I-130 confusing transfer - Need advice

[Bryan&Ginny 0]

Hi, My husband and I got married Jan 3, sent off the I-130 application and got NOA1 March 25, 2013. It had an MSC # so I assumed it was the national benefits centre. I'm English but was living in Thailand. My work permit for Thailand was expiring and hadn't heard anything so I moved back to the UK last month. We've heard nothing since March but my husband called USCIS to change my address to the UK, now I've had a notice of transfer to the local office (yesterday, the day after the notice that the address had been changed). He called them to find out where the local office is and USCIS said it's Lee Summit.. which when I googled I found out it's the National Benefits centre. Why have I been notified of a transfer to the same place??? Why haven't we heard anything? It's been months and the visa journey search shows loads of timelines similar to mine have had the NOA2 already. What is going on? Thanks for your help, USCIS aren't very forthcoming, to say the least.

[GoLdEnSkY99 54]

There are plenty of march filers still waiting. They have just started transferring many petition i thin we should hear something soon. Btw my noa1 date is march 27

[JayJayH 546]

I can't tell you why it says the case has been transferred, but I do that I-130 petitions are severely backlogged currently, and plenty of March filers still have not received an NOA2. It's ridiculous, I know, but seeing that a lot of March filers have received received their NOA2, I'd assume yours is coming fairly soon. Give it another couple of weeks. It's difficult, I know.

[dwheels76 5,468]

Hi, My husband and I got married Jan 3, sent off the I-130 application and got NOA1 March 25, 2013. It had an MSC # so I assumed it was the national benefits centre. I'm English but was living in Thailand. My work permit for Thailand was expiring and hadn't heard anything so I moved back to the UK last month. We've heard nothing since March but my husband called USCIS to change my address to the UK, now I've had a notice of transfer to the local office (yesterday, the day after the notice that the address had been changed). He called them to find out where the local office is and USCIS said it's Lee Summit.. which when I googled I found out it's the National Benefits centre. Why have I been notified of a transfer to the same place??? Why haven't we heard anything? It's been months and the visa journey search shows loads of timelines similar to mine have had the NOA2 already. What is going on? Thanks for your help, USCIS aren't very forthcoming, to say the least.

Most I-130's that were at NBC are getting the transfer letter. There's a thread on VJ explaining about 3 weeks ago what USCIS is doing with you all.

You can't look at others same time frame and expect same results. many filers up to May were sent to local offices. So you will be seeing many (hopefully) December, January, February filers approved from local offices.

[Bryan&Ginny 0]

There are plenty of march filers still waiting. They have just started transferring many petition i thin we should hear something soon. Btw my noa1 date is march 27

Thank you our NOA1 dates are so close! Good luck and fingers crossed it'll be soon!

[Bryan&Ginny 0]

Most I-130's that were at NBC are getting the transfer letter. There's a thread on VJ explaining about 3 weeks ago what USCIS is doing with you all.

You can't look at others same time frame and expect same results. many filers up to May were sent to local offices. So you will be seeing many (hopefully) December, January, February filers approved from local offices.

Sorry, I missed that thread, obviously. So, I guess for anyone else reading this no need to reply to me anymore, questions answered. I spend much of my time trying to forget I have a visa application and a husband or I literally would be in tears night and day so I guess getting an email from the USCIS shocked me back into a pretty crappy reality. Thanks for your reply.

[Larry&Sam 5]

Sorry, I missed that thread, obviously. So, I guess for anyone else reading this no need to reply to me anymore, questions answered. I spend much of my time trying to forget I have a visa application and a husband or I literally would be in tears night and day so I guess getting an email from the USCIS shocked me back into a pretty crappy reality. Thanks for your reply.

At least you got a letter, We no idea that ours had been transfered untill I spoke with a teir II a few weeks. We still wouldn't know as they have never sent us anything and to think our fait is in the hands of this agency.... The news I received from them "We are working on Oct, 2012 I-130's"

[Ketsuban 1,034]

At least you got a letter, We no idea that ours had been transfered untill I spoke with a teir II a few weeks. We still wouldn't know as they have never sent us anything and to think our fait is in the hands of this agency.... The news I received from them "We are working on Oct, 2012 I-130's"

Eh, they always say that. It's to decrease the amount of investigations opened into I-130s that still haven't been adjudicated.

[JayJayH 546]

At least you got a letter, We no idea that ours had been transfered untill I spoke with a teir II a few weeks. We still wouldn't know as they have never sent us anything and to think our fait is in the hands of this agency.... The news I received from them "We are working on Oct, 2012 I-130's"

I'd take that with a grain of salt. They say 12 - 18 months to keep you from filing service requests.

[MahVika 16]

Hello everyone!

We have received the same news that our documents (2 petitions I-130) had been transferred to the local office on 6 November 2013.... We are March filers.

Hope we all hear a good news VERY SOON!

Edited November 11, 2013 by MahVika