September 2022 I-130 filers

[ms_gv 7]

On 1/22/2023 at 4:54 PM, Micam said:

Info is on here under "where to file" : https://www.uscis.gov/i-129f

thanks so much! for some reason I couldn't get to this page.

[DaniandChris 12]

I’ve been reading this thread for a while and decided to make an account. Husband is British. Submitted I-130 on sept 26th. Current wait time is 7months. Started at 10 months. Haven’t heard anything. 

[Micam 32]

9 hours ago, DaniandChris said:

I’ve been reading this thread for a while and decided to make an account. Husband is British. Submitted I-130 on sept 26th. Current wait time is 7months. Started at 10 months. Haven’t heard anything. 

I submitted on the 25th Sept and also from the UK! Nearly identical. Where was your I-130 sent out of interest?

[MarmiteC 68]

1 hour ago, Micam said:

I submitted on the 25th Sept and also from the UK! Nearly identical. Where was your I-130 sent out of interest?

I submitted on 15th Sept and also from the UK.  I'm keen we keep each other updated on progress.  

 

Any expected complications in your cases?  For us it's one prior divorce each, but hopefully shouldn't hold it up too much longer.

[bencdxb 19]

We submitted our I-130 online on the 12th September (AR on the 13th), which went to Texas Service Centre. We also submitted an I-129F last month, in the vague hope it might speed things up, which was received by them (officially) on the 23rd, although I know it was actually there a few days before that.

 

Interestingly the receipt notification for the I-129F is from Potomac, so think our I-130 may have been transferred there as well, but no notification or document detailing the transfer on the USCIS portal. I thought that was a bit weird.

 

Fingers crossed the I-129F does speed things up - at this rate our planned summer 2024 move to the US is looking in jeopardy

 

location: UAE

Details: married four years, live together, have kids together so would have thought our case would be relatively straight forward

[MarmiteC 68]

38 minutes ago, bencdxb said:

We submitted our I-130 online on the 12th September (AR on the 13th), which went to Texas Service Centre. We also submitted an I-129F last month, in the vague hope it might speed things up, which was received by them (officially) on the 23rd, although I know it was actually there a few days before that.

 

Interestingly the receipt notification for the I-129F is from Potomac, so think our I-130 may have been transferred there as well, but no notification or document detailing the transfer on the USCIS portal. I thought that was a bit weird.

 

Fingers crossed the I-129F does speed things up - at this rate our planned summer 2024 move to the US is looking in jeopardy

 

location: UAE

Details: married four years, live together, have kids together so would have thought our case would be relatively straight forward

To my knowledge your I-129F will have gone where your I-130 is... so most likely now in Potomac.  

We were the other way around with initial receipt from Potomac and then I-129F in Texas.  We asked Emma recently, and it's confirmed we're in Texas.  We filed the K3 quickly after, and we've had nothing yet sadly.  I've seen K3 seemingly speed up I-130 approvals really only rom Vermont lately.

 

Why do you think a planned move in summer 24 is in jeopardy?  I was hoping for by the end of 2023.  Texas has been approving some April cases lately, so thinking maybe July / August for us if we're lucky.  NVC stage is much faster at the moment I think without RFE, like just over a month, and then average 2 months time at London embassy for medical and interview?

 

[Micam 32]

5 hours ago, MarmiteC said:

I submitted on 15th Sept and also from the UK.  I'm keen we keep each other updated on progress.  

 

Any expected complications in your cases?  For us it's one prior divorce each, but hopefully shouldn't hold it up too much longer.

As far as I'm aware, no complications to the case. Regarding your other comment, I am also hoping for 2023 some time, seems like we're lucky were from the uk, and I'm hopeful once we're approved it'll be 3 months for nvc/interview combined. It's the I-130 that's the worst wait it seems! 

[DaniandChris 12]

 

I know it doesn’t mean much but our estimated time is now 4 months! So still looking at June for approval. I wish this was quicker. Anyone else have any good news today? 

 

[JISnJRS 22]

7 hours ago, DaniandChris said:

 

 

I know it doesn’t mean much but our estimated time is now 4 months! So still looking at June for approval. I wish this was quicker. Anyone else have any good news today? 

 

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same here, 06/23

[lvjeremylv 10]

23 hours ago, DaniandChris said:

 

 

I know it doesn’t mean much but our estimated time is now 4 months! So still looking at June for approval. I wish this was quicker. Anyone else have any good news today? 

 

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No good news really. Filed September 11th, and mine also says an estimated 4 month processing time. I try not to think about it because there's nothing I can do other than wait.

 

My question is this. In theory, a case could get picked up off a desk (or computer, however they process them) tomorrow morning, reviewed, and then be approved, right? So in theory it can go from a 4 month estimated processing time today to an email tomorrow telling you it's approved? Or am I mistaken on that?

[MarmiteC 68]

58 minutes ago, lvjeremylv said:

No good news really. Filed September 11th, and mine also says an estimated 4 month processing time. I try not to think about it because there's nothing I can do other than wait.

 

My question is this. In theory, a case could get picked up off a desk (or computer, however they process them) tomorrow morning, reviewed, and then be approved, right? So in theory it can go from a 4 month estimated processing time today to an email tomorrow telling you it's approved? Or am I mistaken on that?

In theory, yes. There have been people who have been approved quicker than  the remaining time showing, and many others where it says 'case is taking longer than expected'. 

 

Ours says 6 months still I think. We're at Texas.

[DaniandChris 12]

I just wish it was faster. So hard to be away from my husband. As many countless others are feeling as I do. I hope it goes faster for us all. 

[Mil123 10]

Our timeline is still saying 7 months, we filed on the 24th September. Fingers crossed we all get an update soon!

[MarmiteC 68]

NVC stage at least seems to be faster now. I know London embassy is around 2 months from DQ I think, so at least I expect the rest of the process for me to be pretty quick once we get approval.

[bencdxb 19]

5 hours ago, MarmiteC said:

NVC stage at least seems to be faster now. I know London embassy is around 2 months from DQ I think, so at least I expect the rest of the process for me to be pretty quick once we get approval.

UAE timeline for the embassy is about 9 months unfortunately, so 2-months in the UK sounds amazing!

 

According to the USCIS website we're still 7 months out for approval from them (AR from 13th Sept, submitted on the 12th). From what people are saying on here, really wish mine hadn't been transferred to Potomac from Texas - Texas looking shorter wight now

Edited February 20, 2023 by bencdxb