Sudhir Gaur

Thats good ,  make sure the Lab sends the test result on time. keep an  eye on them, and be active when filling the forms you may be wondering why i am so cautious well i am telling you from first hand experience, we missed to mark the check box about the race on the form and that lead us  sending the RFE response 15 days late we missed the deadline that we were given from USCIS 84 days  , and don't forget about the tracking number of fedex. 

The petitioner must initiate the process , the petitioner in USA needs to go to AABB lab facility , once the lab takes the petitioners test and pay the fee then the lab sends the sample collection kit to in your case its India US embassy in India, the US embassy will contact you and will schedule an appointment to take the applicants DNA . then the embassy ship it back to the lab here in USA. you don't need to do anything just find a good trusted AABB DNA center lab in the US, and the rest they will do.. But please be very careful when filling the forms Do not make any mistake. and keep contact with the lab . and make sure they do send your DNA result to the USCIS once its completed ,they will also provide you with the tracking number. all the best. 

F1 PD May 2013, just received RFE today. So at least they are working on my case. 

Good Morning all . Has anybody with 2013 PD in F1 category and has filed from Vermont got approval . Just trying to determine the latest Approval from this office and in this category .Thank you  

Recently, someone with Feb 2013 PD got approved at Vermont. Still have to wait for a bit longer.

If your PD becomes current but the I-130 is not approved yet, then you would need to wait for USCIS to approve the I-130.
That said, they normally try to time the I-130 processing so that they complete before the PD becomes current. There are exceptions, but that's the norm unless there is a sudden jump in PD dates.

There is no advantage to them approving the petition quickly. The biggest holdup for F1 is the Priority Date (PD). Even if they approved the petition tomorrow, the case would just sit at NVC waiting for the PD to become current. This is due to annual limits on F1 visas, not processing capacity. As long as they approve the petition a little before the PD is current, it won't slow down your case at all. Visa Bulletin: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin.html Depending on the country of chargeability, the current PD for F1 is anywhere from 2012 to 1996. If the beneficiary has any children, the longer the I-130 is pending, the more CSPA coverage they have (if they intend to immigrate as well). There is no way to move your case to another SC. USCIS will transfer them - or not - according to their own internal load balancing scheme. USCIS processing timelines: https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ It sounds like VSC is handling June 2011 cases right now, so your case is within normal timelines.