Filed i-130 online, what next?

[obi-wan-cant-obi 0]

My spouse just filed the form i-130 online and we were taken to a screen that shows our receipt number beginning with IOE and a message that says "Your benefit request has been accepted and is under review." how long does it normally take to receive the i-797 so we can proceed to filing the i-485 form? 

[igoyougoduke 1,662]

1-2 weeks for clean cases 

[geowrian 22,337]

Probably would have been best to just file both by paper concurrently.

[obi-wan-cant-obi 0]

6 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Probably would have been best to just file both by paper concurrently.

Right, but in this case that I didn’t, do you know what’s next? Like wait period for i-797. I’ve heard people say they got theirs in days

[obi-wan-cant-obi 0]

1 hour ago, Donald120383 said:

1-2 weeks for clean cases 

Thanks! I’ve heard ppl say they received their i-797 in a few days after filing. Hoping my case is similar 

[geowrian 22,337]

1 minute ago, obi-wan-cant-obi said:

Right, but in this case that I didn’t, do you know what’s next? Like wait period for i-797. I’ve heard people say they got theirs in days

Normally it's a matter of days to a few weeks. Sometimes it can take up to a month.

[obi-wan-cant-obi 0]

2 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Normally it's a matter of days to a few weeks. Sometimes it can take up to a month.

Wow, okay thank you for your reply

[PimT 15]

I did the same thing, filing I-130 online and the rest via mail. My i797 was shown online 2 days after and I just printed that out and sent it in with the rest of my applications. I'd say don't wait for anything in the mail, it could take weeks. 

[jojo_yoyo 0]

On 3/12/2020 at 1:36 PM, PimT said:

I did the same thing, filing I-130 online and the rest via mail. My i797 was shown online 2 days after and I just printed that out and sent it in with the rest of my applications. I'd say don't wait for anything in the mail, it could take weeks. 

May I ask, when you received the receipts for other applications(i-485, i-131, i-765)?

[PimT 15]

On 5/8/2020 at 12:09 AM, jojo_yoyo said:

May I ask, when you received the receipts for other applications(i-485, i-131, i-765)?

I mailed everything on February 21st then it shows that they received it on the 24th. The check was not cashed until March 6th though so 2 weeks after everything was mailed.

[jojo_yoyo 0]

1 hour ago, PimT said:

I mailed everything on February 21st then it shows that they received it on the 24th. The check was not cashed until March 6th though so 2 weeks after everything was mailed.

Thank you for your response. I filied the I-130 (I-130A scanned and uploaded) online on Apr 27. And mailed the package which was signed by USCIS on Apr.30.

However, I did not receive the text messages or Emails from USCIS till now, though I filed G-1145 as well. I am very worry about my package.

[PimT 15]

1 hour ago, jojo_yoyo said:

Thank you for your response. I filied the I-130 (I-130A scanned and uploaded) online on Apr 27. And mailed the package which was signed by USCIS on Apr.30.

However, I did not receive the text messages or Emails from USCIS till now, though I filed G-1145 as well. I am very worry about my package.

I have not been receiving any texts or emails either even though we filed the G-1145 also 😕 

I think checking your status online and wait for the notice in the mail is your most reliable source. I think you are on a good timeline though. You don't have anything to worry about right now especially since they signed for it.

[jojo_yoyo 0]

1 minute ago, PimT said:

I have not been receiving any texts or emails either even though we filed the G-1145 also 😕 

I think checking your status online and wait for the notice in the mail is your most reliable source. I think you are on a good timeline though. You don't have anything to worry about right now especially since they signed for it.

Yeah, you are right. I can just wait for the paper receipts now.

By the way, have you checked the I-130 status? Was there any change of  the status after I-797?

[PimT 15]

1 minute ago, jojo_yoyo said:

Yeah, you are right. I can just wait for the paper receipts now.

By the way, have you checked the I-130 status? Was there any change of  the status after I-797?

Nothing has changed in terms of our I-130 status but i concurrently filed my I-485 and that case status has been updated to "ready for interview"

[jojo_yoyo 0]

1 minute ago, PimT said:

Nothing has changed in terms of our I-130 status but i concurrently filed my I-485 and that case status has been updated to "ready for interview"

Congratulations. Hopefully my case can be as smooth as yours.