I-130 Case Transferred After 'Action Taken' Email — California SC to Unknown 😭😭

[Reynal2m 33]

Hi everyone,

 

My spouse filed our I-130 petition on March 26, 2024, and we hadn’t received any updates until June 12, 2025 (5 days ago), when we got an email from USCIS saying: “We have taken action on your case.”

However, our USCIS online account still shows the same status: “Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Sent” — no visible updates or changes.

 

We chatted with Emma yesterday (June 16), and the live agent informed us that our case was transferred to another service center. It’s discouraging because we were hopeful this meant our case was finally moving forward.

 

Has anyone experienced a similar transfer from the California Service Center? If so, how long did it take after the transfer for your case to progress?

 

Priority Date: March 26, 2024
Original Service Center: California
Update 1: June 12, 2025 – Received “We have taken action” email
Update 2: June 16, 2025 – Live agent confirmed service center transfer

 

Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences!

 

Renzo & Reynaldo.

[S2N 214]

It usually means another service center has capacity and you’re being transferred there for active review. They’re finishing up March now, so this tracks with your timeline. I’d expect either approval or RFE soon, but obviously can’t guarantee it.

[Reynal2m 33]

5 minutes ago, S2N said:

It usually means another service center has capacity and you’re being transferred there for active review. They’re finishing up March now, so this tracks with your timeline. I’d expect either approval or RFE soon, but obviously can’t guarantee it.

Thank you! The case is still not under active review and remains in the 'Received' status. We're hoping to hear something from USCIS soon

[Crazy Cat 44,136]

20 minutes ago, Reynal2m said:

Thank you! The case is still not under active review and remains in the 'Received' status. We're hoping to hear something from USCIS soon

Several years ago, our I-130 was transferred ro a different service center.  It did not delay the case.  I suspect you will receive good news very soon.

[Reynal2m 33]

12 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Several years ago, our I-130 was transferred ro a different service center.  It did not delay the case.  I suspect you will receive good news very soon.

Thanks! This is so relieving

[Reynal2m 33]

They just informed us that the case was moved from California to Texas.

[OldUser 9,471]

3 hours ago, Reynal2m said:

Thank you! The case is still not under active review and remains in the 'Received' status. We're hoping to hear something from USCIS soon

Active review is filler status. Some cases go from received to approved without any statuses in between. It's all down to laziness of person working on case, sometimes they don't click buttons to update status.