Alpsclimber

We received the following regarding our receipt on the website, even though our address has not changed.

"On May 4, 2011, the post office returned the notice we last sent you on this case I485 APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS as undeliverable. This may have serious effects on processing this case. Please call 1-800-375-5283 to update your mailing address for this notice to be re-sent."

CIS made a note of it, but it makes no sense as the address is good and it should have been delivered. Will this affect the processing time?

We filed our AOS on April 16, 2011. The check was cashed, we received electronic notification with a receipt number, but have not received the hard copy receipt (I-797). It's been almost three weeks. Is this unusual or a concern?

Thanks

Ok...I'll move over my post to the string you said. It looks like alot of April filers have the same situation.

We filed our AOS on April 16, 2011. The check was cashed, we received electronic notification with a receipt number, but have not received the hard copy receipt (I-797). It's been almost three weeks. Is this unusual or a concern?

Thanks

hehe thanks for the info, i just did this and found that mine is in with a batch of 10 other i129f files recieved on the same day.

now i know if any of those get approved mine shouldnt be to far behind

thanks for the gem

good analysis technique!! I did research and discovered there are large batches of I129f's which got NOA1s on May 27, June 17, June 25, and July 13.

Many of the May 27 and June 17 have decisions(NOA2s) several of which are dated in early October, although there are many that are still pending. At least they are working on them. June 25 and July 13 should be next.

"Thus, it seems that CSC is at a virtual standstill with I-129Fs right now."

Great job at crunching the numbers and I think the above quote says it all. And that's why I posted this thread; not to dispute that others have waited much longer, or that the highly motivated workers at CIS aren't doing their best, but to merely find out if there was an explanation to the "virtual standstill." After all, we as citizens have a right to know how and what a government agency spends our tax dollars on and the methodology it employs to service us, don't we?

On what are you basing this? The employees at the CSC work 10 hour days, 4 days per week. They have not reduced their staff and they have not reduced their hours. Do you think they are all watching TV? They are producing the same that they always do. It is not unusual for the centers to shift focus from one type of petition or application to another as demand dictates but that is hardly a "slowdown" Trying to trend the processing of K-1s based on the most recent information is silly. That is only bound to change. It is like saying "Gee it has been real warm the last 3 months, so why is it getting cool now?" Better to average it over several years to take in all cycles.

I am basing my statement on the tracking data from this website regarding NOA1 to NOA2 wait times for I129f petitions at the CSC over the last one (1) year. Extrapolating from these statistics it is apparent that wait times have recently increased substantially. I am not questioning the "work ethic" of these employees but am curious is there is anyone with a viable explanation for this change in waiting time. Do you believe that the CSC has "shifted focus" recently to another petition type?

Does anyone out there on VJ have information on why the CSC has apparently slowed down so much recently?

NOA1: July 13, 2010

What's up with the collective touch? A touch means absolutely nothing. I don't even think it is worth updating. Maybe I am wrong? Is there a correlation between a "touch" and a tangible action of some kind? Can someone explain what a "touch" is?

This process is possibly the most stressful and frustrating thing I have ever been through. Truly a test of true love. I am part of the collective mass of touches but i really dont think this has bearing on the speed of the NOA2 as nearly all got touches, even very very recent filers. Im guessing they have batched July/Aug and Sept together and moved us to another room/ box. That or the system has been programmed to run a automatic update on a particular day ( would explain the wierdness of a sunday) and i think it was a mass update of outstanding petitions. As much as I would love to think it could be them moving, i am feeling a little scepticle about it as i am really not sure it means anything on such a big scale

We didn't get touched on 10/03. Feel your frustration though.

NOA 1--7/13/2010

If you go to USCIS website you will see that processing timeframe for I-129F is 5 months: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do They will tell you the same thing if you call their costumer service. Some people get approved in less than 5 months, some wait even longer. Most of us June CSC filers have been waiting for over 3 months so don't expect that you will wait no longer than that. Like Aztec&Taino said, if you are lucky you get your approval in less than 5 months but prepare to wait!

Slovenia is a great place! I hope you like the U.S. I can't believe how the wait time for this visa has increased so much in the past month!

Question for miz u lyk: How does one "expedite" as you state in your posting?

ALL JUNE FILERS SHOULD GET THEIR NOA2 BY NOVEMBER

ALL JULY FILERS SHOULD GET THEIRS BY DECEMBER

UNLESS YOU REQUEST TO EXPEDITE

I called CIS the other day and their operator told me that they are processing I-129(f) applications from April 2010. VisaJourney says CSC is processing applications with an NOA1 of June 2010. I understand how this forum calculates processing time (through actual applications of members) but why would CIS be giving out arbitrary dates such as "April 2010?" Thanks for a response.

Our NOA1 date is 7/13/10.