February 2022 Filers!

[Alex&Nayden 91]

We filed our I-130 on February 2022. We were given Nebraska Service Center and just found out it's in Potomac. I wanted to start this thread for anyone who filed in the month of February so we can connect!

 

Say HI and share your timeline so far! 

[philharmonic 0]

Hi, filed on February 16 and got the receipt notice and Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS on same day and given Nebraska.

 

Still says Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS today. How do you know you were moved to Potomac?

Edited May 17, 2022 by philharmonic

[Alex&Nayden 91]

8 hours ago, philharmonic said:

Hi, filed on February 16 and got the receipt notice and Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS on same day and given Nebraska.

 

Still says Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS today. How do you know you were moved to Potomac?

The most frustrating part of all of this is that everyone's timelines are all over the place. There doesn't seem to be an actual order, just sheer luck. 

 

I've heard people getting approved 2-3 days after being Actively Reviewed and others waiting 5-7 months. Sadly, there is no way to know what will happen. I guess all we can do is try to distract ourselves with other things and be patient.  

[philharmonic 0]

6 hours ago, APetrakieva said:

I guess all we can do is try to distract ourselves with other things and be patient.  

Haha. True. That wasn’t the spirit of my post, but thanks for the encouraging words. I was just trying to relay my timeline. 😁
 

My question to you was how did you know your case got transferred to Potomac? Chat with Emma?

[Alex&Nayden 91]

7 minutes ago, philharmonic said:

Haha. True. That wasn’t the spirit of my post, but thanks for the encouraging words. I was just trying to relay my timeline. 😁
 

My question to you was how did you know your case got transferred to Potomac? Chat with Emma?

Yup, I used the Emma Chat and asked to talk to an agent. I didn't get an email or any notification. 

[Jrob32 2]

Hi! February 22, 2022 filer here in the I-130 category. When we applied for my husband’s Canadian PR, I was in a WhatsApp group for filers from our month. Is anyone interested in starting a February 2022 group for us I-130 filers? :)

[Alex&Nayden 91]

I think that’s a good idea! Not sure how many people we can gather but I’m down for it. 

[davidtech 8]

Hi we filed our I-130 online on February 27th, the receipt notice came that same day by email and we were given the Nebraska service center.

A couple weeks ago I messaged Emma and I was told my case was being processed at the California Service Center. Patiently waiting!!

 

Thanks

[Alex&Nayden 91]

19 hours ago, davidtech said:

Hi we filed our I-130 online on February 27th, the receipt notice came that same day by email and we were given the Nebraska service center.

A couple weeks ago I messaged Emma and I was told my case was being processed at the California Service Center. Patiently waiting!!

 

Thanks

I saw that you might file the I-129F from your previous posts. We sent ours yesterday. Hopefully it helps. I'd be happy if it just shortened the processes a month or two. 

[davidtech 8]

4 hours ago, APetrakieva said:

I saw that you might file the I-129F from your previous posts. We sent ours yesterday. Hopefully it helps. I'd be happy if it just shortened the processes a month or two. 

Yes! I plan to send it out this week. Good luck - keep us updated on when you hear any news on it and I will do the same, hopefully it helps our cases.

 

Edited May 24, 2022 by davidtech

[TeeKay11 12]

Filed I-130 Feb 1 online, went from Potomac to Nebraska then approved I-130 on April 21..

 

[Alex&Nayden 91]

27 minutes ago, TeeKay11 said:

Filed I-130 Feb 1 online, went from Potomac to Nebraska then approved I-130 on April 21..

 

Fabulous! Did you file the K3?

[TeeKay11 12]

33 minutes ago, Alex&Nayden said:

Fabulous! Did you file the K3?

We did.. Contrary to what most people say: To wait about 2 or 3 months after filing i130, we filed our i129f on Feb 6.. We had filed i130 online so had a NOA1 pretty much the next day. We used that and the form i129f to initiate K3.

I129f was "Received" Feb 9, but didn't change, not even to "actively reviewing"...

We got i129f officially denied on 25 April, the day NVC received our case from USCIS...

[Alex&Nayden 91]

22 hours ago, TeeKay11 said:

We did.. Contrary to what most people say: To wait about 2 or 3 months after filing i130, we filed our i129f on Feb 6.. We had filed i130 online so had a NOA1 pretty much the next day. We used that and the form i129f to initiate K3.

I129f was "Received" Feb 9, but didn't change, not even to "actively reviewing"...

We got i129f officially denied on 25 April, the day NVC received our case from USCIS...

Thank you for the detailed explanation! We filed the i129f last week so hoping it helps a bit.

[Mor 6]

On 5/23/2022 at 7:02 AM, Jrob32 said:

Hi! February 22, 2022 filer here in the I-130 category. When we applied for my husband’s Canadian PR, I was in a WhatsApp group for filers from our month. Is anyone interested in starting a February 2022 group for us I-130 filers?

Yes