Is ROC really faster for Texas residents?

[SalishSea 18,071]

4 hours ago, Gibus said:

Hi fellow VJ members!

I have been scrolling through the different topics and it seems like some people from texas are getting their roc process going pretty fast. I'm wondering if it is just some of the applicants are a majority of them. It's hard to get the big picture getting info from the different topics so I decided to create a new topic to see if I could get a better image here.

How is it going for y'all Texans?

LOL.  Why would it be?

[SalishSea 18,071]

4 hours ago, Gibus said:

So I guess the type of visa has more of an influence than the area you live in. 

Not at all.  It is related to the size of the caseload at the LFO where your case is.

[ua747sp 5]

5 hours ago, Lucky Cat said:

LOL!!!!!!  We filed my wife's I-751 in March 2019......Still waiting for an interview since May 2019......  I wouldn't call that fast....almost 2 years in the process.....and still waiting.☹️

 

Whoa! My wife filed September 2018 and was approved the following October--13 months--at the Texas Service Center. Are Texan cases still being sent there? Have you filed for a case outside normal processing time? Good luck!

[HRQX 4,145]

15 hours ago, Sarah&Facundo said:

The biometrics were waived, yet we were charged to do biometrics?  

The reuse notice clearly says: "The biometrics fee will not be refunded."

17 hours ago, Gibus said:

but apparently there's a lot of other visa that requires it. 

Yeah, there's many different applicants that have to file I-751:

• CR1 Spouse of US citizen, new arrivals, conditional
• CR6 Spouse of US citizen, adjustments, conditional
• CF1 Spouse of US citizen, entered as fiance(e), adjustments, conditional
• CR2 Child of US citizen, new arrivals, conditional
• CR7 Child of US citizen, adjustments, conditional
• CF2 Children of CF1, adjustments, conditional
• C21 Spouse of LPR, subject to country limits, new arrivals, conditional
• C26 Spouse of LPR, subject to country limits, adjustments, conditional
• CX1 Spouse of LPR, exempt from country limits, new arrivals, conditional
• CX6 Spouse of LPR, exempt from country limits, adjustments, conditional
• C23 Children of C21, C22, C26, or C27, subject to country limits, new arrivals, conditional
• C28 Children of C21, C22, C26, or C27, subject to country limits, adjustments, conditional
• C22 Child of LPR, subject to country limits, new arrivals, conditional
• C27 Child of LPR, subject to country limits, adjustments, conditional
• CX3 Children of CX2 or CX7, exempt from country limits, new arrivals, conditional
• CX8 Children of CX2 or CX7, exempt from country limits, adjustments, conditional
• CX2 Child of LPR, exempt from country limits, new arrivals, conditional
• CX7 Child of LPR, exempt from country limits, adjustments, conditional

Edited January 16, 2021 by HRQX

[Ed&Midori1031 330]

21 hours ago, Lucky Cat said:

LOL!!!!!!  We filed my wife's I-751 in March 2019......Still waiting for an interview since May 2019......  I wouldn't call that fast....almost 2 years in the process.....and still waiting.☹️

 

I thought the normally don't do interviews for ROC?? Just a case by case basis I take it? 

[Crazy Cat 42,033]

29 minutes ago, Ed&Midori1031 said:

I thought the normally don't do interviews for ROC?? Just a case by case basis I take it? 

That is not my understanding.  USCIS has the option of waiving an interview if the applicant had a previous USCIS interview.  CR-1 visa holders do not interview with USCIS.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-revises-interview-waiver-guidance-for-form-i-751

 

"Generally, USCIS officers must interview a conditional permanent resident who is the principal petitioner on a Form I-751, unless the interview is waived. This guidance explains that officers may consider waiving an interview if they are satisfied that:

• They can make a decision based on the record because it contains sufficient evidence about the bona fides of the marriage and that the marriage was not entered into in order to evade U.S. immigration laws;
• For Form I-751 cases received on or after December 10, 2018, USCIS has previously interviewed the principal petitioner;
• There is no indication of fraud or misrepresentation in the Form I-751 or the supporting documentation; and
• There are no complex facts or issues that require an interview to resolve.

When determining whether to waive an interview, these considerations apply regardless of whether the Form I-751 is filed as a joint petition or as a waiver of the joint filing requirement."

Edited January 16, 2021 by Lucky Cat

[Crazy Cat 42,033]

16 hours ago, ua747sp said:

Whoa! My wife filed September 2018 and was approved the following October--13 months--at the Texas Service Center. Are Texan cases still being sent there? Have you filed for a case outside normal processing time? Good luck!

Our case was assigned to MSC......

[Ed&Midori1031 330]

13 hours ago, Lucky Cat said:

That is not my understanding.  USCIS has the option of waiving an interview if the applicant had a previous USCIS interview.  CR-1 visa holders do not interview with USCIS.

 

https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-revises-interview-waiver-guidance-for-form-i-751

 

"Generally, USCIS officers must interview a conditional permanent resident who is the principal petitioner on a Form I-751, unless the interview is waived. This guidance explains that officers may consider waiving an interview if they are satisfied that:

• They can make a decision based on the record because it contains sufficient evidence about the bona fides of the marriage and that the marriage was not entered into in order to evade U.S. immigration laws;
• For Form I-751 cases received on or after December 10, 2018, USCIS has previously interviewed the principal petitioner;
• There is no indication of fraud or misrepresentation in the Form I-751 or the supporting documentation; and
• There are no complex facts or issues that require an interview to resolve.

When determining whether to waive an interview, these considerations apply regardless of whether the Form I-751 is filed as a joint petition or as a waiver of the joint filing requirement."

Appreciate the info.  I've posted about it before, and I've gotten a lot of replies about saying USCIS doeant normally conduct interviews for it, but this info does help.  Thank you again.