timelines...california vs vermont

[sereia 0]

i'm from california, but living in new york. my job has turned to sh*t and i want to move back...

but im a week or two away from sending my application in for the I-129f............

would i be a fool to go back to california and start the process there? does it take way longer than vermont? i've looked on the timelines but i would rather ask personal advice from people on here. i'll stick to this job if i have to for another six months but if it doesn't make any difference, then i'm outta here.

and....what if i move part way through my application process? say i mail it in now for vermont but in two months i move to ca? any difference?

[bin&jie 0]

if you have a mailing address at NY, go with VSC, it can't go wrong.

[sereia 0]

yah i could have a mailing address (but it would be a friend of mine's) but not mine if i went back to california.................................

how could that work?

[patiently_waiting 0]

I would use Vermont before California.

[AKS 3]

Vermont is faster, and the shipping department at Vermont actual ships out your package to the NVC in a timely manner. Trust me you do not want your visa application to be done at the California Center. The worst part with the California center is after everyone receives the NOA 2 that your case is being sent to the NVC (K Visa Applications) and etc.. Everyone just keeps waiting for the clowns in the California Service Center Shipping department to ship out cases to the NVC. The waiting time is the most stressful thing.. With the Vermont center by the time most people receive there NOA2 letter, there case has already reached the NVC.

[*julez* 124]

I'd apply now to Vermont and as soon as you get NOA2 move back to Cali. VSC is typically much faster than CSC - lots of people getting approved in 4 weeks or less! Good luck and hang in there!!

[s2convt 0]

Send it with your NY address and hopefully it will stay at VSC, otherwise it might be transferred to the CSC anyway as many of the applications go that route.

[~Chad~ 0]

I would use my friend's address and have him/her to forward my mail to me in cali.

[mybackpages 0]

82 days using CSC

[~Chad~ 0]

87

[Nkybaby 0]

IF YOU HAVE AN ADDY (W/YOUR FRIEND) IN NY THEN USE VERMONT!!!!!

[sereia 0]

well my job is seriously up in the air at this point.... i'll try to hold onto it for the sake of this process (when i really want to tell him to f*** off and quit)

i'll be sending in my application within two weeks so hopefully i can make it at least until most of the process is finished! thanks for the advice everyone! life has been rough lately. i'm hanging on by a thread.

[lion_lioness 0]

I would send out your petition this week if possible. I saw another forum a new I-129f is coming out mid Feb and the current one is only good through 2/18/07. VSC is faster also.

I just sent off my petition this am.

[deathbydalbhat 0]

I would send out your petition this week if possible. I saw another forum a new I-129f is coming out mid Feb and the current one is only good through 2/18/07. VSC is faster also.

I just sent off my petition this am.

Whaaa?

This will be replacing the one which was just made available last week?

I am hoping to file by 2/7 depending on when my fiance gets his letter of intent/bio/photo to me - I've got everything else ready to go.

[garya505 2]

i'm from california, but living in new york. my job has turned to sh*t and i want to move back...

but im a week or two away from sending my application in for the I-129f............

would i be a fool to go back to california and start the process there? does it take way longer than vermont? i've looked on the timelines but i would rather ask personal advice from people on here. i'll stick to this job if i have to for another six months but if it doesn't make any difference, then i'm outta here.

and....what if i move part way through my application process? say i mail it in now for vermont but in two months i move to ca? any difference?

I would suggest filing to Vermont using your current NY address and then drag your feet as long as possible on the job change and move. Then send a change of address to USCIS after you move. I asked my lawyer about this when I filed, as I was planning to buy a house and move.

I WOULD NOT use someone else's address, as it's not really your address and could be considered fraudulent information.