Sept filer - Post Decision

[JbTin 51]

Ok, mom and i just had an argument regarding the I-130 petition. So basically she relayed to me what her friend told her about their case.

So mom's friend is also married to a USC and they filed their i-130 on September 2013. And she told mom that they are already in the Post Decision Activity, and that she was surprised it went fast (well me too, like NO WAYYYY!) I kept asking mom if the husband is really a USC, if they didnt ask for expedite, or if they filed DFC. Mom said the husband lives in the US, is currently in the US, and is a US citizen. Husband is not in the military nor requested for an expedite. However she said "my friend told me they filed in California, not NBS.." So i was like "that couldnt be possible since all i130 petitions were sent to NBS even way before september." And also told her that there is a specific lockbox where u should send ur file, and u cannot just send it to California. But she was just like "well i dont know, im just telling u what she told me. What matters is that theyre already in the last circle (post decision activity) and it just took them 2months."

I asked again if it was expedited, she said "wells she asked me if you guys have an attorney, i told her no they just did the paperworks themselves.." Then her friend said "oh maybe thats why, coz ours was prepared by an attorney so it makes everything faster..maybe they forgot to include something thats why its taking so long?"

Then again i got frustrated and told mom that attorney dont make it faster and that it is impossible for her to be approved because even April, May June July and August filers are still waiting. So yeah we just continued arguing and she just kept telling me that she is just telling me what her friend told her. I finally gave up and just shut up lol

SO YEAH, i really dont understand how their case went that fast? To be honest i am still in denial and i still think her friend is just giving out wrong info but...i dont know.

[Ketsuban 1,034]

It's not beyond the realm of possibility for some I-130s to be adjudicated way before other people's. It's sometimes because an immigration officer accidentally picked up the wrong pile of work.

My father in law is angrily insisting we use an attorney too. He'll have to continue with his anger because I don't want to introduce an attorney into all of this

[JA_Martinez 81]

I suppose anything is possible, but you are most likely 100% correct. Attys can't make things move any faster...unless perhaps they are shadey jakes and doing something illegal!! but there is NO WAY a Sept filer could already be through the process...its impossible from a logistical perspective that her file has been moved through even the basic file creation process that quickly...unless again, some how someone hand carried it illegally through the process AND that they bypassed verification with the international consulate. Just makes no sense.

[JbTin 51]

They must be very lucky..

I just didnt like when she kinda assumed that its because they used an attorney and we didnt so we probly forgot to include something.

[jdba 22]

It happens.. We were approved in 66 days. I had a lawyer but he did nothing but check the paper work, organized it, and mail it in.