approval trend
I think so. FP2 plays a role here. If your local INS office does not have dates for FP, your FP notice is delayed there by causing delays in approval too..
I am a july 2002 filer. Got FP2 notice in april for may. Finished FP2 in may and got an RFE at the end of june. Replied RFE this week and waiting for approval.. I am EB2. Where as my friend from remote east coast with similar dates in EB2 got his FP much earlier and approval much earlier
So it certainly looks like INS wants to speed up things and they are working on a larger range of dates unlike before. Based on the current trend, they are actively working on May2002 to Dec 2002 filers..
GOOD LUCK TO ALL...