En-oh-eh-to now

That's an awful lot of generalizations for just one post. You might want to split it up into different posts; you know, to balance things out a bit.

Yes, the TSC will send a notice once they send it out. The bad news is that they can be kind of slow sending it out after approval. In my case, it was 3 weeks.

That's an awful lot of generalizations for just one post. You might want to split it up into different posts; you know, to balance things out a bit.

Counting days from I-130 approval is not terribly useful, considering that TSC waits 2-5 weeks to send a case to the NVC, though CSC and NSC are more consistent. At the current rate, expect a case no. 20-30 business days from the day the NVC receives the file. The way things are going lately, 20 business days is a very optimistic estimate.

Counting days from I-130 approval is not terribly useful, considering that TSC waits 2-5 weeks to send a case to the NVC, though CSC and NSC are more consistent. At the current rate, expect a case no. 20-30 business days from the day the NVC receives the file. The way things are going lately, 20 business days is a very optimistic estimate.

This one: http://www.christianpost.com/news/obama-favors-illegals-while-separating-american-families-utter-nonsense-sources-say-114329/
It is laughable!
"The unnamed source explained that USCIS "took swift action," and has shortened the waiting period back to eight months. By the summer, it aims to shorten it further — to five months."
This unnamed source has redefined the word "swift". It now means hold off any action for five months, and then overwhelm the service centers with hundreds of thousands of dusty petitions. The slowdown began in May 2013 and nearly came to a standstill from July to mid-Oct, when the workload finally began to service centers. Even then, the service centers didn't start moving petitions until a couple weeks later. USCIS should have detected the problem in May when things began slowing down and been proactive.

Yes. I was being generous! If USCIS had been the least bit proactive, they would have either continued sending them to field offices, or began diverting them to service centers. They did neither. When did management finally figure out that Division 8 hiring was not working out? Sure wish we could see some more internal emails from those months.

This one: http://www.christianpost.com/news/obama-favors-illegals-while-separating-american-families-utter-nonsense-sources-say-114329/
It is laughable!
"The unnamed source explained that USCIS "took swift action," and has shortened the waiting period back to eight months. By the summer, it aims to shorten it further — to five months."
This unnamed source has redefined the word "swift". It now means hold off any action for five months, and then overwhelm the service centers with hundreds of thousands of dusty petitions. The slowdown began in May 2013 and nearly came to a standstill from July to mid-Oct, when the workload finally began to service centers. Even then, the service centers didn't start moving petitions until a couple weeks later. USCIS should have detected the problem in May when things began slowing down and been proactive.

This one: http://www.christianpost.com/news/obama-favors-illegals-while-separating-american-families-utter-nonsense-sources-say-114329/
It is laughable!
"The unnamed source explained that USCIS "took swift action," and has shortened the waiting period back to eight months. By the summer, it aims to shorten it further — to five months."
This unnamed source has redefined the word "swift". It now means hold off any action for five months, and then overwhelm the service centers with hundreds of thousands of dusty petitions. The slowdown began in May 2013 and nearly came to a standstill from July to mid-Oct, when the workload finally began to service centers. Even then, the service centers didn't start moving petitions until a couple weeks later. USCIS should have detected the problem in May when things began slowing down and been proactive.

Feb. ~ June have just been merged. You can just filter our the service centers you don't want by clicking on the location column and deselecting the other service centers. Perhaps talk to the July and Aug. admin about getting access and adding their info here. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Anpi244OAt_IdGJCbzZHckUyZ0w5MjFtSXRRRFQ0M1E#gid=0

Feb. ~ June have just been merged. You can just filter our the service centers you don't want by clicking on the location column and deselecting the other service centers. Perhaps talk to the July and Aug. admin about getting access and adding their info here. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Anpi244OAt_IdGJCbzZHckUyZ0w5MjFtSXRRRFQ0M1E#gid=0

Just when things look like they are becoming somewhat predictable, they pull the rug out from under you. This not unlike what happened to mid-February filers: USCIS was cruising along, and then adjudications came to screeching halt without warning. Do not wait around and hope for something to happen. Many here just waited and hoped for weeks and then months for Overland Park to have their grand opening, but that day never came. Finally, after we started making some serious noise, we got some movement.
If you have waited more than 60 days after your transfer, then you should really start making some serious noise. If you are after that transfer cutoff date, then you too should start making some noise. We all hope this is a sign that the NBC is going to start adjudicating more cases, but you must set a solid date when you're going to respond to their inaction, or else the weeks will become months. Do not allow a repeat of what happened to our fellow February and March filers. USCIS seems to have no problem with letting a particular type of case pile up.

If the formulas have not been changed, then all the August filers need to do is refrain from putting X, CSC, NSC, or TSC in the transfer column. Any other entry is not counted, and does not show up in the summaries or pie charts. "X" was originally intended to represent cases which have been transferred, but the petitioner still hasn't found out where yet.

If the formulas have not been changed, then all the August filers need to do is refrain from putting X, CSC, NSC, or TSC in the transfer column. Any other entry is not counted, and does not show up in the summaries or pie charts. "X" was originally intended to represent cases which have been transferred, but the petitioner still hasn't found out where yet.

Kaylara compared the GOAL of 5 months on AVERAGE to the stated then 16 months AVERAGE. The point is that to triple the average time required to complete a task is a massive failure and embarrassment in any other industry. There is no debate here about the definition of the word "average".

Kaylara compared the GOAL of 5 months on AVERAGE to the stated then 16 months AVERAGE. The point is that to triple the average time required to complete a task is a massive failure and embarrassment in any other industry. There is no debate here about the definition of the word "average".

Kaylara compared the GOAL of 5 months on AVERAGE to the stated then 16 months AVERAGE. The point is that to triple the average time required to complete a task is a massive failure and embarrassment in any other industry. There is no debate here about the definition of the word "average".

You have found the perfect solution!

You may be our first test on how USCIS responds to a transferred petition that has surpassed the sixty day "promise". You will probably need to to file an e-request to get things moving.

TALES FROM THE CRYPT * !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
* Division VIII, Overland Park, Kanasas

Done. Family back home faxed it in for me!

Done. Family back home faxed it in for me!

This is some very interesting case movement! Is this how they plan on bringing the average down to five months?

Agreed. There is no reason why we cannot send out more letters until we get the desired result.

How about we lock it down and only allow comments, except for a few collaborators? We'll then make the changes on a regular basis based on the comments.by anonymous viewers. For now, I will just lock it down and edit based on comments by anonymous viewers.