Texas Service Center - K1 Processing Time

[Venus812 2]

So, because our applications at TSC will potentially last awhile before NOA2 approval-possibly 6> months average, and because there is a significant disparity from that of CSC applicant NOA2 approval time frame, why dont we organize to petition to congress in order to push action to speed up processing time for TSC?

Its an unfair postion where we are at having to wait around three times the amount of time that applicants at CSC wait. And i was reading a petition to congress regarding a different visa type, but for the same reason... TSC slow processing time... i dont think we'll lose anything organizing a mass .group of petitioners to write to congress and pressure them to take action... if anybody is interested, or knows.of someone whose began such attempt, i think it would be in all of the applicants waiting at TSC interest to know of this.

Here is the link to a petition that was created for a different visa but for the same purpose except TSC was compared to VSC in this case:

http://www.petition2congress.com/14334/speed-up-uscis-texas-service-center-employment-based-aos-case-pro

We could do the same....

Edited October 27, 2014 by Venus812

[alicia98981 128]

While being nosy, I checked a few case numbers before mine. It seems all TSC is doing is gong over I485s and I795s. I only found a handful of other K1 cases and they had the same priority date as me and a few the day before so I can only imagine how far back the K1s go. . .

[av8or1 246]

Well I'm interested in the idea of pushing for faster processing times, though I don't know how successful such a venture would be.....

[Venus812 2]

There's a forum that I read this week discussing ways to let known our concern on the time. A group in July I think sent letters like the following to their congress men, as well as USCIS coordinators. Here is the followng letter they decided to send off, all as one group. If we can get a good number of F1 applicants we can do the same. More numbers .... better statement. Here is the letter that they sent:

To whom it may concern (or insert addressee here),

This letter is to bring to your attention, and to seek appropriate improvement and resolution of, the growing discrepancy in processing times between the two service centers handling I-129F petitions.

As you may know, the two service centers for I-129F petitions are California and Texas. The routing of incoming petitions is dependent on the petitioner's home state.

As a petitioner living in one of the states that has been routed to the Texas Service Center, the increasing inaction seen at SRC is discouraging to say the least.

For example, as of late, California is completing those applications anywhere from 15-60 days after receipt, whereas Texas is dragging along with a minimum of 5 months and in some cases as much as 8 months.

To demonstrate further, using data from your website at http://dashboard.uscis.gov/, you'll see that California, on average, is managing to keep the number of receipts, pending petitions, and completed petitions at fairly the same level with the latest number of completed petitions at 1,948 (as of May 2014 published data) with a total of 2,434 petitions pending. Thus, an efficient 80.03%, of pending I-129F petitions, was completed in May 2014.

In stark contrast is Texas, with the number of petitions pending skyrocketing, while the number of petitions completed has been decreasing for the last seven months, with the latest number of completed petitions down to just 564 (as of May 2014 published data) with a total of 11,342 petitions still pending. Thus, only 4.97%, of pending I-129F petitions, was completed in May 2014.

[insert graph of CSC versus TSC]

I implore you to look into this discrepancy in processing times for the Texas Service Center's I-129F petitions. I encourage you to take action in resolving this matter so that all petitioners, regardless of their home state at the time of filing, are treated fairly with regards to the disparate wait times.

Sincerely

Here is contact info/ideas from the group who organized this:

Donald.W.Neufeld@uscis.dhs.gov

We should also email this to all of the senators and congressmen on the immigration committees. These people are (or should be) directly involved with USCIS. The website listing the senators on the judiciary immigration committee is here (you have to scroll down a bit) : http://www.judiciary...ees#immigration, and the representatives on the house immigration committee are here: http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/subcommittee-on-immigration-and-border-security

Rep. Smith (TX) Rep. Lofgren Rep. King Rep. Jackson Lee Rep. Jordan Rep. Gutierrez Rep. Labrador Rep. Garcia Rep. Holding Rep. Pierluisi

Senator Schumer, Chairman Senator Cornyn, Ranking Member Senator Leahy Senator Grassley Senator Feinstein Senator Hatch Senator Durbin Senator Sessions Senator Klobuchar Senator Flake Senator Blumenthal Senator Cruz Senator Hirono

Guys I found this mail address..

Alejandro Mayorkas

Director

USCIS

20 Massachusetts Ave. NW

Washington, DC 20529

That's the correct address, but Leon Rodriguez is now the Director. The deputy director is Lori Scialabba.

http://www.uscis.gov...t-us/leadership