My local office.....?

[Vagabond1 7]

We submitted ourI-130 to the Chicago facility and received notification that our application had been received by "My local office". How can one determine where my local office is. We both live in Vietnam, but my legal residence and home when and if we are approved will be in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas.

[NikLR 13,227]

~~moved to USCIS service center discussion from IR1/CR1 process and procedures~~

[Hypnos 6,576]

Standalone I-130s are not processed at local offices but service centres.

[NikLR 13,227]

Standalone I-130s are not processed at local offices but service centres.

They may be transferred to one if there is a problem.

[Hypnos 6,576]

It's extremely rare.

[Vagabond1 7]

Now you all really have me baffled. Perhaps I did not explain clearly. Myself and my bride live in Vietnam. We mailed our I-130 to the Chicago lockbox facility as we can not do consulate direct filing in Vietnam, nor can we go to a local office in the USA as we do not live there. So our I-130 was excepted by the Chicago Lock Box Facility on Sept 5, 2014. Then we got a status update that our application had been accepted and forwarded to "My local office..." their term, not mine. And you say this is only done when there is a problem. It was my understanding the the Chicago lock box facility just does not do much of the process at all that it is indeed sent somewhere else. So my question remains, how does one find out where the application is. I understand there are offices in Dallas, LA etc. But how to find out where my app is, or does it even matter.

[Hypnos 6,576]

It's probably at a service centre. Often when it's at a service centre they will still say it's been forwarded to your "local office".

What are the first three letters of your receipt number?

[Vagabond1 7]

It's probably at a service centre. Often when it's at a service centre they will still say it's been forwarded to your "local office".

What are the first three letters of your receipt number?

The first 3 letters are "WAC"

[Hypnos 6,576]

Western Adjudication Centre = California Service Centre.

That's likely where your petition is living at the moment.

[NikLR 13,227]

I'd be pretty happy it's at California.

[Vagabond1 7]

I'd be pretty happy it's at California.

I'd be pretty happy it's at California.

Why... Is California a faster processor than the others might be? Just curious!

[NikLR 13,227]

For couples who reside together outside the USA they historically give an unofficial auto-expedite and you normally see a petition approval in 2 months or less.

[Vagabond1 7]

For couples who reside together outside the USA they historically give an unofficial auto-expedite and you normally see a petition approval in 2 months or less.

Gosh that is great to hear!? hope it holds true for my case as well. Thanks so much for the input.

Edited December 23, 2014 by Vagabond1

[dhlunar 25]

When my wife petitioned her parents, both of their I-130 sat at NBC for about 6 months before being transferred to Nebraska and sat there for 4 more months before being looked at and approved.

The original notification online when the cases were being transferred was also to my local office. So, I was shocked when we got the transfer notice and it said Nebraska and not Baltimore.