USCIS vs California Service Center?

[Cherieish 0]

I've heard a lot of people talking about various local service centers, but I thought that we all send the petition to the USCIS in Dallas? At what point does the service center come in?

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

The main places that actually work the petition are in California ( CSC) and Vermont (VSC) Tx just takes them all in and sends them to where they think is fastest.

[Nicole-N-Nattoy 24]

No everyone does not send their petition to Dallas. Depending on where one lives is what determines where the petition will be sent. If you look at guides for k-1 it will tell you where you send your petition based on where you live. I live in Florida so I send my k-1 petition to the Vermont Service Center. At the Vermont Service Center is where my petition will be approved or denied. Mine was approved and sent to the NVC. National Visa Center. From there they sent my petition to the US embassy in Kingston, Jamaica. My fiance then recieved packet 3 from the US embassy in Kingston, Jamaica. From there we sent in what they wanted beck to the embassy, and we are now waiting for packet 4. In packet 4 we will recieve an interview letter.

Edited January 16, 2011 by Nicole-N-Nattoy

[curvebell 29]

Actually, all petitions are now sent to a Lewisville Lockbox which accepts the payment - they are then forwarded to the service center which services the state the petitioner resides. These are either the service centers in California, Vermont or Dallas.

Can someone further confirm this??

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

The instructions clearly tell everyone, whether living abroad or in any state in the US, to send the I-129F to the Dallas Lockbox for USPS or a Lewisville Lockbox for Courier deliveries. From there, they get routed to a specific service center. Once the petition gets routed, the petitioner will get an email telling them which center their application went to. People keep track of which center their petition is at so they can get a better idea of how fast their type of petition is moving at their center. Good luck.

Edited January 16, 2011 by Harpa Timsah

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

No everyone does not send their petition to Dallas. Depending on where one lives is what determines where the petition will be sent. If you look at guides for k-1 it will tell you where you send your petition based on where you live. I live in Florida so I send my k-1 petition to the Vermont Service Center. At the Vermont Service Center is where my petition will be approved or denied. Mine was approved and sent to the NVC. National Visa Center. From there they sent my petition to the US embassy in Kingston, Jamaica. My fiance then recieved packet 3 from the US embassy in Kingston, Jamaica. From there we sent in what they wanted beck to the embassy, and we are now waiting for packet 4. In packet 4 we will recieve an interview letter.

The requirements have changed since you (and I) filed. Check the latest I-129F instructions at the USCIS website. All I-129F petitions now go to the Dallas Lockbox facility first.