2007!

05/16/2007 Interview. Embassy requests passport amended. Luckily the turnaround time is two days in Bangkok.

05/21/2007 Pu returns to Embassy with new passport, visa granted. Visa issued the following day.

05/26/2007 Pu arrives in USA!

05/30/2007 Married!

06/26/2007 Overnighted AOS petition to Chicago Lockbox

06/27/2007 AOS petition delivered to Chicago lockbox, signed for by V Bustamante

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I told my husband that we got "touched" today.

me: "They touched us today"

him: "How long?"

me: "huh?"

him: "for how long did the touch last?"

me: "i dunno"

him: "can you ask them? If they are going to touch me I want to know for how long"

me: "i'll get right on that habibi"

:luv:

12/28/06 - got married :)

02/05/07 - I-130 NOA1

02/21/07 - I-129 NOA1

04/09/07 - I-130 and I-129F approval email sent!!!!

04/26/07 - Packet 3 received

06/16/07 - Medical Examination

06/26/07 - Packet 3 SUBMITTED FINALLY!!!!

07/07/07 - Received pkt 4

07/22/07 - interview consular never bothered to show up for work.

07/29/07 - interview.

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Your file has a barcode on it. Everytime a caseworker 'touches' your file they scan it. Even if they move it from one pile to another. At least that's the urban legend. When your status changes, then you get an email.

It's not urban legend - it's what happens, the bar-code on your file is 'wanded' (scanned) when it is handled. It is used to keep track of your file so can be found (and not lost). Each time it is 'wanded', your status changes and that's what 'we' call a 'touch'. Does it mean anything? Maybe, maybe not. Some get lots of 'touches' before being approved while others (like myself) touched only once.

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Hi, I'm new to this forum, so please indulge my ignorance.

I've recently filed an I-130 with VSC and today I sent off the I-129F petition to the Chicago lockbox, both on behalf of my wife who is currently in Germany. I have been looking around the postings and I think (or rather, I hope) that I understand the basic procedure. One thing I'm not clear about is this business of one's application being 'touched'. I presume it means that somebody at USCIS has changed the 'last updated' entry in the online status. Is this correct? Does it mean that I have to monitor that status everyday to see whether the application has been touched? Is there any real significance to this, or is it mostly psychological?

Thanks.

-hh

Welcome hhk3,

You are correct on just about every point (I didn't check every day, but some do). :thumbs:

~Otto

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Thanks, everybody, for your quick response.

Much appreciated. Great forum!

-hh

My wife's USCIS journey:

I-130 (IR1) Timeline

03-26-07 -- I-130 sent to VSC

09-20-07 -- Permanent Resident

N-400 Timeline

09-20-10 -- N-400 sent to Dallas lockbox

09-24-10 -- Check cashed

09-27-10 -- NOA received

10-07-10 -- Biometrics letter rec'd (appointment for 10/19/2010)

10-15-10 -- Biometrics done (walk-in at Alexandria, VA facility)

10-23-10 -- Another Biometrics letter rec'd (1st fingerprint set unusable according to FBI; appointment for 11/19/2010)

10-25-10 -- 2nd Biometrics done (walk-in at Alexandria, VA facility)

10-26-10 -- Called FBI: Second fingerprint set okay

11-20-10 -- Yellow letter received

01-26-11 -- Interview letter received

03-01-11 -- Interview (Civics test passed, but "Decision cannot yet be made" -- Docs missing)

03-25-11 -- Oath letter received

04-18-11 -- Oath Ceremony -- USC

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