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Hello all!

I filed my I-129f petition to the Nebraska Service Center on 06/22 and just received my NOA1 in the mail yesterday. I was wondering at first what was going on....but discovered something.

I'm not sure if it has been widely discussed, but I figured I would just throw it out there...

All of the I-129f petitions are being forwarded to the CA service center. I called the USCIS today and confirmed that info. This is probably the reason why it took 17 days to get my NOA1....it was sent to NE first and forwarded to CA. The forms state that if you live in certain states, to send your petition to the corresponding service center. This apparently is changing and they will soon be instructed to send directly to the CA service center.

This is the info they gave me....if I have anything wrong....don't hesitate to let me know.

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Hello all!

I filed my I-129f petition to the Nebraska Service Center on 06/22 and just received my NOA1 in the mail yesterday. I was wondering at first what was going on....but discovered something.

I'm not sure if it has been widely discussed, but I figured I would just throw it out there...

All of the I-129f petitions are being forwarded to the CA service center. I called the USCIS today and confirmed that info. This is probably the reason why it took 17 days to get my NOA1....it was sent to NE first and forwarded to CA. The forms state that if you live in certain states, to send your petition to the corresponding service center. This apparently is changing and they will soon be instructed to send directly to the CA service center.

This is the info they gave me....if I have anything wrong....don't hesitate to let me know.

You can file at Cali or Vermont NOW, before July 30th.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/Up...iling062107.pdf

USCIS will accept Forms I-129F, I-131, I-140, I-360, I-485, I-765 and I-907 filed with the new “Direct Filing” location in advance of the July 30, 2007 effective date, that are otherwise properly filed.

Petitioners will file the Form I-129F with either the Vermont Service Center or California Service

Center, depending on where the petitioner resides, and regardless of whether it is filed for a K-1

fiancé(e) or a K-3 spouse. This represents a change from current I-129F filing instructions, which

direct the filing of K-1 petitions to all four USCIS service centers and the filing of K-3 petitions to

the Chicago Lock Box.

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payxibka   10,045

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Hello all!

I filed my I-129f petition to the Nebraska Service Center on 06/22 and just received my NOA1 in the mail yesterday. I was wondering at first what was going on....but discovered something.

I'm not sure if it has been widely discussed, but I figured I would just throw it out there...

All of the I-129f petitions are being forwarded to the CA service center. I called the USCIS today and confirmed that info. This is probably the reason why it took 17 days to get my NOA1....it was sent to NE first and forwarded to CA. The forms state that if you live in certain states, to send your petition to the corresponding service center. This apparently is changing and they will soon be instructed to send directly to the CA service center.

This is the info they gave me....if I have anything wrong....don't hesitate to let me know.

This has been widely discussed and been going on for more than a year... With that said, all is changing again....

YMMV

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Hello all!

I filed my I-129f petition to the Nebraska Service Center on 06/22 and just received my NOA1 in the mail yesterday. I was wondering at first what was going on....but discovered something.

I'm not sure if it has been widely discussed, but I figured I would just throw it out there...

All of the I-129f petitions are being forwarded to the CA service center. I called the USCIS today and confirmed that info. This is probably the reason why it took 17 days to get my NOA1....it was sent to NE first and forwarded to CA. The forms state that if you live in certain states, to send your petition to the corresponding service center. This apparently is changing and they will soon be instructed to send directly to the CA service center.

This is the info they gave me....if I have anything wrong....don't hesitate to let me know.

This has been in effect for quite some time. I129Fs and I130s are adjudicated at Vermont or Cali. Vermont handles those sent to them, and Cali gets directs plus those from Texas and Nebraska. The instructions still say to send them to the Texas, Nebraska, Vermont, or Cali based on address. This is about to change. Effective July 30, as devilette said, these petitions should be directly filed to either Vermont or Cali depending on your place of residence. When they issued that notice of change of instructions they also indicated that they will start accepting direct filings immediately.

There are many reasons why your NOA1 took so long. Search the forums for this to share in others' misery.

Edited by Urge To Race

03/12/2007 - Married to my beautiful wife

04/16/2007 - Sent I-130 to VSC via USPS Express Mail

05/12/2007 - NOA1 received by snail mail after a loooong wait

05/14/2007 - Sent I-129F for K3 to Chicago Lockbox via USPS Express Mail

10/22/2007 - I129F APPROVED (161 days), I130 APPROVED (188 days)

11/08/2007 - I129F received at NVC, embassy case number generated.

11/13/2007 - I129F forwarded to embassy.

11/18/2007 - 129F petition received at embassy

01/09/2008 - finally, DOS gives me the interview date, April 16, 2007 (ouch)

01/23/2008 - never got packet 4, emailed embassy

04/11/2008 - picked up packet 4, did medical

04/14/2008 - medical report pickup, no problems

04/16/2008 - interview date- APPROVED!!!!!

04/18/2008 - both of us are home at last, POE JFK!

05/21/2008 - sent AOS and EAD

05/27/2008 - received NOA1 for AOS and for EAD

06/02/2008 - received Biometrics appt letter

06/19/2008 - Biometrics appointment scheduled - DONE

06/19/2008 - both AOS and EAD touched because of biometrics

07/29/2008 - EAD approved.

05/13/2009 - AOS Interview - APPROVED!/ Card production ordered email

05/18/2009 - Welcome Letter received

06/12/2009 - Second card production ordered email

06/19/2009 - Approval notice send email

06/22/2009 - Green Card received

04/09/2012 - Applied for Citizenship by Express Mailing N400 to NBC

04/10/2012 - N400 received by USCIS

06/23/2012 - Biometrics appointment

07/27/2012 - Appointment scheduled for N400 interview

09/05/2012 - Interview passed, oath ceremony completed, and Naturalization certificate received.

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