5 Month Average Wait for K1 Visa at CSC No Longer??

[Indianspirit5150 0]

Hello fellow Visa Journey members, just wanted to pass along some info I got today from USCIS. It seems that the 5 month average wait at CSC is no longer current. I was told today that they are currently working on July 18th 2012 applicants. Being that I am a September 14th petitioner, I was calling to see about a service request since my case will be approaching the 5 month mark in a few days. I was told that I had 2 more months to wait before my case becomes eligible for a service request. My question, If my case goes beyond that extra 2 month period, and still has not been approved, will they just add another 2 months to the average?? My petition is just a common K1 Visa that is totally legit..also, why have some been approved in August 2012 without an expedite?? Seems a little random to me. Any input to clarify would be much appreciated. Thank You.

[pachacuti 154]

They have been saying July 18 since at least December. They are obviously under other performance measure pressure which has reduced K-1 priority. <cough><cough> Dream Act <cough><cough>

[Indianspirit5150 0]

I could have swore I checked the CSC average last week and it said 5 months. Maybe I was looking at the wrong thing..

[pachacuti 154]

I could have swore I checked the CSC average last week and it said 5 months. Maybe I was looking at the wrong thing..

That might be right on the "official" word. Their site said 5 months up until 02/05. They then updated the average to reflect what is really going on. Probably trying to reduce the pressure on customer service staff. It's all about managing workload.

[Indianspirit5150 0]

Oh..ok...That makes sense...I knew I saw 5 months on there..Thank you for your input.

[HawaiianCecil 31]

We all got caught in the Dream Act - I had my Congresswoman's attorney inquire on my behalf on January 24 and he was told "Your constituent will receive a response within 45 days" - that puts me at March 11 - 6.5 months after NOA1!

[Indianspirit5150 0]

What exactly is the "Dream Act"???....March 14th will put me at 6 months also.

[HawaiianCecil 31]

What exactly is the "Dream Act"???....March 14th will put me at 6 months also.

If you really don't know, I suggest you Google it...Keeping yourself informed is, in my opinion, the way to survive this agony

[ChristianZane 70]

It's not the Dream Act, but work permits for children of illegal immigrants, UCSIS has received almost a million application since last summer, big bummer.

Expect, based on Igor's List of updated NOA2 timetables, to get approved within 190 and 225 days.

[TBoneTX 45,304]

*** Thread moved from K-1 Process forum to USCIS Service Centers forum -- topic involves processing times in general. ***

[cazzers 83]

Hello fellow Visa Journey members, just wanted to pass along some info I got today from USCIS. It seems that the 5 month average wait at CSC is no longer current. I was told today that they are currently working on July 18th 2012 applicants. Being that I am a September 14th petitioner, I was calling to see about a service request since my case will be approaching the 5 month mark in a few days. I was told that I had 2 more months to wait before my case becomes eligible for a service request. My question, If my case goes beyond that extra 2 month period, and still has not been approved, will they just add another 2 months to the average?? My petition is just a common K1 Visa that is totally legit..also, why have some been approved in August 2012 without an expedite?? Seems a little random to me. Any input to clarify would be much appreciated. Thank You.

Even though on their website it says for CSC 5,5 months, there are people that reached 7 months already and they havent got a response yet. Somehow, their average for both centers is 7,9 months, so i would go with that waiting time now. I know, it's not what we all want to see/hear

[ChristianZane 70]

That's why I said 225 days, which is almost eight months.

Even though on their website it says for CSC 5,5 months, there are people that reached 7 months already and they havent got a response yet. Somehow, their average for both centers is 7,9 months, so i would go with that waiting time now. I know, it's not what we all want to see/hear

[Bayareaguy 156]

It's not the Dream Act, but work permits for children of illegal immigrants, UCSIS has received almost a million application since last summer, big bummer.

Expect, based on Igor's List of updated NOA2 timetables, to get approved within 190 and 225 days.

I call it "getting the DACA shaft"

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/414397-csc-seems-take-longer-to-process/page__view__getnewpost__fromsearch__1

[Waiting234 18]

Hello fellow Visa Journey members, just wanted to pass along some info I got today from USCIS. It seems that the 5 month average wait at CSC is no longer current. I was told today that they are currently working on July 18th 2012 applicants. Being that I am a September 14th petitioner, I was calling to see about a service request since my case will be approaching the 5 month mark in a few days. I was told that I had 2 more months to wait before my case becomes eligible for a service request. My question, If my case goes beyond that extra 2 month period, and still has not been approved, will they just add another 2 months to the average?? My petition is just a common K1 Visa that is totally legit..also, why have some been approved in August 2012 without an expedite?? Seems a little random to me. Any input to clarify would be much appreciated. Thank You.

My case was the only one left in March before the big shift to May with VSC.. Clearly my case got lost somewhere. When I finally received my RFE, the status date of filing moved from March 19, 2012 to May something. Bottom line, there is very little the customer service representatives can do in terms of time except give you the expedite criteria, file a quiery with tier 2 support at 7 months, or fix something if your account becomes past due on the official status of filing date on the USCIS website.

Edited February 14, 2013 by Waiting234

[Indianspirit5150 0]

Thank you for the info. If only the USCIS couldn't cash our checks til our applications were processed...that would speed up the process...:thumbs: