I-130 Approved Too Quickly!

[downunder301 0]

I am sure this sounds like a strange thing to be worried about and something that does not happen very often but I am concerned my I-130 was approved too quickly (I never asked for expedited service either). My NOA 1 receipt date was Jan 3rd, 2012 and I was approved on Jan 17th (14 days) when the CSC processing time is about 5 months vs. my 14 days. I figured something had to be wrong and went on-line to check my status and it said I was approved. I then called the California Service center and spoke to a customer service reps to confirm this. He confirmed it had been approved, details on the file matched my case and that it had been sent to the NVC for processing. They said they had never seen this happen so quickly before.

What worries me now is that downstream at the NVC or at the consulate a couple of month later they will later find out they did not process it correctly and send it back to the beginning. Should I be worried and try to ask more question or just thank god for looking after me?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Is the petitioner currently living abroad? Your profile says "current location: Belgium."

Edited January 19, 2012 by Harpa Timsah

[In<3 11]

Wow thats great I have the same dates as you and I didnt get that great news as of yet dont look at it as a negative sign be happy many ppl have been waiting over 6 months CONGRATS

[ullnvrkno 95]

Yeah don't even question that... you're literally months ahead of everyone else it seems. I'd be grateful.

[downunder301 0]

Is the petitioner currently living abroad? Your profile says "current location: Belgium."

Yes we both live in Belgium and I am relocating back to the U.S. Not many people go through Belgium but when you look at the processing time for those who did it is still 4+ months and you have to go through the CSC and no advantage by going directly through the embassy. I am not sure if it would have helped but I was also sponsoring my step daughter over so we had two I-130's that were approved at the same time. Maybe processing a minor at the same time might have helped. Maybe they just screwed up and put it in the Jan 2011 box instead of the Jan 2012 one!

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Yes we both live in Belgium and I am relocating back to the U.S. Not many people go through Belgium but when you look at the processing time for those who did it is still 4+ months and you have to go through the CSC and no advantage by going directly through the embassy. I am not sure if it would have helped but I was also sponsoring my step daughter over so we had two I-130's that were approved at the same time. Maybe processing a minor at the same time might have helped. Maybe they just screwed up and put it in the Jan 2011 box instead of the Jan 2012 one!

Ah, this explains it. When both the beneficiary and the petitioner live abroad, the petitions are being adjudicated very quickly. Since they stopped doing DCF, they are trying to make up for it, as it were, and are making the process faster. You will see other reports here of people getting their petitions approved quickly in this instance. It's not a mistake. In fact, it's totally normal.

For instance, here is someone who got approved in 8 days.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/347759-approved-i-130-8-days/

And another post saying the same thing:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/347759-approved-i-130-8-days/page__view__findpost__p__5109714

[downunder301 0]

Ah, this explains it. When both the beneficiary and the petitioner live abroad, the petitions are being adjudicated very quickly. Since they stopped doing DCF, they are trying to make up for it, as it were, and are making the process faster. You will see other reports here of people getting their petitions approved quickly in this instance. It's not a mistake. In fact, it's totally normal.

For instance, here is someone who got approved in 8 days.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/347759-approved-i-130-8-days/

And another post saying the same thing:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/347759-approved-i-130-8-days/page__view__findpost__p__5109714

Thanks for clarifying and it makes me feel better. I might be getting greedy but I wonder if they are also speeding up the NVC processing as well. It seems like a 2 month process for that part.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Thanks for clarifying and it makes me feel better. I might be getting greedy but I wonder if they are also speeding up the NVC processing as well. It seems like a 2 month process for that part.

I am not sure on that (I haven't seen any reports of such) but there are various NVC shortcuts floating around here. Search for LingChe NVC shortcuts. Good luck.

[CDN2US 10]

I shoulda moved to Canada first...

[jojolicious 38]

In answer to your question... thank God. Wow! Congrats!

[Laure&Colin 558]

Yes we both live in Belgium and I am relocating back to the U.S. Not many people go through Belgium but when you look at the processing time for those who did it is still 4+ months and you have to go through the CSC and no advantage by going directly through the embassy. I am not sure if it would have helped but I was also sponsoring my step daughter over so we had two I-130's that were approved at the same time. Maybe processing a minor at the same time might have helped. Maybe they just screwed up and put it in the Jan 2011 box instead of the Jan 2012 one!

Don't worry, there's no error, CSC is just expediting all cases where the USC resides abroad these days. It has happened to all members in the same situation since October. I was surprised when it happened to me too, but then I've seen a lot of others.

Just celebrate the 5-6 months (or more) you didn't spend waiting instead!!

There is a backlog at NVC for assigning case numbers, but I'm afraid everyone will have to go through that, even the ones who waited 6 months for their NOA2

And you're not the record breaker, somebody in the same situation posted saying they got their approval in 8 days...

[Leatherneck 693]

I am sure this sounds like a strange thing to be worried about and something that does not happen very often but I am concerned my I-130 was approved too quickly (I never asked for expedited service either). My NOA 1 receipt date was Jan 3rd, 2012 and I was approved on Jan 17th (14 days) when the CSC processing time is about 5 months vs. my 14 days. I figured something had to be wrong and went on-line to check my status and it said I was approved. I then called the California Service center and spoke to a customer service reps to confirm this. He confirmed it had been approved, details on the file matched my case and that it had been sent to the NVC for processing. They said they had never seen this happen so quickly before.

What worries me now is that downstream at the NVC or at the consulate a couple of month later they will later find out they did not process it correctly and send it back to the beginning. Should I be worried and try to ask more question or just thank god for looking after me?

"Worried" I think not, you got the very thing many would trade places with you for. Ask no questions, just go with it.

"...approved too quickly" there is no such animal in the world of 'file your petition, take a number and wait.'

Best wishes!

[Matt1968 13]

"Worried" I think not, you got the very thing many would trade places with you for. Ask no questions, just go with it.

"...approved too quickly" there is no such animal in the world of 'file your petition, take a number and wait.'

Best wishes!

I only wish I had this problem.

Matt

[mounir412 101]

Congrats!

[Darnell 8,478]

Unsure about fast processing at NVC, but congrats on getting the 'when filed from overseas' adjudication queue.

Good Luck with the rest of it !

If you need extra time - don't forget - you can go slow at NVC, up to a year.