What happened to the Balance of Workload (for TSC) between Service Centers they announced March 27, 2015????

[Nick_KristinaO 0]

I was so excited when I heard the news about the balance of workload the USCIS announced March 27, 2015. I thought things would move a little quicker now for the Texas Service Center but it doesn't seem like anything has changed. Everything is still as slow as ever!

I also went to the USCIS website and I can't find the announcement article.

Can't find anything on the internet either... Does anyone have any information about this? Did they just not go through with it?

I filed my I-129f for a K1 visa back on September 30, 2014 and it's been more than 6 months without hearing a single thing...

[Cody and Daisy 373]

It's here.

http://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/workload-transfer-within-service-center-operations

(I just googled USCIS workload balance and it was the first link)

[Wooderz 314]

Nothing has happened yet. It does look like new petitions that would have gone to TSC are being sent to CSC . That does nothing to help us, of course.

Check out this thread: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/542366-i-129f-transfer-thread-if-you-have-been-recently-transferred-please-post-here/

Edited April 7, 2015 by April+Daniel

[Toley 5]

I dont even know if this is happening yet to be honest.

We just submitted our K-1 application and received the receipt number on 23rd March, saying it was going to Texas. Judging by comments on here, that is pretty much worse case scenario.

If they were balancing the workload, would the application not have been sent somwhere else, such as Cali or Vermont?

Feeling pretty deflated.

[wbeem 568]

I dont even know if this is happening yet to be honest.

We just submitted our K-1 application and received the receipt number on 23rd March, saying it was going to Texas. Judging by comments on here, that is pretty much worse case scenario.

If they were balancing the workload, would the application not have been sent somwhere else, such as Cali or Vermont?

Feeling pretty deflated.

Try not to be too discouraged just yet. With the additional new filers being routed to CSC the processing time for that service center is likely to increase. With fewer being routed to Texas, it should ease the strain there too. Until sufficient time has passed, it is difficult to guess the end result here. Texas has not always been the slowest center. It may be that in the next year CSC will be the one to hope to avoid. It's happened before. Nobody knows.

Congratulations on your NOA1.

[Nick_KristinaO 0]

It's here.

http://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/workload-transfer-within-service-center-operations

(I just googled USCIS workload balance and it was the first link)

haha thanks! I guess I wasn't wording it right! Appreciate that because I'm just getting restless and I thought they might of just scratched the whole idea of a workload balance.

Nothing has happened yet. It does look like new petitions that would have gone to TSC are being sent to CSC . That does nothing to help us, of course.

Check out this thread: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/542366-i-129f-transfer-thread-if-you-have-been-recently-transferred-please-post-here/

Yeah I'm just worried that we will just sit here waiting longer and longer while new filers get all the benefits. I guess this is the perfect way for the US to see which filers are real and which aren't... I'm just happy that I have been able to be with my fiancee through this whole process, thank god for being a dual citizen!!

thanks for your response

[ce2010 7]

i sent the k1 application on march 28th to texas lock box. mail confirmation came on the april 2nd that they got it.

yesterday i got email notice about my case number and our case got transferred to CSC. im from florida

[Sarahnick 19]

We filed september 24th and are also still waiting for news!!! 192days and I'm getting soooo impatient??

[Pitaya 2,577]

~Moved from K1 Process to USCIS Service Centers Forum~

~Inquiry about service centers activities~

[Darnell 8,478]

It's here.

http://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/workload-transfer-within-service-center-operations

(I just googled USCIS workload balance and it was the first link)

I never understood 'this',

as it states casefiles at Vermont were being shifted to California, no mention of Texas what so ever.

[Wooderz 314]

I never understood 'this',

as it states casefiles at Vermont were being shifted to California, no mention of Texas what so ever.

Yeah, admittedly it was possibly (probably?) wishful thinking on some desperate people's part (edit: if this comes out harshly... I'm one of these desperate people!!). A subset of I-130s from VSC to CSC were specifically mentioned, but then later in the notice it stated that I-129f, I-485, I-812D and a couple others would be transferred. None of those mentioned to or from specifically.

Generally, everyone assumed because CSC and TSC are the only 2 working on I-129Fs. And how in the world could they transfer from CSC to TSC to balance workload, given the processing times. That would be a new low, even for USCIS.

Edited April 7, 2015 by April+Daniel

[Ausa 66]

And how in the world could they transfer from CSC to TSC to balance workload, given the processing times. That would be a new low, even for USCIS.

Haha, that's gold...thanks for the giggle :-)

Waiting, waiting, waiting....

[raven52 233]

The director for USCIS, said a few months ago, "there was virtually no difference in the granted petitions at TSC and CSC, and we all know that was a load of #######!

This is not "rocket science" just send some of the states assigned to TSC to CSC, and it would even out in a few months.

I just do not see any relief, for the people at TSC, we feel your pain, we were at Vermont, and was 186 days, until NOA 2. I know some have waited longer at TSC, and I feel your pain, BUT when it does happen, you will be so happy!! It will happen one day, when you least expect it.

My wife and I was chatting on Skype New Years Eve, 2013, and "up popped the message" from USCIS.,.,.,you are approved!

It is long, it is painful, but it is worth it!

[Mbowers12 2]

I'm at 189 days today!!!!! It sucks!!!!!!!! I don't understand anything about this!!! How are people approved with a NOA1 date after mine???

[Marco&Bettina 502]

Try not to be too discouraged just yet. With the additional new filers being routed to CSC the processing time for that service center is likely to increase. With fewer being routed to Texas, it should ease the strain there too. Until sufficient time has passed, it is difficult to guess the end result here. Texas has not always been the slowest center. It may be that in the next year CSC will be the one to hope to avoid. It's happened before. Nobody knows.

Congratulations on your NOA1.

The last "transfer" didn't cause any strain to be eased. All it did was give TSC the ability to sit on their remaining I-129F petitions longer.