For most applications filed at a Service Center, your receipt may look like this: LIN 99 001 50001. In this example, the LIN represents the Nebraska Service Center, where the application was initially received into the electronic system. Cases that are filed at or received by another Service Center but processed at the NSC will generally carry the designation of the originating Service Center:
LIN = Lincoln, Nebraska or NSC
EAC = St. Albans, Vermont or VSC
SRC= Dallas, Texas or TSC
WAC= Laguna Niguel, California or CSC
In the example above:
The 99 represents the fiscal year (October 1, through September 30) in which the case was received.
The 001 represents the computer workday in the fiscal year on which the fee was taken.
The 50001 represents the particular case number.
For cases with particular case numbers starting with a 5, electronic case status information is available (see Finding the Status of Your Case, below). For cases with particular case numbers starting with a 0, you must write to request the status of your case.
For Naturalization cases (currently only N-400s), a different structure and process is used
source : http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/scnational/index.htm#E
VSC processing better than we expected when u check the cases manually. Only few people were registered/updated in rupnet. There were more than 150 cases applied on Jan 02, 2002 itself. ( their receipt number starts like EAC-02-086-5****) and i have a log on all these cases. Ofcourse, One cannot check manually for all the dates to find out how many cases actually pending. or how many cases INS approving per day.
LIN = Lincoln, Nebraska or NSC
EAC = St. Albans, Vermont or VSC
SRC= Dallas, Texas or TSC
WAC= Laguna Niguel, California or CSC
In the example above:
The 99 represents the fiscal year (October 1, through September 30) in which the case was received.
The 001 represents the computer workday in the fiscal year on which the fee was taken.
The 50001 represents the particular case number.
For cases with particular case numbers starting with a 5, electronic case status information is available (see Finding the Status of Your Case, below). For cases with particular case numbers starting with a 0, you must write to request the status of your case.
For Naturalization cases (currently only N-400s), a different structure and process is used
source : http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/scnational/index.htm#E
VSC processing better than we expected when u check the cases manually. Only few people were registered/updated in rupnet. There were more than 150 cases applied on Jan 02, 2002 itself. ( their receipt number starts like EAC-02-086-5****) and i have a log on all these cases. Ofcourse, One cannot check manually for all the dates to find out how many cases actually pending. or how many cases INS approving per day.