TN Visa Extension - Consular Process Timelines

Any updates??

No updates, same status as of today. I have noticed some change in the timelines. When I checked Vermont Processing center timelines, for NAFTA professionals, they are processing August 1 cases as of September 30, 2017, means 2 months of backlog. When I checked previously a month back, it was 4 months, so things have speeded up a bit.
 
No updates, same status as of today. I have noticed some change in the timelines. When I checked Vermont Processing center timelines, for NAFTA professionals, they are processing August 1 cases as of September 30, 2017, means 2 months of backlog. When I checked previously a month back, it was 4 months, so things have speeded up a bit.

Just got the approval notice! Here is the timeline:

Application Received: November 2, 2017
Processing: Normal
Approved on: December 1, 2017
Approved for 3 years

So, it took 47 days for the total process.
 
Got approval today! Here is the timeline:

Application Received by USICS Vermont Centre: November 2, 2017
Application Approved: December 1, 2017
Processing Mode: Normal
Extension Granted: 3 years
Category: Management Consultant
Total time taken for the process: 30 days

Case Status is still showing as "Your case was received"
 
They received my application on November 2nd and on November 30th I see status changed to "my name was updated", after that no change in status..
 
Got approval today! Here is the timeline:

Application Received by USICS Vermont Centre: November 2, 2017
Application Approved: December 1, 2017
Processing Mode: Normal
Extension Granted: 3 years
Category: Management Consultant
Total time taken for the process: 30 days

Case Status is still showing as "Your case was received"
CDN, you mean to say that your status is showing "your case was received" when you check online?
 
CDN, you mean to say that your status is showing "your case was received" when you check online?

I checked this morning and it was showing as "Case Received". Got an email from my employer with the Approval notice. So, the case status might take some time to update, but the petition was approved on December 1, 2017 - so it may not have updated the case status for almost 18 days.
 
Thanks CDN. I am keeping my fingers crossed!!

Your timeline is similar to mine! Both received on Nov 2 by USICS! Please check with your employer/lawyer, whether they already received approval notice. I hope you will get approval soon, wish you good luck!
 
@Nelosona
Today my employer emailed me approval notice and I found two discrepancies in the notice.
1. Last two letters of the middle name is missing
2. It is mentioned in the notice that top portion of the notice belongs to employer and bottom portion for employee filing. In top portion Expiry date for TN1 Visa is given as 12.29.2018 and in lower portion valid to is 01.08.2019. So got confused about the expiry date.
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@Nelosona
Today my employer emailed me approval notice and I found two discrepancies in the notice.
1. Last two letters of the middle name is missing
2. It is mentioned in the notice that top portion of the notice belongs to employer and bottom portion for employee filing. In top portion Expiry date for TN1 Visa is given as 12.29.2018 and in lower portion valid to is 01.08.2019. So got confused about the expiry date.
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My approval notice also shows two different dates: On the top portion it shows valid until Jan 30/2021 and bottom portion as Feb 8/2021. To be exactly 3 years from my current TN expires, Jan 30/2021 is the correct date. I do not know why two different dates are shown.
 
I guess they are giving 10 day grace at expiry now? I wouldn't worry at this point, but your TN expires for both of you on the earlier date, which is at the 3 -year (or 1-year) mark.
 
@nelson, it seems that missing last 2 digits of middle name is due to character limitation of their system. Do you think this will be an issue while crossing the border?
 
This shouldn't be a problem. You can explain if asked but I doubt they will

Same case with me. I have a long name, so, my recent approval notice has only half of my name printed. For my first TN also, the I-94 has only half of my name printed due to character limitations in the systems. Had no problem when I crossed the border into Canada and reentered US number of times during the last 3 years.
 
I travelled to India due to emergency. I have TN Visa approval notice with me..Is there any further visa stamping required while returning to US.
 
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