Changed filing office?

[tiker 0]

My wife filed my I-130 form to the Vermont processing office at the beginning of April. My wife lives in the state of Maine.

We've been waiting patiently for the processing office to reach our application processing date which I believe they just did. My wife received a package in the mail saying that the Vermont office is not the filing office for her district and forwarded the application to the California office.

Is this a recent change in policy? The California processing office has "6 months" showing as their processing time. Do we now have to wait an additional 6 months to be looked at or will California honor the original filing date of Apr. 8th?

Thanks.

[Serendipity_ 0]

My wife filed my I-130 form to the Vermont processing office at the beginning of April. My wife lives in the state of Maine.

We've been waiting patiently for the processing office to reach our application processing date which I believe they just did. My wife received a package in the mail saying that the Vermont office is not the filing office for her district and forwarded the application to the California office.

Is this a recent change in policy? The California processing office has "6 months" showing as their processing time. Do we now have to wait an additional 6 months to be looked at or will California honor the original filing date of Apr. 8th?

Thanks.

Thats good news april filers are getting transferred to california. Most of the people transferred there get approved quickly (1 week to a month)

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My wife filed my I-130 form to the Vermont processing office at the beginning of April. My wife lives in the state of Maine.

We've been waiting patiently for the processing office to reach our application processing date which I believe they just did. My wife received a package in the mail saying that the Vermont office is not the filing office for her district and forwarded the application to the California office.

Is this a recent change in policy? The California processing office has "6 months" showing as their processing time. Do we now have to wait an additional 6 months to be looked at or will California honor the original filing date of Apr. 8th?

Thanks.

Thats good news april filers are getting transferred to california. Most of the people transferred there get approved quickly (1 week to a month)

It's probably good news alright but will the OP please confirm the mail said Vermont was not the filing office or just indicated the file would be transferred. Vermont is definitely the correct filing office but they are free to transfer cases. They also quite often chose the wrong form letter to send.

[tiker 0]

It's probably good news alright but will the OP please confirm the mail said Vermont was not the filing office or just indicated the file would be transferred. Vermont is definitely the correct filing office but they are free to transfer cases. They also quite often chose the wrong form letter to send.

I'm talking to my wife on the phone now who has the package.

It says:

Transfer Notice:

We have transferred this case because the record indicates that office has jurisdiction over the case.

I'm not quite sure what that means. The online page with the case information hasn't been updated yet.

Edited November 11, 2008 by tiker