Insight into USICS Service Center

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

I have a contact who works at VSC. I asked them about why the sudden explosion of approvals of K-1 visa's.

1. They were behind on K's and reassigned some people to start knocking them out. Also they were understaffed and just added about 40 positions to get the allocation of people per work load corrected.

2. What typicaly happens at the service centers, is that the Visa's that are the most time senstive and generate the highest revenue get the most attention. So if the H-1b's wich are more time senstive and generate much more revnue get behind, people get pulled off the K's. Then when they get ahead they will catch up on the lower priority Visa's like K's.

This is why you see the big cycle in processing times. It appears VSC is running 90-100 days average right now. as they have hired people and reassigned people to work on k Visa. For all of you waiting on NOA2 I hope the trend keeps up. I know how it feels to have gotten you NOA1 and settle in for the long unknown wait.

[at long last 58]

I have a contact who works at VSC. I asked them about why the sudden explosion of approvals of K-1 visa's.

1. They were behind on K's and reassigned some people to start knocking them out. Also they were understaffed and just added about 40 positions to get the allocation of people per work load corrected.

2. What typicaly happens at the service centers, is that the Visa's that are the most time senstive and generate the highest revenue get the most attention. So if the H-1b's wich are more time senstive and generate much more revnue get behind, people get pulled off the K's. Then when they get ahead they will catch up on the lower priority Visa's like K's.

This is why you see the big cycle in processing times. It appears VSC is running 90-100 days average right now. as they have hired people and reassigned people to work on k Visa. For all of you waiting on NOA2 I hope the trend keeps up. I know how it feels to have gotten you NOA1 and settle in for the long unknown wait.

here's hoping then our RFE will be processed lickety split and then can get on with the next set of waiting...lol.. any move forward is a good move and appreciated.

Terri

[Dan & Jenni 457]

can you ask your contact to move me to the top of the pile then please... thanks

[mmlz 6]

Any chance of asking your friend what's going on at the CSC?

[Erica & Phil 1]

Any chance of asking your friend what's going on at the CSC?

Lol, the people from CSC are the new 40.

[souleymon 27]

can you ask your contact to move me to the top of the pile then please... thanks

haha ...wishing huh

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

can you ask your contact to move me to the top of the pile then please... thanks

I wish i could... You don't have much longer. They knew I had a K-1 going thru there and made it quite clear they would not even give a hint about a specific case. I had to wait my full 8 days from NOA1 to NOA 2 like everyone else.

[Dan & Jenni 457]

I wish i could... You don't have much longer. They knew I had a K-1 going thru there and made it quite clear they would not even give a hint about a specific case. I had to wait my full 8 days from NOA1 to NOA 2 like everyone else.

hahahaha now thats funny

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I have a contact who works at VSC. I asked them about why the sudden explosion of approvals of K-1 visa's.

1. They were behind on K's and reassigned some people to start knocking them out. Also they were understaffed and just added about 40 positions to get the allocation of people per work load corrected.

2. What typicaly happens at the service centers, is that the Visa's that are the most time senstive and generate the highest revenue get the most attention. So if the H-1b's wich are more time senstive and generate much more revnue get behind, people get pulled off the K's. Then when they get ahead they will catch up on the lower priority Visa's like K's.

This is why you see the big cycle in processing times. It appears VSC is running 90-100 days average right now. as they have hired people and reassigned people to work on k Visa. For all of you waiting on NOA2 I hope the trend keeps up. I know how it feels to have gotten you NOA1 and settle in for the long unknown wait.

This is typical. I also have friends there, this has happened before.

[A & K 42 34]

WOW..but now the CSC has slowed down.. that is sad..now they will start to have a backlog

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

WOW..but now the CSC has slowed down.. that is sad..now they will start to have a backlog

Nothing new, it has cycled back and forth several times since I have been a member

[az110965 252]

As the OP stated, visa processing is cyclical - always has been and always will be. This months delay in K visas will be nect months delay in F visas and on and on...

[A & K 42 34]

Nothing new, it has cycled back and forth several times since I have been a member

Oh ok, so when do you think they will switch back to CSC?

[Dan & Jenni 457]

Oh ok, so when do you think they will switch back to CSC?

not until ive got mine i hope

[A & K 42 34]

not until ive got mine i hope

LOL... You would say something like that .