Stupid question about I-130 and I-129F

[Michigan2004 0]

Hello,

1.) we filed for an I-130 at the NSC. I was told that they would forward it to the CSC. I am right assuming that the California Service Center processing times are relevant for us? Or still NSC? (Necessary background information: We got married earlier this year).

2.) the processing time (from NOA1 to NOA2) for some I-130's seems to be significantly lower at the CSC than indicated, e.g. 100 days instead of 180. Does anyone know a good explaination?

Thank you,

Michigan2004

Edited April 20, 2006 by Michigan2004

[Euro 3]

Hello,

1.) we filed for an I-130 at the NSC. I was told that they would forward it to the CSC. I am right assuming that the California Service Center processing times are relevant for us? Or still NSC? (Necessary background information: We got married earlier this year).

2.) the processing time (from NOA1 to NOA2) for some I-130's seems to be significantly lower at the CSC than indicated, e.g. 100 days instead of 180. Does anyone know a good explaination?

Thank you,

Clemens

Yes you should be looking at the processing dates at CSC!!.....as for how long each case is processed its just the way the cookie crumbles!!........But i can tell you that they do seem to of speeded up a lot recently!!

[Fischkoepfin 1]

Hello,

1.) we filed for an I-130 at the NSC. I was told that they would forward it to the CSC. I am right assuming that the California Service Center processing times are relevant for us? Or still NSC? (Necessary background information: We got married earlier this year).

2.) the processing time (from NOA1 to NOA2) for some I-130's seems to be significantly lower at the CSC than indicated, e.g. 100 days instead of 180. Does anyone know a good explaination?

Thank you,

Michigan2004

First off, . It's a helpful tool that let's other people on this site know where you are in your visa journey and it helps with the statistics which let newcomers know what to expect.

Anyway, to answer your questions:

1.) NSC still forwards petitions to CSC, so if you want to find out about processing times CSC would be the place to go. On the other hand, NSC will have the same dates for USC-petitions.

2.) The service centers work at different speeds. VSC is and has been for a while the fastest. CSC has been catching up lately, and I think they're down to less than 180 days now. Check out the stats for more info: General and Service Center specific.

[duey 0]

Hello,

1.) we filed for an I-130 at the NSC. I was told that they would forward it to the CSC. I am right assuming that the California Service Center processing times are relevant for us? Or still NSC? (Necessary background information: We got married earlier this year).

2.) the processing time (from NOA1 to NOA2) for some I-130's seems to be significantly lower at the CSC than indicated, e.g. 100 days instead of 180. Does anyone know a good explaination?

Thank you,

Michigan2004

If it helps, I've seen through other people's timelines that petitions sent to other service centers and forwarded to CSC were approved faster than the ones sent to CSC directly. There are several people that filed in December and January for I-130 whos cases were forwarded and have seen their NOA2. So it all depends on a case by case basis