Why are cases being sent to centers that are severely backlogged?

[Romin 1]

For example Nebraska and certain other centers have 7-15 months of processing time, while California has over 2.5-3.5 years!? Just found out my I-130 for spouse as USC, just got send to California...this doesn't make any sense. Wouldn't they want to distribute eventually to all service centers? Could someone explain

[SalishSea 17,836]

26 minutes ago, Romin said:

For example Nebraska and certain other centers have 7-15 months of processing time, while California has over 2.5-3.5 years!? Just found out my I-130 for spouse as USC, just got send to California...this doesn't make any sense. Wouldn't they want to distribute eventually to all service centers? Could someone explain

Your guess is as good as anyone’s. The ways of USCIS and their mystical algorithm for petition processing is not made public, so any replies here would be conjecture.   Luck of the draw maybe?   They will shuffle petitions in order to change up the workloads, but again, how that works is not public knowledge.

[igoyougoduke 1,656]

35 minutes ago, Romin said:

For example Nebraska and certain other centers have 7-15 months of processing time, while California has over 2.5-3.5 years!? Just found out my I-130 for spouse as USC, just got send to California...this doesn't make any sense. Wouldn't they want to distribute eventually to all service centers? Could someone explain

just because they post something online does not mean that its true. lol they are just numbers that are made up by some guy in the number crunching room

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

14 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Your guess is as good as anyone’s. The ways of USCIS and their mystical algorithm for petition processing is not made public, so any replies here would be conjecture.   Luck of the draw maybe?   They will shuffle petitions in order to change up the workloads, but again, how that works is not public knowledge.

I honestly think that not even USCIS knows how that works. 🤪

 

P.S.: We love you to bits USCIS. 😘

[SalishSea 17,836]

Just now, Allaboutwaiting said:

I honestly think that not even USCIS knows how that works. 🤪

 

P.S.: We love you to bits USCIS. 😘

Good PS.   We know they lurk here, along with DOS, CBP, ICE etc. 😉

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

8 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Good PS.   We know they lurk here, along with DOS, CBP, ICE etc. 😉

I know! 

*rushes in horror to find any compromising post that needs to be deleted ASAP*

[JeanneAdil 6,510]

12 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Good PS.   We know they lurk here, along with DOS, CBP, ICE etc. 😉

do embassies also lurk?   

[SalishSea 17,836]

1 hour ago, JeanneAdil said:

do embassies also lurk?   

Well, that would be the DOS.   Nothing has ever been confirmed, just rumors.

[Rocio0010 5,579]

1 hour ago, Jorgedig said:

Good PS.   We know they lurk here, along with DOS, CBP, ICE etc. 😉

Do not forget DHS!!!

[SalishSea 17,836]

1 minute ago, Rocio0010 said:

Do not forget DHS!!!

That would be CBP and ICE, but yeah.

[Rocio0010 5,579]

5 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

That would be CBP and ICE, but yeah.

Undercover ICE agents lurking here in VJ be like 

“Hey John, there’s a 23 year old guy from Nigeria that is dating a 67 year old lady here in the US. He game con a tourist visa and he’s in a pickle now , because he said that in his visa application he *might* have said he was married… what should we do?

[SalishSea 17,836]

35 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

Undercover ICE agents lurking here in VJ be like 

“Hey John, there’s a 23 year old guy from Nigeria that is dating a 67 year old lady here in the US. He game con a tourist visa and he’s in a pickle now , because he said that in his visa application he *might* have said he was married… what should we do?

"Oh, I dunno.....he says they're soul mates and that she's still capable of carrying their child."

[ovi666 7]

These are just the numbers I believe, as I have seen people getting through in Cali faster than the other ones. Mine had also been transferred from Potomac to Cali so lets see.

[mam521 2,062]

Also for consideration, certain case types are processed at certain centers.  Otherwise, it's a crapshoot!  

[dwheels76 5,468]

16 hours ago, Rocio0010 said:

Undercover ICE agents lurking here in VJ be like 

“Hey John, there’s a 23 year old guy from Nigeria that is dating a 67 year old lady here in the US. He game con a tourist visa and he’s in a pickle now , because he said that in his visa application he *might* have said he was married… what should we do?

LOL but why you always pickin on my Nigeria. But you right though but dang.

 

Hey Lagos it's me Dwheels76 what's poppin!!😉