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WHICH DO YOU PREFER VSC OR CSC? AND WHY?

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ronjie   0

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Which of the two service center if faster in processing filed petition? Do you think its VSC or CSC? Hope to here from you guyz..

2008-03-03 : I-130 Sent

2008-03-03 : I-130 NOA1

2008-05-08 : Touched

2008-10-16 : Touched

2008-10-20 : Touched and Approved (NOA2)

2008-03-27 : I-129F Sent

2008-03-31 : I-129F NOA1

2008-04-24 : Touched

2008-10-03 : Touched

2008-10-05 : Touched

2008-10-06 : Touched

2008-10-20 : Touched and Approved (NOA2)

2008-10-22 : NVC Receive

2008-10-24 : NVC Left

2008-10-30 : USEM Receive

2008-11-10 : Wife's Medical - PASSED

2008-12-01 : Son's Medical - PASSED

2008-12-19 : USEM Interview - PASSED

2009-01-14 : VISA RECEIVED

2009-01-25 : US Entry (JFK)

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acidentaly_n_LOVE   0

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My case was processed in Vermont Service Center since he's residing in NY it tooked 4.5months for approval. While my friend processed in California Service Center it took them 4 months for approval so I think just the same timeframe. She got here visa a month after here interview while I got mine 3 working days. Well, if you get lucky it would be more faster. Goodluck!

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Ilya R.   0

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All I could say about vermont is they suck

snail speed

Here is my story. I've lived problem free life, payed my taxes. One day I decided to marry this girl. But to do so would require her to come to US of A, and so it started. My problem free live turned in to free problems from USCIS! Sure things turned to unsure, certain dates turned to aproximation within months. All logical thinking was out the door, as I filed my papers withing famous Vermont Centre!

I-130 Received

12-12-07

I-130 Approved

8-28-2008

NVC

Date Package Received By NVC : 09-05-08

-- Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 09-11-08

-- Pay I-864 Bill :09-11-08

-- Receive I-864 Package :09-15-08

-- Return I-864 Package :09-16-08

-- Return Completed DS-3032 :09-11-08

-- Receive IV Bill :09-17-2008

-- Pay IV Bill :09-17-2008

-- Receive Instruction Package :09-17-08

-- Case Completed at NVC :10-16-08

Date Package Left From NVC :10-31-08

Date Received By Consulate :11-05-08

Date Rec Instructions (Pkt 3) :11-05-08

Date Complete Instructions (Pkt 3) :11-05-08

Date Rec Appointment Letter (Pkt 4):11-25-08

Interview Date (IR-1/CR-1 Visa):12/08/08

Date IR-1/CR-1 Visa Received :12-11-08

Date of US Entry :12-17-08

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gogo Proficient

gogo   6

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I prefer getting our cases finished on time.. :thumbs:

I-130 STAGE 1 : 533 days - 1 year 6 months (4/16/2007 to 9/22/2008)

Priority Date I-130 : 4/16/2007 ( 533 days , APPROVED 9/22/2008)
Transferred to local office based on "security checks" : 11/27/2007
wrote hundreds of letters - received letter from FBI Records Management Chief stating no security checks
local office interview : 2/21/2008 - brought my parents too (result : you will get approval within 2-3 weeks)
5/2/2008 - (lawsuit) Writ of Mandamus - OFFICIAL DATE (7/29/2008)
9/22/2008 - CALL AND EMAIL COPY OF APPROVAL NOTICE FROM LAWYER

NVC STAGE 2 : 99 days - 3 months (9/30/2008 to 1/7/2009)
NVC Received : 9/30/2008
Received Packet 3 (I-864/DS-230) : 11/10/2008
NVC says "RFE sent out 12/9/08 for missing documents" : 12/10/2008
CASE COMPLETE - 1/7/2009

CONSULATE STAGE 3 : 96 days - 3 months (1/8/2009 to 4/14/2009)
CLEARED CUSTOMS - 3/10/2009
**APPOINTMENT DATE : 4/14/2009, 7:15AM**
** BLUE SLIP **

AP STAGE 4 : 97 days - 3 months (4/14/2009 to 7/20/2009)
DOS call to receive I-601 (Waiver of Grounds for Inadmissibility - basically denial) from Guangzhou : 6/24/2009

REMOVAL OF I-601 due to my letters to the USCIS Director, Michael Aytes: 6/29/2009
CALL-IN LETTER NOTIFIED : 7/8/2009
CALL-IN LETTER (APPROVAL)!! : 7/16/2009
ALL DONE!! (got both GREEN CARD & SSN CARD) : 10/1/2009

"http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/194075-feel-like-a-cr-1-csc-castaway/page-60" (pages 53-63) for more updates and letter I wrote to Director Michael Aytes and his replies and back and forth..

HER PARENTS - 10 months so far

I-130 Sent In : 1/7/2013

I-130 Approval : 3/28/2013

Transfer to NVC : 6/12/2013

Case Complete : 8/25/2013

"Ready for Interview" (Ready to wait for 1-3 Months, this is official NVC letter transfer date) : 9/9/2013

DHL Tracking : arrived 9/24/2013

P4 Letter : 11/21/2013

Interview Date : 12/9/2013, originally 12/3, stupid lawyer filled out her dad's passport number wrong..

Interview Passed : 12/9/2013

Visa "Issued" on CEAC : 12/10/2013

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Zee Bee   61

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Its not like you can choose your service center so preference really does not matter.

Mama to 2 beautiful boys (August 2011 and January 2015)

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payxibka Grand Master

payxibka   10,045

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Which of the two service center if faster in processing filed petition? Do you think its VSC or CSC? Hope to here from you guyz..

Since you can't choose as service centers are assigned based on your residence... It does not much matter.

YMMV

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When I filed our first petition the VCS and TCS were faster than the CSC. I wished our petition had gone to the VSC or TSC. People were complaining about the slowness of the CSC back then.

Edited by Kevin and Tuyen

CR-1 Visa

I-130 Sent : 2006-08-30

I-130 NOA1 : 2006-09-12

I-130 Approved : 2007-01-17

NVC Received : 2007-02-05

Consulate Received : 2007-06-09

Interview Date : 2007-08-16 Case sent back to USCIS

NOA case received by CSC: 2007-12-19

Receive NOIR: 2009-05-04

Sent Rebuttal: 2009-05-19

NOA rebuttal entered: 2009-06-05

Case sent back to NVC for processing: 2009-08-27

Consulate sends DS-230: 2009-11-23

Interview: 2010-02-05 result Green sheet for updated I864 and photos submit 2010-03-05

APPROVED visa pick up 2010-03-12

POE: 2010-04-20 =)

GC received: 2010-05-05

Processing

Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 140 days.

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Cassie Mentor

Cassie   8

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6 months ago, CSC was slow.

Now it's VSC.

6 months from now, it'll be CSC again.

Get the picture?

and that sequence changes depending on what visa or part of the process you are looking at

Like others have said, where you file is dependant on where you live. You don't have a choice. Sorry.

*Cheryl -- Nova Scotia ....... Jerry -- Oklahoma*

Jan 17, 2014 N-400 submitted

Jan 27, 2014 NOA received and cheque cashed

Feb 13, 2014 Biometrics scheduled

Nov 7, 2014 NOA received and interview scheduled


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ronjie   0

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6 months ago, CSC was slow.

Now it's VSC.

6 months from now, it'll be CSC again.

Get the picture?

and that sequence changes depending on what visa or part of the process you are looking at

Like others have said, where you file is dependant on where you live. You don't have a choice. Sorry.

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Yes I do agree with you...sometimes VSC is faster and sometimes CSC ...its like we just have to wait that they process our papers... and yes your right again...its really dependent to where you live..thanks.

2008-03-03 : I-130 Sent

2008-03-03 : I-130 NOA1

2008-05-08 : Touched

2008-10-16 : Touched

2008-10-20 : Touched and Approved (NOA2)

2008-03-27 : I-129F Sent

2008-03-31 : I-129F NOA1

2008-04-24 : Touched

2008-10-03 : Touched

2008-10-05 : Touched

2008-10-06 : Touched

2008-10-20 : Touched and Approved (NOA2)

2008-10-22 : NVC Receive

2008-10-24 : NVC Left

2008-10-30 : USEM Receive

2008-11-10 : Wife's Medical - PASSED

2008-12-01 : Son's Medical - PASSED

2008-12-19 : USEM Interview - PASSED

2009-01-14 : VISA RECEIVED

2009-01-25 : US Entry (JFK)

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Jamericanlove   31

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Sometimes things happen. My husband lives where the file should have gone to VSC and somehow they routed it to CSC instead. I'm not sure why or if that will make a difference with processing time, but we're hopinf for the best.

NATURALIZATION
07-03-2013: Eligible to file
07-22-2013: Application sent (Delivered: 07-24-13)
08-05-2013: NOA1 received (Priority date: 07-24-13, Check cashed: 07-29-13)
08-22-2013: Biometrics (Received: 08-06-13, Walk-in: 08-08-13)
09-03-2013: Inline for interview (Yellow letter received: 10-23-13)
11-04-2013: Interview scheduled (Received: 11-09-13)
12-12-2013: Interview (Approved)
01-03-2014: Oath ceremony, passport application and passport received

DONE!

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ronjie   0

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Sometimes things happen. My husband lives where the file should have gone to VSC and somehow they routed it to CSC instead. I'm not sure why or if that will make a difference with processing time, but we're hopinf for the best.

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I agree with you....we have no choice but to wait and hope for the best...so good luck to each and everyone of us... :thumbs:

2008-03-03 : I-130 Sent

2008-03-03 : I-130 NOA1

2008-05-08 : Touched

2008-10-16 : Touched

2008-10-20 : Touched and Approved (NOA2)

2008-03-27 : I-129F Sent

2008-03-31 : I-129F NOA1

2008-04-24 : Touched

2008-10-03 : Touched

2008-10-05 : Touched

2008-10-06 : Touched

2008-10-20 : Touched and Approved (NOA2)

2008-10-22 : NVC Receive

2008-10-24 : NVC Left

2008-10-30 : USEM Receive

2008-11-10 : Wife's Medical - PASSED

2008-12-01 : Son's Medical - PASSED

2008-12-19 : USEM Interview - PASSED

2009-01-14 : VISA RECEIVED

2009-01-25 : US Entry (JFK)

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It also seems to depend on the exact paperwork - what benefit are you filing for. In my example, I wish my application to Remove Conditions had been transferred to California instead of being transferred to Vermont. California is processing applications in 4 to 5 months. Vermont is processing the same application in 12 to 14 months. It would be nice to have a choice, but we don't.

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~BahAmerican~   0

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It really doesn't matter to me which service center they transfer our case to.The only thing that matters to me is our case being approved.Going through this process takes a lot of patience,determination and time.Since hubby and I have taken the plunge into USCIS we've made up our minds that this journey won't come to closure over night.Plus I can't afford to be stressed out putting my health in jeopardy, so I just take it one leisure day at a time.

Good~Luck to Us All!

Our Inevitable Destiny Together (evolving)

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TIMELINE:

=>Hubby & I met online Aug 27th,2005.(An undeniable Love)

=>Proposed to me on Sept 14th, 2005.(Happy Moment)

=>Exchanged our wedding vows on Aug 9th, 2006.(Blessing)

=>I-102 form (replacement I-94) sent on Mar 18th, 2008.

=>I-102 form(Approval) on Mar 27th, 2008.

=>Immigration Medical taken on May 27th,2008.

=>Picked up Medical Results on May 30th,2008.

=>I-765,I-485,I-130 App Package Sent on June 23rd,2008.

=>I-765,I-485,I-130 App Package Received on June 24th,2008.

=>I-797C NOA Receipts on June 27th,2008.

=>Biometrics NOA on July 1st,2008.

=>Touched on July 2nd,2008.

=>Notification of I-485 RFE on July 22nd,2008.(gathering req doc's)

=>Biometrics Appt July 29th,2008.(Completed)

=>Touched on July 29th,2008.

=>RFE response sent on Oct 17th,2008. (took us a while, but we did it!)

=>RFE response received on Oct 20th,2008.

=>EAD Card (Approved) production ordered notice on Nov 25th,2008. (omg so excited)

=>AOS Interview notice on Dec 2nd,2008. (woohoo)

=>EAD Card arrived in the mail on Dec 8th,2008.

=>Awaiting the 3 year mark to Apply for U.S Citizenship.

=>Eligible to file for U.S Citizenship Dec 2011.

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*JG*   2

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At this point, I agree with that....time is not really a big deal anymore. Although, ask me in November of 2009 if we haven't been approved for LOC and I am cussing about having to make an infopass appointment to save his DL and job.

Life's just a crazy ride on a run away train

You can't go back for what you've missed

So make it count, hold on tight find a way to make it right

You only get one trip

So make it good, make it last 'cause it all flies by so fast

You only get one trip

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