Abbreviation Crash Course, please!
- Thread starter patty579
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Fonzie said:ha~~Thanks! Guess what..I just found out I missed ASC before I saw your message, so I added it in. So as AOS in Department of State definition.
Not that is very important but INS goes, or used to go, by:
INS, USCIS, CIS, BCIS...
also:
IO = Immigration officer
In case you want to edit your post
visaapplicant
Registered Users (C)
Some more abbreviations mainly from CP world
PCC - Police Clearance Certificate
DCF - Direct Consular filing
AR - Administrative Review (equivalent of background check??)
NVC - National Visa Center
VSC, CSC, TSC and NSC are too obvious. However, VSC and CSC receipt numbers start with EAC (Eastern Application Center) and WAC (Western Application Center) to make it somewhat consfusing.
Maybe NBC's receipt number MSC (Missouri Service Center) can be added here. Since many people in family based forum apply to NBC and receive notice with MSC number.
Somehow PD (priority date) is not captured in the master list but mentioned elsewhere in the post.
Is DORA an abbreviation of something?
Thanks.
PCC - Police Clearance Certificate
DCF - Direct Consular filing
AR - Administrative Review (equivalent of background check??)
NVC - National Visa Center
VSC, CSC, TSC and NSC are too obvious. However, VSC and CSC receipt numbers start with EAC (Eastern Application Center) and WAC (Western Application Center) to make it somewhat consfusing.
Maybe NBC's receipt number MSC (Missouri Service Center) can be added here. Since many people in family based forum apply to NBC and receive notice with MSC number.
Somehow PD (priority date) is not captured in the master list but mentioned elsewhere in the post.
Is DORA an abbreviation of something?
Thanks.
visaapplicant said:
DORA = DALLAS OFFICE RAPID ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS
United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (US CIS), formerly known as INS is conducting a pilot program for the first time in United States at its Dallas District office to test US CIS’s ability to process adjustment of status applications within 90 days of filing, thereby eliminating the need to apply for interim employment authorization, and also advance parole to travel outside U. S in case of emergencies while the adjustment of status application is pending.
I have been getting quite a few PM's asking me the difference between Notice date and receipt date and i see by looking at timelines in signature that a lot of people are confused with the dates.
Receipt Date: The date USCIS received your application. This is not the date your postal service delivered your package to USCIS.
Notice Date: The date USCIS entered your application in their system and generated a receipt number and/or A#. This is not the date you received the NOA in mail.
Interview Date: The date your interview is actually scheduled for and not the date you got your interview notice in mail.
DO: This is your district office or Sub-Office where you would be going for your interview, and not Chicago-Lock box as some people assume their DO to be.
Look here for I-485-Standard Operating Procedures.
http://www.ilw.com/seminars/august2002_citation2b.pdf
Receipt Date: The date USCIS received your application. This is not the date your postal service delivered your package to USCIS.
Notice Date: The date USCIS entered your application in their system and generated a receipt number and/or A#. This is not the date you received the NOA in mail.
Interview Date: The date your interview is actually scheduled for and not the date you got your interview notice in mail.
DO: This is your district office or Sub-Office where you would be going for your interview, and not Chicago-Lock box as some people assume their DO to be.
Look here for I-485-Standard Operating Procedures.
http://www.ilw.com/seminars/august2002_citation2b.pdf
Thanks for all the input.