MDUdall: New TSC Processing Time Report is out
Jul 16th 2003, 9:04 pm
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MDUdall: New TSC Processing Time Report is out
I just received the latest TSC Processing Time Report from AILA (Thank you AILA). You can visit my page located at, http://members.aol.com/MDUdall/sctimes.htm if you are interested in seeing the Texas Service Center Processing Time Report numbers for all case types pending at the TSC.
You can use the Texas Service Center Processing Time Report to determine two things, 1) has your case been taken off of the shelf yet and given to an officer for processing, and 2) is it overdue. At the TSC, a BCIS officer should approve, deny or request additional evidence within 30 business days of being given your case for adjudication. If your case becomes overdue, than at that time you should notify the TSC to bring this to their attention.
If your "notice" date on your receipt notice is later in time than the date listed for I-129f's on the Texas Service Center Processing Time Report, than your case is still waiting its turn to be assigned to an officer (And therefore it’s obviously not yet overdue). If your "notice" date on your receipt notice is earlier in time than the date listed for I-129f's, than your case has likely been given to an officer for adjudication. I say "likely" because if your case receives an IBIS hit, than you cannot use this report to determine an overdue date as the Texas Service Center Processing Time Reports can only be used for cases that do not receive an IBIS hit. If your case receives an IBIS hit, it will be pulled from the normal stream of cases and will experience a delay; slight to significant until a BCIS officer eventually does the follow up IBIS work required in your case.
Bookmark my page and check it every few days in order to monitor the Texas Service Center Processing Time Reports. New reports are usually issued twice a month, however they sometimes only come out once a month (and sometimes even less frequently).
When you first see a report showing that your "notice" date is earlier in time than the date listed for I-129f's, write down the date of publication of that particular report. Than take your calendar and count off 30 business days from the date of publication of that particular report. That is your "overdue" date and you should note that date on your calendar. Notify the TSC if your case becomes overdue.
Ignore any projected processing times you might find on your receipt notice, that you might read on the BCIS' on-line status checking page or hear on the National Customer Service Center’s automated phone system as those are wild guesses made by BCIS HQ (Not the TSC) and often do not reflect the reality of what is going on at the TSC at any given time. These projected processing times are also subject to change, and are not binding on the BCIS.
Relying on these projected processing times will not give you realistic expectations. Instead, monitor the Texas Service Center Processing Time Reports as that information actually does come from the TSC, it reflects the dates of cases that have been given to an officer for processing, will help you calculate a realistic “overdue� date, and will thus help you achieve realistic expectations.
Don’t make any wedding plans, reservations, quit your job, make travel arrangements, dispose of property, etc., based on projected processing times listed on your receipt notice, listed on the BCIS’ on-line status checking page or mentioned on the automated phone system. If you do, you do so at your own risk.
Regards,
Matthew Udall
Attorney
http://members.aol.com/MDUdall/fiancee.htm
You can use the Texas Service Center Processing Time Report to determine two things, 1) has your case been taken off of the shelf yet and given to an officer for processing, and 2) is it overdue. At the TSC, a BCIS officer should approve, deny or request additional evidence within 30 business days of being given your case for adjudication. If your case becomes overdue, than at that time you should notify the TSC to bring this to their attention.
If your "notice" date on your receipt notice is later in time than the date listed for I-129f's on the Texas Service Center Processing Time Report, than your case is still waiting its turn to be assigned to an officer (And therefore it’s obviously not yet overdue). If your "notice" date on your receipt notice is earlier in time than the date listed for I-129f's, than your case has likely been given to an officer for adjudication. I say "likely" because if your case receives an IBIS hit, than you cannot use this report to determine an overdue date as the Texas Service Center Processing Time Reports can only be used for cases that do not receive an IBIS hit. If your case receives an IBIS hit, it will be pulled from the normal stream of cases and will experience a delay; slight to significant until a BCIS officer eventually does the follow up IBIS work required in your case.
Bookmark my page and check it every few days in order to monitor the Texas Service Center Processing Time Reports. New reports are usually issued twice a month, however they sometimes only come out once a month (and sometimes even less frequently).
When you first see a report showing that your "notice" date is earlier in time than the date listed for I-129f's, write down the date of publication of that particular report. Than take your calendar and count off 30 business days from the date of publication of that particular report. That is your "overdue" date and you should note that date on your calendar. Notify the TSC if your case becomes overdue.
Ignore any projected processing times you might find on your receipt notice, that you might read on the BCIS' on-line status checking page or hear on the National Customer Service Center’s automated phone system as those are wild guesses made by BCIS HQ (Not the TSC) and often do not reflect the reality of what is going on at the TSC at any given time. These projected processing times are also subject to change, and are not binding on the BCIS.
Relying on these projected processing times will not give you realistic expectations. Instead, monitor the Texas Service Center Processing Time Reports as that information actually does come from the TSC, it reflects the dates of cases that have been given to an officer for processing, will help you calculate a realistic “overdue� date, and will thus help you achieve realistic expectations.
Don’t make any wedding plans, reservations, quit your job, make travel arrangements, dispose of property, etc., based on projected processing times listed on your receipt notice, listed on the BCIS’ on-line status checking page or mentioned on the automated phone system. If you do, you do so at your own risk.
Regards,
Matthew Udall
Attorney
http://members.aol.com/MDUdall/fiancee.htm
Jul 17th 2003, 5:25 am
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oops...... i thought TSC is further than Jan 15. i saw some Februaries already. TSC makes good insurance for themselves 
I bet NSC's report will be around Jan 12
Olenka
I bet NSC's report will be around Jan 12
Olenka
