USC petitioner living abroad

[lucybelle 453]

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=c279da568324e010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=1ac900c262197210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

[Villanelle 4,122]

And how would you explain away the cases before August 2012? The vast majority of cases in this thread are from before that period.

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I dont know what it matters anymore what they were doing prior to Aug 2012. The data does seem to show overseas applicants were being expedited, but what does it matter now?

Currently they are not. To keep pumping this idea that if you are overseas you are going to be expedited is wrong. Youre not. You are however going to benefit from the fact that your stand alone 130 is going to processed by the local office that has jurisdiction over it. If you are overseas- chances are its going to be quick.

It may give the illusion that you are being expedited- but its really just the benefit of better processing times.

(maybe the whole thing is just mincing of words so its all irrelevant- I only replied to the thread because it seemed like people were looking for a pattern in something when there is no longer one.)

[Villanelle 4,122]

If you did file a 130 that went through there according to their page

"Processing Times

The minimum processing time for an I-130 (PDF 201KB) petition is 30 days. If it has been more than 30 days, you may send an e-mail to Honduras.USCIS@dhs.gov. We ask that you please refrain from contacting this office for status checks while your application is pending. Your cooperation will help us ensure that we maintain our processing times."

[NikLR 13,230]

Capri you are making assumptions based on information which is not concrete.

On the message it says "local Field Office" Offices which are located not in the USA are considered International Field Offices. They're divided into districts, Bangkok, Mexico and Rome. http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=ddce0b89284a3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=ddce0b89284a3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD

I highly doubt they're sending petitions Internationally.

[LucidSofia 59]

Capri you are making assumptions based on information which is not concrete.

On the message it says "local Field Office" Offices which are located not in the USA are considered International Field Offices. They're divided into districts, Bangkok, Mexico and Rome. http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=ddce0b89284a3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=ddce0b89284a3210VgnVCM100000b92ca60aRCRD

I highly doubt they're sending petitions Internationally.

I also highly doubt they are sending petitions internationally.

The instructions says this: "Petitioners filing from overseas addresses in countries without USCIS offices will also continue to file at the Chicago Lockbox facility. Petitioners residing in a country with a USCIS office may send their I-130 forms to the Chicago Lockbox, or they may file their Forms I-130 at the international USCIS office having jurisdiction over the area where they live. "

So, only if you live in a country that has a USCIS office, can you send your form to an international uscis office that has jurisdiction over the area where you live. If you live in a country that does not have a USCIS office you have to send it to the Chicago Lockbox. Capri, you are saying that after receiving the petitions at the chicago lockbox, they send it back abroad?? Why wouldn't they just have us send it directly to the international USCIS office? It makes no sense.

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

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I dont know what it matters anymore what they were doing prior to Aug 2012. The data does seem to show overseas applicants were being expedited, but what does it matter now?

Currently they are not. To keep pumping this idea that if you are overseas you are going to be expedited is wrong. Youre not. You are however going to benefit from the fact that your stand alone 130 is going to processed by the local office that has jurisdiction over it. If you are overseas- chances are its going to be quick.

It may give the illusion that you are being expedited- but its really just the benefit of better processing times.

(maybe the whole thing is just mincing of words so its all irrelevant- I only replied to the thread because it seemed like people were looking for a pattern in something when there is no longer one.)

Are you on this BS again? I have an email from the field office directorate that plainly states otherwise.

Foreign field offices do not touch I-130s that were filed at the Chicago Lockbox.

I really wish you would stop spreading disinformation on this topic.

[Pw3t 6]

I highly doubt they're sending petitions Internationally.

I doubt it too. If it was the case, it would mean that my petition sent from France to the Chicago Lockbox, was then sent back to Europe and then again sent to the NVC. Even if the process can be quite complicated, I really doubt that they make the packet cross the ocean so many times like this.

[MeredythB 38]

Im not giving out misinformation.

According to the memo found here - http://www.uscis.gov...000082ca60aRCRD

Stand alone 130s (which is what you file when you file the CR1) after Aug 2012, use to be processed at the Service Centers. They are now processed at the Local Offices that have jurisdiction based on the USCs (or LPRs) address. They use the address you provide on the 130. (You must use the address you live at or you are providing false info)

You can find your local office if you are overseas by checking here- http://www.uscis.gov...000082ca60aRCRD

Its a partial list however.

So for example if you live in the Ukraine- Moscow is your local office. They have jurisdiction over your 130.

http://www.uscis.gov...000082ca60aRCRD

If you live in Russia, you can file directly at the office Russia, otherwise, you need to file by mailing your form to the lockbox- it will go to the service center who will then forward it to the Moscow office for processing.

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If youre in most of Europe- London is the local office.

Thailand is China, New Delhi, India, and the Philippines.

This is why it appears that people overseas are expedited. They are not. They are simply being shipped to local offices (the ones overseas) who are quicker to approve stand alone 130s then the local offices in the US. As of Aug 2012 Service centers no longer process stand alone 130s.

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Uh, YES YOU ARE. Do you know how I know? Because I filed from abroad. In Europe. And my I-130 was processed in Missouri. Because that is where applications filed from abroad in countries that do not offer DCF go. So please, stop dispensing advice when you have no idea what you're talking about.

[MeredythB 38]

Are you on this BS again? I have an email from the field office directorate that plainly states otherwise.

Foreign field offices do not touch I-130s that were filed at the Chicago Lockbox.

I really wish you would stop spreading disinformation on this topic.

Do you know what I find REALLY interesting about Capri? That they, having joined this site almost 6 months ago, racking up enough posts to achieve Gold Member status, and at this point, being completely incapable of not knowing that others on this site would like to see the timelines of other members, have yet to post one of their own. I'm starting to doubt whether or not they are on any kind of visa track at all. It has to be hard work, staying that obtuse with this much information available.

[NikLR 13,230]

I remember looking at capri's profile before we had the content loss. There was only one started post by this person which had to do with a visa, which no one actually answered.

Someone seems bored. Which is fine! Who cares really if someone wants to post on an immigration forum? The only time this becomes a problem is when they're spreading wrong and bad information.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Do you know what I find REALLY interesting about Capri? That they, having joined this site almost 6 months ago, racking up enough posts to achieve Gold Member status, and at this point, being completely incapable of not knowing that others on this site would like to see the timelines of other members, have yet to post one of their own. I'm starting to doubt whether or not they are on any kind of visa track at all. It has to be hard work, staying that obtuse with this much information available.

Some people like to "play lawyer." it is odd, I agree.

[MeredythB 38]

I remember looking at capri's profile before we had the content loss. There was only one started post by this person which had to do with a visa, which no one actually answered.

Someone seems bored. Which is fine! Who cares really if someone wants to post on an immigration forum? The only time this becomes a problem is when they're spreading wrong and bad information.

That is my chief concern with them. If you want to come and lurk on these threads or even post, when you're not in the visa process yourself, hey, whatever floats your boat. But the spreading of misinformation not only doesn't do anybody any favours, it can actually hurt someone else's process. And nobody needs that.

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

Especially when this person was warned about this bad information in a thread that I started about a problem relating to field offices. They were proven wrong then about several things and they are still wrong.

[MeredythB 38]

Especially when this person was warned about this bad information in a thread that I started about a problem relating to field offices. They were proven wrong then about several things and they are still wrong.

Right?! Why continue to argue? There's nothing wrong with being wrong, just don't keep on blindly insisting that you're correct.

[Villanelle 4,122]

The stubbornness here is incredible.

Did anyone actually read the memo?

USCIS wants to notify customers and stakeholders that some work that USCIS performs at the four USCIS service centers (Vermont, Nebraska, Texas and California) will be transferred to a Field Office or the National Benefits Center (NBC) in order to balance the overall workload with processing capacity. The chart below summarizes these changes.

Stand-Alone Immediate Relative (IR) I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

Effective Date -Aug. 15, 2012

Previous Location -all USCIS service centers

New Location- Field Office with jurisdiction over the petitioner’s place of residence

Effect on Customers

Stand-Alone Immediate Relative I-130s will be transferred from the Service Center to the National Benefits Center (NBC), and then routed to the appropriate Field Office. Customers will receive a notice indicating the case was transferred to the NBC, but that notice will not indicate the final local Field Office location.

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So please tell me exactly what part of this is BS or misinformation? They go to the field office based on your place of residence if you filed after Aug 2012. The notice does not notify you of the final field office location. But it does in fact go there.

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As for my personal visa journey- like others it has been bumpy at times. I have started one or two topics in the past but got no responses as I guess my issue was out of the realm of users on here. And thats fine.

I never claimed to be a lawyer. I never claimed to know more then anyone else.

Its just unfathomable for an official USCIS memo to clearly state stand alone 130s will be transferred from the Service Center to the National Benefits Center (NBC), and then routed to the appropriate Field Office, and then have post after post stating- thats BS and misinformation - omg stop posting that- who are you anyway?!?