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Hello all..can everyone please RELAX! you realize that when they answer phones and update websites they are taking away time from working on cases...so that is why things are never up to date online bcus its not their first priority. If your case was received at your local office, it means it is officially at Potomac and being worked on..so be patient and be hopeful. Also, if you keep listing you are waiting, so are the rest of us so you're not alone and theres no point in posting about it every day. I get notifications and I get excited to read about a fellow poster who has been approved only to be disappointed and see another person complaining about waiting. No news is also good news, it just means they are working on your case. People from July and August are being approved which is way ahead of our original centers (NSC, TSC etc) who are still on may and June according to the updates. I hope you all have a good day, can breathe and relaxa little and juss be patient. No need to panic and call every day or post about waiting. Ps, this is the first step in waiting so go on easy on yourself it's a long road ahead of us after our NOA2 for a visa number and and interview date etc...so juss take it easy

Wow, I thought I was the only one reading that some May and June filers are still waiting...so many assumptions out there. You couldn't have said it better

What is Priority Date? Is that the date we got our NOA1? Notice Date?

You can find yours on the first notice your received from USCIS. It's the date from which you can start counting x months for processing. Which month did you file? Good luck!

I submitted my I130 and all the other forms, evidence what not to Phoenix. Short time later was transferred to NSC, Then Oct 16 transferred to Potomac. Today I got my Approval letter in the mail!!

Congratulations!

I have checked at least 5-10 times the USCIS site today....no approvals on VJ for today?? Fingers crossed!

What do you mean you checked USCIS' site today? Do you check you check the status of your case with your case #? Those receiving their approval letters are finding that their online status remains the same although approved. Thanks.

Some July filers are receiving their approvals:

Posted Yesterday, 04:57 PM

Any other July filers being approved? Please post your dates too. I will hit my 5-months mark in a few days although our case was transferred to Potomac. I saw someone tried calling about their processing times and they were told to refer to their original ctr. Mine is Nebraska and the chart indicates they're at 5/2/2015 cases as of 9/30/15 yet another users indicated they are now at 6/20/15. Keep us posted.

I'm confused about the Priority Date...I read online that spouses/dependant children do not need a priority date as there is no limit to how many alien numbers are availble for this category. Priority dates are only assigned for immediate relatives (parents, siblings etc) as teh US government has an annual limit of alien numbers for that category. The priority dates just puts you on a list for an alien number. Can someone please verify this, or correct me if I'm wrong with the appropriate information?This is why I did not panic when I didnt see a PD on our transfer notice.

I'm confused about the Priority Date...I read online that spouses/dependant children do not need a priority date as there is no limit to how many alien numbers are availble for this category. Priority dates are only assigned for immediate relatives (parents, siblings etc) as teh US government has an annual limit of alien numbers for that category. The priority dates just puts you on a list for an alien number. Can someone please verify this, or correct me if I'm wrong with the appropriate information?This is why I did not panic when I didnt see a PD on our transfer notice.

If what you read is true, it actually makes things worse...The attorneys we consulted with told us otherwise and that it's the other way around and I noticed that all users mention a PD. We found out that without a priority date, the process can take years hence the advantage of the PD no matter USCIS' work load. Either way, the wait seems to be endless. I'm in Canada and last time I traveled to see my spouse, I was almost denied entry. If you plan on visiting, make sure you read all the requirements prior to heading to the airport. Not to be taken lightly as your intent [even if it's not] to Border Patrol has completely changed.

Having our cases transferred might be a 'good thing' but we all have no way of checking the processing times. Sigh...

Our case was initially assigned in Nebraska. Case was then transferred to Potomac River Ctr. When we got the notice, like many of you, the priority date was blank and omitted to mention spouse petition as opposed to the first notice. We called USCIS and surprisingly, the automated message said our case was transferred to Nebraska. That's when the panic started...where has the case been for almost 4 months then? We actually spoke to an agent who didn't have the answer [to the automated message mix-up] so that person transferred us to the supervisor. The supervisor then told us that it is completely normal for a case to be transferred and re-assured us that, although not indicated on the transfer notice, our case in the system was correctly processed with our priority date and the petition indicating "spouse". The mix-up however was mind-boggling and didn't have the answer. She also said that all is in order but couldn't provide a timeline for the new center but did mention that it's a new center to help relieve the backlog. Online status remains the same. We haven't heard anything new since.

Hope this helps a few of you and good luck to all!