Do I have an NOA1 here?

[magdasal 19]

Hi friends,

Ok, just got my first e-mail from USCIS. So I think I'm officially in the game now. This looks like an e-mail telling me I'm past the NOA1 gate. The only strange thing about it is that I live in South Carolina...and looking at their web site for the the the service center that handles my area, I should be handled by the USCIS Texas Service Center. But...this is what I got:

Dear Applicant/Petitioner:

Your USCIS application/petition has been received and routed to the California Service Center for processing. Within 7-10 days by standard mail you will receive your official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) with your Receipt Number XXXXXXXXXXXXX. With the official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) you may visit www.uscis.gov where you can check the status of your application using My Case Status. We suggest you wait until you have received your Form I-797 before checking My Case Status.

This confirmation provides notification of the date USCIS received your application/petition. This notice does NOT grant any immigration status or benefit. You MAY NOT present this notice as evidence that you have been granted any immigration status or benefit. Further, this notice does NOT constitute evidence that your application remains pending with USCIS. The current status of your application/petition must be verified with USCIS.

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE

So they sent me to the California Service Center...is that normal? Or will I get forwarded to the Texas Service Center later? I know things have been very weird in 2010, but I'm just curious how I wound up way out west. Not a crisis, but anybody else had this happen. BTW, they received this in August, but I guess I'm really in the September group. Is that the way it works?

[bobby_kvisa 7]

There is a form called G-1145 which is supposed to send you email correspondence of receipt of your petition.

It sounds like this email is in response to your G-form. You should get your official NOA1 in the mail fairly soon.

Good luck !

[LotofPatience 65]

Hi friends,

So they sent me to the California Service Center...is that normal? Or will I get forwarded to the Texas Service Center later? I know things have been very weird in 2010, but I'm just curious how I wound up way out west. Not a crisis, but anybody else had this happen. BTW, they received this in August, but I guess I'm really in the September group. Is that the way it works?

It is normal, magdasal. CSC is now handling bulk of I-130 petitions across the country. Not to worry!

It normally will be completed in CSC itself.

Loto

[LotofPatience 65]

Just some statistical data between CSC and VSC.

CSC: http://dashboard.uscis.gov/index.cfm?formtype=4&office=2&charttype=2

VSC: http://dashboard.uscis.gov/index.cfm?formtype=4&office=6&charttype=2

You (I know you are software guy) can download raw excel data for both SC receipts for all prior months until June 2010. CSC has more horsepower than VSC

Loto

[magdasal 19]

Love ya Loto!

Seriously, thanks for staying on top of things! Yeah, I'm a software guy, like you, and those links are great!

Thanks too to bobby_kvisa.

Like I said...I think I'm in the game now!

It's a small victory, but a very sweet one for me and my wife...It doesn't take much to make me happy!

[LotofPatience 65]

Love ya Loto!

Seriously, thanks for staying on top of things! Yeah, I'm a software guy, like you, and those links are great!

Thanks too to bobby_kvisa.

Like I said...I think I'm in the game now!

It's a small victory, but a very sweet one for me and my wife...It doesn't take much to make me happy!

magdasal, Yes, you are in the game now. Your I-130 is accepted :dance: We both are in the same boat now

Loto

[magdasal 19]

There is a form called G-1145 which is supposed to send you email correspondence of receipt of your petition.

It sounds like this email is in response to your G-form. You should get your official NOA1 in the mail fairly soon.

Good luck !

Yep bobby_kvisa...I made sure to include that.

[Ribs & Beans 19]

Hi friends,

Ok, just got my first e-mail from USCIS. So I think I'm officially in the game now. This looks like an e-mail telling me I'm past the NOA1 gate. The only strange thing about it is that I live in South Carolina...and looking at their web site for the the the service center that handles my area, I should be handled by the USCIS Texas Service Center. But...this is what I got:

So they sent me to the California Service Center...is that normal? Or will I get forwarded to the Texas Service Center later? I know things have been very weird in 2010, but I'm just curious how I wound up way out west. Not a crisis, but anybody else had this happen. BTW, they received this in August, but I guess I'm really in the September group. Is that the way it works?

I just had this same question, I posted in the August filers thread! Great (or confused?) minds think alike ;-). I live in Georgia, but mine was sent to California. Glad to hear this isn't out of the ordinary.

[Darnell 8,479]

Why would you expect that an I-130 petition, leading to a CR-1/IR-1 visa, would be processed at the Texas Service Center?

as to 'where it goes' -

it's up to the Lockbox Operations unit in Chicago -

and

they receive their 'daily instructions' from VSC and CSC, is some 'load computation' performed. So when VSC is 'backed up', for example, and yer 'homed' to VSC, the casefile goes to CSC.

Congrats on the notice ! Good Luck !

Edited September 4, 2010 by Darnell

[magdasal 19]

I just had this same question, I posted in the August filers thread! Great (or confused?) minds think alike ;-). I live in Georgia, but mine was sent to California. Glad to hear this isn't out of the ordinary.

Looks like we are in the same boat my friend. Just hope we're headed for a happy destination.

[magdasal 19]

Why would you expect that an I-130 petition, leading to a CR-1/IR-1 visa, would be processed at the Texas Service Center?

Hi Darnell,

I was looking at the USCIS site which described which service centers service which parts of the the country. My state fell under the Texas Service Center...I think I've read quite a few timelines where I-130 petitions were routed to regional service centers from Chicago. Looks like that has changed (or maybe this is normal, I don't know), so I was just curious about it.

Congrats on the notice ! Good Luck !

Thank you so much!

Edited September 4, 2010 by magdasal

[Ribs & Beans 19]

Looks like we are in the same boat my friend. Just hope we're headed for a happy destination.

Indeed! I'll be looking forward to your updates--good luck!

[Darnell 8,479]

Hi Darnell,

I was looking at the USCIS site which described which service centers service which parts of the the country. My state fell under the Texas Service Center...I think I've read quite a few timelines where I-130 petitions were routed to regional service centers from Chicago. Looks like that has changed (or maybe this is normal, I don't know), so I was just curious about it.

1. there's some data error at VJ - any 'DCF'd I-130' has 'Texas Service Center' in the VJ timelines section.

2. if you see any 'actual processing' at TSC, it's OLD

3. 'local USCIS' offices (not regional) get routed the I-130s if the USC Petitioner is to be interviewd/biometrics, prior to I-130 approval. This is a very bad thing, slows down the I-130 approval by another 4 to 12 months MORE, and is some 'question' about the USC Petitioner.

Good Luck ! CSC is a good thing !

[T & J MC 0]

Hi Magdasl,

They are sending anything that was received after I believe August the 5th, to the Texas location so that is correct.

[Darnell 8,479]

Hi Magdasl,

They are sending anything that was received after I believe August the 5th, to the Texas location so that is correct.

Not for I-130s, alas. Lot's of I-129F movement for K-1 visa hopefuls, though - is new lockbox operations in Texas for the I-129F for a K-1 visa.