1 year and 3 months without approval in Texas

[Dora Malta 0]

I have 1 year and 3 months without approval of an I130 in Texas, on December 13 they sent an email to my husband saying they are doing a background check, how long does it take USCIS to finish their investigation? I am category CR1

[geowrian 22,338]

The background checks are requested by USCIS but completed by other agencies. Unfortunately, there is no hard timeline - they complete when they complete. Usually this is within weeks to months, but nothing is guaranteed.

[Dora Malta 0]

10 minutes ago, geowrian said:

The background checks are requested by USCIS but completed by other agencies. Unfortunately, there is no hard timeline - they complete when they complete. Usually this is within weeks to months, but nothing is guaranteed.

Is the waiting time in this process normal? my husband is a citizen and I see many approvals months before my case

[geowrian 22,338]

39 minutes ago, Dora Malta said:

Is the waiting time in this process normal? my husband is a citizen and I see many approvals months before my case

Background checks of the petitioner being the hold-up is not particularly common, but it's not unheard of either. It could be checks due to a travel history, field of work, or factors we have no clue about. It's also possible that a hit came back on a name check for criminal records. Then they have to pull those records, verify they aren't actually the petitioner, etc.

[Dora Malta 0]

3 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Background checks of the petitioner being the hold-up is not particularly common, but it's not unheard of either. It could be checks due to a travel history, field of work, or factors we have no clue about. It's also possible that a hit came back on a name check for criminal records. Then they have to pull those records, verify they aren't actually the petitioner, etc.

Thank you so much for you help and information, this process is so exhausting 😫