wwossen, smart_guy007 and else, I gree with you somehow, no much to do to change CIS, just hope they do well, but while you wait one, two or even longer time for your case, your patient will loss, when I registered this forum last year, I also didn't like any complaining, just to get more info. here ... anyway this is free speech focum if don't like, can go another thread.
processing date is still meaning something, otherwise CIS can cancel it!?
somebody mentioned that if 90 (or 95% case cleaned) the date will move (correct me if I am wrong) also may include following reasons:
1. CIS wants to keep the old date, if calling him, CIS can just say the date is ... wait another 30 day ...
2. affected by concurrent filing, as CIS said this may delay other case somehow.
but not sure.
3. CIS worked on cases reversely also definitely delay the processing time.
we stlll concern:
though Nov. 02 cases get approved, but we dont know exactly how many percent cases approved in 2002, and what the average processing date (say July 2002).
and average proccessing time for approving i485 cases in 2005/2004. CIS
is not a blackbox, but at least it is grey box on those. (if wrong, correct me)