I seemed to have noticed over the past month or so that the processing times for the I130 at CSC seem to just keep getting longer and longer on average. When I receieved our NOA1 on June 8 - it seemed that processing times were approximately 102 days or something similar - and now we are out to 135 days in just 3 weeks?!? What a dramatic increase.

Do these trends seem to happen over the summer? are the times for approvals just going to keep getting longer? Ugh - this is a frustrating enough process - and when you just see things getting even longer....i can only sigh....

any thoughts??

It may be Summer vacation time. I have read that Christmas holidays delay things, so maybe Summer too.
As for CSC time, I had mine extend and contract a few times. Then it was approved earlier than projected.

Patience is hard when love is denied, that's for sure.

Maybe its a summer thing. Although the CSC has taken a brunt if I-130's since January.

"The California Service Center does have a backlog since accepting many I-130 petitions from embassies abroad since enacting the Adam Walsh act.

As of January 22, 2007, consular offices abroad were instructed to cease accepting certain immigrant visa petitions because consular officers lacked the means to perform the required criminal background checks on American citizen petitioners, as required by the Adam Walsh Act.

All lawful permanent residents, and American Citizens resident in the United States or with a permanent address in the United States, must file I-130 petitions at the USCIS Service Center having jurisdiction over their place of residence.

Apparently California Service Center is experiencing the brunt of this and as a result is really backed up."

I don't know if this is still the case with the CSC., but they may still be receiving a ton of them.


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