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Jlet Apprentice

Jlet   0

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Hello everyone,

I have a few questions/concerns...

My husband and I just got married 9/28/2012 and submitted his I-130 the next day. I received a text and email confirming the case had been accepted and we should be getting our NOA 1 in the mail soon. What confused me is this...

"Your case has been accepted and routed to the USCIS National Benefits Center for processing"

What is the NBC?

Will this slow the process?

Does this mean something is wrong?

I wanted to add the processing center to my timeline to get an idea of approval but NBC is not listed. So I am confused as to why our I-130 was sent there. Does this happen to everyone? I am grateful to any help. Thanks :)

<3 Timeline <3

09/28/12~ Wedding day :)

09/29/12~ Sent off I-130

10/02/12~ I-130-NOA1

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11/23/12~ Filed I-485 to Adjust in the US (medical emergency)

11/29/12~ I-485/I-765 - NOA1

01/04/13~ Biometrics Appt

01/09/13~ Text/Email informing us interview letter is on the way! :)

01/24/13~ Text/Email EAD APPROVED!/I-130 APPROVED! :)

02/19/13~ Interview- APPROVED on the spot :)

Waiting for card now...

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Nick1980   11

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http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=c3c7ca7c5fed9310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

Read this :thumbs:

06/02/12 Married

USCIS

09/17/12 I-130 sent
09/21/12 NOA1 recieved via e-mail (CSC)
09/27/12 NOA1 hardcopy recieved
09/27/12 Case transferred to another office for processing (Jurisdiction)
10/03/12 Received notice of transfer. Transferred to NBC in Missouri
10/03/12 Checked USCIS.gov/Notice of transfer to another USCIS office for processing
12/19/12 NOA2!!!!!

01/07/2013 NVC recieves the case
01/24/2013 Got the Case and IIN #
01/24/2012 E-mailed DS-3032

01/24/2013 AOS bill invoiced
02/07/2013 DS-3032 e-mail accepted
04/15/2013 AOS and IV fees payed

05/15/2013 AOS and IV packages sent

05/29/2013 CASE COMPLETE

06/04/2013 Interview date set for July 30th 2013

07/27/2013 Medical completed

07/30/2013 Interview APPROVED!!!!!

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Jlet   0

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Thank you but that still doesnt really help me.... How does that effect processing times and will I ever know what processing center it was sent to?

<3 Timeline <3

09/28/12~ Wedding day :)

09/29/12~ Sent off I-130

10/02/12~ I-130-NOA1

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

11/23/12~ Filed I-485 to Adjust in the US (medical emergency)

11/29/12~ I-485/I-765 - NOA1

01/04/13~ Biometrics Appt

01/09/13~ Text/Email informing us interview letter is on the way! :)

01/24/13~ Text/Email EAD APPROVED!/I-130 APPROVED! :)

02/19/13~ Interview- APPROVED on the spot :)

Waiting for card now...

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ecg19   7

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Did you apply for an I-485 at the same time?

We have the same issue but only filed a sole I-130.

See my timeline for my expedited I-130 application due to military pcs

n-400

Expedited naturalization (under s 319(b) INA) due to military pcs

n-400 sent: 2013-02-02

NOA1: 2013-02-15

Biometrics date rec: 2013-02-15

Biometrics date: 2013-03-07 (EB walk in 2013-02-20)

Second biometrics: 2013-03-19 (First set unclassifiable)

Inline for interview: 2013-03-21

Testing/interview date: 2013-03-27

Oath ceremony: 2013-03-27

Moving to Germany! 2013-04-13

I'm A United States Citizen

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Nick1980   11

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Aparently the processing times haven't changed.The only notification that you will recieve is the transfer to the NBC and the final USCS office will not be showed.People say that it's the office by your place of residence in the US.If you listed the address abroad nobody knows where it goes

06/02/12 Married

USCIS

09/17/12 I-130 sent
09/21/12 NOA1 recieved via e-mail (CSC)
09/27/12 NOA1 hardcopy recieved
09/27/12 Case transferred to another office for processing (Jurisdiction)
10/03/12 Received notice of transfer. Transferred to NBC in Missouri
10/03/12 Checked USCIS.gov/Notice of transfer to another USCIS office for processing
12/19/12 NOA2!!!!!

01/07/2013 NVC recieves the case
01/24/2013 Got the Case and IIN #
01/24/2012 E-mailed DS-3032

01/24/2013 AOS bill invoiced
02/07/2013 DS-3032 e-mail accepted
04/15/2013 AOS and IV fees payed

05/15/2013 AOS and IV packages sent

05/29/2013 CASE COMPLETE

06/04/2013 Interview date set for July 30th 2013

07/27/2013 Medical completed

07/30/2013 Interview APPROVED!!!!!

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Aparently the processing times haven't changed.The only notification that you will recieve is the transfer to the NBC and the final USCS office will not be showed.People say that it's the office by your place of residence in the US.If you listed the address abroad nobody knows where it goes

if filing abroad. i think it will still be at NBC... well, thats what they told me.. was at the USCIS today and they said that as of the 28th, my application is at the NBC and they are processing it....

i-130 for spouse

USCIS (85 days)

August 23, 2012 - Sent I-130

August 28, 2012 - NOA1 via email

September 25, 2012 - NOA1 hardcopy received

November 21, 2012 - NOA2 via email

NVC

November 29, 2012 - NVC case received (Case # not ready)

December 3, 2012 - NVC case number and IIn received

December 3, 2012 - Choice of Agent e-mail sent (DS 3032)

December 5, 2012 - AOS Bill Invoiced and Paid

December 11, 2012 - AOS Packet sent

December 12, 2012 - DS 3032 accepted

December 13, 2012 - IV Bill Invoiced

December 31, 2012 - Checklist for AOS (forgot to put N/A on part 6)

January 16, 2013 - AOS packet accepted (they are waiting for IV Fee payment)

January 25, 2013 - IV Bill paid

January 28, 2013 - IV Bill shows PAID - IV Packet sent

February 7, 2013 - IV return checklist incomplete dates on DS230

February 8, 2013 - sent checklist

February 15, 2013 - CASE COMPLETE!!

March 6, 2013 - Packet 4 received

April 1, 2013 - Interview at the USEM MANILA-APPROVED :)

Minor Daughter's I-130

January 28, 2013 - I-130 Sent

January 30, 2013 - I-130 received Phoenix, AZ

February 8, 2013 - hardcopy NOA1

April 18, 2013 - NOA2 :)

NVC

May 9, 2013 - NVC received

May 23, 2013 - Case number and IIN received

May 23, 2013 - emailed DS3032 (choice of agent)

May 28, 2013 - AOS invoiced and paid

June 5, 2013 - Ds3032 accepted

June 6, 2013 - IV FEE invoiced, Paid

June 8, 2013 - IV packet sent

June 14, 2013 - Case sent the the Embassy

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Jlet Apprentice

Jlet   0

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No we didnt file an I-485. My husband is in the US under the VWP currently (he is returning to the Netherlands in Dec which is 88 days here). I live in the Chicago area so I guess it would be sent to Vermont then? I hate that I dont know where its being sent to get an idea of processing times!

<3 Timeline <3

09/28/12~ Wedding day :)

09/29/12~ Sent off I-130

10/02/12~ I-130-NOA1

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

11/23/12~ Filed I-485 to Adjust in the US (medical emergency)

11/29/12~ I-485/I-765 - NOA1

01/04/13~ Biometrics Appt

01/09/13~ Text/Email informing us interview letter is on the way! :)

01/24/13~ Text/Email EAD APPROVED!/I-130 APPROVED! :)

02/19/13~ Interview- APPROVED on the spot :)

Waiting for card now...

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My husband called USCIS last night and they said they couldn't understand why ours was sent to NBC if we didn't file an i-485 at the same time.

Going off the September 2012 filers on here though, it seems to be that they're going to NBC and then getting sent to a local office for processing now. Do you have an 'MSC' code?

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See my timeline for my expedited I-130 application due to military pcs

n-400

Expedited naturalization (under s 319(b) INA) due to military pcs

n-400 sent: 2013-02-02

NOA1: 2013-02-15

Biometrics date rec: 2013-02-15

Biometrics date: 2013-03-07 (EB walk in 2013-02-20)

Second biometrics: 2013-03-19 (First set unclassifiable)

Inline for interview: 2013-03-21

Testing/interview date: 2013-03-27

Oath ceremony: 2013-03-27

Moving to Germany! 2013-04-13

I'm A United States Citizen

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My husband called USCIS last night and they said they couldn't understand why ours was sent to NBC if we didn't file an i-485 at the same time.

Going off the September 2012 filers on here though, it seems to be that they're going to NBC and then getting sent to a local office for processing now. Do you have an 'MSC' code?

Yup

09/14/2012: Sent I-130
10/04/2012: NOA1 Received
12/11/2012: NOA2 Received
12/18/2012: NVC Received Case
01/08/2013: Received Case Number/IIN; DS-3032/I-864 Bill
01/08/2013: DS-3032 Sent
01/18/2013: DS-3032 Accepted; Received IV Bill
01/23/2013: Paid I-864 Bill; Paid IV Bill
02/05/2013: IV Package Sent
02/18/2013: AOS Package Sent
03/22/2013: Case complete
05/06/2013: Interview Scheduled

06/05/2013: Visa issued!

06/28/2013: VISA RECEIVED

07/09/2013: POE - EWR. Went super fast and easy. 5 minutes of waiting and then just a signature and finger print.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

05/06/2016: One month late - overnighted form N-400.

06/01/2016: Original Biometrics appointment, had to reschedule due to being away.

07/01/2016: Biometrics Completed.

08/17/2016: Interview scheduled & approved.

09/16/2016: Scheduled oath ceremony.

09/16/2016: THE END - 4 year long process all done!

 

 

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Jlet   0

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Yes we have a MSC code.... However the site keeps saying "Your case can not be found at this time in My Case Status. Please check your receipt number and try again. If you need further assistance, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1.800.375.5283."

<3 Timeline <3

09/28/12~ Wedding day :)

09/29/12~ Sent off I-130

10/02/12~ I-130-NOA1

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

11/23/12~ Filed I-485 to Adjust in the US (medical emergency)

11/29/12~ I-485/I-765 - NOA1

01/04/13~ Biometrics Appt

01/09/13~ Text/Email informing us interview letter is on the way! :)

01/24/13~ Text/Email EAD APPROVED!/I-130 APPROVED! :)

02/19/13~ Interview- APPROVED on the spot :)

Waiting for card now...

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Harpa Timsah   13,258

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Did anyone read the link?

Some I-130s are being transferred to the the "National Benefits Center" which used to be the "Missouri Service Center." MSC= NBC. The processing times will be 5-6 months, like normal. The aim here is to reduce processing times. The system is not set up to show processing times for I-130s at NBC, but on the other hand, that is mostly useless information and they are doing this to help you.

It can take a while for cases to show up on the website, and sometimes they never show up there. it doesn't matter, because the online process checker is also mostly useless and not updated properly. You will get letters in the mail. There is nothing to show besides approval, either, and you will know when you are approved by a letter or a text if you sign up for them.

The people you talk to on the phone are not USCIS employees, they are subcontracted workers who read from a screen. They give out so much bad info they are called the "misinformation line." The link above shows why these cases are being sent to NBC.

AOS for my husband
8/17/10: INTERVIEW DAY (day 123) APPROVED!!

ROC:
5/23/12: Sent out package
2/06/13: APPROVED!

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allan-nhez   0

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My husband called USCIS last night and they said they couldn't understand why ours was sent to NBC if we didn't file an i-485 at the same time.

Going off the September 2012 filers on here though, it seems to be that they're going to NBC and then getting sent to a local office for processing now. Do you have an 'MSC' code?

congrats u have noa2 already ing just 1 month..

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Ms Hogan   295

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There are many MANY posts regarding the NBC and cases with MSC numbers. Please take a look around.

My status on the site NEVER changed until the NOA2 was issued. It said it could not be found for the entire time until it finally changed to tell me that a notice had been sent by mail which was our NOA2.

My case was NOT sent to a local office and was at the MSC the entire time. It only took 40 days to receive our NOA2.

My husband is the USC. He is in the US and I am in Canada.

USCIS - 40 DAYS
2012-10-30: FedEx delivered I-130 to Chicago Lockbox Mail Room
2012-11-01: NOA1 by email - MSC
2012-11-02: $420 (x3) debited from our account
2012-11-05: NOA1 hard copies received, Priority Date 2012-10-30
2012-12-11: NOA2

NVC - 26 DAYS
2013-01-02: Rec'd case#, IIN, BIN & OPTIN emails for EP sent
2013-01-03: Submitted DS-261 (x3)
2013-01-07: AOS bills invoiced and paid & OPTIN for EP accepted for each of us
2013-01-08: AOS bills appear as paid & AOS packages sent by email
2013-01-08: IV bill invoiced & paid (kids' only)
2013-01-09: IV bill appears as paid (kids' only)
2013-01-09: IV Package emailed & DS-260 submitted online (kids only)
2013-01-11: AOS received -notified by email
2013-01-11: IV bill invoiced & paid (for me)
2013-01-14: IV bill appears as paid (for me)
2013-01-14: IV Supporting Docs received for kids - notified by email
2013-01-14: IV Package emailed & DS-260 submitted online (me only)
2013-01-18: IV Supporting Docs received for me - notified by email
2013-01-18: Son#1 CASE COMPLETE - Son#2 checklist - saying $ on I-864 don't match tax return (but they do)-resubmitted
2013-01-23: AOS 2nd submission for Son #2 received - notified by email
2013-01-25: My CASE COMPLETE
2013-01-28: ALL 3 OF OUR CASES ARE NOW COMPLETE
2013-02-06: Packet 4 Received by email

MEDICAL ~ CONSULATE ~ POE REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS - 160 DAYS NATURALIZATION
2013-02-13: Medicals 2014-12-17: Delivered to California Lockbox 2015-12-15: Delivered to Phoenix Lockbox
2013-03-06: Interview 2014-12-19: 1 I-751 + 3 Biometrics Fees debited from our account 2015-12-16: Fees charged to Credit Card
2013-03-08: Visas in-hand 2014-12-22: Received NOA1 by mail. Receipt Date: 2014-12-17 2015-12-17: NOA
2013-03-12: Paid USCIS Immigrant Fee 2014-12-24: Received Biometrics Appointment Letter 2016-01-02: Biometrics Letter 2016-01-11: Biometrics
2013-03-14: POE 2015-01-06: Biometrics 2016-02-15: In Line for Interview 2016-02-19: Letter
2013-03-25: SSNs arrived 2015-05-27: Approved 2016-03-22: Interview
2013-04-01: Green Cards arrived 2015-06-03: New Green Cards arrived 2016-04-15: Oath Ceremony

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sherryandyashpal   7

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Did anyone read the link?

Some I-130s are being transferred to the the "National Benefits Center" which used to be the "Missouri Service Center." MSC= NBC. The processing times will be 5-6 months, like normal. The aim here is to reduce processing times. The system is not set up to show processing times for I-130s at NBC, but on the other hand, that is mostly useless information and they are doing this to help you.

It can take a while for cases to show up on the website, and sometimes they never show up there. it doesn't matter, because the online process checker is also mostly useless and not updated properly. You will get letters in the mail. There is nothing to show besides approval, either, and you will know when you are approved by a letter or a text if you sign up for them.

The people you talk to on the phone are not USCIS employees, they are subcontracted workers who read from a screen. They give out so much bad info they are called the "misinformation line." The link above shows why these cases are being sent to NBC.

Thank you.. you managed to answer all my questions in this posting!!!!

Met 10/2009Married 9/13/2012 in indiaFiled I-130 12/4/2012Assigned MSC case # 12/6/20122/14/2013 called uscis and on 1/30/2013 case moved from MSC to Chicago local office.4/17/2013 letter from senator durbin's office that a inquiry will be made on my case and to allow 30-60 days6/7/2013 NOA2 !!!!! while I am visiting my baby!!!!7/12/2013 letter from senator and copy of USCIS email to them stated our case heading to NVC 7/23/2013 NVC # assigned!!!!!!7/25/2013 called for Invoice identification number and had them add yash's email( Yash sent DS3032 via email nex day)7/29/2013 rec'd email from NVC with DS3032 and AOS invoice, paid today $88 mailed hardcopy of DS 30328/1/2013 AOS pkg mail via fed ex8/6/2013 AOS rec'd @NVC8/12/2013 DS3032 accepted IV invoiced8/15/2013 IV fed ex'd9/9/13 dreaded checklist asking for DS260 b/c DS230 obsolete<p>9/11/13 electronic submission of DS260 accepted
9/17/2013 called NVC case was completed as of today

10/1/2013 rec'd interview letter and date!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11/4/2013 INTERVIEW

RESULT....APPROVED!!!

11/12/2013 email to pick up visa!!!

09/09/15-12/2016 ROC +interview= appproved in over a year

12/21/2016 fedex'd N-400 application and per fedex was rec'd

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