How Many People actually get Family Finder Results in the 3-4 week time Frame given..

[Germanica]

Any idea of the average processing time for an mtDNA kit? Yesterday got confirmation they received the kit - FAQ says processing time can be 6-8 weeks but I'm hoping that's the maximum, not the norm. Hoping the norm is more like 2-3 weeks.

[loudam]

Thats great that my own 8 week wait for results wasn't the norm!

[ekc123]

Thats great to hear ekc123....

I do suspect there were a lot of more tests sold in the sales so I wonder how they will handle them all!!

In my experience the FF test is usually done fast. I've only had to wait on the y STR tests and an snp test. Hopefully, you will get results soon. Any delays are probably due to the increased volume from the sales.

[andreastill.gen]

I administer 8 kits with FF results. The only results we waited for longer than 4 weeks were my dad's and mine - both transfers from National Geographic. His came in last night after almost 6 weeks. Mine took 3 months. FTDNA gave me a refund. Any test kit I ordered new from FTDNA came in within the expected time.

[prairielad]

Here are my FF test start to finish dates. Some were during Sales. (14 kits)

http://forums.familytreedna.com/showpost.php?p=396333&postcount=7

from thread

http://forums.familytreedna.com/showthread.php?p=396333#post396333

[loudam]

I have another FF in process: mailed on 25 Dec., received 2 Jan. 2015, batched 7 Jan. (batch 604), but as of yesterday not shown as "received by lab." Expected completion is 3-4 weeks.

My Dads kit is exactly the same received on the 5th Jan and batched on the 8th, batch 604, but not shown as received by lab, and with an expected date of results as 3-4 weeks

The only plus I can see in all of this is that over the holidays everything may have been caught up on as best they can which might mean the lab is ready-ish for the influx!

[jedikatie]

My dad's FF test was batched on 12/11, and was completed on 12/30, so 19 days to get his results back.

[KATM]

My uncle's kit was received by FTDNA on 11 Dec., batched on 18 Dec., and his FF matches are showing as of 7 January (I checked and did not see them yesterday, though they show up this morning). That is less than 3 weeks since batching. He has 41 matches so far. His Y-67 expected completion is now at 3-5 weeks, in batch 601, so we'll see how those do. Fingers crossed it goes well.

I had another FF done recently: received 21 Oct. 2014, batched 22 Oct., expected 19 Nov., completed on 21 Nov. (4 weeks, 2 days).

I have another FF in process: mailed on 25 Dec., received 2 Jan. 2015, batched 7 Jan. (batch 604), but as of yesterday not shown as "received by lab." Expected completion is 3-4 weeks.

An upgrade to FMS for another relative (from her existing mtDNA+) was ordered on 8 Dec., batched on 11 Dec. (batch 600), expected 2 Feb. 2015, but COMPLETED 6 Jan., a total of just under 4 weeks. FMS matches showed up yesterday.

I would like to point out that the completed tests above have been processed: (1 FF) just before and (2 - 1 FF, 1 FMS) over the holiday period. I know many complaints have been made in the forums, for delays for all kinds of tests from FF to Big Y, and I believe those customers did have poor service.

But I want to be one voice who has, so far, not had excessive delays or complications in my 11 kits, and many tests done (FF, mtDNA+, FMS, Y-67, Y-111, SNP). Many times the folks who get good service don't mention it, so there may be a skewed perception by new customers reading the forums.

I kept track of all the kits I've ordered, and out of 8 FF done since late Oct. 2013, all but one were completed in 2 to 4 weeks from batching. The exception took 6 weeks, and that was over the holidays in 2013.

[loudam]

I'm liking the sounds of these responses!!

I've only ever done one test so only had that to compare it to and it was 8 weeks between batching and getting results, to know there is a glimer that I might get results in 4 weeks is good!!

[suttonwho]

I have 6 FF tests of my own completed so far and the longest took 5 weeks. All of the others were 3-4 weeks.

[loudam]

Thats great to hear ekc123....

I do suspect there were a lot of more tests sold in the sales so I wonder how they will handle them all!!

[ekc123]

My Dads DNA kit has been batched and given a 3-4 week time frame for results... When my own was done last May I was given 3-4 weeks first, then 1-2 weeks and it ended up being 8 weeks, but at the time and since then it seems a lot of peoples kits don't make it back in the 3-4 weeks time frame, just wondering has anyone gotten their Family Finder results back in the 3-4 week time frame..

Louise

Yes, I got my Family Finder results in about 4 weeks. I've also gotten an snp test done in just a couple of weeks. On the other hand, I've had to wait for a few months for y str tests.

[1798]

We're in the same batch so then! Will be interesting to see who will get their results first!!

Along with hundreds more testers.

[loudam]

We're in the same batch so then! Will be interesting to see who will get their results first!!

[1798]

I'm the same I bought my dads kit at the start of the sale aswell so expecting delays!
What your wifes batch no??

604.The only test that I haven't taken is the Big-Y and I hope to do it this year.