I-129F and CSC

[cywrainide 21]

Hi, just a quick question. Why are all of the i-129F petitions being handled only at the CSC? What happened to TSC and VSC, why aren't they approving such petitions? 

 

Just curious because I'm wondering what's with the huge backlog and the pace of NOA1 to NOA2 these days.

[payxibka 10,045]

21 minutes ago, cywrainide said:

Hi, just a quick question. Why are all of the i-129F petitions being handled only at the CSC? What happened to TSC and VSC, why aren't they approving such petitions? 

 

Just curious because I'm wondering what's with the huge backlog and the pace of NOA1 to NOA2 these days.

They have gone to a more centralized model concentrating the knowledge of the human capital in fewer sites.  I would presume there is not sufficient volume of petitions on an annual basis to warrant more than one service center working on it

[geowrian 22,337]

If you can do them all at one place, why not? It's a lot simpler logistically.

For reference, back when TSC and VSC handled I-129Fs, the processing times were over 1 year for quite some time at one point. It doesn't speed up the overall process as those service centers are handling other forms as well.

[cywrainide 21]

Thank you two for your input! If the backlog isn't due to logistical issues, what is the contributing factor for the timeline from NOA1 to NOA2 being from about 3-5 months to about 6-8 months now? Is it majority based on the urgency to clear work-related visas first and foremost?

[payxibka 10,045]

37 minutes ago, cywrainide said:

Thank you two for your input! If the backlog isn't due to logistical issues, what is the contributing factor for the timeline from NOA1 to NOA2 being from about 3-5 months to about 6-8 months now? Is it majority based on the urgency to clear work-related visas first and foremost?

H-1B's are a seasonal workload in the spring of each year...  They do redeploy human capital when that workload hits the centers