Staring with blank eyes at the wall

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Avi Singh

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Hi

Just wanted to share this with you all...cause I got no one I can share this with. My RD is 5/15/02, so I got quite some time left. But the last few days I have become increasingly restless. I've tried...I picked up new hobbies..visit the library..read books...goto the gym...try to take part in some sports. But I can't stop feeling sullen...I check Rupnet every day....check Today's approvals...check This Week's approvals...see what the movement is ...check all the RDs of the approvals. Then I check immigration.com chat threads. I must say, it does give me strength to read about others trials and tribulations, and other's approvals too..after long undeserved waits. I think about India...dream about long vacations there ,2 months :-), longer Ha Ha. Of meeting all my relatives. Little brothers who have grown up. Friends who have gotten married. Lil' neices and nephews who have arrived in this world....my parensts..I miss them so...

For the past 3 years I've been here...I've tried hard not to think of such stuff...to keep myself occupied. I think I may have suppressed it too long...maybe I need to let it out...

I'll keep trying...keep myself busy. I'm also thinking of taking a short trip to India early next year...I was hoping to go after my green card approval, but that seems to be taking long.

Thanks guys, I just needed to let it out....
Cheers!!
 
Surely....

Some good things for U......

U just completed 180 days since UR filing...

I am sure....we all go thru very similar feelings....
Hope U get UR vacation..and are able to meet evrybody.....
 
Avi didn't you apply for Advance Parole.......if you have AP you can go India and have fun because your approval is ateast 6-8 months away
 
I think that his approval could be much sooner than 6-8 months - it could be in 4 months. Looking at the number of cases filed it appears that October 2001 was really the last high volume month. If the INS continues at the same number of cases handled per month then May 2002 filers should see their approvals in Febuary or March 2003.

If you look at the past processing trend you will see that the INS was at 10 months processing times before. The longer processing times currently are simply a result of all countries being current since July 2001 which brought in an avalance of I-485 applications and slowed the processing down immensely. The number of I-485 cases in July, August and September 2001 is 2-4 times higher than any of the months that followed, therefore the INS should be able to finish Nov, Dec, Jan in a jif.

INS Notice from:Processing I-485 from:Processing Time in Months:
10/15/2002 9/15/2001 13.0
9/23/2002 9/15/2001 12.3
8/5/2002 8/15/2001 11.7
6/11/2002 8/1/2001 10.4
4/1/2002 6/1/2001 10.0
1/21/2002 4/1/2001 9.7
9/24/2001 11/15/2000 10.3
6/25/2001 8/1/2000 10.8
5/28/2001 7/1/2000 10.9
4/30/2001 4/1/2000 13.0
4/2/2001 10/15/1999 17.6
2/26/2001 10/15/1999 16.5
1/29/2001 10/15/1999 15.6
11/27/2000 9/1/1999 14.9
10/2/2000 8/1/1999 14.1
8/31/2000 8/1/1999 13.1

I think we can all consider ourselves lucky that we filed with Vermont SC not Texas SC or Nebraska SC.
 
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Avi, I feel the same way. I have an even longer wait ahead of me. My RD is 7/02 however I am doing the same as you - checking every day.

I can travel on my H1 though and also have AP so I can go home which is nice. I am looking forward to the holiday season so I am not sitting at work all day checking this forum every two minutes :)

One thing for you - at least it's Friday :cool:
 
SG and Avi,

Since you know that you surely have some wait ahead of you, don't spend too much time in this website analyzing every number. This is great place for sharing info. But it can sometimes drive you crazy. It happened with me when I was waiting after responding to RFE.

However, talk about checking the website every two minutes, I was almost there. I understand exactly what you mean.

Good Luck
 
patienceGC, may be i will there too...

avi,

be patient. my advice is not to check this forum this often. that makes you think about it more. like you are trying to do, go out, play, find a new hobby or find a girlfriend if you are single. if you have someone, take her out for weekend get away or something. you have enough time, you can easily go visit home...

in the end you have a lot of company here...
 
Avi,

I started coming on this portal in May'02 (after my FP was done in April'02, RD 8/01).

I guess, it was right thing to do, I mean coming late on the forum (though not by choice).

Longer u r here, higher is the frustration irrespective of how far away ur case may be from consideration.

BTW, Habib was the sole reason behind my changing from a silent visitor (for 15 days) to an active participant. :) :)
 
See you need diversion...

But with the winter around the corner and the days are getting shorter, it is really getting gloomier outside. So you need some activity other than visiting this site though many faceless friends are around here. May be a good time to join a Gym and do good workout. Not only an improved physique a good sleep at the end of the day atleast will prepare you for another day. However a break in the routine, a visit to native is the best solution I enjoyed. 2 weeks of vacation (very short but sweet) gave me a break but the next 2 weeks thinking about people I met and the home sickness for another 2 weeks, here I am in the next month.

-p_a
ND: 03/16/02
RD: 02/21/02
 
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