I-129F Processing: CSC vs VSC

[RnL 3]

This data reflects the December 2012 trend.

http://dashboard.uscis.gov/index.cfm?formtype=6&office=2&charttype=2

I-129 F California Service Center Volume

All Other Pending: 10,929

Awaiting customer action: 438

Completions: 484

Receipts: 1,443

I-129 F Vermont Service Center Volume

All Other Pending: 16,531

Awaiting customer action: 1,468

Completions: 3,351

Receipts: 1,461

If this is accurate, looks like Vermont is way ahead in terms of the amount of petitions they were able to process. Good news for VSC filers! Not so much for CSC...

[Done--Really 331]

It's not that easy...the numbers move around all the time. For example, if you went back to July/August, CSC was doing over 3000 per month while VSC was under 2000, so what you see today could be completely different next month.

[Seyfeneva 7]

If this is true is there a way that we can request that our packet go to VSC instead of CSC? We are filing in March.

[RnL 3]

It's not that easy...the numbers move around all the time. For example, if you went back to July/August, CSC was doing over 3000 per month while VSC was under 2000, so what you see today could be completely different next month.

Yes, that's true. And that data reflects the December processing. It's almost March! But that data is what's available so that's what I'm looking at.

[RnL 3]

If this is true is there a way that we can request that our packet go to VSC instead of CSC? We are filing in March.

I'm not sure about that... Sorry.

And like what magical said, the numbers do move around all the time. Who knows? Maybe even if you'd file in March and it would be sent to VSC, you could get approved in no time at all! Wouldn't that be nice?

[Bayareaguy 156]

It's going to be bad for January and February as well, based on VJ data:

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

www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/415853-the-differences-between-csc-and-vsc-noa-2s/

And until CSC starts showing a few NOA2's a day, the time to Noa2 will only increase, other than the few lucky ones.

Edited February 28, 2013 by Bayareaguy

[Done--Really 331]

Our original filing went to VSC since we live in NJ, but low and behold, it ended up at CSC a few weeks later due to workload balancing, so they try to make it as efficent as possible. They do screw up sometimes however such as in 2010 when a bunch of filings were sent to Texas to spread the load, and virtually every one of those filings was delayed, delayed, delayed, but I think they learned from that mess and things have been relatively smooth since then.

[Bayareaguy 156]

but I think they learned from that mess and things have been relatively smooth since then.

Not at CSC since December.

[Done--Really 331]

Hey Bay...

really like all your analysis

[Bayareaguy 156]

Ha ha, well, I'm affected by it, so in my boredom waiting around, I started really scrutinizing the VJ data.

And it still does not look pretty.

[TBoneTX 45,866]

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