CamMarie

How is it now that soooooo many August and September filers are just breezing through TSC (not just those from the Philippines) while those of us from earlier in the year (I'm a March filer) are just SITTING THERE?? SUCH BS. How do we bring these things to light with the powers that be? When I call, the humans at USCIS just read from the script in front of them...

Thanks for the advice and varied opinions. We have decided simply to stick it out at the TSC.

@Tabeak - much appreciated.

As most everyone knows about the USCIS "workload balancing," those of us who submitted (even as recently as March, like us) from states assigned to the Texas Service Center are stuck there until they get through their backlog, regardless of the fact that all new I-129's are seemingly being routed to California, regardless of origin state -- and getting approved in a fraction of the time. We are currently *hoping* that the projected NOA-2 approval dates of approximately 10/7-17 hold, but even then, who knows...
My fiancé and I are at a point of such elevated frustration, we are willing to pay the extra money to withdraw and re-submit so that we don't have to wait until the beginning of next year in order to live with each other. Watching others at CSC just sail through the process is just killing us. It's just absolutely ridiculous.
Other than the obvious expense, is there really any down-side or potentially negative effects in the eyes of USCIS if we were to withdraw our current petition and re-submit?

Thanks for the advice and varied opinions. We have decided simply to stick it out at the TSC.

Thanks for the advice and varied opinions. We have decided simply to stick it out at the TSC.

Other than the obvious expense, is there really any down-side or potentially negative effects in the eyes of USCIS if we were to withdraw our current petition and re-submit?
Can't say. You can go first and fill us in on how it went.
@baron99 - Snarky posts from members who have not only been approved, but are also already married and together are just salt in the wound.

Thanks for the advice and varied opinions. We have decided simply to stick it out at the TSC.

@Baron555 - it may not be new to you, but it's new to me, and many others. If you're going to judge us for being frustrated "too early," or discredit our situation just because we got to visit more than others, then we can do without your advice. It's all relative. Congrats to you for making it through the process.
I appreciate the helpful advice from everyone else. It's very much appreciated.

As most everyone knows about the USCIS "workload balancing," those of us who submitted (even as recently as March, like us) from states assigned to the Texas Service Center are stuck there until they get through their backlog, regardless of the fact that all new I-129's are seemingly being routed to California, regardless of origin state -- and getting approved in a fraction of the time. We are currently *hoping* that the projected NOA-2 approval dates of approximately 10/7-17 hold, but even then, who knows...
My fiancé and I are at a point of such elevated frustration, we are willing to pay the extra money to withdraw and re-submit so that we don't have to wait until the beginning of next year in order to live with each other. Watching others at CSC just sail through the process is just killing us. It's just absolutely ridiculous.
Other than the obvious expense, is there really any down-side or potentially negative effects in the eyes of USCIS if we were to withdraw our current petition and re-submit?

To be clear: As of February 28, they were working on August 23.

I think the problem is the wording. First it mentions it recently (so that is past tense) transferred these particular cases. Then it starts a new paragraph and mentions that effective tomorrow it will be transferring these other cases.
The big clue here is that VSC does NOT handle I129Fs. Only TSC and CSC does. Therefore, it's a good bet TSC is being mentioned here although not in a direct manner. They need to hire a better proofreader.