Expedite request for I-130

[Kasavoka 1]

Hey guys, we filed 3/29/2020, our letter says Nebraska service center when I called a few months later they said Texas and a couple weeks later Texas again. Yesterday I called and she said Vermont. I didn’t get any notifications about all the moving of our case. I submitted an expedite request based on uscis error. Does anyone have experience with this? We are heartbroken because if it was at Texas we would’ve gotten our approval soon but at Vermont we’ll be waiting a long time. This is so hard as I’m sure you all know. Any advice? Suggestions. 

[milimelo 4,194]

There are NO GUARANTEES which service center will end up working your case and thus asking for expedite because of a USCIS error is futile - it's not an error, it got assigned where it got assigned. 

[Kasavoka 1]

I understand that. But they moved my case twice without sending an email or letter. It says on their website that they will inform us. 

[milimelo 4,194]

Make an account on USCIS.gov and track your case that way. 

[Crazy Cat 39,218]

19 minutes ago, Kasavoka said:

I understand that. But they moved my case twice without sending an email or letter. It says on their website that they will inform us. 

Is that the "error" on which you are basing an expedite?   How would a notification have changed anything at all?  How were you harmed by not receiving a notification?  I just don't understand how that fits the criteria.  It is possible that the Tier 1 rep was mistaken.

 

BTW:  Our case was transferred from one USCIS SC to another.  It didn't delay processing.....good luck.

Edited October 23, 2020 by Lucky Cat

[Kasavoka 1]

1 hour ago, Lucky Cat said:

Is that the "error" on which you are basing an expedite?   How would a notification have changed anything at all?  How were you harmed by not receiving a notification?  I just don't understand how that fits the criteria.  It is possible that the Tier 1 rep was mistaken.

 

BTW:  Our case was transferred from one USCIS SC to another.  It didn't delay processing.....good luck.

Yes that is the error I am basing it on. Why wouldn’t it affect our case? The processing times are drastically different. Do the times not change when it’s transferred? We went from 7 months to 22 months based on the timetable. Is it not a USCIS error if they didn’t notify us? Or you’re saying it probably doesn’t matter. Thanks 😊

1 hour ago, milimelo said:

Make an account on USCIS.gov and track your case that way. 

I have an account but it doesn’t say which service center we are at. 

[Crazy Cat 39,218]

1 hour ago, Kasavoka said:

but it doesn’t say which service center we are at. 

It actually doesn't matter which service center since there is nothing you can do to change it.....it is what it is.  Nothing in the immigration process is fast, and the Covid shutdowns have made everything even slower.  We all have to practice patience.

[JFH 12,189]

6 hours ago, Kasavoka said:

I understand that. But they moved my case twice without sending an email or letter. It says on their website that they will inform us. 

That's an inconvenience, not an error. Maybe they did send something but it got lost in the mail to you. Just because you didn't receive it, doesn't mean they didn't send it. 

[Mollie09 1,543]

5 hours ago, Kasavoka said:

Yes that is the error I am basing it on. Why wouldn’t it affect our case? The processing times are drastically different. Do the times not change when it’s transferred? We went from 7 months to 22 months based on the timetable. Is it not a USCIS error if they didn’t notify us? Or you’re saying it probably doesn’t matter. Thanks 😊

It's definitely not an error that rises to the level of expedite, if it was an error at all. Some people get sent to one center, some to another, and that's just the luck of the draw.

[Babu Frik 1,162]

12 hours ago, milimelo said:

Make an account on USCIS.gov and track your case that way. 

This will not tell them the service center changed. 

[SalishSea 16,770]

16 hours ago, Kasavoka said:

Hey guys, we filed 3/29/2020, our letter says Nebraska service center when I called a few months later they said Texas and a couple weeks later Texas again. Yesterday I called and she said Vermont. I didn’t get any notifications about all the moving of our case. I submitted an expedite request based on uscis error. Does anyone have experience with this? We are heartbroken because if it was at Texas we would’ve gotten our approval soon but at Vermont we’ll be waiting a long time. This is so hard as I’m sure you all know. Any advice? Suggestions. 

How is a transferred petition an 'error?'  Transfers happen all the time.  No one is entitled to have their petition adjudicated at any particular center.

[Duke & Marie 1,389]

There’s also a pretty good chance they shifted it due to recent layoffs of thousands of staff.. 

 

You’re lucky they took your call given you’ve only been processing for 6 month. 
 

You’ve no say about which center processes your petition or it’s being moved, secondly I dot think they are legally obligated to tell you they moved it, they’re really only obligated to process it and advise you of the outcome... plus they’re notoriously slow with mailing stuff and updating online case statuses. doubt the Expidite will work, god luck regardless 

Edited October 24, 2020 by Duke & Marie

[Ikhan 49]

They transfer cases to other centers because they want to make things faster. It says it on the USCIS website. If a transfer to a much slower center happens, someone should question it. USCIS needs to held accountable for their inefficiencies and people should protest.  Right now, a lot of the stuff they do doesn't make sense. 

 

 

[Kasavoka 1]

Just now, Ikhan said:

They transfer cases to other centers because they want to make things faster. It says it on the USCIS website. If a transfer to a much slower center happens, someone should question it. USCIS needs to held accountable for their inefficiencies and people should protest.  Right now, a lot of the stuff they do doesn't make sense. 

 

 

Right so the only thing I can try is the expedite for now. It’s crazy to move us from Nebraska to Texas than Vermont with the longest wait times. And it says on their site they will mail or update uscis account if they do that. I haven’t received a word from them. My husband is in England this shouldn’t have taken so long. 

14 hours ago, Duke & Marie said:

There’s also a pretty good chance they shifted it due to recent layoffs of thousands of staff.. 

 

You’re lucky they took your call given you’ve only been processing for 6 month. 
 

You’ve no say about which center processes your petition or it’s being moved, secondly I dot think they are legally obligated to tell you they moved it, they’re really only obligated to process it and advise you of the outcome... plus they’re notoriously slow with mailing stuff and updating online case statuses. doubt the Expidite will work, god luck regardless 

If they weren’t obligated why would they say that they’ll mail you to inform you of transfers??? 

[Kasavoka 1]

16 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

How is a transferred petition an 'error?'  Transfers happen all the time.  No one is entitled to have their petition adjudicated at any particular center.

I’m not saying I should get to choose. But I am saying they should tell us. Every time I call it’s different and we were hopeful for an approval soon based on what they told me. And now we’re at Vermont? It isn’t fair and no I’m not saying this process is fair but come on.