October 2023 I 130 Filers

[OldUser 7,863]

1 hour ago, seer8 said:

A sixth email from VJ saying "Your approval is past due". The past 5 emails I would check my timeline and it would say that there was not enough timeline stats as to when it would say when it would be approved. Also, on the USCIS myprogress tab, it would be visible and not visible for the past week. The progress changed to 3 months after it was 6 months for the past month in January. Then, there was an update on case status since my NOA1, as there was an action on my case with a date of 2/10/25 as my NOA1 was 10/2/23.

 

APPROVED!!

Exactly, none of the estimates are accurate.

[2024 I551 13]

13 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Exactly, none of the estimates are accurate.

Speaking of USCIS estimates mine is saying 12 months, exactly 16 months after I filed. When I first filed the petition brand new, the estimate said just four months.

[WoodlandsFamily 27]

2 hours ago, seer8 said:

A sixth email from VJ saying "Your approval is past due". The past 5 emails I would check my timeline and it would say that there was not enough timeline stats as to when it would say when it would be approved. Also, on the USCIS myprogress tab, it would be visible and not visible for the past week. The progress changed to 3 months after it was 6 months for the past month in January. Then, there was an update on case status since my NOA1, as there was an action on my case with a date of 2/10/25 as my NOA1 was 10/2/23.

 

APPROVED!!

Congratulations 🏆 🎊  I am approved too 😀 9/10/23. Good luck with the next step!! 

[Koops 2]

This is the first time I've made a post, but I just want to let everyone reading know that my standalone spousal  i-130 was approved over the weekend.

 

I've been following this thread in the background for the last few months. This thread, along with the September and August threads helped me keep my sanity over this whole process, so I appreciate everyone who contributed and continues to contribute. Hopefully my small contribution can be a ray of hope to somebody. I expected the i-130 process to be only about 12 months, I didn't expect it to drag out to 16 months! It's been especially frustrating reading about people with AOS requests using i-130/i-485 that were submitted after my PD but still approved months ago - when I first submitted the i-130, the processing time was the same for both standalone and AOS.

 

My PD was 10/11/23, and I was approved on 2/8/25. I submitted online so I'm not sure if there was a specific service center involved. I did end up emailing my Senator 2 weeks ago, but I haven't heard back (yet?), so I'm not sure if that impacted anything. 

 

Fingers crossed that the next steps go smoothly and are quicker! Good luck to everyone!

Edited February 10 by Koops

[OldUser 7,863]

1 hour ago, Koops said:

This is the first time I've made a post, but I just want to let everyone reading know that my standalone spousal  i-130 was approved over the weekend.

 

I've been following this thread in the background for the last few months. This thread, along with the September and August threads helped me keep my sanity over this whole process, so I appreciate everyone who contributed and continues to contribute. Hopefully my small contribution can be a ray of hope to somebody. I expected the i-130 process to be only about 12 months, I didn't expect it to drag out to 16 months! It's been especially frustrating reading about people with AOS requests using i-130/i-485 that were submitted after my PD but still approved months ago - when I first submitted the i-130, the processing time was the same for both standalone and AOS.

 

My PD was 10/11/23, and I was approved on 2/8/25. I submitted online so I'm not sure if there was a specific service center involved. I did end up emailing my Senator 2 weeks ago, but I haven't heard back (yet?), so I'm not sure if that impacted anything. 

 

Fingers crossed that the next steps go smoothly and are quicker! Good luck to everyone!

Thank you for the update and congratulations on approval ! Nowadays approvals take 16-17 months, and your case is a good indication of that.

[Ara Burton 34]

23 hours ago, S2N said:

For what it’s worth post-change-in-administration, I-130 processing per day has sped up. 2/3/25 was the most approved I-130s since July 2024 according to other corners of the internet.

 

You can track the stats at track my visa now (linked is being censored as spam, not sure why since it’s just pulling from the USCIS API.)

 

I’m not sure I quite buy it, but there’s a popular theory that with Trump ending a lot of the humanitarian programs, resources will be freed up for I-130s as USCIS doesn’t do much in the way of enforcement so there’s not all that much else they can work on.

 

I just filed in January and we’re planning on waiting the 2 years for an IR-1 regardless of when the I-130 gets approved for both immigration and non-immigration reasons, so 16 vs. 17 months isn’t that big a deal. If it starts getting to 20+ months we’d be annoyed though because it’d change planning on a few things.

 

 

I hear the same thing too about cases going faster unde trump for that exact reason.

 

We will see. My 16months is in March 2025.

[Ara Burton 34]

12 hours ago, seer8 said:

A sixth email from VJ saying "Your approval is past due". The past 5 emails I would check my timeline and it would say that there was not enough timeline stats as to when it would say when it would be approved. Also, on the USCIS myprogress tab, it would be visible and not visible for the past week. The progress changed to 3 months after it was 6 months for the past month in January. Then, there was an update on case status since my NOA1, as there was an action on my case with a date of 2/10/25 as my NOA1 was 10/2/23.

 

APPROVED!!

Yayyyyy congrats!!!!!!!

 

9 hours ago, WoodlandsFamily said:

Congratulations 🏆 🎊  I am approved too 😀 9/10/23. Good luck with the next step!! 

Congrats!!!

[Ara Burton 34]

Congrats!!!

7 hours ago, Koops said:

This is the first time I've made a post, but I just want to let everyone reading know that my standalone spousal  i-130 was approved over the weekend.

 

I've been following this thread in the background for the last few months. This thread, along with the September and August threads helped me keep my sanity over this whole process, so I appreciate everyone who contributed and continues to contribute. Hopefully my small contribution can be a ray of hope to somebody. I expected the i-130 process to be only about 12 months, I didn't expect it to drag out to 16 months! It's been especially frustrating reading about people with AOS requests using i-130/i-485 that were submitted after my PD but still approved months ago - when I first submitted the i-130, the processing time was the same for both standalone and AOS.

 

My PD was 10/11/23, and I was approved on 2/8/25. I submitted online so I'm not sure if there was a specific service center involved. I did end up emailing my Senator 2 weeks ago, but I haven't heard back (yet?), so I'm not sure if that impacted anything. 

 

Fingers crossed that the next steps go smoothly and are quicker! Good luck to everyone!

Congrats!!!

[Ara Burton 34]

7 hours ago, Koops said:

This is the first time I've made a post, but I just want to let everyone reading know that my standalone spousal  i-130 was approved over the weekend.

 

I've been following this thread in the background for the last few months. This thread, along with the September and August threads helped me keep my sanity over this whole process, so I appreciate everyone who contributed and continues to contribute. Hopefully my small contribution can be a ray of hope to somebody. I expected the i-130 process to be only about 12 months, I didn't expect it to drag out to 16 months! It's been especially frustrating reading about people with AOS requests using i-130/i-485 that were submitted after my PD but still approved months ago - when I first submitted the i-130, the processing time was the same for both standalone and AOS.

 

My PD was 10/11/23, and I was approved on 2/8/25. I submitted online so I'm not sure if there was a specific service center involved. I did end up emailing my Senator 2 weeks ago, but I haven't heard back (yet?), so I'm not sure if that impacted anything. 

 

Fingers crossed that the next steps go smoothly and are quicker! Good luck to everyone!

I feel the exact same way about people filing after me and getting through before me.

 

I always thought it would only take a year but checking these forums do help me to not lose my mind.

 

My PD is in November 2023 so literally clapping for others until it's my turn.

 

I hope NVC and the embassy is a breeze for us all

[WoodlandsFamily 27]

18 minutes ago, Ara Burton said:

Yayyyyy congrats!!!!!!!

 

Congrats!!!

Thanks Ara, won't be long now for you! 

[AmyLouisie 4]

My PD is October 13th! Hopefully I get the approval this week 😁

[2024 I551 13]

I am the OP for this Oct 2023 thread. I filed Oct 8, 2023. Just received approval today Feb 11, 2025. Both NOA1 and NOA2 came from Texas where I am a resident. So, 16 months so far.

FWIW my estimate still says 12 months. So ignore that.

Edited February 11 by 2024 I551

[AmyLouisie 4]

2 hours ago, AmyLouisie said:

My PD is October 13th! Hopefully I get the approval this week 😁

Must have jinxed something because I got the approval notice!

[James and Neil 5]

All of these approvals has me hopeful that ours comes this week! We are an NOA1 of October 16, 2023 so we should be right there. Congrats to all of you who have been approved so far! 

[Ara Burton 34]

5 hours ago, 2024 I551 said:

I am the OP for this Oct 2023 thread. I filed Oct 8, 2023. Just received approval today Feb 11, 2025. Both NOA1 and NOA2 came from Texas where I am a resident. So, 16 months so far.

FWIW my estimate still says 12 months. So ignore that.

Love this!!!!!

5 hours ago, AmyLouisie said:

Must have jinxed something because I got the approval notice!

Yayyyyyyt woot woot