I-131 in Pre-processing for 8 Months

[ManSat 2]

Hi Everyone,

 

We filed I-130 and I-485 together for green card for  Spouse of US citizen in Sept 2021. Biometrics were taken in Oct 2021. I-485 is moving forward with status showing "case is actively  being reviewed" while I-130 is still pending on "Just Received".

It has been now 8 months for I-130 not moving and we tried to enquire about that and we were told that it is still in "pre-processing/background check" and that cases in this phase cannot be expedited.

1- Is this usual

2- Is there something we can do about that?

 

Thank you

 

[SteveInBostonI130 3,471]

1 - Yes

2 - No

[Chancy 6,242]

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[ManSat 2]

On 4/25/2022 at 3:09 PM, SteveInBostonI130 said:

1 - Yes

2 - No

I read though that background check/name check by USCIS takes 3 weeks to a couple of months ...

[SteveInBostonI130 3,471]

14 hours ago, ManSat said:

I read though that background check/name check by USCIS takes 3 weeks to a couple of months ...

Source?

[ManSat 2]

https://www.stilt.com/blog/2020/07/what-kind-of-background-check-does-uscis-do/