IR-1/CR-1 Spouse,

[Massy 2]

Hello, i need answerrr🥺! I started my husband process in Dec 2023, priority date 12/2023 and received receipt notice in January 2024. Case still not approved it says ( your case is being actively reviewed by USCIS, does anyone know how long it takes to be approved or how long the whole process takes? Its been a long whole 10 month and nothing has happened in his process! 🥺😔!!

the office we have is texas and my husband is from Dominican Republic! Any answer? Anything helps! 

[appleblossom 2,204]

22 minutes ago, Massy said:

Hello, i need answerrr🥺! I started my husband process in Dec 2023, priority date 12/2023 and received receipt notice in January 2024. Case still not approved it says ( your case is being actively reviewed by USCIS, does anyone know how long it takes to be approved or how long the whole process takes? Its been a long whole 10 month and nothing has happened in his process! 🥺😔!!

the office we have is texas and my husband is from Dominican Republic! Any answer? Anything helps! 

Perfectly normal. It’s about 13-14 months for I-130’s to be approved so you’re still well within that time. Hopefully you’ll hear something early next year. 
 

Good luck. 

[oldgreg 3]

We started ours in November, a month before you. We went in thinking 18 months. Have patience, it is tough. It will be worth it.

[Massy 2]

15 minutes ago, oldgreg said:

We started ours in November, a month before you. We went in thinking 18 months. Have patience, it is tough. It will be worth it.

Have they approved yours yet? 

[Massy 2]

17 hours ago, appleblossom said:

Perfectly normal. It’s about 13-14 months for I-130’s to be approved so you’re still well within that time. Hopefully you’ll hear something early next year. 
 

Good luck. 

So it takes 13-14 month just for the approval? 🥺🥺 so the whole process with the interview takes like 2 years? 🥺

[pushbrk 12,752]

1 hour ago, Massy said:

So it takes 13-14 month just for the approval? 🥺🥺 so the whole process with the interview takes like 2 years? 🥺

That would be a proper expectation, but for some countries there is a long wait for the interview due to backlogs.  Check your backlog for more information.

[appleblossom 2,204]

1 hour ago, Massy said:

So it takes 13-14 month just for the approval? 🥺🥺 so the whole process with the interview takes like 2 years? 🥺

 

Yes, although as @pushbrk says each consulate has very different wait times for an interview. So it can vary between 18 months, to 3+ years, or anywhere in between. 

[KMG 97]

20 hours ago, Massy said:

Hello, i need answerrr🥺! I started my husband process in Dec 2023, priority date 12/2023 and received receipt notice in January 2024. Case still not approved it says ( your case is being actively reviewed by USCIS, does anyone know how long it takes to be approved or how long the whole process takes? Its been a long whole 10 month and nothing has happened in his process! 🥺😔!!

the office we have is texas and my husband is from Dominican Republic! Any answer? Anything helps! 

Fellow December 2023 filer (9th) and I am still waiting also. We will be approved around January/February 25.

[Elsa Royer 1]

My priority date is Aug 25th 2023. Went in active review Aug 30th 5 days later. Still waiting. Just got an update that says your approval is any day now. I usually get an estimate date but this one just says any day now. W

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[pushbrk 12,752]

34 minutes ago, Elsa Royer said:

My priority date is Aug 25th 2023. Went in active review Aug 30th 5 days later. Still waiting. Just got an update that says your approval is any day now. I usually get an estimate date but this one just says any day now. W

"Active Review" does not mean what it sounds like.  It means you are in the queue for a human to spend about 20 to 30 minutes with your case, when it gets to the front of that queue.

[Elsa Royer 1]

Which is why I said still waiting in repsonse to original poster.

[Massy 2]

On 10/6/2024 at 8:48 PM, Elsa Royer said:

Which is why I said still waiting in repsonse to original poster.

 

On 10/6/2024 at 7:49 PM, Elsa Royer said:

My priority date is Aug 25th 2023. Went in active review Aug 30th 5 days later. Still waiting. Just got an update that says your approval is any day now. I usually get an estimate date but this one just says any day now. W

Wow so your case is from August? And still not approved ? Which office you got? Texas?

[Massy 2]

On 10/4/2024 at 4:45 PM, pushbrk said:

That would be a proper expectation, but for some countries there is a long wait for the interview due to backlogs.  Check your backlog for more information.

Thank you, can you tell me how do i check the backlogs? Mine is santo domingo Dominican Republic 

[Massy 2]

On 10/3/2024 at 9:51 PM, appleblossom said:

Perfectly normal. It’s about 13-14 months for I-130’s to be approved so you’re still well within that time. Hopefully you’ll hear something early next year. 
 

Good luck. 

Thank you so much! 🥺 still so long, cases are taking so long nowadays! Even in my country consulate i just saw that after approving your 6 steps it takes a year to get an interview 😣