September 2020 I-130 Filers Club

[LunaSky 7]

1 hour ago, Linos said:

Hi friends ! I got approved today!!!! woohoo!!!!!! ❤️

Fantastic  news..... so happy for you.....💛💛💛

[Alex Prijn 29]

1 hour ago, Linos said:

Hi friends ! I got approved today!!!! woohoo!!!!!! ❤️

Congratz! Fingers crossed that the rest of us september filers are coming up soon too. Of the last 10 registered approvals on VisaJourney, only 3 were from before September.

[Dishac 1]

congratulations ....wish you all the best 

[Alexparin 4]

Congratulations! hope we all get United with our family soon:)

[Linos 69]

Thanks all, my fingers are crossed you all get a speedy approval! To clear up that service center confusion I had: my case NOA1 hardcopy said Potomac, online said Nebraska and the NOA2 says Nebraska too.

[kittycat 28]

27 minutes ago, Linos said:

Thanks all, my fingers are crossed you all get a speedy approval! To clear up that service center confusion I had: my case NOA1 hardcopy said Potomac, online said Nebraska and the NOA2 says Nebraska too.

That's fantastic, talk about luck of the Irish 😄

 

Here we were despairing, cause we got Texas and online says Nebraska, but who knows...it can always be so much worse....

Happy for you!

 

[Linos 69]

1 minute ago, kittycat said:

That's fantastic, talk about luck of the Irish 

 

Here we were despairing, cause we got Texas and online says Nebraska, but who knows...it can always be so much worse....

Happy for you!

 

Haha thanks ❤️ ☘️ 🌈 Wishing you the best of luck, although Texas seems to be quite fast too?

[Arthur2021 20]

3 hours ago, Linos said:

Hi friends ! I got approved today!!!! woohoo!!!!!! ❤️

Great news!!! How long was your status on "we are actively reviewing your case" for?

[Linos 69]

6 minutes ago, Arthur2021 said:

Great news!!! How long was your status on "we are actively reviewing your case" for?

Thanks! So we got the 'actively reviewing status..' on Dec 23rd...then on January 22nd it updated (same status new date) and today it was approved!

[LunaSky 7]

3 hours ago, Linos said:

Thanks! So we got the 'actively reviewing status..' on Dec 23rd...then on January 22nd it updated (same status new date) and today it was approved!

How do you check that? 

 

I logged in and on mine only states the receipt date = SEP 2020. Nothing else....

 

 

[Jemry 16]

On January 11, 2021 at 7:10 PM, Darthvador25 said:

Hi guys, 

 

just giving a datapoint here. 
 

Got my I130 approved on 12/31 with a priority date of 9/23 (99 days), case review started 12/29. 

 

sent to NVC right away and received NVC email already. 
 

To give more context I am a spouse of USC, petition filled right after marriage, she already petitioned someone years ago and age difference is >5y. 
 

No RFE and did everything myself without using an attorney. 
 

 

 

18 hours ago, Linos said:

Hi friends ! I got approved today!!!! woohoo!!!!!! ❤️

Wow, what a good news congratulatins! I hope to hear a good news of mine.🙏🏿

[Alex Prijn 29]

On 1/26/2021 at 12:32 AM, LunaSky said:

How do you check that? 

 

I logged in and on mine only states the receipt date = SEP 2020. Nothing else....

 

 

It just means nobody is actively reviewing your case. It's the same on our end, unfortunately. There's very little transparency in the process, and luck seems to play an active role. There's definitely no "first come, first serve" at the USCIS. 50% of the last 10 approved I-130's registered on VisaJourney are I-130's filed in October, so it feels like a lottery. All we can do is wait.

[Linos 69]

Yes exactly, it's a status some people get before a decision is made on their case although some people just get approved/RFE without it. I agree with the whole randomness of the process...I also feel like the luck is down to the batch that your case ends up in and if it is transferred. I can only speculate but i'm guessing because my hardcopy NOA1 was sent from Potomac, they scanned my paper filed petition there and sent it to Nebraska straight away (maybe because Potomac is super busy atm) It's definitely random and not processed by first come first served unfortunately

Edited January 27, 2021 by Linos

[LunaSky 7]

3 hours ago, Alex Prijn said:

It just means nobody is actively reviewing your case. It's the same on our end, unfortunately. There's very little transparency in the process, and luck seems to play an active role. There's definitely no "first come, first serve" at the USCIS. 50% of the last 10 approved I-130's registered on VisaJourney are I-130's filed in October, so it feels like a lottery. All we can do is wait.

 

3 hours ago, Linos said:

Yes exactly, it's a status some people get before a decision is made on their case although some people just get approved/RFE without it. I agree with the whole randomness of the process...I also feel like the luck is down to the batch that your case ends up in and if it is transferred. I can only speculate but i'm guessing because my hardcopy NOA1 was sent from Potomac, they scanned my paper filed petition there and sent it to Nebraska straight away (maybe because Potomac is super busy atm) It's definitely random and not processed by first come first served unfortunately

On 1/25/2021 at 3:18 PM, Linos said:

Thanks! So we got the 'actively reviewing status..' on Dec 23rd...then on January 22nd it updated (same status new date) and today it was approved!

Thank you both.....

Just have to be patient I guess...

Good luck to us all....

 

 

[ASHR2020 5]

On 1/25/2021 at 11:32 PM, LunaSky said:

How do you check that? 

 

I logged in and on mine only states the receipt date = SEP 2020. Nothing else....

 

 

I am also wondering—does anyone know where to check this?