California Service Center

[reach449 2]

I am sure by reading this forum and others everyone already knows that CSC is slowing down on their K-1 petitions. In fact there are threads concerning this. I wrote my attorney yesterday to ask a few simple questions; one of the questions and his answer I have copied and pasted below:

3. The date showing on the petition on the USCIS website is 03/12/07. Do you think we will get an approval by 06/01?

A) The California service center is slowing down in the last few months, so I would anticipate an approval notice around the end of June.

As you can see above he has verified what we are all talking about. CSC is slowing down for some reason. If he is right I will have to wait for four months for my NOA2!!!!

I am sorry, but I am getting so tired of seeing VSC getting the K-1 petitions done in two or three weeks. As far as I am concerned the VSC filers should have no complaints about the process unless their petition is lost or destroyed. They should be happy that they are not dealing with California. Now CSC is starting to take four months! How can things be so %#&* up? I mean my petition could take up to eight months! I am sure I am not the only one in this boat, and I feel for all of you guys too. I hate feeling so helpless! I hate not having any control of this!

I know I am just venting and I apologize. As far as the VSC filers; nothing personel against you guys and I wish you the very best. It is just this wait is wearing on me big-time. But I know I will endure and get through it some way, even now that I see it is going to take longer than expected.

Thanks,

reach449

Edited April 20, 2007 by reach449

[andywv 0]

I am sure by reading this forum and others everyone already knows that CSC is slowing down on their K-1 petitions. In fact there are threads concerning this. I wrote my attorney yesterday to ask a few simple questions; one of the questions and his answer I have copied and pasted below:

3. The date showing on the petition on the USCIS website is 03/12/07. Do you think we will get an approval by 06/01?

A) The California service center is slowing down in the last few months, so I would anticipate an approval notice around the end of June.

As you can see above he has verified what we are all talking about. CSC is slowing down for some reason. If he is right I will have to wait for four months for my NOA2!!!!

I am sorry, but I am getting so tired of seeing VSC getting the K-1 petitions done in two or three weeks. As far as I am concerned the VSC filers should have no complaints about the process unless their petition is lost or destroyed. They should be happy that they are not dealing with California. Now CSC is starting to take four months! How can things be so %#&* up? I mean my petition could take up to eight months! I am sure I am not the only one in this boat, and I feel for all of you guys too. I hate feeling so helpless! I hate not having any control of this!

I know I am just venting and I apologize. As far as the VSC filers; nothing personel against you guys and I wish you the very best. It is just this wait is wearing on me big-time. But I know I will endure and get through it some way, even now that I see it is going to take longer than expected.

Thanks,

reach449

hi ,i am with you all the way ,but ,put yourself in my shoes ,i/we are having to go through all of this again ,denied aos in the US ,came back to england and am trying again to get perm res.USCIS would not accept any already approved stuff ,so its back to square one !!!!! good luck,andy.

[hmm1 0]

I am sure by reading this forum and others everyone already knows that CSC is slowing down on their K-1 petitions. In fact there are threads concerning this. I wrote my attorney yesterday to ask a few simple questions; one of the questions and his answer I have copied and pasted below:

3. The date showing on the petition on the USCIS website is 03/12/07. Do you think we will get an approval by 06/01?

A) The California service center is slowing down in the last few months, so I would anticipate an approval notice around the end of June.

As you can see above he has verified what we are all talking about. CSC is slowing down for some reason. If he is right I will have to wait for four months for my NOA2!!!!

I am sorry, but I am getting so tired of seeing VSC getting the K-1 petitions done in two or three weeks. As far as I am concerned the VSC filers should have no complaints about the process unless their petition is lost or destroyed. They should be happy that they are not dealing with California. Now CSC is starting to take four months! How can things be so %#&* up? I mean my petition could take up to eight months! I am sure I am not the only one in this boat, and I feel for all of you guys too. I hate feeling so helpless! I hate not having any control of this!

I know I am just venting and I apologize. As far as the VSC filers; nothing personel against you guys and I wish you the very best. It is just this wait is wearing on me big-time. But I know I will endure and get through it some way, even now that I see it is going to take longer than expected.

Thanks,

reach449

hi ,i am with you all the way ,but ,put yourself in my shoes ,i/we are having to go through all of this again ,denied aos in the US ,came back to england and am trying again to get perm res.USCIS would not accept any already approved stuff ,so its back to square one !!!!! good luck,andy.

Yes, it's very sad...almost unAmerican at worst...I really want to complain outloud to an someone of importance, yet I am scared that I will end up pissing someone off at CSC and have to wait 2 years for a 129F to be completed. It really is disatrous and someone needs to get a handle on it. Then the deception on the website concerning dates processing, it is just a quick fix to answering phone calls...we haven't slowed down, we're working on September's stuff still...what a crock...

[dora_david 0]

I am sure by reading this forum and others everyone already knows that CSC is slowing down on their K-1 petitions. In fact there are threads concerning this. I wrote my attorney yesterday to ask a few simple questions; one of the questions and his answer I have copied and pasted below:

3. The date showing on the petition on the USCIS website is 03/12/07. Do you think we will get an approval by 06/01?

A) The California service center is slowing down in the last few months, so I would anticipate an approval notice around the end of June.

As you can see above he has verified what we are all talking about. CSC is slowing down for some reason. If he is right I will have to wait for four months for my NOA2!!!!

I am sorry, but I am getting so tired of seeing VSC getting the K-1 petitions done in two or three weeks. As far as I am concerned the VSC filers should have no complaints about the process unless their petition is lost or destroyed. They should be happy that they are not dealing with California. Now CSC is starting to take four months! How can things be so %#&* up? I mean my petition could take up to eight months! I am sure I am not the only one in this boat, and I feel for all of you guys too. I hate feeling so helpless! I hate not having any control of this!

I know I am just venting and I apologize. As far as the VSC filers; nothing personel against you guys and I wish you the very best. It is just this wait is wearing on me big-time. But I know I will endure and get through it some way, even now that I see it is going to take longer than expected.

Thanks,

reach449

im so sorry for you guys i relly am. even if im at VSC i fell very bad for you and i dont think this is fare. i put myself in your shoes and is relly annoying to see this diference betwen VSC and CSC. Hang in there! No matter how long is the waiting time is worthing it. Good luck, i hope u will have a speedy aproval.

[ding 1]

reach449, I'm with ya about CSC.

We stil haven't got our NOA1 yet and I see my I-129F was received 2-15-07.

Why can't some personnell be redistributed to CSC from VSC?

Is there a jinx on us westcoast applicants? What's the deal?

From Washington State we are supposed to go through Nebraska, but they send I-129F's to overloaded Cali now! Argh! Why?

[TimsDaisy 0]

I am sure by reading this forum and others everyone already knows that CSC is slowing down on their K-1 petitions. In fact there are threads concerning this. I wrote my attorney yesterday to ask a few simple questions; one of the questions and his answer I have copied and pasted below:

3. The date showing on the petition on the USCIS website is 03/12/07. Do you think we will get an approval by 06/01?

A) The California service center is slowing down in the last few months, so I would anticipate an approval notice around the end of June.

As you can see above he has verified what we are all talking about. CSC is slowing down for some reason. If he is right I will have to wait for four months for my NOA2!!!!

I am sorry, but I am getting so tired of seeing VSC getting the K-1 petitions done in two or three weeks. As far as I am concerned the VSC filers should have no complaints about the process unless their petition is lost or destroyed. They should be happy that they are not dealing with California. Now CSC is starting to take four months! How can things be so %#&* up? I mean my petition could take up to eight months! I am sure I am not the only one in this boat, and I feel for all of you guys too. I hate feeling so helpless! I hate not having any control of this!

I know I am just venting and I apologize. As far as the VSC filers; nothing personel against you guys and I wish you the very best. It is just this wait is wearing on me big-time. But I know I will endure and get through it some way, even now that I see it is going to take longer than expected.

Thanks,

reach449

hi ,i am with you all the way ,but ,put yourself in my shoes ,i/we are having to go through all of this again ,denied aos in the US ,came back to england and am trying again to get perm res.USCIS would not accept any already approved stuff ,so its back to square one !!!!! good luck,andy.

Yes, it's very sad...almost unAmerican at worst...I really want to complain outloud to an someone of importance, yet I am scared that I will end up pissing someone off at CSC and have to wait 2 years for a 129F to be completed. It really is disatrous and someone needs to get a handle on it. Then the deception on the website concerning dates processing, it is just a quick fix to answering phone calls...we haven't slowed down, we're working on September's stuff still...what a crock...

The process will never change if you sit in fear and say nothing. No one is going to take retribution against your petition. The people processing these papers are just average people like us with their own lives and problems and things to do at work and at home. I highly doubt they'd really care enough about you to junk your petition. Not to mention, the people you would call to talk to either through USCIS or your congressional office aren't going to be standing next to your file setting it on fire or hiding it in a drawer somewhere.

Not to mention: government jobs, especially ones like these, have extremely strict procedures and requirements that must be followed or people get in trouble. Their kind of job, since it's for a public agency, is susceptible to TONS of public scrutiny. One whiff of impropriety and its curtains.

I really wish I didn't see comments on VJ so often that expressed a desire to speak up for our rights to the same government resources as residents of the few states in VSC territory, but expressed a stronger fear that speaking up would cause a mysterious loss of petitions or time.

Not. going. to. happen.

[kari lina 0]

The process will never change if you sit in fear and say nothing. No one is going to take retribution against your petition. The people processing these papers are just average people like us with their own lives and problems and things to do at work and at home. I highly doubt they'd really care enough about you to junk your petition. Not to mention, the people you would call to talk to either through USCIS or your congressional office aren't going to be standing next to your file setting it on fire or hiding it in a drawer somewhere.

Not to mention: government jobs, especially ones like these, have extremely strict procedures and requirements that must be followed or people get in trouble. Their kind of job, since it's for a public agency, is susceptible to TONS of public scrutiny. One whiff of impropriety and its curtains.

I really wish I didn't see comments on VJ so often that expressed a desire to speak up for our rights to the same government resources as residents of the few states in VSC territory, but expressed a stronger fear that speaking up would cause a mysterious loss of petitions or time.

Not. going. to. happen.

TimsDaisy, you seem to be pretty well educated on this matter, so in your opinion what is the best course of action. I have seen many threads about writing letters to our representatives or about signing petitions on the matter. In your opinion, what is the best thing we can do? Is writing a letter to my representative the best course of action to take? I have been wanting to let my voice be heard on this matter, but was somewhat unsure about the best way to go about it.

Thank you!

Karoline

[Beauty for Ashes 257]

I am sure by reading this forum and others everyone already knows that CSC is slowing down on their K-1 petitions. In fact there are threads concerning this. I wrote my attorney yesterday to ask a few simple questions; one of the questions and his answer I have copied and pasted below:

3. The date showing on the petition on the USCIS website is 03/12/07. Do you think we will get an approval by 06/01?

A) The California service center is slowing down in the last few months, so I would anticipate an approval notice around the end of June.

As you can see above he has verified what we are all talking about. CSC is slowing down for some reason. If he is right I will have to wait for four months for my NOA2!!!!

I am sorry, but I am getting so tired of seeing VSC getting the K-1 petitions done in two or three weeks. As far as I am concerned the VSC filers should have no complaints about the process unless their petition is lost or destroyed. They should be happy that they are not dealing with California. Now CSC is starting to take four months! How can things be so %#&* up? I mean my petition could take up to eight months! I am sure I am not the only one in this boat, and I feel for all of you guys too. I hate feeling so helpless! I hate not having any control of this!

I know I am just venting and I apologize. As far as the VSC filers; nothing personel against you guys and I wish you the very best. It is just this wait is wearing on me big-time. But I know I will endure and get through it some way, even now that I see it is going to take longer than expected.

Thanks,

reach449

well i will tell you one very big reason california has slowed down. Its has everything to do with the new non consular filing law. Expect to see huge delays across the board as they back up with I130 and I129 in droves because they eliminated consular filings for people who dont live in the countries for more than 6 months. Also if you are in the military. everything will be easier because they have said that they will take all military filings immediately. I had wanted to cancel my I 129f and start a K3 but with the huge back log in I 130s , I am afraid. My case which has a few compliccations got in there before the flood of the aborted consular filings started flooding in. I am just waiting for the NOA2 and have been for over 90 days while I watch Vermont get it in 2 weeks ( and then some of the Vermont people whine.. makes me want to strangle them. CALIFORNIA needs to break apart the states that they are handling and start shipping things to VERMONT and make it more fair for the rest of us. I have seen imbra waivers get done there in 2 weeks.. WHats cooking? And imbra has only made it worse for the rest of us, snaring normal people in with sexual predators and wife beaters.

[JVKn'CVO 11]

Agreed...it really is way too much time to process a petition, specially because they next step is a live interview, so you'd think that if there's a small detail that needs clarification, you can cover that during the interview...

but then you read about couples getting an RFE just because they put down "N/A" instead of "none, or asking for a more detailed explanation about how they met

[TimsDaisy 0]

The process will never change if you sit in fear and say nothing. No one is going to take retribution against your petition. The people processing these papers are just average people like us with their own lives and problems and things to do at work and at home. I highly doubt they'd really care enough about you to junk your petition. Not to mention, the people you would call to talk to either through USCIS or your congressional office aren't going to be standing next to your file setting it on fire or hiding it in a drawer somewhere.

Not to mention: government jobs, especially ones like these, have extremely strict procedures and requirements that must be followed or people get in trouble. Their kind of job, since it's for a public agency, is susceptible to TONS of public scrutiny. One whiff of impropriety and its curtains.

I really wish I didn't see comments on VJ so often that expressed a desire to speak up for our rights to the same government resources as residents of the few states in VSC territory, but expressed a stronger fear that speaking up would cause a mysterious loss of petitions or time.

Not. going. to. happen.

TimsDaisy, you seem to be pretty well educated on this matter, so in your opinion what is the best course of action. I have seen many threads about writing letters to our representatives or about signing petitions on the matter. In your opinion, what is the best thing we can do? Is writing a letter to my representative the best course of action to take? I have been wanting to let my voice be heard on this matter, but was somewhat unsure about the best way to go about it.

Thank you!

Karoline

First off - hey, post movers! I was expecting this one to get moved when I read it, but what the heck form is this one? Why not move it to the progress report K1 subforum where there's already a bunch of "hey, what's up with this slow stuff" posts? Anyway . . . .

As to the question: I would call my congressional office (use www.house.gov to find your member of congress, using your zip code, or www.senate.gov, and look at your state to find the senators). Call the district office (that'd be the one in your hometown or state, rather than the one in DC), and ask to speak to whomever handles immigration case work. Explain your situation. Explain that you know that the processing times posted online are merely a cover and that the real time is 2.9 months (as reported by the USCIS in other fed publications). Be courteous, but explain all you can, as effectively and calmly as possible. Cite your frustration about the differences in processing times for 75% of this country as opposed to the luck 25% who go through VSC. Ask if the congressperson is aware of this disparity.

You won't get swift action, most likely - they aren't magic. But if we, as a community, keep our policy area on the radar at a time when other areas of immigration law are getting attention, it can't hurt. There's no guarantee it will help. But the only 100% certain thing is that if we DON'T bring attention to the effects of these processing times and the fundamental unfairness of the VSC vs the other SCs, then NOTHING will ever change at all.

[payxibka 10,045]

well i will tell you one very big reason california has slowed down. Its has everything to do with the new non consular filing law. Expect to see huge delays across the board as they back up with I130 and I129 in droves because they eliminated consular filings for people who dont live in the countries for more than 6 months. Also if you are in the military. everything will be easier because they have said that they will take all military filings immediately. I had wanted to cancel my I 129f and start a K3 but with the huge back log in I 130s , I am afraid. My case which has a few compliccations got in there before the flood of the aborted consular filings started flooding in. I am just waiting for the NOA2 and have been for over 90 days while I watch Vermont get it in 2 weeks ( and then some of the Vermont people whine.. makes me want to strangle them. CALIFORNIA needs to break apart the states that they are handling and start shipping things to VERMONT and make it more fair for the rest of us. I have seen imbra waivers get done there in 2 weeks.. WHats cooking? And imbra has only made it worse for the rest of us, snaring normal people in with sexual predators and wife beaters.

If you are blaming the new backlog of I-130's then IMBRA is not the problem........

[Beauty for Ashes 257]

well i will tell you one very big reason california has slowed down. Its has everything to do with the new non consular filing law. Expect to see huge delays across the board as they back up with I130 and I129 in droves because they eliminated consular filings for people who dont live in the countries for more than 6 months. Also if you are in the military. everything will be easier because they have said that they will take all military filings immediately. I had wanted to cancel my I 129f and start a K3 but with the huge back log in I 130s , I am afraid. My case which has a few compliccations got in there before the flood of the aborted consular filings started flooding in. I am just waiting for the NOA2 and have been for over 90 days while I watch Vermont get it in 2 weeks ( and then some of the Vermont people whine.. makes me want to strangle them. CALIFORNIA needs to break apart the states that they are handling and start shipping things to VERMONT and make it more fair for the rest of us. I have seen imbra waivers get done there in 2 weeks.. WHats cooking? And imbra has only made it worse for the rest of us, snaring normal people in with sexual predators and wife beaters.

If you are blaming the new backlog of I-130's then IMBRA is not the problem........

iI dont know but I have seen people with multiple petitions getting a NOA 2 in one month out of vermont. They need to break apart the california center and send the stuff to vermont to even the wait for everyone

[payxibka 10,045]

well i will tell you one very big reason california has slowed down. Its has everything to do with the new non consular filing law. Expect to see huge delays across the board as they back up with I130 and I129 in droves because they eliminated consular filings for people who dont live in the countries for more than 6 months. Also if you are in the military. everything will be easier because they have said that they will take all military filings immediately. I had wanted to cancel my I 129f and start a K3 but with the huge back log in I 130s , I am afraid. My case which has a few compliccations got in there before the flood of the aborted consular filings started flooding in. I am just waiting for the NOA2 and have been for over 90 days while I watch Vermont get it in 2 weeks ( and then some of the Vermont people whine.. makes me want to strangle them. CALIFORNIA needs to break apart the states that they are handling and start shipping things to VERMONT and make it more fair for the rest of us. I have seen imbra waivers get done there in 2 weeks.. WHats cooking? And imbra has only made it worse for the rest of us, snaring normal people in with sexual predators and wife beaters.

If you are blaming the new backlog of I-130's then IMBRA is not the problem........

iI dont know but I have seen people with multiple petitions getting a NOA 2 in one month out of vermont. They need to break apart the california center and send the stuff to vermont to even the wait for everyone

I think everyone would agree that it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out.... It is not IMBRA but is an apparent disporportional volume problem... As an aside, the new backlog of I-130's is the result of Adam Walsh Child Protection Act not IMBRA.

[DA BOMB 1]

I am sure by reading this forum and others everyone already knows that CSC is slowing down on their K-1 petitions. In fact there are threads concerning this. I wrote my attorney yesterday to ask a few simple questions; one of the questions and his answer I have copied and pasted below:

3. The date showing on the petition on the USCIS website is 03/12/07. Do you think we will get an approval by 06/01?

A) The California service center is slowing down in the last few months, so I would anticipate an approval notice around the end of June.

As you can see above he has verified what we are all talking about. CSC is slowing down for some reason. If he is right I will have to wait for four months for my NOA2!!!!

I am sorry, but I am getting so tired of seeing VSC getting the K-1 petitions done in two or three weeks. As far as I am concerned the VSC filers should have no complaints about the process unless their petition is lost or destroyed. They should be happy that they are not dealing with California. Now CSC is starting to take four months! How can things be so %#&* up? I mean my petition could take up to eight months! I am sure I am not the only one in this boat, and I feel for all of you guys too. I hate feeling so helpless! I hate not having any control of this!

I know I am just venting and I apologize. As far as the VSC filers; nothing personel against you guys and I wish you the very best. It is just this wait is wearing on me big-time. But I know I will endure and get through it some way, even now that I see it is going to take longer than expected.

Thanks,

reach449

hi ,i am with you all the way ,but ,put yourself in my shoes ,i/we are having to go through all of this again ,denied aos in the US ,came back to england and am trying again to get perm res.USCIS would not accept any already approved stuff ,so its back to square one !!!!! good luck,andy.

Why were you denied aos??? That sounds ridiculous after having been approved for a K3.

[DA BOMB 1]

The process will never change if you sit in fear and say nothing. No one is going to take retribution against your petition. The people processing these papers are just average people like us with their own lives and problems and things to do at work and at home. I highly doubt they'd really care enough about you to junk your petition. Not to mention, the people you would call to talk to either through USCIS or your congressional office aren't going to be standing next to your file setting it on fire or hiding it in a drawer somewhere.

Not to mention: government jobs, especially ones like these, have extremely strict procedures and requirements that must be followed or people get in trouble. Their kind of job, since it's for a public agency, is susceptible to TONS of public scrutiny. One whiff of impropriety and its curtains.

I really wish I didn't see comments on VJ so often that expressed a desire to speak up for our rights to the same government resources as residents of the few states in VSC territory, but expressed a stronger fear that speaking up would cause a mysterious loss of petitions or time.

Not. going. to. happen.

TimsDaisy, you seem to be pretty well educated on this matter, so in your opinion what is the best course of action. I have seen many threads about writing letters to our representatives or about signing petitions on the matter. In your opinion, what is the best thing we can do? Is writing a letter to my representative the best course of action to take? I have been wanting to let my voice be heard on this matter, but was somewhat unsure about the best way to go about it.

Thank you!

Karoline

First off - hey, post movers! I was expecting this one to get moved when I read it, but what the heck form is this one? Why not move it to the progress report K1 subforum where there's already a bunch of "hey, what's up with this slow stuff" posts? Anyway . . . .

As to the question: I would call my congressional office (use www.house.gov to find your member of congress, using your zip code, or www.senate.gov, and look at your state to find the senators). Call the district office (that'd be the one in your hometown or state, rather than the one in DC), and ask to speak to whomever handles immigration case work. Explain your situation. Explain that you know that the processing times posted online are merely a cover and that the real time is 2.9 months (as reported by the USCIS in other fed publications). Be courteous, but explain all you can, as effectively and calmly as possible. Cite your frustration about the differences in processing times for 75% of this country as opposed to the luck 25% who go through VSC. Ask if the congressperson is aware of this disparity.

You won't get swift action, most likely - they aren't magic. But if we, as a community, keep our policy area on the radar at a time when other areas of immigration law are getting attention, it can't hurt. There's no guarantee it will help. But the only 100% certain thing is that if we DON'T bring attention to the effects of these processing times and the fundamental unfairness of the VSC vs the other SCs, then NOTHING will ever change at all.

Have you written? Just seems easy enough to gather up all of us CSC bitchers and write one letter petition style. Do you agree? I'd be willing to offer my PO Box for a collective bundle to present to the service center or whoever it is that will listen...or hell...all the parties involved.