Hi all,

Just wondering, my case was at California, and just got a notice to say it has been transferred to Texas. Is this unusual? I just always see people at vermont or california. got me worried maybe something is wrong with our case.

and we sent the I-130 us citizen filing for alien spouse, and are pending the NOA2.

No, it's normal. It's been happening frequently lately.

Rene

Same happened to us with our K3 packet... is now in TX

just a little update, we got our NOA 2 today!

so exciting, I know still have a lot to get through, but just glad the first part is over. hope other people waiting get there good news by christmas too!

any advice on the next stage is sooo welcome.

Congratulations!

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/CR-1

Rene

Huge congrats, gnasher12.

Our I-130 is still in Texas. Sadly, we expect the holidays getting in the way of processing. But maybe we'll get lucky, too, and they'll finish us up in a few more weeks.

thanks Noorah, I will look for threads and wiki's on the site, to help us get prepared for the next stage, although I doubt anything will happen until January now.

Hopefully Clemato you will hear something, I kept logging into USCIS, and could see they 'touched or updated' our case several times in the past two weeks before receiving the approval letter, that could be an indicator for you as well. I'm not sure.

Are you sure your petitions are in the Texas Service Center? Do you have a case number that starts with three letters? If so, which ones?
I just looked back at your old posts and you say that they're at TSC, but I wonder if you meant they were mailed to the Texas Lockbox (correct). That is just a receiving address and your petitions should be at California or more likely for you (from memory) Vermont.

The holidays shouldn't impact USCIS processing at all. There is only 2 holidays (Xmas day & New Year) and people dont' generally take extra time off over this period.
Chin up!

They do every where I've ever lived in this country. (And although it keeps life interesting, I'd have liked to have done a bit less moving.)

Regards, JEff

i think im in the same boat, our i-130 petition was being dealt with in california, then we were told it had been sent to texas, we called to ask f that meant the time frame would start over ,they said no, but gave no explanation for the change from cali to TX

Positive. A receipt letter received for our I-130 and I-129F, both, November 4 2010 that the case transferred from CALI Service Center to Texas Service Center. They provided the TX street address, not a lockbox, not a PO box either.

I have worked in Washington, DC metro area for 11 years + for related federal .... trust me. This is when government essentially shuts down. All Thanksgiving week and then the last 2 weeks of December. Sure, a few stragglers are working, but the majority of people are on vacation at home or on travel. Throw in kids being out of school on Winter break & snow/ice and I can assure you that the government offices will be closed, with people out of office, with paperwork sitting during this time period. Things will be slowing down this entire month, regardless of location, because of the winter holidays. They will, however, pick up in January.


Good news is that I received 2 text messages yesterdays and now see emails in my inbox. Our I-130 and I-129F have both been touched and updated. Status on USCIS.gov site remains In Processing, but a "touch" means something is happening, some human being is actually working on our record.


To gnasher12 - thank you thank you thank you for that commenting regarding multiple updates you received. We were both on a huge high yesterday naively thinking the case was closed and approved ... unfortunately the updates we got just meant that they did "something". But we now know to expect that this is normal, we'll get some updates, though no change in status each time, and will be positive about it. Some movement is good, right?

And again, as a recap: I am US born US citizen and currently in the USA, my huz is UK born UK citizen and currently in England. Married July in Scotland. Submitted the form I-130 to Chigago lock box in August, they then moved us to the California Service Center, upon receipt ofthe 797 form, we sent in our form I-129F to California Service Center. In November they transferred our case to the Texas Service Center. They currently have both the 130 and 129F in process because they have 3 times notified us that they have both the 130 and 129F being worked upon.

My boss is actually giving me a bonus $$ so I will be able to travel and spend 2 weeks blissfully with my true love soon. That is SOOOO gonna help us as we wait out the process.