holy discouragement, batman.

[VandJ 0]

am i reading this incorrectly?

i went onto the uscis homepage to search out our processing timeline. based on my receipt code, the i-130 is in initial review. when i searched the timeline and entered "I-130" - "petition for spouse" - "california service center" the timeline indicated 35 months, even though the uscis goal is 5 months.

has anyone here recently filed an I-130 with the california service center? how long did it take?

maybe i'm overreacting, but when i saw that, my jaw dropped.

[payxibka 10,045]

I just ran it and CSC came in at 5.0 months for a USC

as an LPR it canme in at 35.4 mos.

Edited January 19, 2010 by payxibka

[VandJ 0]

I just ran it and CSC came in at 5.0 months for a USC

as an LPR it canme in at 35.4 mos.

sorry for the dumb questions... what's LPR?

[bv2116 0]

sorry for the dumb questions... what's LPR?

LPR is Legal Permanent Resident

[payxibka 10,045]

LPR is Legal Permanent Resident

LPR's have a built in delay waiting for an available visa number, while a USC in that category, it is an immediate visa number

[A and T 82]

LPR's have a built in delay waiting for an available visa number, while a USC in that category, it is an immediate visa number

I'm going on 6 months waiting for a NOA2... Next step is lawsuit I guess

[BriCar 0]

Yeah my girl and I are in the same 5 month lineup. The waiting is awful but like many before us all we can do is hurry up and wait. And with the help of the resorces and people on this website try not to cause ourselves any additional unneccessary delays.

Good Luck!

Edited January 19, 2010 by BriCar

[VandJ 0]

Yeah my girl and I are in the same 5 month lineup. The waiting is awful but like many before us all we can do is hurry up and wait. And with the help of the resorces and people on this website try not to cause ourselves any additional unneccessary delays.

Good Luck!

it looks like our timelines are almost identical. wanna race?

[OBX 51]

it looks like our timelines are almost identical. wanna race?

The waiting is definitely a drag but it helps to have company.

I hope Montreal has the backlog cleared up by the time you guys get to the interview stage. didn't mean to frustrate you further but the waiting times for interviews at present is ridiculous. Good luck guys.

[VandJ 0]

LPR's have a built in delay waiting for an available visa number, while a USC in that category, it is an immediate visa number

again - sorry for the dumb questions...

are you referring to me (U.S. born) being a Legal Permanent Resident or a U.S. Citizen?

or are you referring to what status my wife and i are petitioning for?

[OBX 51]

again - sorry for the dumb questions...

are you referring to me (U.S. born) being a Legal Permanent Resident or a U.S. Citizen?

or are you referring to what status my wife and i are petitioning for?

It refers to the petitioner.

A LPR can petition for a spouse but the wait is very long while a US citizen petitioning for their spouse is issued an immediate via number as payxibka stated.

[canadian_wife 1,822]

You are a US citizen so you're acronym would be USC. The LPR they are referring to would be those who are legal permenant residents who petition for their wives/husbands. Obviously this does not apply to you.

Perhaps you entered the info incorrectly and received that 35 months wait time for an LPR petitioning, not a USC

Good luck

[OBX 51]

You are a US citizen so you're acronym would be USC. The LPR they are referring to would be those who are legal permenant residents who petition for their wives/husbands. Obviously this does not apply to you.

Perhaps you entered the info incorrectly and received that 35 months wait time for an LPR petitioning, not a USC

Good luck

^^ Agreed.

If you are looking at approximately 5 months for your NOA 2, add 4-6 weeks for NVC (my time frame here may be a bit off but last year we were through NVC in 19 days) then add 5 months to an interview in Montreal.

Hang in there, it's a long ride but you'll get there.

Edited January 20, 2010 by OBX

[BriCar 0]

it looks like our timelines are almost identical. wanna race?

let's go I'll race ya

[Patrick~n~Jerri 0]

We filed our I-130 on 5/29/2009 and it took about 3 months, received approval notice 09/03/2009.