VSC Processing Times Update

ETA-GC said:
I don't want to discourage anyone but IMO either they'll retract that date or we might as well ignore it since we know there are many, many people who haven't been processed with earlier ND's at this point. I'd guess that 90% of the people with a ND before 06/01/03 going back to around 11/01/02 aren't processed yet.

All this will accomplish is to allow more people to initiate inquiries about their case status which will possibly slow things down even more...

More discussion of this at http://boards.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=147847&page=4.

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I doubt the figure of 90% but you are right in that there are many unprocessed people who filed earlier than June 1, 2003. From my observations it seems that they issue FPs for people who filed in June, 2003, or a bit later, and they approve these people pretty quickly. Those who filed before June 1, 2003, have already had their FP taken and are treated somewhat differently. I realize this is just a speculation, but really all we can do is to speculate. Anyway, at least this leap will give people the opportunity to field an inquiry.
 
timaeuti said:
I doubt the figure of 90% but you are right in that there are many unprocessed people who filed earlier than June 1, 2003.
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Yeah, 90% is too high -- 50% is probably a safer bet.

In the 2003 tracker (http://boards.immigration.com/showthread.php?p=946612#post946612) if you look at people with a ND prior to 06/01/03, 79.1% of them are unapproved.

Looking at rupnet (http://www.rupnet.net/immigration/summary.asp?place=100), the numbers appear to be similar.

Of course there are probably a large number of people who never updated their cases after being approved.

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I tried in IE, fresh machine. New browser, cleared all cookies and temp internet files. Its June 2003. However, on my old machine, on firefox, it is showing the old dates (Nov 12th). Not sure whats going one. May be they have a load balanced server. They updated only one server. And depending on which server processes your request, you get a different result.
 
LiveAndLetLive said:
I tried in IE, fresh machine. New browser, cleared all cookies and temp internet files. Its June 2003. However, on my old machine, on firefox, it is showing the old dates (Nov 12th). Not sure whats going one. May be they have a load balanced server. They updated only one server. And depending on which server processes your request, you get a different result.
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I can no longer get anything but the old 10/06/04 dates...

Easy come, easy go...

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I cleared cookies and temp files in IE and getting the OCt 21 dates. And the I-485 dates are June 2003
 
moorthy said:
I cleared cookies and temp files in IE and getting the OCt 21 dates. And the I-485 dates are June 2003
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And it's back for me again too...

I think we need to wait 1-2 days to see if these are really going to stay...

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Time has come

Its time to question All the law makers and held them responsible for this. I somehow said myself we need to give some break to USCIS for them to catch up with 485 cases even though they process cases with their own rules. I wouldnt mind my fellow immigrant seeker getting his approval even sooner than me even if he files his case a year after me.

But this is extreme situation, and we know a ton of people waiting for their approval with RD date before this latest updated from VSC and project they are now processing cases for 06/01/2003.What a way for VSC to fool all immigration seekers. As some one said it is a moment to go for hunger strike and hold the collar of Paul Pierre or Paul E. Novak, Jr., to bring justice for all who have been waiting for years to get their GC.

When ever i ask for some help from the Congressman/Senator's help on my case they say one stupid reason , VSC processing cases for <Date> and now they published a date which is way beyond my Receipt date. I am going to do all the following things and see what happens.

1. Call the damn National customer service for the Case status inquiries
2. Send Expedite requests at 802-527-4816
3. Call the Law makers office and intiate case status inquiry
4. Send E-mails to Ombudsman's office
 
All of you, hold your fire. VSC just reverted to Oct 6 posting of Nov 12 2002 proc date. I just called 800 number to start inquiry and to my dismay was informed that the date is still Nov 12 2002, and I cannot start inquiry on my Dec 2002 RD case
 
Hehe ... I love this!

Now you gotta call while the webpage shows Oct 21 updates ... an additional variable to beat! ;)
 
June 1, 2003, stays.

UPDATE OBSERVATIONS: There has been no movement in processing date for the past couple of weeks. The version about two teams in Vermont working on AOS cases seems plausible. June 1, 2003, seems a watershed.

The group that is working on cases filed after that date seems to send out FP notices and submit cases for name check after receiving FP results. That is why it is taking anywhere from a few days to three months to get cases approved after FP for this category of applicants.

Unfortunately, I was not able to discern any meaningful pattern for CIS handling of cases filed before June 1, 2003.

If this is correct, we should not expect any other major JIT date leaps in the near future, for the current JIT date reflects the real processing date of one of the teams.
 
The date stays @ June 1, 2003

The date stays @ June 1, 2003

https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/Processtimes.jsp?SeviceCenter=Vermont

Update Observations: It seems that Vermont may revert back to the old pattern of moving the JIT date 15 days every 3-4 months. Let's hope this will not be the case. The official processing time @ Vermont now stands at 17,5 months.

There have been a troublesome trend in the last few weeks: resurgence of employment-related RFEs. After the Yates memo they disappeared for a few months. Now they are back, albeit not in the scope of earlier times. It remains to be seen whether this represents a new trend or is just a work of a couple overzealous adjudicators.
 
To tell you the truth, I am not sure as to the exact meaning of the California processing date. They still seem to be working on 2002 and 2003 cases. The difference with Vermont is that many 2004 cases getting approved within three months or less.
 
timaeuti said:
To tell you the truth, I am not sure as to the exact meaning of the California processing date. They still seem to be working on 2002 and 2003 cases. The difference with Vermont is that many 2004 cases getting approved within three months or less.
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According to the historical statistics at www.immigrationwatch.com, the CSC receives far fewer I-485 applications than the VSC. In fact, if you multiply the % approved by the number of cases filed, the VSC has approved almost as many cases from 2003 and far more cases from 2002.

CSC (2003): 9605
VSC (2003): 9543

CSC (2002): 19376
VSC (2002): 31146

The VSC is well behind in 2004 approvals though...

This assumes that those stats include all / most I-485 cases for each of the service centers...

ETA
 
ETA-GC said:
According to the historical statistics at www.immigrationwatch.com, the CSC receives far fewer I-485 applications than the VSC. In fact, if you multiply the % approved by the number of cases filed, the VSC has approved almost as many cases from 2003 and far more cases from 2002.

CSC (2003): 9605
VSC (2003): 9543

CSC (2002): 19376
VSC (2002): 31146

The VSC is well behind in 2004 approvals though...

This assumes that those stats include all / most I-485 cases for each of the service centers...

ETA
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Even though I am not sure how reliable immigrationwatch is, Vermont does seem to receive more applications than any other center.

hrithikroshan11: you may well be right, but this does not seem to follow from either rupnet or the California section of this forum.
 
This could be more of a cause for concern for those approved in the spring -- summer. As we are at the beginning of FY 2005, there will probably be visa numbers available for the next few months.

On a related subject: My LUD changed again today. this is the fifth LUD change for the last couple weeks. I am expecting something major to happen soon.
 
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