Which of the two service center if faster in processing filed petition? Do you think its VSC or CSC? Hope to here from you guyz..

My case was processed in Vermont Service Center since he's residing in NY it tooked 4.5months for approval. While my friend processed in California Service Center it took them 4 months for approval so I think just the same timeframe. She got here visa a month after here interview while I got mine 3 working days. Well, if you get lucky it would be more faster. Goodluck!

All I could say about vermont is they suck
snail speed

we been stuck at csc since being filed last aug..........so of course my answer is NOT csc as my preferred service center

I prefer getting our cases finished on time..

Its not like you can choose your service center so preference really does not matter.

Since you can't choose as service centers are assigned based on your residence... It does not much matter.

When I filed our first petition the VCS and TCS were faster than the CSC. I wished our petition had gone to the VSC or TSC. People were complaining about the slowness of the CSC back then.

6 months ago, CSC was slow.
Now it's VSC.
6 months from now, it'll be CSC again.

Get the picture?

and that sequence changes depending on what visa or part of the process you are looking at

Like others have said, where you file is dependant on where you live. You don't have a choice. Sorry.

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Yes I do agree with you...sometimes VSC is faster and sometimes CSC ...its like we just have to wait that they process our papers... and yes your right again...its really dependent to where you live..thanks.

Sometimes things happen. My husband lives where the file should have gone to VSC and somehow they routed it to CSC instead. I'm not sure why or if that will make a difference with processing time, but we're hopinf for the best.

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I agree with you....we have no choice but to wait and hope for the best...so good luck to each and everyone of us...

It also seems to depend on the exact paperwork - what benefit are you filing for. In my example, I wish my application to Remove Conditions had been transferred to California instead of being transferred to Vermont. California is processing applications in 4 to 5 months. Vermont is processing the same application in 12 to 14 months. It would be nice to have a choice, but we don't.

It really doesn't matter to me which service center they transfer our case to.The only thing that matters to me is our case being approved.Going through this process takes a lot of patience,determination and time.Since hubby and I have taken the plunge into USCIS we've made up our minds that this journey won't come to closure over night.Plus I can't afford to be stressed out putting my health in jeopardy, so I just take it one leisure day at a time.

Good~Luck to Us All!

At this point, I agree with that....time is not really a big deal anymore. Although, ask me in November of 2009 if we haven't been approved for LOC and I am cussing about having to make an infopass appointment to save his DL and job.

If my son had filed a K-1, and been able to file in Vermont back in November his wife would have have probably been here already for a couple of months. As it was, they got married, filed for a K-3 and waited 2 1/2 months for an NOA 1 for the I-130 from California. They waited 5 1/2 months total for the approval of both petitions. Their case was simple with perfect paperwork. My DIL started to think he was holding out on her!

Bottom line: It changes continually.

I read a lot of complains about the service centers. All I could hope for is that both Service Centers would work faster so that all of us here will finally be with our spouses at the soonest..

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I agree with u (CaNdiD wiTcH') ....hope they will try to work faster/quicker so we can be with our family soon.... its really hurting to think that we should wait for this very long time to be with our love one..

IT'S UNCERTAIN... RIGHT NOW CSC IS WORKING FASTER BECAUSE THEY HIRED THE DOUBLE OF STAFF.... BUT WE NEVER NOW FOR HOW LONG!!!!

CSC has picked up the speed fast indeed!! Our lawyer told us two months ago that they were delegating more adjudicators and he was being truthful for once today is our deadline date for a decision to be made based on our timeline COME ON!!!!

Ronjie, you filed for a k3 visa on March, you should be approved soon...

It depends. When I started this journey VSC was approving the cases left and right and now it is CSC that is approving quickly. I really can't say one or the other. Both are doing much better then a couple of months back with all the backlog. I hope they both can keep approving cases fast for everyone waiting. Good luck for everyone waiting.

Which do I like better hmmm
Lets look at some stats
VSC-(Had my file since December 12th 2007- to August 12th 2008, 0 touches on my case)
CSC-(Had my file for 2 days, 2 touches)

I'll let you decide which one is better.

Touch # 1 = Received in mailroom
Touch #2 = Put in box on shelf to gather more dust

Im going by online tracking.

But hey who knows maybe they used their "telepathy" skills to move my files.............hmmmm