Please need urgent help ....have not received I-130 approval

[pearls 0]

I filed an I-130 for my husband in Aug 2010 and as of this month it will be 9 months and I have not received an I-130 approval. This is over the normal processing time and I have contacted USCIS and all I was told was to wait for 30 days to receive an answer from them.

i don't know what to do. Should I wait the 30 days? Would I even receive an answer from USCIS? Should I call the USCIS headquarters instead? SO confused!! I have waited 9 months and haven't received an approval yet, this is ridiculous.

need advice

thank you

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

Woa... Thats a long time. I would contact the headquarters

[pearls 0]

Woa... Thats a long time. I would contact the headquarters

I called the general USCIS number today and they weren't much help. I was told that they sent in a request and I will be hearing something within the net 30 days and if not I should call back. I feel this would make me run around in circles. Should I just go ahead and call the headquarters anyways? What should I tell them? I hope I won't be told to wait out the 30 days for an answer.

Edited May 18, 2011 by pearls

[xx bato xx 0]

2 months ago before my i-130 was approved, i talked to one of the customer service in USCIS California & was told that waiting time for i-130 for permanent residents are from 6 - 12 months.. i hope your's won't take that long

Good Luck!!!

[pearls 0]

2 months ago before my i-130 was approved, i talked to one of the customer service in USCIS California & was told that waiting time for i-130 for permanent residents are from 6 - 12 months.. i hope your's won't take that long

Good Luck!!!

Really? That's so odd that when you check for I -130 processing times for the different processing centers via the USCIS website it says 5 or 6 months or something and they told you 6-12 months. Hmm. How long did it take for yours to be approved? The thing is when I check my case status on teh USCIS website it says it was last updated in Oct 2010. That was a long time ago and I fear something is wrong.

Thank you for responding though

This is quite frustrating as it is with the retrogression and the ridiculously long waiting time for LPR spouses to get a visa that long delays make me nervous. :/

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

2 months ago before my i-130 was approved, i talked to one of the customer service in USCIS California & was told that waiting time for i-130 for permanent residents are from 6 - 12 months.. i hope your's won't take that long

Good Luck!!!

to 12 months.. and you took that for an answer? lol - not kool. the average processing is 5-6 months unless background checks hold it up. you can look over the recent approvals for april/may in the preference category.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/285076-december-2010-filers/page__view__findpost__p__4663036

Really? That's so odd that when you check for I -130 processing times for the different processing centers via the USCIS website it says 5 or 6 months or something and they told you 6-12 months. Hmm. How long did it take for yours to be approved? The thing is when I check my case status on teh USCIS website it says it was last updated in Oct 2010. That was a long time ago and I fear something is wrong.

Thank you for responding though

This is quite frustrating as it is with the retrogression and the ridiculously long waiting time for LPR spouses to get a visa that long delays make me nervous. :/

my case was approved in 4 months as of last week. contact your local senator etc for assistance. you will get a quicker answer.

[xx bato xx 0]

Really? That's so odd that when you check for I -130 processing times for the different processing centers via the USCIS website it says 5 or 6 months or something and they told you 6-12 months. Hmm. How long did it take for yours to be approved? The thing is when I check my case status on teh USCIS website it says it was last updated in Oct 2010. That was a long time ago and I fear something is wrong.

Thank you for responding though

This is quite frustrating as it is with the retrogression and the ridiculously long waiting time for LPR spouses to get a visa that long delays make me nervous. :/

Mine was approved 1 week after I became a US Citizen. You've got to take it to the next step which is to contact your local Senator. I know & I can feel your frustration.

Again, Good Luck to you!!!

[xx bato xx 0]

Mine was approved 1 week after I became a US Citizen because I was informed that I must call them if my citizenship changes, call them to upgrade the petition which I did.

I filed the petition January 6, 2011 & was approved April 26, 2011 -- 3 months & 20 days

You've got to take it to the next step which is to contact your local Senator for help. I know & I can feel your frustration.

Again, Good Luck to you!!!

[-mitch- 3]

I filed an I-130 for my husband in Aug 2010 and as of this month it will be 9 months and I have not received an I-130 approval. This is over the normal processing time and I have contacted USCIS and all I was told was to wait for 30 days to receive an answer from them.

i don't know what to do. Should I wait the 30 days? Would I even receive an answer from USCIS? Should I call the USCIS headquarters instead? SO confused!! I have waited 9 months and haven't received an approval yet, this is ridiculous.

need advice

thank you

is it for F2A application?

just want to make sure coz to me, it took 2 years till they approved it at USCIS and then, they forwarded it to NVC.... just want to make this clear that im talking about f2a apps.. (LPR wife who is petitioning husband from the Philippines)

Edited May 19, 2011 by -mitch-