I-130 same sex marriage sponsorship

[Brittany & Jamie 8]

I haven’t been able to find any threads about experience with same sex couples with children trying to immigrate to the US. 

 

i am a us citizen with Canadian PR, married to a Canadian citizen with two Canadian children. Married for 2 years.  Submitted our papers and they were received June 23rd.. we had our first NOA Stating they had received our applications and being forwarded to the Nebraska facility. Now it has been radio silence and it is mid August. 

 

Has anyone had any experience with same sex marriages trying to immigrate to the US? 

 

Should it be taking this long to hear what happens next ? They received our papers and that is all the letters said. Nothing telling us what happens next. 

[EandH0904 1,184]

You wont hear from them again until its approved.  Probably mid December.

[redvines 57]

After you first hear (NOA1) you won't hear again for months and months, this is normal. My case was 'fast' as it took only 6 months to hear again from USCIS (NOA2). Find the thread for filers for your month, make a timeline look at the predicted times here, for me they were pretty spot on.

 

The whole process will take about a year - maybe even a bit over, and it's not an exaggerated hyperbole type 'it'll take a year'. It is just long.

[Mimicherie 142]

Same sex, different Sex, doesn’t matter. They just want to make sure the union is bonafide. Also if you sent it in June 23rd of this year then you have to be way more patient than that. I-130’s take 12-15 months to process.

Edited August 9, 2018 by gsdc23

[Brittany & Jamie 8]

I suppose that seeing the Nebraska processing timelines was 7-9.5 months got us feeling a bit ambitious. thank you all for your responses. 

 

Patience. 

[debbiedoo 2,339]

1 hour ago, BrBack0 said:

I suppose that seeing the Nebraska processing timelines was 7-9.5 months got us feeling a bit ambitious. thank you all for your responses. 

 

Patience. 

 

yeah try a year to a year and a half....

 

sorry

[pushbrk 12,898]

You'll have plenty of time to learn the process during the black hole between receipt and petition approval.  That you are a same sex couple (WITH CHILDREN) may or may not be an issue depending on the children, and the other natural parent.  Children cannot immigrate without the permission of the other parent, the death of the other parent, or a court order giving full custody with no residence restrictions to the parent they would immigrate with.  If you have that sorted out, one, two, or which gender doesn't matter.

[carmel34 3,633]

On 8/9/2018 at 7:32 AM, Brittany & Jamie said:

I suppose that seeing the Nebraska processing timelines was 7-9.5 months got us feeling a bit ambitious. thank you all for your responses. 

 

Patience. 

Current average VJ member processing time in the last year, for I-130 spouse visas, from NOA1 receipt until consular interview, is 410 days.