What Is considered a normal processing time for a I 130

[urbangirluk 73]

Create yourself a timeline on here, it will give you an idea of when your application may get adjudicated

[Margie and Marion 1]

Be patience..ours 10 months of waiting till got approved..

[thedude6752000 360]

Immediate relative I-130s are taking around a year to process right now.

How can you say that? The official stance is that it's taking 7-8 months (depending on which USCIS screen you want to believe) and people who filed in March and April are getting their acceptances now. Now way can that be a year, 8 months and 1 year are totally different ball games.

[Hypnos 6,576]

It's common knowledge that I-130s are extremely backlogged right now. Seven months might be the "official stance", but in reality it's closer to twelve, and for some people even a little more.

[thedude6752000 360]

It's common knowledge that I-130s are extremely backlogged right now. Seven months might be the "official stance", but in reality it's closer to twelve, and for some people even a little more.

On VJ we are seeing approvals from March and April left and right. There's hardly anyone left waiting in the February thread.

[BraveAmnay 56]

On VJ we are seeing approvals from March and April left and right. There's hardly anyone left waiting in the February thread.

Me Feb 10 months 25 and not approved yet

[NikLR 13,227]

Well that got ya fired up at least. Hopefully your husband and children have an easier time in the USA then you did in his.

[razspaz13 30]

question...where do people get their info from? one day I read that something takes 7.4 months, then the next 1 year, or 14 months, etc..

I really really feel for those that are apart from their spouses, I hope it makes your relationship stronger. I told my parents (married 56 yrs) what some people have to do to come into the country legally and they get really irate, with my dad pointing out the 9 million illegals plus. I have told them that we will have to wait our turn too, maybe even longer as we are already married. My mom overseas has terminal cancer and I wonder now if I should have tried dcf. I hope that we don't have longer than 7-9 months.

I think I will lobby harder on immigration when I am actually back in the USA.

My coming to Australia was much much easier than my husband going to the USA. Ah the good old days LOL

[Kaylara 814]

question...where do people get their info from? one day I read that something takes 7.4 months, then the next 1 year, or 14 months, etc..

I really really feel for those that are apart from their spouses, I hope it makes your relationship stronger. I told my parents (married 56 yrs) what some people have to do to come into the country legally and they get really irate, with my dad pointing out the 9 million illegals plus. I have told them that we will have to wait our turn too, maybe even longer as we are already married. My mom overseas has terminal cancer and I wonder now if I should have tried dcf. I hope that we don't have longer than 7-9 months.

I think I will lobby harder on immigration when I am actually back in the USA.

My coming to Australia was much much easier than my husband going to the USA. Ah the good old days LOL

We just saw someone get an expedite based on their father having terminal cancer. Maybe you should try for an expedite? As far as I'm concerned, that kind of thing is why they have the ability to expedite.

As far as the processing times, well, we get our info from the USCIS. Which means that you get a different answer every time you contact them. No, really. The average processing time on the dashboard is currently showing as 7.4 months until your I130 approval. If you got your I130 approval at about that time, and everything went smoothly with the NVC and the Embassy/Consulate, then about a year until visa in hand is probably about right, as long as you don't get stuck in AP. 14 months is pretty close to 1 year. It's really hard to tell what's going on at any given time because the USCIS honestly is giving out tons of conflicting information. The Processing times over the past (nearly) 9 months went from 8-9 months total processing time (from what I've read on here) and it ballooned up to 16.6 months, then it was 13 months, 8, 11, now 7.4. And they're saying that they think processing time averages will come down to the goal of 5 months again by next May. So your guess is as good as mine. I'm almost at 9 months, and no inkling of when they're going to dust off my case and take a look at it.

[Kaylara 814]

Immigrating to NL sucked too, but at least I got to wait with him there while they let my case gather dust on the desk of someone who was on a perpetual vacation. I waited over 2 years for the equivalent of an adjustment of status.

Lucky for us, we had a long distance relationship for 2 years before we decided to have me move over there. So we have some mad coping skillz. We just miss each other very much. But we built a life together over the past 8 years, and we both are definitely feeling the separation.

We didn't file from NL because we didn't think it was available to us, btw. But if DCF was available to you, I understand that those petitions go through pretty fast. I don't know if there's any way to change over to DCF if you started through a lockbox though.

[razspaz13 30]

well done on keeping it all going whilst being apart. it is interesting to see the different processes each country has for immigration.

we know we are on very limited time with mom, it would be worth my checking to see if we can have anything done after already sending it off. my poor dad is doing such a great job as a caretaker and always asks "how long do you think you'll have to wait"? we just had to put our dog of 13 yrs down last week and I think that is why I am not thinking too clearly on the whole immigration processing!! I even forgot to make copies of our application and hope that doesn't come back to bite us in the bum!

really feel for all that are apart, must be a better way!!

when you say stuck in AP, what is that? still learning all the terms LOL

[casualsurfer 25]

If these people were targeting 5 months, and they're averaging 8 months, shouldn't something be done about that metric?!! If we're PAYING for the service and they're NOT subject to the stupid Congress' partisan bickering and shutdowns, why can't they work to improve?!

Yes I'm feeling frustrated because I won't be able to have my wife here for almost a year...

[Kaylara 814]

If these people were targeting 5 months, and they're averaging 8 months, shouldn't something be done about that metric?!! If we're PAYING for the service and they're NOT subject to the stupid Congress' partisan bickering and shutdowns, why can't they work to improve?!

Yes I'm feeling frustrated because I won't be able to have my wife here for almost a year...

Or more. Again, I'm just about at the 9 month mark, and no approval yet. That means it will be over a year before I see my husband again.

And I agree with you. We've been doing everything we can to try to make some kind of a positive impact on the system. Maybe you can join in on the next email/fax campaign. (As I have a feeling we're going to need to do another one.)

well done on keeping it all going whilst being apart. it is interesting to see the different processes each country has for immigration.

we know we are on very limited time with mom, it would be worth my checking to see if we can have anything done after already sending it off. my poor dad is doing such a great job as a caretaker and always asks "how long do you think you'll have to wait"? we just had to put our dog of 13 yrs down last week and I think that is why I am not thinking too clearly on the whole immigration processing!! I even forgot to make copies of our application and hope that doesn't come back to bite us in the bum!

really feel for all that are apart, must be a better way!!

when you say stuck in AP, what is that? still learning all the terms LOL

AP is Administrative Processing. As far as I understand it, it's done by the embassy/consulate.

[iamwhatiam80 92]

I act like I have a right to have my petition adjudicated in a timely manner, which is what I'm asking for. If they're going to deny my petition arbitrarily, it doesn't take nearly 9 months for that. The rules governing who can immigrate here are very clear for my spouse. As long as we meet the requirements, they have no basis to reject my husband's visa here. If they do, I can appeal it, and take them to court and fight it out there. Someone else explained it much better and I'll find that post for you when I have another free moment.

I'm glad that you're here to help. And yes, I've already been through the immigration process in the Netherlands, so I'm well aware that this insanity isn't limited to the US.

I've written letter, made phone calls, contacted our representatives and media, gotten the word out via social media, and taken part in the last mass emailing/faxing and am helping with the writing and compiling of information for the next one that we're doing, which I will also take part in. I'm making as much noise as possible and doing my part to fix this problem.

No, I didn't elect the people who are currently representing me. I lived in the Netherlands for the past 8 years. But they still represent me, and if they don't do their job, I will vote against them, and urge my entire social network to do the same.

The timeline has gone down because they were gaming the processing times. We have proof of this and it is part of the next letter that we will be sending out. We have found several sources from the USCIS that show that they basically stopped adjudicating the I130's for months at a time. That they're now playing catch up (but still gaming the processing times) does not make me grateful. It make me angry that they lied to us for months and are continuing to keep us away from our family members, despite their claims of family unity being a priority. It makes me angry that they did not continue to ship the petitions to the field, but instead sent them to collect dust in a centralized adjudication unit that was not yet staffed or operational. It makes me angry that they refused to make the K3 available and lied in their conference to AILA when they knew that they weren't meeting their processing time goal even then and had stopped adjudicating IR/CR standalone petitions. I'm doing my part to get the facts and attempt to fix this, as stated above. But happy that they're trying to keep us quiet by throwing us a bone and changing the processing times is not going to work. Even after I've gotten my approval, I'm going to continue to work to make sure that the people who petitioned after me don't get stuck in this mess in the future.

They have a monopoly and basically absolute power over these petitions. If they can't wield it responsibly, then they need to have their power curtailed.

My husband is coming here for me. (And ultimately, our children.) I went to Europe for him, and could not handle it, ultimately. I want to stay married to him, so we're going to try it here. We were expecting to wait. But when I filed, the total process was taking about 8-9 months. We're now at nearly 9 months and aren't even through the first step in our process, and that, to me, is unacceptable.

Very well said.