CSC

[T&A2010 <3 0]

Anyone know whats going on with California Service Center I haven't seen any approvals lately ??? Today marks my 4 month since I petitioned kinda nervous now what's going on ????

[Sunny123 44]

Anyone know whats going on with California Service Center I haven't seen any approvals lately ??? Today marks my 4 month since I petitioned kinda nervous now what's going on ????

Waiting I know sux. I remember being here this time last year. It usually takes around 5 months to get the NOA2. Just be patient (as nearly impossible as that can be. ) Hang in there you can call and put in a service request of the 5 month mark. (you can try but they usually will do so)

[BisandYessy 4]

Just relax , I don't know why this is taking longer than expected but wait till the 5th month , hopefully we will get our approval by the end of next month

[didopage 337]

Anyone know whats going on with California Service Center I haven't seen any approvals lately ??? Today marks my 4 month since I petitioned kinda nervous now what's going on ????

I don't know where you don't see any approvals, 7 members received their NOA2 yesterday, 3 today… If you rely on the forums, not everybody posts a new topic when they receive their NOA2. Look here for the list: http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/monthly_filers.php?cfl=$cfl

(it's only VJ members, so a small proportion of all the petitions that CSC receives. Let's say it just gives an idea…)

CSC is a lot slower than VSC for sure, but they are working now.

Edited January 12, 2012 by didopage

[Impatient Cupcake 10]

i've been asking myself the same question (me -><-csc)

[John Dam Dam 4]

So happy , I got my approval today in exact 5 months and yes its California.

Don't lose hope , its just a month away

[TiklingGuy 211]

I remember reading a post about the vermont service center were all the adjucaters would work on the same kind of petitions for a period of time and then they switched to a different. I dont know if its the same way anymore or if they run things like that in california. My AOS is in california but i am still within timeline.

[didopage 337]

Yay! Congrats John Dam Dam! 4 NOA2 for CSC today! Plus you will make the estimated processing time decrease

(BTW, think of updating your Service center on your profile page to CSC and not Texas, so we know you're at CSC when you post on the forums)

[TiklingGuy 211]

So happy , I got my approval today in exact 5 months and yes its California.

Don't lose hope , its just a month away

Congrats

[T&A2010 <3 0]

Waiting I know sux. I remember being here this time last year. It usually takes around 5 months to get the NOA2. Just be patient (as nearly impossible as that can be. ) Hang in there you can call and put in a service request of the 5 month mark. (you can try but they usually will do so)

i knwo im trying my hardest ughh

[John Dam Dam 4]

Yay! Congrats John Dam Dam! 4 NOA2 for CSC today! Plus you will make the estimated processing time decrease

(BTW, think of updating your Service center on your profile page to CSC and not Texas, so we know you're at CSC when you post on the forums)

Thanks , I hope that too...

Yeah , its because my fiance told me that she filed our petition at texas , but later she told me that NOA1 was sent from California Service Center.... Thanks for notifying

[T&A2010 <3 0]

I don't know where you don't see any approvals, 7 members received their NOA2 yesterday, 3 today… If you rely on the forums, not everybody posts a new topic when they receive their NOA2. Look here for the list: http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/monthly_filers.php?cfl=$cfl

(it's only VJ members, so a small proportion of all the petitions that CSC receives. Let's say it just gives an idea…)

CSC is a lot slower than VSC for sure, but they are working now.

aww thanks for the infoo helped alot i hope to get my noa2 soon

[Alaska101 2]

wow, keep the traing coming. i hope they move a bit faster. I am still waiting for NOA2. it has been 5 months and one week since i heard anything from them.......sigh. they do not even want to give me a touch haha.

[Mark + Melissa 49]

Anyone know whats going on with California Service Center I haven't seen any approvals lately ??? Today marks my 4 month since I petitioned kinda nervous now what's going on ????

6 months here... 7 months for others.. *shrugs* My congressman contacted them and was told at least 30 days..

[GandK 168]

Some I-129F statistics about CSC for those that are interested. These numbers are from the USCIS website.

Monthly average of new I-129F applications receipts : 2009.3

Monthly average of I-129F applications completed: 1982.1

Monthly average of I-129F pending applications: 8771

Average processing time for I-129F = 8771/2009.3 = 4.37 ( 4 months 11 days)

These numbers suggest that they are trying to clear the I-129F cases as fast as they are coming in which would meet their processing time goal of 5 months considering the number of pending cases.

The processing of I-129F at CSC seems to go through cycles. They tend to speed up after new year and slow down a lot in late summer/autumn.

What's more, the turnover rate (the number of new applications minus the number of application completed in a month) also reveals an interesting trend.

It seems like when the number of backlog cases approaches ~1000 cases, it triggers a speed-up of the processing time. This may be because they pull more manning from other visa type to work on the I-129F

The same holds true when they are ahead for ~ 1000 cases, they seem to pull the manning off I-129F cases causing the processing time to slow down.

The USCIS goal for I-129F is 5 months processing time. The trends confirm that they are working to keep that timeline. Based on the trends, CSC will most likely speed-up from now on to clear all backlog case and it will also create a momentum for a while until they pull the manning off.

If your case has been under processing for more than 5-6 months, my guess is that your case needs additional background checking.

You can see, they complete ~2000 I-129F cases every month,so be patient. Things are moving and about to move a lot faster!

NOTE. These trends and numbers are only based on a dataset of two years, it might not be accurate because of the sample size. But at least, it gives you an idea of what is going on

Edited January 14, 2012 by GandK