I-130 processing time

[Aymn 0]

A permanent resident filled out I-130 form for her son “unmarried and over 21” 

california center 

the filling date was Dec 2015

can anyone please provide me with the current processing time 

Edited March 26, 2018 by Aymn

[bad4tatt 168]

  On 3/26/2018 at 2:45 PM, Aymn said:

A permanent resident filled out I-130 form for her son “unmarried and over 21” 

california center 

the filling date was Dec 2015

can anyone please provide me with the current processing time 

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According to the USCIS site it takes between 33 Months to 42.5 Months from the date she filed. They are currently working on September 2014 from what the site states.

 

 

 

[geowrian 22,338]

I believe the I-130 will take roughly 3-4 years at this point.

However, the PD won't be current for 7-10 years....likely on the longer side of that estimate. So the case can't proceed through NVC until roughly 2023-2025 or so. The son must remain unmarried so long as the petitioner remains an LPR.

Edited March 26, 2018 by geowrian

[Aymn 0]

  On 3/26/2018 at 3:48 PM, bad4tatt said:

According to the USCIS site it takes between 33 Months to 42.5 Months from the date she filed. They are currently working on September 2014 from what the site states.

 

 

 

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But it does not say that here 

it says april 2011 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2018/visa-bulletin-for-april-2018.html 

I am really confused 

[Aymn 0]

  On 3/26/2018 at 4:07 PM, geowrian said:

I believe the I-130 will take roughly 3-4 years at this point.

However, the PD won't be current for 7-10 years....likely on the longer side of that estimate. So the case can't proceed through NVC until roughly 2023-2025 or so. The son must remain unmarried so long as the petitioner remains an LPR.

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Oh my god 

sir, Are you sure of that ? 

[geowrian 22,338]

  On 3/26/2018 at 5:40 PM, Aymn said:

Oh my god 

sir, Are you sure of that ? 

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Yes. An unmarried adult son or daughter of an LPR falls into the F2B preference category. According to the current visa bulletin, F2B is current up to March 2011 for most of the world (and 2006 for Philippines and 1996 for Mexico).

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin.html

 

Historically, the F2B category has been moving slower than 12 months every year, so it's getting longer and longer. They are currently advancing ~10 months every year.

https://www.myprioritydate.com/?pd=12/01/2015&pr=2

 

For reference, this is not the fault of USCIS or DOS...these are purely due to visa limits by country and category. The number of family-based visas available is limited annually, so the delays here aren't because of a processing speed issue.

 

Edited March 26, 2018 by geowrian

[Aymn 0]

  On 3/26/2018 at 5:50 PM, geowrian said:

Yes. An unmarried adult son or daughter of an LPR falls into the F2B preference category. According to the current visa bulletin, F2B is current up to March 2011 for most of the world (and 2006 for Philippines and 1996 for Mexico).

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin.html

 

Historically, the F2B category has been moving slower than 12 months every year, so it's getting longer and longer. They are currently advancing ~10 months every year.

https://www.myprioritydate.com/?pd=12/01/2015&pr=2

 

For reference, this is not the fault of USCIS or DOS...these are purely due to visa limits by country and category. The number of family-based visas available is limited annually, so the delays here aren't because of a processing speed issue.

 

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Put I-130 and California service center!!

Can u please explain that to me 😞

https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/#mainContent

[geowrian 22,338]

  On 3/26/2018 at 6:00 PM, Aymn said:

Put I-130 and California service center!!

Can u please explain that to me 😞

https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/#mainContent

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Yes, that's for the I-130 itself. As stated, that's taking ~3-4 years. USCIS is processing I-130s for F2B up through around Sept. 2014.

However, getting the I-130 approved is just step 1 in the process. An I-130 only establishes a legal relationship between the petitioner and beneficiary. It must still go through NVC then the embassy.

 

Once the I-130 is approved, it is sent to the NVC for visa processing. It will sit at NVC until an immigrant visa number is available for the beneficiary. That's where the visa bulletin (linked above) comes into play. When the Priority Date (PD) from the I-130 is at or after the date in the "Final Action Chart", the PD is considered "current". The PD being current means an immigrant visa number is now available, and therefore NVC can process additional documentation and proceed with the case (http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process). Expect ~3-6 months from the PD being current to embassy interview.

 

So your I-130 may be approved in a year or so from now, but the case will be required to sit at NVC until ~2023-2025....whenever the PD becomes current.