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Andres TG   2

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Greetings everyone. My fiancé and I have an NOA1 date of December 20, 2019. Last Thursday, the processing times on Visa Journey showed that our date was being processed. Today, it is on December 27 (with the Texas processing center). When I check our case status, it still reads ¨On December 20, we received your case...´´ as it has for the last 4.5 months. Has your experience been that the date shown on Visa Journey Processing Dates page correlated quite closely with receiving official notice in the form of the NOA2 from USCIS? 

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payxibka   10,044

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1 minute ago, Andrés TG said:

Greetings everyone. My fiancé and I have an NOA1 date of December 20, 2019. Last Thursday, the processing times on Visa Journey showed that our date was being processed. Today, it is on December 27 (with the Texas processing center). When I check our case status, it still reads ¨On December 20, we received your case...´´ as it has for the last 4.5 months. Has your experience been that the date shown on Visa Journey Processing Dates page correlated quite closely with receiving official notice in the form of the NOA2 from USCIS? 

Your not in Texas 

YMMV

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3 minutes ago, Andrés TG said:

Greetings everyone. My fiancé and I have an NOA1 date of December 20, 2019. Last Thursday, the processing times on Visa Journey showed that our date was being processed. Today, it is on December 27 (with the Texas processing center). When I check our case status, it still reads ¨On December 20, we received your case...´´ as it has for the last 4.5 months. Has your experience been that the date shown on Visa Journey Processing Dates page correlated quite closely with receiving official notice in the form of the NOA2 from USCIS? 

There are a ton of December filers still waiting including myself. My NOA1 is dated Dec 23. I know there are ton of people from early December still waiting. 

 

Texas Service Center, or the location you sent your I-129F to in Dallas, is merely a lockbox. All petitions are opened there, and checked for correct filing, payment and scanned into the USCIS system. They are then forwarded to the California Service Center 

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Texas is the lockbox where you send the I-129F. It is NOT the service center handling your case.

If your receipt notice starts with WAC, it's assigned to CSC (like nearly every I-129F for a K-1).

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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1 minute ago, geowrian said:

Texas is the lockbox where you send the I-129F. It is NOT the service center handling your case.

If your receipt notice starts with WAC, it's assigned to CSC (like nearly every I-129F for a K-1).

Thank you for the clarification. I was undrer the impression we would receive notification if it were sent elsewhere. The only thing I have received in this process is the NOA1 with our receipt of submission. 

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Just now, Andrés TG said:

Thank you for the clarification. I was undrer the impression we would receive notification if it were sent elsewhere. The only thing I have received in this process is the NOA1 with our receipt of submission. 

On the NOA1, it should list the service center (in the lower left corner IIRC).

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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29 minutes ago, Andres TG said:

Thank you for the clarification. I was undrer the impression we would receive notification if it were sent elsewhere. The only thing I have received in this process is the NOA1 with our receipt of submission. 

You receive notification if it is transferred from one service center to another. But Dallas is only a lockbox facility. 

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Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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The visajourney estimate was that my ead/ap would be processed in August, and the date kept getting pushed back. It started off as June. However, the documents were processed in April.

 

I understand that visajourney makes a mathematical estimate, but this is not necessarily accurate for each particular case

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Visa Journey estimates are based on input from other users. So if people dont do their timelines or dont fill them out correctly, the estimates are inaccurate. 

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.  - Dr. Seuss

 

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Visajourney statistics are only as good as those that complete their timeline. Even then not all impending immigrants are on VJ so it should always be a best guest estimate. All those that post here and don’t update their timeline- contributes to the inaccuracies 

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Our K1 Journey    I-129f

Service Center : Texas Service Center   Transferred? California Service Center on 8/11/14

Consulate : Port au Prince, Haiti             I-129F Sent : 4/14/2014

I-129F NOA1 : 4/24/14                            I-129F NOA2 : 9/10/14

NVC Received : 9/24/14                          NVC Left : 9/26/14

Consulate Received : 10/6/14 CEAC status changed to ready

Packet 3 Received : 10/27/14 packet received by petitioner in USA ( beneficiary never received packet 3)

Medical: 10/30/14 Dr. Buteau                  Medical picked up: 11/3/14

Packet 3 Sent : 11/10/13.. Had to schedule interview appointment and attach confirmation receipt to packet

Interview Date : 12/1/14                           Interview Result : Approved !

Visa Received : 12/10/14 picked up at Jacmel location

US Entry : 12/15/14 Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Apply for Social Security Card: 12/30/14 Connecticut

Marriage: 1/26/15

 

Adjustment of Status

CIS Office : Hartford                                  Filed : 3/18/15

NOA : 3/25/15                                            Biometrics : 4/15/15

Approved: 8/31/15                                     Received: 9/8/15

 

EAD

CIS Office : Hartford                                  Filed : 3/18/15

NOA : 3/25/15                                            Approved: 6/12/15

Received: 6/20/15

 

Removal of Conditions I-751

Filed: 8/14/17 at VSC                                 NOA: 8/15/17 Received 8/21 by mail

Biometrics: Dated: 8/25/17   Received 9/2/17   Appointment 9/11/17 

Approved: 10/23/18 -no interview

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33 minutes ago, fs2439 said:

I dont think the question was why statistics are inaccurate. I think not was whether visajourney statistics are accurate or inaccurate.

Well that goes hand in hand doesn't it?

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