CSC Processing Update on TSC/NSC I-130 Cases Posted Sep 03, 2004 ©MurthyDotCom As regular MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers know, the California Service Center (CSC) announced in early August 2004 that it would process new I-130 petitions for family-based cases from the Nebraska (NSC) and the Texas (TSC) Service Centers. For more this original announcement, see our August 13, 2004 MurthyBulletin article, CSC to Adjudicate Some NSC and TSC Family Cases, available on MurthyDotCom. ©MurthyDotCom The CSC provided additional information August 25, 2004 regarding this new procedure and the cases that it will process. CSC plans to process some pending I-130 petitions that have current priority dates from the TSC. These include both immediate-relative cases and some I-130-preference cases for which the priority date is current. ©MurthyDotCom The CSC will issue receipt notices for new I-130 filings (I-130 filings that never had receipt notices) from the NSC and the TSC. The CSC has warned those who file such petitions not to file them directly with the CSC, however. Cases should still be filed with the service center having proper jurisdiction. The transfer of the files is an internal USCIS matter that does not change the proper location to initially file a case. The service centers will be responsible for identifying and forwarding the files to the CSC. Cases filed directly at the CSC, that should have been filed at the TSC or NSC, may be rejected outright or significantly delayed. ©MurthyDotCom The cases filed with the TSC that already have receipt notices will receive transfer notices if they are forwarded to the CSC. Once the cases are transferred, the CSC processing times will apply to these I-130 cases. It is possible, however, that some cases transferred from the TSC to the CSC may be from a date earlier than the reported processing times at the CSC. The CSC has indicated that, while it is working hard to process these cases quickly, they will not be able to process them instantaneously. Therefore, they have asked that those with pending I-130s give them a reasonable period to process the cases before sending status inquiries. ©MurthyDotCom The CSC expects that the transfer and adjudications of cases from the NSC will be a temporary measure. The TSC adjudications by CSC may be more long term in nature. We will continue to monitor developments in this area and will share the information with MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers as things unfold. © The Law Office of Sheela Murthy, P.C.
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