In November 2010, USCIS transferred approximately 36,000 Immediate Relative petitions from the California Service Center to the Texas Service Center. USCIS had hoped this redistribution of work would result in more timely adjudication of these petitions. However, due to a number of unforeseen circumstances many of these cases have not been processed and are beyond USCIS’ estimated processing times.
On February 7, 2011, USCIS implemented a rapid response plan to expedite the adjudication of these petitions. A large number of these Immediate Relative petitions were sent back to the California Service Center to take advantage of resources currently available to immediately process these cases. Petitioners will see an action such as an approval, denial or a Request for Evidence (RFE) on their case from the California or Texas Service Centers by the end of February.
USCIS encourages people with pending cases at the service centers to monitor the progress of their cases by accessing “My Case Status” online.
If there is no action on the case, such as an approval, denial or an RFE, by March 1, 2011 contact USCIS at: I-130Inquiries.Tsc@dhs.gov