URGENTLY NEEDED SOME HELP

[Randy&Marie 8]

Hello everyone,

I would like to start on telling you all our Timeline. We sent our application for Fiance visa last May 14th 2016 and got our NOA1 May 18th 2016. Today as I checked the app and the website of USCIS it says our application has been transferred to a different Service Office. We are not sure yet which service centers got our application. But it seems like its TSC and CSC are the ones dealing with Fiance Visa. Ours are from CSC, so I am assuming that maybe its been transferred to TSC. We have been waiting for NOA2 for 85 days. My qustion is, is there anyone here in our Visa Journey family that had/have the same situation as ours? Does anyone here had already experience a transferred to a different Service Office? How long did it takes before you guys get an approval or RFE'd? Please any information is very much appreciated. Thank you all guys!

[A'n'L 735]

What does you status read exactly? Does your case number start with WAC?

For more than a year now, the only service center processing I129F's have been CSC.

[Randy&Marie 8]

What does you status read exactly? Does your case number start with WAC?

For more than a year now, the only service center processing I129F's have been CSC.

Its WAC because its been on CSC. The exact message on the USCIS app and website is " On August 9, 2016 your Form I129F, Petition for Fiancee, with a Receipt Number WAC******** , was transferred to another USCIS office. That office now has jurisdiction over your case. We sent you a notice that explains why we moved your case." That is exactly what it says every time I checked the app and the website of USCIS.

[RaptureSongbird 533]

I just found this FAQ that has some of the same language as the notification you are receiving:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/441796-faq-case-transfers-to-another-service-center/

It's a few years old so I'm not sure if it's still accurate but thought I would provide you with the link.

Edited August 10, 2016 by Raskol

[Randy&Marie 8]

I just found this FAQ that has some of the same language as the notification you are receiving:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/441796-faq-case-transfers-to-another-service-center/

It's a few years old so I'm not sure if it's still accurate but thought I would provide you with the link.

Thank you very much for the link. I have read the link though earlier. But I am concerned on how long will we have to wait again now that its been transferred to a different Service Office.

[MsCompE 50]

Hello everyone,

I would like to start on telling you all our Timeline. We sent our application for Fiance visa last May 14th 2016 and got our NOA1 May 18th 2016. Today as I checked the app and the website of USCIS it says our application has been transferred to a different Service Office. We are not sure yet which service centers got our application. But it seems like its TSC and CSC are the ones dealing with Fiance Visa. Ours are from CSC, so I am assuming that maybe its been transferred to TSC. We have been waiting for NOA2 for 85 days. My qustion is, is there anyone here in our Visa Journey family that had/have the same situation as ours? Does anyone here had already experience a transferred to a different Service Office? How long did it takes before you guys get an approval or RFE'd? Please any information is very much appreciated. Thank you all guys!

My fiance sent our i-129f petition to Texas Lockbox and was transfered to California Service Center which I believe is the same as yours.

Texas doesnt process i-129f petitions and should be process in a different center.

85 days to get NOA2 isnt too bad. It's within range. You should start calling USCIS if you havent heard from them after 5months. Check my signature for my timeline.

[A'n'L 735]

My fiance sent our i-129f petition to Texas Lockbox and was transfered to California Service Center which I believe is the same as yours.

Texas doesnt process i-129f petitions and should be process in a different center.

85 days to get NOA2 isnt too bad. It's within range. You should start calling USCIS if you havent heard from them after 5months. Check my signature for my timeline.

Hi,

Just FYI that the Texas Lockbox and the Texas Service Center are separate units. The Texas Lockbox routed your petition to CSC, it was not transferred.

I haven't seen a case be transferred like OP's during my time on this forum.

[Randy&Marie 8]

Hi,

Just FYI that the Texas Lockbox and the Texas Service Center are separate units. The Texas Lockbox routed your petition to CSC, it was not transferred.

I haven't seen a case be transferred like OP's during my time on this forum.

Thank you for clearing that one up. I do haven't seen anyone as well who had the same situation like mine. That's why I posted a topic to see if there's someone who had the same as mine. We are both confused and disappointed from this. ????

[A'n'L 735]

Thank you for clearing that one up. I do haven't seen anyone as well who had the same situation like mine. That's why I posted a topic to see if there's someone who had the same as mine. We are both confused and disappointed from this. ????

I'm sorry I can't be of more help. Please keep us posted when you get the notification with the reason for transfer (and where it goes).

Hopefully your case will not be too delayed from this.

[Randy&Marie 8]

I'm sorry I can't be of more help. Please keep us posted when you get the notification with the reason for transfer (and where it goes).

Hopefully your case will not be too delayed from this.

Thank you and that's okay. Answering on my post is always a help. Technically our case is already delayed. Considering that most of the May 18th filers had there NOA2's or RFE'd. And some of them even had their Case Number from NVC. That is why its both confusing and frustrating. We are just keeping our faith to God that this will all straight things up in His right time.

[TBoneTX 43,508]

Thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the K-1 Case Progress subforum.

[Pennycat 880]

Has your fiance filed for another K1 before? Or do either of you have any legal issues in your past?

Unless they're re-opening TSC to I-129fs (which is certainly possible), your case may have been transferred to VSC, which anectodally it seems handles cases that are a little more complex for certain reasons. This is just a random guess, and doesn't mean anything bad other than a slightly longer than average processing time, but you're still well within the USCIS-stated 5 months.

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

Yes, after 9 months in Missouri we got a letter saying ours was being transferred to Nebraska for faster processing and to allow 60 days and if we did not hear anything, send an inquiry

[Beth & Achraf 328]

Thank you and that's okay. Answering on my post is always a help. Technically our case is already delayed. Considering that most of the May 18th filers had there NOA2's or RFE'd. And some of them even had their Case Number from NVC. That is why its both confusing and frustrating. We are just keeping our faith to God that this will all straight things up in His right time.

Your case is not delayed, USCIS has 180 days to process a petition.

Transferring petitions from one processing center to another is not new, they have been doing it for years now, Back in 2009 petitions were flying all over the place between processing centers due to not enough officers.

[Avery Cates 1,141]

Hello everyone,

I would like to start on telling you all our Timeline. We sent our application for Fiance visa last May 14th 2016 and got our NOA1 May 18th 2016. Today as I checked the app and the website of USCIS it says our application has been transferred to a different Service Office. We are not sure yet which service centers got our application. But it seems like its TSC and CSC are the ones dealing with Fiance Visa. Ours are from CSC, so I am assuming that maybe its been transferred to TSC. We have been waiting for NOA2 for 85 days. My qustion is, is there anyone here in our Visa Journey family that had/have the same situation as ours? Does anyone here had already experience a transferred to a different Service Office? How long did it takes before you guys get an approval or RFE'd? Please any information is very much appreciated. Thank you all guys!

I haven't heard of any new processing centers handling K-1s, however it has been a while and every so often they'll get a different center to start processing some if there's a backlog. During my time, they used to be processed at the VSC, I believe mine was one of the last few through that door. After that it was TSC and CSC only, and reading this, now seems to be as to current only CSC.

Your case is not delayed, USCIS has 180 days to process a petition.

They technically have as long as they please to, their "goal" is 180 days. If they go past it their advice is to wait longer.