I submitted the I-130 petition for my husband (U.K.) on December 7, 2022. Its status IMMEDIATELY updated to "being actively reviewed" and it said our wait estimate was 7 months (so est. July 2023). Around the beginning of 2023, it changed to 10 months from that point (so est. fall-winter 2023). It slowly dwindled down, right on time, until a month ago, when it suddenly updated to two weeks! Then the two weeks came and went, and we no longer have a wait time estimate at all. Just says it's "taking longer than expected."
Meanwhile, I've seen the overall estimated turnaround time increase from the 7-10 months the USCIS quoted in the beginning to now over three years! And the USCIS is now saying that the earliest date I can submit questions about my petition is January 10, 2026! That's compared to my original quote of June 2023 to be able to ask questions.
So basically everything keeps getting pushed back longer and longer. I'm trying really hard not to panic about it, but as of typing this, our case has supposedly been "being actively reviewed" for seven months when it doesn't appear they're actually anywhere near looking at our application. And every time we get close to the day we're allowed to submit inquiries about our case, it's pushed back even more.
So what the heck is going on with this? Has anyone else experienced this? For anyone who just got approved, when did you submit?
Also, here is a simplified timeline if it helps:
-December 7, 2022: I-130 submitted. Case being actively reviewed. Estimated time until case decision is 7 months. Can ask questions in June 2023.
-Feb./March 2023: Case still being actively reviewed. Estimated time until case decision is 10 months. Can ask questions in August 2023.
-June 2023: Case still being actively reviewed. Estimated time until case decision is 2 weeks.
-Now, July 2023: Case is still being actively reviewed. No estimated time at all. Can ask questions in January 2026.
I submitted the I-130 petition for my husband (U.K.) on December 7, 2022. Its status IMMEDIATELY updated to "being actively reviewed" and it said our wait estimate was 7 months (so est. July 2023). Around the beginning of 2023, it changed to 10 months from that point (so est. fall-winter 2023). It slowly dwindled down, right on time, until a month ago, when it suddenly updated to two weeks! Then the two weeks came and went, and we no longer have a wait time estimate at all. Just says it's "taking longer than expected." Meanwhile, I've seen the overall estimated turnaround time increase from the 7-10 months the USCIS quoted in the beginning to now over three years! And the USCIS is now saying that the earliest date I can submit questions about my petition is January 10, 2026! That's compared to my original quote of June 2023 to be able to ask questions. So basically everything keeps getting pushed back longer and longer. I'm trying really hard not to panic about it, but as of typing this, our case has supposedly been "being actively reviewed" for seven months when it doesn't appear they're actually anywhere near looking at our application. And every time we get close to the day we're allowed to submit inquiries about our case, it's pushed back even more. So what the heck is going on with this? Has anyone else experienced this? For anyone who just got approved, when did you submit? Also, here is a simplified timeline if it helps: -December 7, 2022: I-130 submitted. Case being actively reviewed. Estimated time until case decision is 7 months. Can ask questions in June 2023. -Feb./March 2023: Case still being actively reviewed. Estimated time until case decision is 10 months. Can ask questions in August 2023. -June 2023: Case still being actively reviewed. Estimated time until case decision is 2 weeks. -Now, July 2023: Case is still being actively reviewed. No estimated time at all. Can ask questions in January 2026.