Slow vsc .. An email response from the center

[goodlucklife 44]

I wrote the center here is there email response I got this morning .

Thank you for your courteous inquiry. I wish I could pass on more positive information, however, I cannot. Applications are processed in date order and they receive thousands every day. Yes, we often move applications around based on pending workload and resources available. Unfortunately, at this time there is nothing that will help move your case (or any other) faster. The website: www.uscis.gov provides "Expedite Criteria" but you have mentioned nothing that would place the processing of your application in that category. Even if Expedited processing were approved you would be placed in a long line of those in that category. You may wish to check those requirements.

Of course, you may contact your Congressional representatives but it will not help regarding acquiring additional resources. Budget cuts as well as the Sequestor have affected hiring new staff members. Even if we could hire tomorrow, the hiring process (including background check) is lengthy and time consuming. Once a new officer is selected and an entry on duty date established, they have to attend training prior to adjudicating.

I do caution you that it is not wise to incur any non-refundable expenses (wedding planning) until you have the approved application and card in his hand. You do not mention where your fiancé is coming from. Once we approve the application, it may require an interview in his home country via the US Embassy/Consulate. We have no control over that process and that can sometimes take quite a while. They are under the jurisdiction of the Department of State.

There is no way to predict when the processing center will catch up and process your application. I wish I could provide more positive feedback but I cannot. It is the USCIS goal to process all cases as quickly and fairly as possible.

Thank you,

[Valia and Serghei 4]

No comment....

[kari81 18]

No encouraging but why don't they transfer some of the cases to other service centers that have less caseload? Also there four Service centers but it looks like only CSC and VSC process I-129F cases. Can't TSC too process this type of case?

[St&Sv 33]

Well it's good that they replied back to you though it would have been even better if there was more positive light in it. Hope they can get things figured out and back on track.

[ricnally 258]

That's more of an answer than I've ever seen anyone get before.

[zooropa 30]

Disgusted...

[QueenOfBlades 224]

Disgusting and full of rubbish. Doesn't include any reason why they can't transfer to another service center or re-focus their adjudicators based on the delay with "pending applications"!

[brian@alejandra 20]

I wrote the center here is there email response I got this morning .

Thank you for your courteous inquiry. I wish I could pass on more positive information, however, I cannot. Applications are processed in date order and they receive thousands every day. Yes, we often move applications around based on pending workload and resources available. Unfortunately, at this time there is nothing that will help move your case (or any other) faster. The website: www.uscis.gov provides "Expedite Criteria" but you have mentioned nothing that would place the processing of your application in that category. Even if Expedited processing were approved you would be placed in a long line of those in that category. You may wish to check those requirements.

Of course, you may contact your Congressional representatives but it will not help regarding acquiring additional resources. Budget cuts as well as the Sequestor have affected hiring new staff members. Even if we could hire tomorrow, the hiring process (including background check) is lengthy and time consuming. Once a new officer is selected and an entry on duty date established, they have to attend training prior to adjudicating.

I do caution you that it is not wise to incur any non-refundable expenses (wedding planning) until you have the approved application and card in his hand. You do not mention where your fiancé is coming from. Once we approve the application, it may require an interview in his home country via the US Embassy/Consulate. We have no control over that process and that can sometimes take quite a while. They are under the jurisdiction of the Department of State.

There is no way to predict when the processing center will catch up and process your application. I wish I could provide more positive feedback but I cannot. It is the USCIS goal to process all cases as quickly and fairly as possible.

Thank you,

USCIS is self funded, what does the sequestor have to do with anything!!!!! but it sounded good I guess

[aralnaej24 1]

I can smell bureaucracy... too sad...

[Tosh Love 77]

I want to know how you worded your letter since it seemed to make quite an impression. The response, though lacking in new information, was very courteous. You need to give us lessons

[d&C 7]

Thanks for the sharing this information. I guess the bottom line is that we have to have a little faith in the system (as messed up as it appears to us to be) and be patient. I feel like we have been left at the train station and the train seems to have passed right by us without even stopping. Our NOA1 date is 10/24/2012. It can be a bit depressing after you see most everyone around you getting approved and they are well into November and December cases. Hang in there all. Good luck to all that are like us playing the waiting game.

[bigdog 376]

I thought it was a lot more than a canned response. Pretty good for USCIS.

[TBoneTX 43,290]

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[Scot_Roselyn 7]

brian&alejandra is correct. USCIS Is self funded. Check this link here ----> http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/cisomb_annualrpt07__June_11_2007_section3h__funding.pdf

[batallion9 50]

It appears we have few options. One came to thought: We can call our congressmen and ask that US Citizens petitions get priority over DACA since they are actually Illegal residents! Now is the time to act while immigration reform is a hot topic.