Moving to different state

[Maitremathieu 4]

I currently live in California and my I-129F is with the California Service Center, NOA1 on February 22, 2023. I was just offered a new job in Florida, and will move there in January. I'll update my address with CIS once I find a place to live there. Does anybody know what happens to our case? Does it stay with California Service Center or get transferred to the center that has jurisdiction over Florida (which appears to be Texas?). If so, is that good news or bad news?

 

It looks like Texas is a little bit faster than California, so if gets transferred there, does that mean it will speed up the process, or does the wait time start all over again when the case goes to a different center?

[powerpuff 6,697]

It’ll stay at California service center. All I-129f are processed there with an exception of a small percentage that get transferred to Vermont service center due to certain criminal background of the petitioner.

[Maitremathieu 4]

Got it, thank you!

[IWander 589]

2 hours ago, Maitremathieu said:

I currently live in California and my I-129F is with the California Service Center, NOA1 on February 22, 2023. I was just offered a new job in Florida, and will move there in January. I'll update my address with CIS once I find a place to live there. Does anybody know what happens to our case? Does it stay with California Service Center or get transferred to the center that has jurisdiction over Florida (which appears to be Texas?). If so, is that good news or bad news?

 

It looks like Texas is a little bit faster than California, so if gets transferred there, does that mean it will speed up the process, or does the wait time start all over again when the case goes to a different center?

Service center assignment based on geography stopped more than a decade ago.

[Maitremathieu 4]

Then what's this about processing times for I-129F at TSC on the Processing Tabs? And many people have Texas listed as their service center on their timelines?

[IWander 589]

5 hours ago, Maitremathieu said:

Then what's this about processing times for I-129F at TSC on the Processing Tabs? And many people have Texas listed as their service center on their timelines?

Mostly because those individuals are unfamiliar with the process.  The petition is sent to a Texas address which is the location of the lockbox operation that intakes the petition and then assigns it to the California Service center 

[Maitremathieu 4]

Thanks for clarifying!