SURPRISED: I-130 Approval in 1.5 years - Based on Green Card

[kruz_patz 22]

Hey Folks,

I am so much surprised with I-130 APPROVAL which was filed based on PR. How can a person gets an approval in just 1.5 years from the time it filed. Based on PR the time wait for I-130 approval is quite longer, isn't it ?

My brother-in-law a PERMENANT RESIDENT of US since 2005-March, has filed I-130 for his wife in NOV-2008. Brother-in-law is FIJI CITIZEN. His wife is INDIAN CITIZEN. How did I-130 get approved so early or USCIS has done any mistake? I am bit confused as well as shocked that isn't I-130 takes 3-4 years wait to get approved IF FILED BASED ON PERMENNANT RESIDENT.

Now another question is, DOES USCIS looks at the country of nationality of PETITIONER OR BENEFICIARY ?

[estrellademiel 7]

I dont find it weird...the priority date will be the same if they aproved it 2 years later..

I know a persont that filled for his son over 21 and normally that takes 2 years to approved by uscis and they approved it in 7 months..but the priority date is 2009 and they are working in 2004...so approved it today or in 2 years the priority date is the same..congrats to them

[vivekjay 1]

I-130 processing has spead up a lot recently. So this is not very surprising. Untill last lear USCIS used to approve I-130's for preferance catagories only when the priority date was getting close to Visa becoming available. This is not the case anymore. They have cleared a lot of backlog so they are processing petitions even when the priority date is far off from the visa being available.