Erza Dervishi
16 de sep de 2026
I-601 and I-212 waivers: Case transferred
My husband is abroad in Albania and we’re doing the marriage-based immigrant visa process. His I-130 was approved in August 2023, and he had his immigrant visa interview in May 2024, where he was found inadmissible because of a 10-year deportation bar. The bar was completed in June 2026.
We filed his I-601 and I-212 in June 2024, and they sat at the Nebraska Service Center for about 25–26 months.
I contacted my congressman’s office and was told the waivers were transferred to the Dallas Field Office. I asked them again later specifically to verify, and they confirmed that yes, USCIS did transfer the case to Dallas. Dallas is also my hometown, so that was kind of interesting to me!
The USCIS API still shows Nebraska, but I’m not really concerned about that. I’m mainly wondering if anyone else has experienced a Nebraska → Dallas Field Office transfer for an I-601/I-212 and what happened afterward.
How long did it take to get an RFE or decision after the transfer? Did anyone else have their case transferred after sitting at Nebraska for 2+ years?
Any insight or personal experiences would be appreciated pleaseeeeeee! 🙏
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Días totales: 1531 días
Case
2022-08-31
Today
I-130
338 días
I-601
874 días
I-212
874 días
Potomac Service Center: I-130
Nebraska Service Center: I-601, I-212
Timeline Map
2022-08-31
I-130
Submission to USCIS
2023-08-01
I-130
D+335
Request for Evidence(RFE) from USCIS
2023-08-02
I-130
D+336
Response to RFE
2023-08-04
I-130
D+338
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2024-06-18
I-601
I-212
D+657
Submission to USCIS
2024-10-28
I-601
Added
D+789
Expedite Request Denied
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jack jag17 de sep de 2026
welcome to club
jack jag17 de sep de 2026
what’s your reason to expedite 601 , I’m thinking of doing the same.
Erza Dervishi18 de sep de 2026
you too got transferred?? and the 601/212 was for his past deportation history (entered america illegally in 2015; immediately caught; deported june 2016) but finished the 10 year bar june 2026 @jack jag
Erza Dervishi18 de sep de 2026
@jack jag they denied our expedite like 3 times, but just recently our congressman said it was transferred from Nebraska to Dallas field office so idk if that’s a good thing but it still shows up as Nebraska on our end (probably an internal silence transfer)
jack jag18 de sep de 2026
@Erza Dervishi I’m in similar situation. don’t know what to do next , just waiting
Erza Dervishi18 de sep de 2026
they transferred you too? and when and how long you waiting if so? @jack jag
w w18 de sep de 2026
The I-130 has been pending for 25 months now and still hasn't been approved.
jack jag18 de sep de 2026
yes I got transferred my 601 in first few weeks of filling @Erza Dervishi
Erza Dervishi19 de sep de 2026
i’ll lyk of anything no worries! @jack jag
Erza Dervishi21 de sep de 2026
@w w im sorry maybe im confused, our I-130 has been approved since August 2023..
maija a24 de sep de 2026
hey why did they deny your expedite?
Erza Dervishi24 de sep de 2026
@maija a idk they didn’t give me a reason we tried 3x lol and denied each time
zip hip15 de oct de 2026
you submitted the waiver before the bar expired? I thought that wasn’t possible?
we sent an expedite, but we haven’t heard any yet 😞, we are at Texas SCOPS
Erza Dervishi15 de oct de 2026
yes we were required to by the consultant after interview, texas field office or texas service center? @zip hip
zip hip16 de oct de 2026
@Erza Dervishi ohh okay, and right now your waiting on the approval of it? we had a I-601a but then he was deemed inadmissible, so we now had to submit an I-601.
they say FO(field offices ,not SCOPS) move faster.
our waiver is SRC , I’m hoping it goes by fast 🙏🏽
Erza Dervishi16 de oct de 2026
yeah we’ve been waiting on the 601 for about 27 ish months now, and thank you so much for your opinion. I hope yours moves fast too!! @zip hip
