All California Service Center I-130 filers

[HopeHopeHope 3]

On 7/18/2019 at 4:59 AM, vincentlina said:

I don't think this is the case for all "Caribbean" filers. As I'm a Caribbean filter, my spouse country of discharge is "Dominican Republic" and my PD is Nov 17, 2017 and received my RFE on July 15 (which was sent to me on July 8th). The reason for the RFE is simple to resolve and could have been avoided had I done a better job of doing my research. Anyways, it would have been approved, perhaps on that same day of July 8th. So again, I think this is evidence they are processing Caribbean petitions. The order, or priority in how they process Caribbean petitions is up for debate, but I take them at their word that petitions are processed in a "first come; first served" basis.

Are you sure about " First Come First Serve " ?? Those whose filed their I-130 in June 2019 at Texas Service center have been approved. but June 2017 in California are still waiting. How is this first come first serve or even fair ?

[HopeHopeHope 3]

10 hours ago, Trung297 said:

F2A Applied on July 19th, 2017. Still no luck. Good luck everyone. CSC sucks af when this center is late 1-2 years compared to others. If your case is being transferred due to workload, that is a good sign that yours will be approved soon. Everyone else suck at CSC, good luck.

Agree. I really dont understand how CSC is doing this and getting away with it for so long. 

[vincentlina 74]

3 hours ago, HopeHopeHope said:

Are you sure about " First Come First Serve " ?? Those whose filed their I-130 in June 2019 at Texas Service center have been approved. but June 2017 in California are still waiting. How is this first come first serve or even fair ?

Well, when I said "fist come; first serve", I am referring to petitions filed (or forwarded) to the California Service Center (CSC). I'm not referring to petitions filed at other service centers. I have been waiting "impatiently" for approximately 20 months now for my petition to be approved, so trust me, I know the pain of waiting like everyone else.

For whatever reasons (obviously unbeknownst to us mere mortals), USCIS (or a higher power) is forwarding or sending nearly all I-130 petitions filers who falls within the F2A category to the CSC. It's unfair no doubt, because when you check Texas and the Vermont Service Centers  the waiting times for F2A/F2B are ridiculously short compared to CSC. So without any inside knowledge how the CSC is processing cases, I simply am taking their word for, for no other reason that I do not have any way of knowing either way and I have not heard anyone here on this site (or elsewhere) who have credibly offered an alternative explanation how petitions are processed.

 

Besides, believing that the process is "first come; first serve" helps me maintain my sanity through-out the process! Don't you already have sufficient to stress about?

[HopeHopeHope 3]

58 minutes ago, vincentlina said:

Well, when I said "fist come; first serve", I am referring to petitions filed (or forwarded) to the California Service Center (CSC). I'm not referring to petitions filed at other service centers. I have been waiting "impatiently" for approximately 20 months now for my petition to be approved, so trust me, I know the pain of waiting like everyone else.

For whatever reasons (obviously unbeknownst to us mere mortals), USCIS (or a higher power) is forwarding or sending nearly all I-130 petitions filers who falls within the F2A category to the CSC. It's unfair no doubt, because when you check Texas and the Vermont Service Centers  the waiting times for F2A/F2B are ridiculously short compared to CSC. So without any inside knowledge how the CSC is processing cases, I simply am taking their word for, for no other reason that I do not have any way of knowing either way and I have not heard anyone here on this site (or elsewhere) who have credibly offered an alternative explanation how petitions are processed.

 

Besides, believing that the process is "first come; first serve" helps me maintain my sanity through-out the process! Don't you already have sufficient to stress about?

That is true. we have no choice but to hopr for the best and wait. 

[Jarin12345 16]

3 hours ago, vincentlina said:

Well, when I said "fist come; first serve", I am referring to petitions filed (or forwarded) to the California Service Center (CSC). I'm not referring to petitions filed at other service centers. I have been waiting "impatiently" for approximately 20 months now for my petition to be approved, so trust me, I know the pain of waiting like everyone else.

For whatever reasons (obviously unbeknownst to us mere mortals), USCIS (or a higher power) is forwarding or sending nearly all I-130 petitions filers who falls within the F2A category to the CSC. It's unfair no doubt, because when you check Texas and the Vermont Service Centers  the waiting times for F2A/F2B are ridiculously short compared to CSC. So without any inside knowledge how the CSC is processing cases, I simply am taking their word for, for no other reason that I do not have any way of knowing either way and I have not heard anyone here on this site (or elsewhere) who have credibly offered an alternative explanation how petitions are processed.

 

Besides, believing that the process is "first come; first serve" helps me maintain my sanity through-out the process! Don't you already have sufficient to stress about?

[ABHM 2]

I have seen on the FB group that some cases are being transferred to other service centers. Hopefully USCIS is doing this to decrease the load on California. Should speed up things a little for everyone concerned.

[Mrs.Usama 1]

2 hours ago, ABHM said:

I have seen on the FB group that some cases are being transferred to other service centers. Hopefully USCIS is doing this to decrease the load on California. Should speed up things a little for everyone concerned.

Do you think all January, February and March 2018 cases will be transferred??

[Khushi Kaur 3]

1 hour ago, Mrs.Usama said:

Do you think all January, February and March 2018 cases will be transferred??

Not all case

[vincentlina 74]

On 7/8/2019 at 6:57 PM, ihsan said:

Thanks, i will definitely let you know . wish you all the best.

Hey Ishan, as promised, I go received my RFE on July 15 -- exactly one week after my status changed that they sent it out (July 8). I got an RFE because I foolishly sent in my wife's divorce nisi and not her final divorce decree. Honestly, I had no idea about such matters. When my wife handed me her divorce nisi, I thought this was the oficial document that one receives to prove they were legitimately divorced. Anyways, that is really the basis for my RFE -- a completely preventable occurrence had I done a better job in my research. 

[ABHM 2]

On 7/19/2019 at 5:47 PM, Mrs.Usama said:

Do you think all January, February and March 2018 cases will be transferred??

Can't say to be honest but the positive thing is that they are taking steps to transfer some of the workload and move things faster. 

[starwars82 4]

Does anyone know how long it takes for NVC to send you the next steps after approval? And do they send it by mail?

[Weebee 57]

12 minutes ago, SC97 said:

Does anyone know how long it takes for NVC to send you the next steps after approval? And do they send it by mail?

12 weeks. Notification by email.

[starwars82 4]

Just now, Weebee said:

12 weeks. Notification by email.

Really? they never asked for my email though. How were they planning on contacting me

[Weebee 57]

40 minutes ago, SC97 said:

Really? they never asked for my email though. How were they planning on contacting me

Didn't you give them your email in the i-130 or G-1145?

Alternatively you can go to Ask NVC and ask them to notify you when they receive your petition. Be sure to include all information - NOA1, NOA2, names of petitioner and beneficiary, alien number, dates of birth, address, emails. 

[Questionsforall 2]

Are we allowed to change jobs from what we wrote down  2 years ago? or is it a good idea to keep the same one on file and not take the better job? Thank you.