Case Was Received At My Local Office

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

6 minutes ago, appz said:

 

After getting out of Chicago USCIS office, I called up the helpline. The lady on the phone took my case number and told me that the original NOA never used to work as that for an internal database and that they are updating the systems and the message is kind of a placeholder.

Sounds plausible

[hixsy 26]

Given all the different responses people have had from USCIS;  I think it's safe to say they don't definitively know an answer either.

 

Curious to see the status of everything after the maintenance tonight though - I've been wondering if maybe there has been a policy shift in how I-751 is processed (through the local office etc.)  As I'm more cynical, I'm expecting that this is just a glitch.

 

Either way, my expected time frame for waiting through CSC hasn't changed - if I get approved earlier than the current processing time then that's a bonus.

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

Someone posted in another forum: 

 

..Also a quick update and its not a good news but I called USCIS just now to check my case status. The representative said that there was a glitch in the systems and the statuses of hundreds of cases all across said transferred to local offices but it is not the case as the cases are still being processed in VSC. Right now they are working through Jan23 2017 cases. So a bummer! 

[Jimbo09 19]

It is certainly an emotional roller coaster, but everyone should just relax and wait a few days for the dust to settle.  USCIS has never provided consistent answers unless there is/are official announcement so its useless to call or visit the office right now. 

[jeffkadrliktorr 99]

There's been a small amount of people being told it's a legitimate update compared to how many have been told it's just a system error. Wouldn't the

local offices of all people know for sure whether or not they'd had a boatload of files mailed to them?

 

I was hopeful at first and thought the people saying it's a glitch were just cynical, but it's seeming pretty obvious now..

[Bomzy 19]

Hello Everyone,  I am from CSC September 2016 Group,  Been 17 months now, Case transferred to Local Office, losing my patience but still intact because losing it won't help  either.  By the way, Transferred, what does it mean really? and How much time does it take to get approved? RFE? Questionable applicants? 

Edited March 1, 2018 by Bomzy

[Scazy 78]

4 hours ago, corvusheart said:

It actually might not be a glitch after all this has happened before. On this thread from 2013 there was transfers to local offices and soon after approvals.

 

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/449723-cri89-transferred-to-local-field-office-from-vsc/?page=16

It was transfer from one cervice center to another. Usics does transfers like this and post announcement when it's happens. I was not able to find ANY record of mass transfers to local offices as it's a totally different procedure, only certain cases in a regular basis and for a specific reason related to the case, but nothing major. 

So glitch theory is still the strongest. 

 

4 hours ago, mycase17 said:

It's not proven until USCIS states it that it was by mistake. 

I do not agree. Usics never stated "fee were waived" mass glitch was a glitch yet it's indeed a glitch and that's like 10000% fact. 

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

1 hour ago, jeffkadrliktorr said:

There's been a small amount of people being told it's a legitimate update compared to how many have been told it's just a system error. Wouldn't the

local offices of all people know for sure whether or not they'd had a boatload of files mailed to them?

 

I was hopeful at first and thought the people saying it's a glitch were just cynical, but it's seeming pretty obvious now..

Does a USCIS reviewing officer open and look at the physical contents of a package, or are contents scanned to be reviewed on a screen?

 

If something is in fact scanned, then a file/case# can be assigned to a particular local office, and no boatloads of files need to be mailed. 

[NewlyNaturalized 38]

25 minutes ago, WeGuyGal said:

Does a USCIS reviewing officer open and look at the physical contents of a package, or are contents scanned to be reviewed on a screen?

 

If something is in fact scanned, then a file/case# can be assigned to a particular local office, and no boatloads of files need to be mailed. 

I remember reading somewhere when we were preparing the packet that they prefer it not be stapled together because there is a group of people that receives and scans everything

[Natonstan 129]

After all the responses today from Infopass appointments and phone calls to tier 2 I definitely think this is simply a glitch now

[mrs thb 331]

Well my fingers are crossed but......

 

https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/tools-outage

 

Seeing as though the site is down for fixing this might not be a good sign.

 

Just an FYI.....

[Derwood 203]

 

1 hour ago, Natonstan said:

After all the responses today from Infopass appointments and phone calls to tier 2 I definitely think this is simply a glitch now

Absolutely.

[Amhara 460]

Ugh!  Back to waiting for our biometrics appointment.  Oh well.  USCIS proves once again they don’t know anything!

[ApplyingforN400 126]

Guys, this is Homeland security that gets millions of calls. 

 

Its not that they dont know, its the higher ups who either tell them to say wrong things or actually dont give anyone the info. 

 

You almosy never get the same answer twice with USCIS, its just too much of a national security risk for them to explain exactly whats happening with immigration. 

 

Imagine wrong doers realize files are being trasnfered by the masses and they start sending fake/incomplete/denied files to Local offices. Green cards might end up in the wrong hands. 

 

I would not rely on calls or anything. If you want real answers congressional inquiries are the way, otherwise its a waiting game.  

Edited March 2, 2018 by ApplyingforN400

[Amhara 460]

5 hours ago, Bomzy said:

Hello Everyone,  I am from CSC September 2016 Group,  Been 17 months now, Case transferred to Local Office, losing my patience but still intact because losing it won't help  either.  By the way, Transferred, what does it mean really? and How much time does it take to get approved? RFE? Questionable applicants? 

Transferred meaning another office has jurisdiction over your case.  But no worries.  99.95% chance your case is not transferred.  Hopefully yours hits a desk for approval soon!  CSC is certainly behind, but your time is close!

 

Here’s to Naturalization for all who qualify and desire!  See you in December 2018!