15000 140/485 cases TRX from CSC to TSC

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As if TSC did not have enough problems dealing with its own filers, the brilliant USCIS has devised a plan to make things even more complicated. Here is the posting from an article I read ..

03/24/2006: 15,000 I-140/I-485 Cases Under Transfer From CSC to TSC

With reference to our report of this subject yesterdays, AILA reported today that USCIS HQ indicated that approximately 15,000 such cases are in the process of being transfered as part of the USCIS' preparation for the agency's "bi-specialization" program, whereby Service Centers will specialize in particular types of filings - two service centers handling all I-140 and related I-485 cases and the other two handling all I-129s. USCIS plans to issue an announcement detailing the bi-specialization program in the very near future. Please stay tuned.

saras76
 
CSC vs TSC

Saras76
We always said CSC is processing I-140/I-485 faster than TSC. So now USCIS wants to take care of that :)
 
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Could this have been the reason for the artificial retrogression?

saras76 said:
03/24/2006: 15,000 I-140/I-485 Cases Under Transfer From CSC to TSC

With reference to our report of this subject yesterdays, AILA reported today that USCIS HQ indicated that approximately 15,000 such cases are in the process of being transfered as part of the USCIS' preparation for the agency's "bi-specialization" program, whereby Service Centers will specialize in particular types of filings - two service centers handling all I-140 and related I-485 cases and the other two handling all I-129s. USCIS plans to issue an announcement detailing the bi-specialization program in the very near future. Please stay tuned.

saras76
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Could this restructuring be the real reason behind the artificial retrogression?
Makes me wonder whether the spring cleaning by USCIS is complete and whether we can expect priority dates to gallop forward!
Or is it wishful thinking on my part :D
 
Recent I-140 Petitions Transferred from CSC to TSC

Lately, large quantities of I-140 petitions which were filed to CSC ( California Service Center ) in recent months have been transferred to TSC ( Texas Service Center ). Some clients are concerned of this event. However, this is a promising move in the service centers. Since 2005, TSC has been much FASTER than CSC in processing I-140 petitions. CSC transfers the petitions to TSC probably because of its large backlog of cases.

USCIS has established four service centers: Vermont , Nebraska , Texas , and California . The four service centers differ in jurisdiction, not in competence. Therefore, a client whose petition has been transferred from CSC to TSC should be happy because this event may expedite the processing of your case.
(03/24/2006)
 
So make the TSC guys wait longer ..

jhawilla said:
Recent I-140 Petitions Transferred from CSC to TSC

Lately, large quantities of I-140 petitions which were filed to CSC ( California Service Center ) in recent months have been transferred to TSC ( Texas Service Center ). Some clients are concerned of this event. However, this is a promising move in the service centers. Since 2005, TSC has been much FASTER than CSC in processing I-140 petitions. CSC transfers the petitions to TSC probably because of its large backlog of cases.

USCIS has established four service centers: Vermont , Nebraska , Texas , and California . The four service centers differ in jurisdiction, not in competence. Therefore, a client whose petition has been transferred from CSC to TSC should be happy because this event may expedite the processing of your case.
(03/24/2006)
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Bottom line .. good for CSC filers .. BAD for TSC filers.
 
saras76 said:
Bottom line .. good for CSC filers .. BAD for TSC filers.
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Not necessarily. TSC unloads its i129 to VSC so it might not affect the TSC speed. My biggest concern is the time this reorganization would take. Sending files, regestering them, organizing... it may take month!!! As to processing speeds - i wouldn't expect large changes
 
True ..

michvin said:
Not necessarily. TSC unloads its i129 to VSC so it might not affect the TSC speed. My biggest concern is the time this reorganization would take. Sending files, regestering them, organizing... it may take month!!! As to processing speeds - i wouldn't expect large changes
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michiv,

I agree with you. My biggest concern is the short-term chaos this is going to cause. I may be a little paranoid but a bunch of my applications (485, 140, EAD and AP) have been transferred to wrong locations and I am still paying the price. Transferring cases between centers will no doubt lead to a lot of mess in the short term and we may all suffer. I am convinced that files will be sent to wrong offices, files will be lost and integrating applications from different centers into one big pool will mess up the order. This could turn into a nightmare very quickly. It will pay of in the long run but right now I am concerned about my own application .. sorry if I sound a little selfish but my patience with this process is running really thin right now.

I sometimes wonder how much more can go wrong with this process for us folks ... its one thing after another making things more complicated than they need to be.

regards,

saras76
 
Hi Saras76 !!!

saras76 said:
michiv,

I agree with you. My biggest concern is the short-term chaos this is going to cause. I may be a little paranoid but a bunch of my applications (485, 140, EAD and AP) have been transferred to wrong locations and I am still paying the price. Transferring cases between centers will no doubt lead to a lot of mess in the short term and we may all suffer. I am convinced that files will be sent to wrong offices, files will be lost and integrating applications from different centers into one big pool will mess up the order. This could turn into a nightmare very quickly. It will pay of in the long run but right now I am concerned about my own application .. sorry if I sound a little selfish but my patience with this process is running really thin right now.

I sometimes wonder how much more can go wrong with this process for us folks ... its one thing after another making things more complicated than they need to be.

regards,

saras76
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Hi saras76 ,


I've checked the shusterman site and i saw that the Senate pass the immigration bill last night !!! Do you think that is a good path for everybody now ??? I hope that will be a big step for everybody , because we wait so long , and it says that all the people arrived in US before Jan. 2004 will be able to find a path for permanent residency !!! Is this a goood news , or what ???
God is with all of us !!! Hopefully they make it right this time , so we can go on with our lives !!!



God is up and is watching over us !!! We need God to put an end to all this struggle , and find a way to make everybody happy !!!
God Bless !!!
 
Anything is possible ...

Dallas03096 said:
Could this restructuring be the real reason behind the artificial retrogression?
Makes me wonder whether the spring cleaning by USCIS is complete and whether we can expect priority dates to gallop forward!
Or is it wishful thinking on my part :D
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Dallas03096,

I am not one to promote conspiracy theories but what you have just stated makes a lot of sense. Lets think about this for a second ..

Here are the two biggest problems that the USCIS has faced over the past year or so ...

1. No FIFO process and hence mismanagement of visa numbers. Thousands of applicants got approved and people with older PDs were left in the cold.

2. Different processing speeds at various centers. This lead to tons of visa number being used by one or two service centers as opposed to being evenly divided amongst applicants at all four centers. So people in slow centers (TSC and NSC) got screwed.

Having finally come to the realization that these are serious problems that will get them into trouble because of the projected 245i cases with 2001 PDs they go into panic mode and retrogress PDs by 6+ years using 245i as the perfect excuse for the retrogression. During the first six months of the retrogression they come up with the following plans to solve the above two problems -

1. Keep the retrogression in effect as long as possible and move the dates very slowly. This will buy time to come up with a suitable plan and will also help clean out really old cases.

2. In the first six months they come up with the idea to make two Service Centers specialize in EB cases and the other two in other categories. This has probably been done to ensure that one or two centers don't eat up all visa numbers. They also realize that this change in processing can only be achieved if there are few cases to work on and hence they keep the PDs stagnant. This will probably continue till they feel comfortable about the transition in the process.

3. The extreme retro also ensures that the system does not crumble if 245i cases flood the system. It is a perfect cover up.

To put it in a nutshell. This retro has been artifically created to clean house, implement new ways of processing and to cover their past mistakes. It all makes sense.

regards,

saras76
 
wonder what the rate of advancement of PD going forward

Hello all,

I wonder what will be the impact of those 15K case transfers to TSC, on the
eb3 india, PD advancement going forward. Any idea what their PD's are ?
Any idea what percentage of those are 140's or just 485's ?

I can only hope that TSC is hiring new people to help them with this sudden
new work load.

It definitely seems like, they anticipated impact of this, and advanced pd by
just one month for April eb3-india. I guess, next visa bulletin will hint
us on potential delays because of this re-org.

Very frustrating to be helpless in this case.

ac
eb3 india pd 11/2001
 
The official announcement from USCIS seems to indicate that the cases filed prior to April 1 will continue to be processed by the service centers that received them until they are completely processed. Contradicts with transfer of cases ...
 
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