I130 transfered in California?

[mamalovesdada 0]

Good daY! Did anyone ever experienced this? having their I130 transfered to a different Service Center? My husband and i always thought that both we'll be processed in Vermont Service Center. Here is the email we got from USCIS. What does Jurisdiction means? does it mean we will get an approval soon??? Please lorddddddddd Help us!!!

*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

The last processing action taken on your case

Application Type: I130 , IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

Current Status: This case has been sent to another office for processing because it has jurisdiction over the case.

On May 11, 2007, we transferred this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN to our CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER location for processing because they now have jurisdiction over the case. We sent you a notice of this transfer. Please follow any instructions on this notice. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. We process cases in the order we receive them. You can use our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done. This case has been sent to our CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER location. Follow the link below to check processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Case Status & Processing Dates.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Edited May 18, 2007 by mamalovesdada

[bszoom42 0]

Did the petitioner move recently into an area under jurisdiction of the CSC? Basically, unless the petitioner lives in the listed states for filing in the VSC, it can get transferred.

From Wikipedia...

"In law, jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility."

Basically, by jurisdiction, they are saying that if petitioner is a resident in one of the states that they handle, they have jurisdiction. If not, they need to transfer the case to an agency which has jurisdiction over the petitioner's state residence.

For example, I live in NJ. If I petitioned the CSC, they would transfer the case to the VSC because the CSC is not authorized to act on my cases; whereas the VSC is.

[mamalovesdada 0]

thank you very much for quick reply!!! (",) wow! you really gave me the meaning of jurisdiction and i am very much impressed! thanks a lot!

My husband is from Pensylavannia and as what we know, the service center that is responsible for adjudicating it is "Vermont".I really have no idea what's going on. I know it's better to wait but then, i am kinda worried cause my I129F is still in a pending status, no touches at all... phhewww if my I130 will be approved, i'd say, we'd go for it! ooohhh... i just wish it'll be sooner...

[edp333 9]

There is a long thread on people who have been transfered to CSC who filed in March. Many other posts state the smae transfer. Here is a link:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=62148

[vikasp 0]

edp, i think the OP is talking about petitions going from VSC to CSC, which has been happening recently. the thread you linked is about going from NBC to CSC (though it's now become a general status thread for all march filers)

[edp333 9]

edp, i think the OP is talking about petitions going from VSC to CSC, which has been happening recently. the thread you linked is about going from NBC to CSC (though it's now become a general status thread for all march filers)

Thank you for pointing that out vikasp. I performed a search "VSC to CSC" and came up with 10 pages of search results. The March filers thread seemed the most apparent and is constantly on the first page, thus why I chose it for an example.

[mamalovesdada 0]

thank you guys so much for your inputs! im going to check out that link.

[Scott-Leonor 0]

I filed my wifes I-130 at TSC in April but it was transfered and recited in CSC. It took me 30 days to get our NOA-1. Anyone else have this happen also?