ATTENTION: TSC and NSC no longer processing I-751

[Jenn! 918]

I thought it might be a good idea to post this memo here. Maybe some will check this thread before sending their petition and avoid the delay of being transferred from NSC to CSC or from TSC to VSC.

You may send your petition directly to the appropriate service center as detailed in the following USCIS memo (dated 5/23/08):

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will soon be revising the filing instructions for the Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence (Form I-751) to require filing at the California or Vermont Service Centers, where all Forms I-751 are currently adjudicated. The adjudication functions for these petitions have already been assigned to these locations in anticipation of this change. Therefore, all petitioners filing a Form I-751 are requested to file the petition with the California or Vermont Service Centers, depending on the state in which they reside.

Form I-751 is used by individuals who were granted conditional residential status through marriage to a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident and who desire to petition USCIS to remove the conditions on their residence.

Petitioners who live in the following states or territories should file their Form I-751 with the California Service Center (CSC): Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The mailing address for CSC is:

USCIS California Service Center

P.O. Box 10751

Laguna Niguel, California 92607-0751

Petitioners who live in the following states or territories should file their form I-751 with the Vermont Service Center (VSC): Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, and West Virginia. The mailing address for VSC is:

USCIS Vermont Service Center

75 Lower Welden St.

St. Albans, Vermont 05479-0001

Petitions filed with the Nebraska or Texas Service Centers after this announcement but prior to a change in the form instructions will be forwarded to the California or Vermont Service Centers, respectively, without any need for action by the petitioner. However, there could be a slight delay in the adjudication of the petition as a result of the transfer; so, petitioners are encouraged to file directly with the appropriate service center as outlined above. If a petitioner receives a receipt notice from the Nebraska or Texas Service Center, his or her case will be transferred to the California or Vermont Service Center for adjudication. The petitioner should receive a notice advising him or her that the case has been transferred.

Edited July 25, 2008 by Jenn!

[James 2]

I thought it might be a good idea to post this memo here. Maybe some will check this thread before sending their petition and avoid the delay of being transferred from NSC to CSC or from TSC to VSC.

I think it's important enough to warrant its own pinned thread. There are still plenty of people who are just blindly sending petitions to TSC and NSC.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE

FOR

NEW FILERS

READ THE MEMO

POSTED ABOVE!!!

Failure to do so will result

in a delay in processing!

[Jenn! 918]

I split this out from the General FAQ as people seem to be missing this. I am going to request that Captain Ewok pin this thread for the time being.

[Jenn! 918]

bump

[Jenn! 918]

Thanks for the pin, Captain!

[staphros 0]

Long time no post........

Anyway I saw this follow up notice regarding transfers:

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

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USCIS Clarifies Language in Form I-751 Transfer Notices Sent to Petitioners

Current Notice May Be Interpreted as USCIS Granting Approval for Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today it will revise language in transfer notices received by petitioners who filed a Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. The current notice includes language that may cause petitioners to believe their cases have been approved.

USCIS announced last month that it is revising filing instructions for Form I-751 to require filing at the California or Vermont Service Centers. Until the form instructions are revised, any petitions filed with the Nebraska and Texas Service Centers will be transferred to California and Vermont, respectively. When USCIS enters data at one service center and later transfers the case to another, a Transfer Notice is sent to the petitioner advising him or her that the case has been transferred for adjudication and that they will be notified of the final decision.

The current transfer notice currently contains the following phrase: “CRI89 approved removal of conditions (I89).” That statement means that the biometric portion of the case has been successfully transferred; it does not, however, mean that the petition itself was approved.

While USCIS is in the process of changing the language in the transfer notice, a substantial number of notices have already been mailed containing the potentially confusing statement. Any petitioner who may have received such a notice should be aware of the following:

At the time the I-751 was transferred, USCIS had not yet adjudicated (approved or denied) the case;

USCIS transferred the case to the Service Center listed on the notice for adjudication; and

If the petitioner has not received additional information from the California or Vermont Service Centers, USCIS has not yet adjudicated the case.

Petitioners who have a specific question related to their I-751 petition should contact the National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283 for more information.

_______________________

I'm just about to start this whole process myself, so glad I came back here or i'd have filed with Texas!

Staphros.

Edited August 1, 2008 by staphros

[*JG* 2]

Thank you, guys. I was looking for this very thing today.

[zed2283 1]

Hmmm... too bad this change still wasn't made in the instructions. I sent my wife's I-751 off to Texas last week and was wondering why they hadn't cashed the check yet...

[stan K 0]

this is interesting about the CSC

thx for the post JENN

wow... the instructions on the form i751 still say ppl living in ..... states mail to NSC....

Hmmm... too bad this change still wasn't made in the instructions. I sent my wife's I-751 off to Texas last week and was wondering why they hadn't cashed the check yet...

Edited August 12, 2008 by stan K

[alei719 0]

Thanks for the information. What if we already filed to CA 3 months ago? Will it be delay too?

Edited August 20, 2008 by alei719

[golferadam 0]

Thanks for the information. What if we already filed to CA 3 months ago? Will it be delay too?

You should be fine. CSC is processing much faster than VSC.

[Wanlorn 0]

YAY! Um... Wait a minute, unYay... now that would meen that VSC will take on more work when they are already a year behind in processing these things??? Mine was filed in Feb '08 and they are just now processing Oct '07!!!

This sucks.

[Steve-n-Ana 0]

Thanks Jenn for this info