Sponsoring parents and jurisdiction

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kqureshi

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Hi,

I currently live in Texas (and have for the past 10 yrs). I'm a US citizen and filed an I-130 for my parents. I sent the applications (one for my mother and one for my father) to the processing center in Texas. However, the receipt notice I received was from the Laguna Nigel service center (in California).

Should I be worried or is this standard practice?

KQ
 
kqureshi said:
Hi,

I currently live in Texas (and have for the past 10 yrs). I'm a US citizen and filed an I-130 for my parents. I sent the applications (one for my mother and one for my father) to the processing center in Texas. However, the receipt notice I received was from the Laguna Nigel service center (in California).

Should I be worried or is this standard practice?

KQ
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A friend of mine, who lives in CA, filed I-485 for herself about 2 years ago. Recently she got a letter notifying her that her case was transferred to Texas, which has the jurisdiction over her case.
Anyone has an idea what's going on?
 
No need to worry about anything. INS has recently (2-3 weeks ago) changed a lot of its procedural rules in order to clear up the backlog. This is the part of one of their stragegy. A lot of people's applications from Vermont and Nebraska Service Centers are being transferred to California and Taxas Service Center.

Further, if you read the testimony of Director of USCIS who testified in Congress few months ago, he is said to be committed to clear up the backlog and is determined to adjudicate any kind of application within the 6 months of timeframe by the end of 2006. As a result, citizenship applications are being adjudicating within 6 months of timeframe in 98% of this country, and green card applications are also moving faster now. Very soon you will everything moving so fast.

INS is even waiving interview on many applications/applicants, like cases of I-751, adjusting status to a person who entered into the country on a fiance visa, etc. However, if INS would feel something wrong, then obviously they may ask for an interview. ALL of these are the steps to clear up the backlog. They are changing old ol' policies and procedures of mighty INS. Good that things are finally moving in a right direction. Isn't it?
 
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Anahit said:
Thanks for taking time to respond, Johnny. :)
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My pleasure. Anytime for you, Anahit, especially when you are a person of such a good heart who keep the passion of helping others. :) ;)
 
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