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    F2A Transferred from CSC to PSC. Approved 23 days after transferred

    in Bringing Family Members of Permanent Residents to America

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    Well... Let me provide more info here so that there is a better apple-to-apple comparison.

     

    My wife said the alleged reason that our case got processed so quickly was because of the abundance of evidence. We will never know what exact factor(s) led to the difference in speed but I think it doesn't hurt to take a look on the evidence that I provided.

    • Photos of our trips and wedding ceremony (total: 70-80 photos). All photos were labeled with date, location, and relationship of people to us (if there are people other than us in the photo)
    • Affidavit of our relationship written by my friend whom is an American citizen
    • Receipts of hotels, meals, and expenses when we went on trips together
    • Air ticket purchase receipts. (We went to quite a few places before we got married. We went to Denver, Vegas, Chicago, New York, Philly, DC, and Austin)
    • Marriage certificate (of course)
    • Joint bank account (U.S.) proof

    Note: I did not include a phone record for two reasons. First, we called each other on Whatsapp. It's not like a phone bill that can show the phone number. I felt like taking screenshots was not official enough so I didn't send the records. Second, she was here for 5 months in the US prior to our wedding. We didn't need to talk on the phone since she was with me. There wasn't much to show anyways.

     

    The approach I adopted was to leave no evidence behind. Since I don't want to get RFE, I submitted everything possible to help them make the decision. Is this the reason I got approved so quickly? No one could ever tell.

    F2A Transferred from CSC to PSC. Approved 23 days after transferred

    in Bringing Family Members of Permanent Residents to America

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    Hey guys! I just want to share some information that I personally had difficulty to find across the web: What happens when your case is being transferred? (Note: YMMV)
    I am a LPR and I petitioned my wife for GC application based on marriage. Our case was originally processed at California Service Center (CSC). (Case was received late April, 2019) We were religious in checking the processing time on USCIS website even knowing that the time listed may not be accurate at times. We were hoping that the processing time will become shorter since there was trend lately.
     
    Then... our case was transferred to Potomac Service Center (PSC) on Feb 19, 2020. The listed processing time for I-130 for F2A was way longer than CSC. (CSC: 8.5 - 11 months; PSC: 26.5 - 34.5 months) We were scratching our heads... wondering, "If they are doing workload balancing, why would cases be transferred from CSC to PSC?" We were both quite discouraged at the time.
    I was trying to search online to see if anyone sharing similar experience while their case was being transferred and what could happen afterwards. Either I didn't search the right thing or there wasn't any good info out there. The only thing I saw was on VisaJourney where a limited amount of applicants got their cases transferred and then got approved in about 2 months. I tried to calm ourselves with this little trace of evidence, hoping for the best.
     
    Last night, as I was driving home from the airport, I got a notification text from USCIS saying that there was an update on my case. I was mentally preparing for the worst: RFE. Since I was driving, I told my wife to check it. She screamed ecstatically after she saw the screen. IT WAS APPROVED!
     
    Lesson learned: Case transferring seems to be a good news instead of a bad news. Don't freak out.
     
    I hope this sharing could help relieve some of your worries.
     
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