I130 for spouse

[TexasRafael 135]

18 hours ago, Christinab99 said:

I filed my case in December 2023 and they started reviewing it on January 5, now it says case is taking longer then expected 😕 why is that ? And how much longer do I have to wait ? Thanks  🙏🏻 

You need patience, on average the approval is about one year from the time you filed, sometimes sooner and sometimes longer, but there is nothing you can do but just wait.

[TiffAndMike 63]

I'm a fellow December 2023 filer too. My attorney told me the process would take 18 to 24 months.  And like you, my petition has been under review too since January.  

 

Sadly, there is really nothing you can do to speed the process up. 

 

I filed for an expidited request due to medical issues  and was told that I do meet the minimum requirements for an expidited request, however they still haven't assigned an officer to bother looking at the expidited request and it's been 4 months now since I submitted it. 

 

This administration and USCIS don't care about us. It is election year so they have been prioritizing N-400 petitions so they can crank out as many new voters as possible. Hopefully after the election, they will speed up.

[OldUser 6,990]

7 hours ago, TiffAndMike said:

I'm a fellow December 2023 filer too. My attorney told me the process would take 18 to 24 months.  And like you, my petition has been under review too since January.  

 

Sadly, there is really nothing you can do to speed the process up. 

 

I filed for an expidited request due to medical issues  and was told that I do meet the minimum requirements for an expidited request, however they still haven't assigned an officer to bother looking at the expidited request and it's been 4 months now since I submitted it. 

 

This administration and USCIS don't care about us. It is election year so they have been prioritizing N-400 petitions so they can crank out as many new voters as possible. Hopefully after the election, they will speed up.

I believe Writ of Mandamus could help

[Wolle 68]

What means Mandamus? Sorry 😣 for asking……🤷🏻‍♂️🙇🏻

[OldUser 6,990]

9 hours ago, Wolle said:

What means Mandamus? Sorry 😣 for asking……🤷🏻‍♂️🙇🏻

Suing USCIS for delay

[Wolle 68]

Believe that takes longer than the whole I 130 process 🙇🏻🤷🏻‍♂️

[Cookie88 92]

21 hours ago, Wolle said:

Believe that takes longer than the whole I 130 process 🙇🏻🤷🏻‍♂️

I think they have to respond within a set timeframe. 30-60 days or something. But that's not the issue. It's insanely expensive from what I've read on people's experience. It seems something for the wealthy 😅

[Massy 2]

i file my husband case December 2023 as well and received reviewing case January 10th, 2 weeks ago my lawyer checked the case and it says taking longer then expected too😣😣😣 ( my consulate is Dominican Republic too so im expecting to be not long 😔 however my sister in law her husband filed her june last year and now we are in july 2024 and nothing has happened they still haven’t even approved her case so i don’t want to believe cases now are taking about 2 years 😣😣😣! Some people have told me cases after pandemic are taking longer

[Massy 2]

On 7/9/2024 at 3:32 PM, Christinab99 said:

I filed my case in December 2023 and they started reviewing it on January 5, now it says case is taking longer then expected 😕 why is that ? And how much longer do I have to wait ? Thanks  🙏🏻 

 

i file my husband case December 2023 as well and received reviewing case January 10th, 2 weeks ago my lawyer checked the case and it says taking longer then expected too😣😣😣 ( my consulate is Dominican Republic too so im expecting to be not long 😔 however my sister in law her husband filed her june last year and now we are in july 2024 and nothing has happened they still haven’t even approved her case so i don’t want to believe cases now are taking about 2 years 😣😣😣! Some people have told me cases after pandemic are taking longer

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[appleblossom 2,810]

1 hour ago, Massy said:

 

 

i file my husband case December 2023 as well and received reviewing case January 10th, 2 weeks ago my lawyer checked the case and it says taking longer then expected too😣😣😣 ( my consulate is Dominican Republic too so im expecting to be not long 😔 however my sister in law her husband filed her june last year and now we are in july 2024 and nothing has happened they still haven’t even approved her case so i don’t want to believe cases now are taking about 2 years 😣😣😣! Some people have told me cases after pandemic are taking longer

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Ignore the 'taking longer than expected', that timeline is notoriously inaccurate. The I-130 processing time is approx 12-14 months, so you're still well under normal processing times. https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ 

 

What has increased since the pandemic is the wait time for an interview at some consulates - there's a big backlog now at some (others have no wait at all, it's very location dependent).

 

Good luck.

[Massy 2]

On 7/17/2024 at 12:24 PM, appleblossom said:

 

Ignore the 'taking longer than expected', that timeline is notoriously inaccurate. The I-130 processing time is approx 12-14 months, so you're still well under normal processing times. https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ 

 

What has increased since the pandemic is the wait time for an interview at some consulates - there's a big backlog now at some (others have no wait at all, it's very location dependent).

 

Good luck.

Thank you so much, let hope i can here something from them by December of this year since it will be a year that we filed!