Texas Service center

[Lewis F 2]

Ok, Will somebody please reassure me, My Fiance and I mailed our petition at the beginning of April, we receieved our NOA1 on April the 12th, now my question is what are the average processing times for the Texas centre ?

When i checked the form a the bottom for the times it said that it was 13 months !!!!

All the other centres were 5 months average.

please can somebody let me know it wont take this long, or at least explain why it is stated to take so long.

I am English and She is American if that makes any difference ?

Thanks

[Ryan H 3,812]

The Texas Service Center does not adjudicate I-129F petitions. The facility in Texas you sent your petition to was an intake facility which is different and separate from the TSC. Your petition will be routed to the service center in California or Vermont as those are the only two service centers that adjudicate I-129F petitions. You will not know which one it was sent to until you are told which one it was sent to.

Edited May 28, 2012 by Ryan H

[rocks 494]

Ok, Will somebody please reassure me, My Fiance and I mailed our petition at the beginning of April, we receieved our NOA1 on April the 12th, now my question is what are the average processing times for the Texas centre ?

When i checked the form a the bottom for the times it said that it was 13 months !!!!

All the other centres were 5 months average.

please can somebody let me know it wont take this long, or at least explain why it is stated to take so long.

I am English and She is American if that makes any difference ?

Thanks

Texas does not process K-1 visas. You mail it there and they forward it to either California or Vermont depending on which state you live in.

Which state are you in?

[Lewis F 2]

Thanks for the prompt responses, My fiance who filed the petition is in Florida.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Texas does not process K-1 visas.

No USCIS service center processes visas, they process petitions. Embassies and Consulates process visa applications.

[sabi 148]

Check your NOA1, if you have EAC number you are being processed in Vermont, WAC in California. Both estimated 5 months till NOA2...

[Gosia & Tito 199]

Ok, Will somebody please reassure me, My Fiance and I mailed our petition at the beginning of April, we receieved our NOA1 on April the 12th, now my question is what are the average processing times for the Texas centre ?

When i checked the form a the bottom for the times it said that it was 13 months !!!!

All the other centres were 5 months average.

please can somebody let me know it wont take this long, or at least explain why it is stated to take so long.

I am English and She is American if that makes any difference ?

Thanks

Ok, by now you know the Texas Center does not process K-1s .It is common (but not an absolute) that petitions for Europe go to the Vermont Center; that said, a lot depends on the specific loads of each center; there is an attempt to keep them more or less balanced.

Generally a K-1 would take a total of 8-9 months, end-to-end, that is, you have visa in hand. The normal split is: about 5-6 months to be approved by USCIS (your NOA1 means processing has started). About 5-6 months from the date of NOA1, you will get NOA2, which is the USCIS approval .Petition is then sent to NVC-National Visa Center to get a visa number, this is typically 2 weeks, but can be less or can be longer; then the petition is sent to the Embassy on the country you are in, and then is another 2-3 months, depending on the Embassy and how fast you can provide the documentation they will ask.

The 8-9 months is average; it can take longer sometimes.

Good luck

[Lewis F 2]

Check your NOA1, if you have EAC number you are being processed in Vermont, WAC in California. Both estimated 5 months till NOA2...

This post has just stopped me going crazy, I have an EAC number, so i guess it is in Vermont.

Thankyou so much !

5 months is going to be a lot easier than 13.

[rocks 494]

This post has just stopped me going crazy, I have an EAC number, so i guess it is in Vermont.

Thankyou so much !

5 months is going to be a lot easier than 13.

Yes, if your partner is in Florida then your service center is Vermont. Good luck.

Please update your timeline!

Edited May 28, 2012 by rocks

[jaycali 415]

This post has just stopped me going crazy, I have an EAC number, so i guess it is in Vermont.Thankyou so much !5 months is going to be a lot easier than 13.

Yep, your petition is then currently sitting at Vermont. Period.

Now, update your 'filing location' in your profile to Vermont Service Center, and your 'filed for' to K-1. Helps us all out.

Edited May 28, 2012 by jaejayC

[C-ma'am 684]

It is common (but not an absolute) that petitions for Europe go to the Vermont Center; t

The beneficiary's Country has no impact on the Service Center adjudication. Vermont deals with the Eastern states and California with the Western.

[rocks 494]

The beneficiary's Country has no impact on the Service Center adjudication. Vermont deals with the Eastern states and California with the Western.

[Pitaya 2,577]

The beneficiary's Country has no impact on the Service Center adjudication. Vermont deals with the Eastern states and California with the Western.

[bigdog 376]

Patience hang in there.

[Xanax 349]

Good luck, as others have said EAC is Vermont! Patience and education are your most valuable tools now!