i-130 IR-1/CR-1 Potomac timeline?

[Kay01 0]

Hello, I had submitted my I-130 for my wife who is overseas in Pakistan and I am from the US and I am a US Citizen.  I had submitted the case last year with an official receipt date of June 21, 2021.  And the only update i got after that was on October 21 2021 that my case was being actively reviewed, and nothing since, it has now been over a year since the case was received, so I am just curious.  The case is at the Potomac service center, and I have seen people who had sent their case after mine getting approvals from the same center and so i'm just trying to see if this is normal, i can't submit an inquiry until October but i just wanted to get some insight, should i be doing anything right now or just wait it out?

[Verrou 1,962]

13 minutes ago, Kay01 said:

Hello, I had submitted my I-130 for my wife who is overseas in Pakistan and I am from the US and I am a US Citizen.  I had submitted the case last year with an official receipt date of June 21, 2021.  And the only update i got after that was on October 21 2021 that my case was being actively reviewed, and nothing since, it has now been over a year since the case was received, so I am just curious.  The case is at the Potomac service center, and I have seen people who had sent their case after mine getting approvals from the same center and so i'm just trying to see if this is normal, i can't submit an inquiry until October but i just wanted to get some insight, should i be doing anything right now or just wait it out?

potomac is roughly 12 months.

can be faster can be longer. depend on case by case

mine got approved after 19 months and i have to fight tooth and nail for that

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[Machinecorpse62 132]

4 hours ago, Kay01 said:

Hello, I had submitted my I-130 for my wife who is overseas in Pakistan and I am from the US and I am a US Citizen.  I had submitted the case last year with an official receipt date of June 21, 2021.  And the only update i got after that was on October 21 2021 that my case was being actively reviewed, and nothing since, it has now been over a year since the case was received, so I am just curious.  The case is at the Potomac service center, and I have seen people who had sent their case after mine getting approvals from the same center and so i'm just trying to see if this is normal, i can't submit an inquiry until October but i just wanted to get some insight, should i be doing anything right now or just wait it out?

you should file k-3 it’ll help approve your 130 faster that’s what I did and it was approve mines in five months. And it’s free and no harm in trying some say it does not help but others do and it happen to me..  because once your document qualified you will be waiting a long time for reciving interview. Since they are taking 12-17 months. 

[Kay01 0]

7 hours ago, Machinecorpse62 said:

you should file k-3 it’ll help approve your 130 faster that’s what I did and it was approve mines in five months. And it’s free and no harm in trying some say it does not help but others do and it happen to me..  because once your document qualified you will be waiting a long time for reciving interview. Since they are taking 12-17 months. 

Thank you for the response, its just strange why some peoples are getting approved even if they submitted it wayy after mine, i guess its just random but still very confusing