33 Approvals (I-130) in April from NSC

[fpelz]

According to ImmigrationWatch.com, the following 33 cases (I-130) filed in NSC were approved in April, 2004:

CaseNumber ReceivedDate ApprovedDate
------------- ------------ ------------
LIN022625**** 08/15/02 APPROVED 04/01/04
LIN022755**** 08/30/02 APPROVED 04/01/04
LIN031845**** 05/21/03 APPROVED 04/01/04
LIN022255**** 07/02/02 APPROVED 04/02/04
LIN022685**** 08/22/02 APPROVED 04/02/04
LIN022765**** 09/03/02 APPROVED 04/02/04
LIN022765**** 09/03/02 APPROVED 04/02/04
LIN022805**** 09/09/02 APPROVED 04/02/04
LIN022475**** 07/29/02 APPROVED 04/05/04
LIN022535**** 08/05/02 APPROVED 04/06/04
LIN022685**** 08/22/02 APPROVED 04/06/04
LIN022765**** 09/03/02 APPROVED 04/06/04
LIN022805**** 09/09/02 APPROVED 04/06/04
LIN022805**** 09/09/02 APPROVED 04/06/04
LIN022805**** 09/09/02 APPROVED 04/06/04
LIN022325**** 07/11/02 APPROVED 04/07/04
LIN022345**** 07/13/02 APPROVED 04/07/04
LIN022475**** 07/29/02 APPROVED 04/07/04
LIN022535**** 08/05/02 APPROVED 04/07/04
LIN022595**** 08/12/02 APPROVED 04/07/04
LIN022615**** 08/14/02 APPROVED 04/07/04
LIN022715**** 08/26/02 APPROVED 04/07/04
LIN022875**** 09/17/02 APPROVED 04/07/04
LIN022875**** 09/17/02 APPROVED 04/07/04
LIN022805**** 09/09/02 APPROVED 04/08/04
LIN022805**** 09/09/02 APPROVED 04/08/04
LIN030125**** 10/17/02 APPROVED 04/08/04
LIN022255**** 07/02/02 APPROVED 04/09/04
LIN022655**** 08/19/02 APPROVED 04/09/04
LIN022825**** 09/11/02 APPROVED 04/09/04
LIN022835**** 09/12/02 APPROVED 04/09/04
LIN022835**** 09/12/02 APPROVED 04/09/04
LIN022845**** 09/13/02 APPROVED 04/09/04

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[fpelz]

According to ImmigrationWatch.com, the following 33 cases (I-130) filed in NSC were approved in April, 2004:

CaseNumber ReceivedDate ApprovedDate
------------- ------------ ------------
LIN022625**** 08/15/02 APPROVED 04/01/04
LIN022755**** 08/30/02 APPROVED 04/01/04
LIN031845**** 05/21/03 APPROVED 04/01/04
LIN022255**** 07/02/02 APPROVED 04/02/04
LIN022685**** 08/22/02 APPROVED 04/02/04
LIN022765**** 09/03/02 APPROVED 04/02/04
LIN022765**** 09/03/02 APPROVED 04/02/04
LIN022805**** 09/09/02 APPROVED 04/02/04
LIN022475**** 07/29/02 APPROVED 04/05/04
LIN022535**** 08/05/02 APPROVED 04/06/04
LIN022685**** 08/22/02 APPROVED 04/06/04
LIN022765**** 09/03/02 APPROVED 04/06/04
LIN022805**** 09/09/02 APPROVED 04/06/04
LIN022805**** 09/09/02 APPROVED 04/06/04
LIN022805**** 09/09/02 APPROVED 04/06/04
LIN022325**** 07/11/02 APPROVED 04/07/04
LIN022345**** 07/13/02 APPROVED 04/07/04
LIN022475**** 07/29/02 APPROVED 04/07/04
LIN022535**** 08/05/02 APPROVED 04/07/04
LIN022595**** 08/12/02 APPROVED 04/07/04
LIN022615**** 08/14/02 APPROVED 04/07/04
LIN022715**** 08/26/02 APPROVED 04/07/04
LIN022875**** 09/17/02 APPROVED 04/07/04
LIN022875**** 09/17/02 APPROVED 04/07/04
LIN022805**** 09/09/02 APPROVED 04/08/04
LIN022805**** 09/09/02 APPROVED 04/08/04
LIN030125**** 10/17/02 APPROVED 04/08/04
LIN022255**** 07/02/02 APPROVED 04/09/04
LIN022655**** 08/19/02 APPROVED 04/09/04
LIN022825**** 09/11/02 APPROVED 04/09/04
LIN022835**** 09/12/02 APPROVED 04/09/04
LIN022835**** 09/12/02 APPROVED 04/09/04
LIN022845**** 09/13/02 APPROVED 04/09/04

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[amlost]

Notice how one got approved and it was filed in 2003 while the others were filed in 2002? Anyone have any ideas how they got preference?