got email from USCIS, can't understand what it means

[pipi]

Hello all,

 

Today I got an auto email from USCIS regarding my I130. It says

 

"This case is now pending at the office to which it was transferred."

 

Does this mean my case is transfered to another office to handle? (It was at the Vermont processing center, so now at California?) I logged online at the uscis.gov website but when I click on my case # it doesn't tell me which processing center it's at.

 

Below is the email:

 

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*** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***

 

The last processing action taken on your case

 

Receipt Number: EACxxxxxxxxxx

 

Application Type: I130 , IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

 

Current Status: This case is now pending at the office to which it was transferred.

 

The I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN was transferred and is now pending standard processing at a USCIS office. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address. We process cases in the order we receive them. You can use our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done, counting from when USCIS received it. Follow the link below to check processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. To receive e-mail updates, follow the link below to register.

 

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

 

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Case Status and Processing Dates.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

 

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[Lee VD]

I read they were moving many over to balance the load. I forgot in which direction and they said it was based on certain types of cases.

[dnoblett]

Yes, VSC has been so backlogged that they have been transferring cases to CSC.

 

Recent post on VJ:

 

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...=165377&hl=

[pipi]

Yes, the CSC shows processing time of 6months, but the VSC still shows it's processing cases in Feb 26, 2008.

 

So woopy, my case SHOULD get processed faster at CSC!!!

[Shadowman]

I got the same notice on 11/05/2008 after my case had been at VSC for approximately 6 months. I think the hard copy of the I-797 (NOA) that you will receive in the mail will indicate CSC as the new processing center for your case.

 

Somebody informed me that the case is usually approved within the same month that the transfer took place. This was true in my case as I received an e-mail confirmation on 12/02/2008 that my I-130 was approved. So you're probably in the home stretch... at least as far as this stage is concerned.