USCIS processing time chart??

[geowrian 22,337]

1 hour ago, GaryK said:

Tell that to the 27 couples who report getting a NOA2 for a K-1 in March and April through the Texas Service Center.

 

Either the TSC is handling some of the caseload to relieve the CSC or we have a lot of people who aren't getting it right with their service center.

Correct - it's 1 or the other.

A lot of people (the OP included) got it wrong. They think the Texas lockbox is the Texas Service Center. People do this almost every day on VJ until they learn the difference. TSC has not processed any I-129Fs in several years, hence why the USCIS processing chart doesn't even show I-129Fs for a K-1 for it.

The only service centers handling I-129Fs for a K-1 are CSC and VSC. All cases go to CSC initially. A very select few are transferred to VSC....usually due to certain additional criminal background checks being needed.

[GaryK 39]

44 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Correct - it's 1 or the other.

A lot of people (the OP included) got it wrong. They think the Texas lockbox is the Texas Service Center. People do this almost every day on VJ until they learn the difference. TSC has not processed any I-129Fs in several years, hence why the USCIS processing chart doesn't even show I-129Fs for a K-1 for it.

The only service centers handling I-129Fs for a K-1 are CSC and VSC. All cases go to CSC initially. A very select few are transferred to VSC....usually due to certain additional criminal background checks being needed.

Question for you.  So if you start out at the CSC but then end up getting transferred to the VSC it means something came back in the initial background checks and suddenly it's electronic 'body cavity search' time?  Is that correct or did I misunderstand your post?

[payxibka 10,045]

3 minutes ago, GaryK said:

Question for you.  So if you start out at the CSC but then end up getting transferred to the VSC it means something came back in the initial background checks and suddenly it's electronic 'body cavity search' time?  Is that correct or did I misunderstand your post?

That is the working theory 

[geowrian 22,337]

3 minutes ago, GaryK said:

Question for you.  So if you start out at the CSC but then end up getting transferred to the VSC it means something came back in the initial background checks and suddenly it's electronic 'body cavity search' time?  Is that correct or did I misunderstand your post?

It could be due to a certain criminal history of the petitioner (AWA crimes especially). It also could be due to a hit on the name check and they need to verify your identity...there's a few cases where some people with completely clean histories were incorrectly flagged and they needed the petitioner to do biometrics to verify the hit wasn't actually them.

[JFH 12,190]

*~*~*moved from “process and procedures” to “progress reports”*~*~*

[Stubmeister 31]

FWIW Madie9843, I sent my I-129F to the Texas lockbox(?). From there it was transferred to the California service center and processed in 94 days! Of course, "Your mileage may vary!" Good luck!

[Shiran 1,134]

When your 129F petition is accepted, you are suppose to get e-mail from Dallas Lockbox. This is what it reads:

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"Your case has been accepted and routed to the USCIS California Service Center for processing. Within 7-10 days by standard mail you will receive your official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) with your Receipt Number WACXXXXXXXXXX. With the official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) you may visit www.uscis.gov where you can check the status of your case using My Case Status. We suggest you wait until you have received your Form I-797 before checking My Case Status.

Dallas lockbox is not same as Texas processing center. 

Edited April 21, 2019 by Shiran

[Islandlifer 30]

Your beneficiary will get their Visa in about 2 years 

[payxibka 10,045]

52 minutes ago, Islandlifer said:

Your beneficiary will get their Visa in about 2 years 

You can't be serious 

[geowrian 22,337]

1 hour ago, Islandlifer said:

Your beneficiary will get their Visa in about 2 years 

What is this based on...?

[treppenwitz 78]

11 hours ago, geowrian said:

What is this based on...?

Facebook immigration service /s

[Letspaintcookies 2,310]

Ok I totally understand that people are more or less annoyed by the way USCIS works and a good laugh can help to ease the stress. But I see more and more topics becoming a platform for ranting and joking instead of serious attempts to answer the OP's questions.

 

Would be nice if we could go back to that. Not everybody is as bitter about this process as others.

[GaryK 39]

15 hours ago, geowrian said:

What is this based on...?

Just sarcasm.

[GaryK 39]

3 hours ago, Letspaintcookies said:

Ok I totally understand that people are more or less annoyed by the way USCIS works and a good laugh can help to ease the stress. But I see more and more topics becoming a platform for ranting and joking instead of serious attempts to answer the OP's questions.

 

Would be nice if we could go back to that. Not everybody is as bitter about this process as others.

I think people's questions are getting answered despite the ranting and joking (of which I am a repeat offender).  This is a community board.  You will have people who aren't bitter... are bitter... rant... don't rant... joke... don't joke.

[GaryK 39]

On 4/20/2019 at 6:24 PM, geowrian said:

Correct - it's 1 or the other.

A lot of people (the OP included) got it wrong. They think the Texas lockbox is the Texas Service Center. People do this almost every day on VJ until they learn the difference. TSC has not processed any I-129Fs in several years, hence why the USCIS processing chart doesn't even show I-129Fs for a K-1 for it.

The only service centers handling I-129Fs for a K-1 are CSC and VSC. All cases go to CSC initially. A very select few are transferred to VSC....usually due to certain additional criminal background checks being needed.

geowrian... you seem to have your finger on the pulse of a lot of this.  Since I can't get a straight answer (or ANY answer for that matter) from people at the uscis, do you think you can opine and cite some common situations/conditions that could add time to the approval process?

 

For example, I read how prior divorces can extend the process.  Why might prior divorces add (significant?) time to the approval process?  Maybe this is a dumb question but, as part of my package, I sent in my divorce decree (all 1,067 unabridged pages... you'd get a hernia trying to lift it).  Her divorce decree was also included both in her native language and an accompanying English translation.  Her English translation comes complete with a stamp, signature of the translator, the translator's credentials, etc.

 

So what would the uscis be doing from there?  For my petition, are they reaching out to Ukrainian authorities to validate the legitimacy of Anna's divorce and that takes time?  Are they combing U.S. public records to validate my divorce?  I'm just not getting why prior divorces would add significant time but maybe I'm just completely clueless.  Hence, all my questions.  Thanks in advance for your perspective.