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Nebraska? nooo apparently it's POTOMAC

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2 minutes ago, eliottreid said:

I just found out that my file was secretly transferred to potomac where the waiting time is a year more. They're on Dec. 2019 and I filed October 2020. I'm gonna scream

I filed June 2020 at TSC transferred to VSC where there is a 3 year wait.  I feel you. 

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When our file was transferred from Nebraska to Texas a few years ago, it didn't affect the processing time at all.  We were not pushed to the back of the line.  

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1 minute ago, Lucky Cat said:

When our file was transferred from Nebraska to Texas a few years ago, it didn't affect the processing time at all.  We were not pushed to the back of the line.  

We should've gotten a response a week ago if it's based on Nebraska, but nothing!

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28 minutes ago, eliottreid said:

We should've gotten a response a week ago if it's based on Nebraska, but nothing!

How did you know figure out you were transferred? 

We just filed for out of processing times for Nebraska but it says we aren't so I suspect we have been moved as well.

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11 hours ago, eliottreid said:

I just found out that my file was secretly transferred to potomac where the waiting time is a year more. They're on Dec. 2019 and I filed October 2020. I'm gonna scream

The same exact thing happened to us. We filed in October 2020 and were at Nebraska, but transferred to Potomac without any notice. We only found out through "Ask Emma" and were quite sad to see that the processing times at Potomac are much longer.

 

We filed online, are both abroad, and I am a US citizen. Do you also fall into this category of cases?

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Cases are often transferred due to the # of applications in any particular office to lesson the work load

all of you still waiting for the 1st step to be concluded should know that staff will be (or already are) starting summer vacations and more transfers are apt to happen

any one office can go from fast to slowest or visa versa at different points 

Nebraska had our case 10 months and then transferred to Missouri (for faster processing -big laugh as it took about 6 months more)

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10 hours ago, ASHR2020 said:

The same exact thing happened to us. We filed in October 2020 and were at Nebraska, but transferred to Potomac without any notice. We only found out through "Ask Emma" and were quite sad to see that the processing times at Potomac are much longer.

 

We filed online, are both abroad, and I am a US citizen. Do you also fall into this category of cases?

Yes, same. But he’s in the US and I’m abroad 

2 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

Cases are often transferred due to the # of applications in any particular office to lesson the work load

all of you still waiting for the 1st step to be concluded should know that staff will be (or already are) starting summer vacations and more transfers are apt to happen

any one office can go from fast to slowest or visa versa at different points 

Nebraska had our case 10 months and then transferred to Missouri (for faster processing -big laugh as it took about 6 months more)

14 months for a spouse of a US citizen? Are they nuts? Are we supposed to stay apart for 2 years? Crazy 

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JeanneAdil   6,667

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1 hour ago, eliottreid said:

Yes, same. But he’s in the US and I’m abroad 

14 months for a spouse of a US citizen? Are they nuts? Are we supposed to stay apart for 2 years? Crazy 

10 + 6 is 16  

there is no special recognition for being born in the US 

 

and we were 6 years in the whole mess 

it never surprises me when a couple gets upset with immigration

I did on a daily basis

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Just thought I'd pop in here to give a little hope. I'm a US citizen filed abroad online for my husband June 2020. Originally TSC but was transferred without notice (idk when) to Potomac. Today the case finally went under actively reviewed to approved within hours. I am at the tail end of the original TSC timeline. Don't give up hope if you've been transferred!! 

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I am also on the same boat as OP. Filed Oct. 2020 and all notices stated Nebraska center. No word from anyone but recently asked Emma live agent who stated that my file was in Potomac. I feel like they may have transferred a ton of 10/2020 Nebraska cases to Potomac. 
 

This is discouraging as Nebraska cases from 2021 are being approved. 

 

If anyone knows a way to escalate a case (by contacting USCIS/senators/embassies), please let us know as I cannot bear the wait much longer.

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Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.

Our journey:

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September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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7 hours ago, RajPatil said:

If anyone knows a way to escalate a case (by contacting USCIS/senators/embassies), please let us know as I cannot bear the wait much longer.

 

You can send an expedite request to USCIS if you have a valid reason.  Frustration at getting your case transferred to another service center is not a valid reason (we tried, it didn't work) -- https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/how-to-make-an-expedite-request

 

 
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