I-130 Transferred to Field Office while spouse applied abroad

[cbudd1989 1]

Is it strange for an I-130 to be transferred to a local field office when my spouse applied abroad? My lawyer has said it isn't out of the ordinary, but I can't find any other examples of this. The I-130 was transferred from the Texas Service Center to the NBC then to the Boston Field Office. 

[SorrowL 138]

It’s completely normal for USCIS to transfer cases around to other USCIS centers to maintain time estimates and provide more efficient service across the board. It won’t effect your “spot in line”. 

Edited February 2, 2020 by SorrowL

[Crazy Cat 39,206]

19 minutes ago, SorrowL said:

It’s completely normal for USCIS to transfer cases around to other USCIS centers to maintain time estimates and provide more efficient service across the board. It won’t effect your “spot in line”. 

The OP stated that the I-130 went to a field office....not another service center.......that seems odd to me.

[SorrowL 138]

7 minutes ago, missileman said:

The OP stated that the I-130 went to a field office....not another service center.......that seems odd to me.

Ah. I assumed it was transferred to a Center. Maybe this has something to do with the removal of international field offices, maybe now they’ll transfer workloads to local offices? Strange stuff. 
 

definitely worth an inquiry with USCIS.

[SalishSea 16,765]

10 minutes ago, SorrowL said:

Ah. I assumed it was transferred to a Center. Maybe this has something to do with the removal of international field offices, maybe now they’ll transfer workloads to local offices? Strange stuff. 
 

definitely worth an inquiry with USCIS.

That doesn't make sense either, as OP did not apply for DCF.  Sounds like a mistake.

[cbudd1989 1]

I just got off the phone with the NCSC. They told me that it is still in the NBC and the rep that told me it was in the Boston Field Office was mistaken. This still seems odd to me.

[cbudd1989 1]

This is the response I got from my case inquiry which came from the Boston Field Office which would lead me to believe that is where it is...

 

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On 02/06/2020, you or the designated representative shown below, contacted us about your case.  Some of the key information given to us at that time was the following:

Person who contacted us:
 -- Virasin, Robert

Caller indicated they are:
 -- Attorney or Authorized Representative

Attorney Name:
 -- VIRASIN, ROBERT

Case type:
 -- I130

Filing date:
 -- 04/24/2019


Beneficiary (if you filed for someone else):
 -- Information not available

Your USCIS Account Number (A-number):
 -- Information not available

Type of service requested:
 -- Outside Normal Processing Times


The status of this service request is:

On February 6, 2020, you or your representative contacted USCIS concerning your Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, to notify us that you believe your case is outside of our normal processing time. Below is a summary of what we found and how the issue has been or may be resolved.
 
Our records show that your application is pending review by an Immigration Service Officer. We regret that we are unable to provide you with a timeframe for when we will complete the review of your application.

We hope this information is helpful to you.