Shemuz

I got the update on Feb. 23rd as well. I’m hoping it’ll be the last update for us all! It’d be a really nice gift for my husband’s birthday next week. 🤞

Also a friendly reminder, update all your timelines so we all can get more accurate estimates on VJ and be able to relax a little bit haha. Thank you all ❤️

Oh ok. Keep us updated if any changes and I will also update if any changes. Hopefully we all get good news soon. 

When all service centers move fully to just IOE, it wouldn't be uncommon to get approval within 3 months of filing.
 
That's what IOE is originally intended to do.

I did! Just saw that a few hours ago. It's been December 3rd for me the last couple of months and hadn't changed. But now it says February 23rd! I think that's a good sign haha. 

Not sure if any of you see an update,  but when I log in to my USCIS acccount the date that shows above "In Progress" updated from October 1 to February 23. May not mean anything, maybe just a move of the file from one room to another.

Although I don’t know which service center these are from, the Case Tracker app is showing quite a few recent approvals with August 10th PD. 
 

Yep! Mine went from April to May! Filled in Late October!
thinking it might be a combination of both people not updating and/or the service centres slowing down too! 
I’ve seen some being transferred from Nebraska to Vermont and they’ve waited 2 weeks for an approval so it could be the balancing of workloads! 

Congrats! It’s great to see more approvals. 

Congrats!

It means the I-130 has been approved at USCIS and it will be transferred to NVC for the next step. And yes, it means there are no RFEs. 

Congrats!

That’s great to hear! It’s always great to know they have started a new month. And you’re right about the previous August approvals on Igor’s list. One of those filers said she considered herself a July filer because her PD was actually the end of July. 

That’s great to hear! It’s always great to know they have started a new month. And you’re right about the previous August approvals on Igor’s list. One of those filers said she considered herself a July filer because her PD was actually the end of July. 

Hi. On the bottom of your receipt notice (NOA1) you will find the service center to which your case was sent. 

I understand. It is confusing. As Jessandmargarito mentioned above, the June 5th processing time is for case enquiries. Those who filed on or before that date should have their approvals by now and can submit an enquiry if they haven’t received it yet. However, they already started working on July cases. Many July filers have already received their approvals according to VJ timelines and FB groups. VJ is pretty reliable in my opinion because people are inputting the dates according to the updates/approvals they get. The only thing is that not all the people who filed are VJ members so we don’t have data from all filers. Also, some people don’t always update their timelines. Other than that, VJ is accurate and a good source to find out the status of the different service centers. 

Oh ok. Thank you for clarifying and congrats once again! 

I second that ... Does anyone have any update on processing times and status for August Filers... I was quite happy when I saw my service center was Pontomac .. and up until June 2019 the cases were processing at regular speed.. but now it seems like it has stopped , and there is no true status .. 

Thank you for your reply! If it’s a denial letter, then your I-130 is probably going to be approved soon. Don’t worry. I don’t think the shadow in the passport should be a big issue. If anything, they’d probably just request a new photo. I hope you get your approval soon! And I hope they pick up the pace and start processing cases faster. 

That’s really crazy. I was hoping the pilot program would help speed up the process, not make things slower. It’s really difficult already waiting for the NOA2. This process is way too long. 

Really?? 5-8 months?? I didn’t know it takes that long. That’s crazy!

That’s really crazy. I was hoping the pilot program would help speed up the process, not make things slower. It’s really difficult already waiting for the NOA2. This process is way too long. 

That’s really crazy. I was hoping the pilot program would help speed up the process, not make things slower. It’s really difficult already waiting for the NOA2. This process is way too long. 

Really?? 5-8 months?? I didn’t know it takes that long. That’s crazy!

Oh ok. My VJ timeline estimate is then end of March to beginning of April. But I don’t know how accurate that is. Hopefully everything moves quickly and all of the service centers pick up pace.