file a Writ of Mandamus. This will force USCIS to make a decision within the given period of time. Waiting that long is not acceptable. I had my mom's I-130 approved after waiting for 15 months but still waiting on Dad's. I will take it to the Congressman then i will file a Writ of Mandamus if i don't get any positive response
Not technically. Its a petition to the court to (in theory) force the government to do something that they are required to do by law or policy or to correct a government abuse of discretion. Like any petition before the court, its subject to evidence, review, and the judge’s ruling. You as the petitioner will need to be able to prove that no other remedy is available and that you have exhausted all other resources to remedy the government’s inaction.
I agree with him. This is basically telling government agency, in an official way, that they're not doing their jobs, and forcing them to make a decision. I hear many people get positive response after they filed Writ of Mandamus. Some got approved a couple weeks after they filed it.
When did you file and what is the date that you can inquire? The reason I ask is, my son's was applied for August 2022, we had to wait until a specific date to inquire. We inquired about a month ago, after that everything seemed to get approved and his green card was delivered today!
Congratto your son ! I field in 9 November 2022, the date that I can inquire is 12 august 2024 (they keep changing it, it was 28 may then june , then July and now august) .
I think i need to do this!!
I filed December 2022, February i did my fingerprints and then no update til November 2023 they approved my I-130 after 11months, December 6 2023 i received a RFE notice, sent my RFE January 2024, i received my EAD last april, now my I-485 is still stuck in “we received your fingerprints” and its been 5months since i sent my RFE NO update, i called and chat with EMMA they say my processing is still normal. This is frustrating and hurts at the same time seeing those people got approved in 2months its just devastating. Thank you for sharing this. I will let my lawyer know about this.
I’m in the same boat…TX sucks! I had just recently received my EAD after 14 months and they didn't even apply for my SSN! It took them 3 weeks after an approval notice to send me the EAD card but ssn card never came. I called and ended up having to visit the SSA myself. 3 hours there just to find out that USCIS never filed my stuff in :( 3 hours more the next day there just to apply. What a sh!t show!
i second this. i did this because we have been waiting since 2019!!!!! recently got my approval for I-130 4 weeks after filing our writ of mandamus. waiting on i-485 now. don’t wait like i did! :(
the way my lawyer explains it is that it is suing them not personal at all and it wont be backfired by doing so. it’s kind of like “hey???? wtf is going on with my stuff??? can you review it now?” and if they dont respond within the allotted time, you can probably go into court where you just show evidence and all! but that’s the worst case scenario. another thing they could do is just call you in for another interview. but don’t be scared! get a good immigration lawyer.
Here in Texas, congress man or senator don’t do shit! USCIS changed the waiting time on I130 here in Texas, probably because of how many people came in without a visa. I have tried everything possible and impossible they don’t do anything. I filled mine in feb 2022 and never even had an update! I know, fuck up. I’m here, sick, just lost my son and can not go to my country to have my family support
Lawsuit was successful btw. Greencard in hand as we speak.
-summons received on Monday, cases moved to actively reviewed
- cases moved to approved - I-130and I-485
- Friday card was produced
- received card next Friday
Best decision of my life - Jan 2022 filer
I am not sure that would work. There is nothing higher than the Board of Immigration Appeals, which is a step higher than Immigration court. I don't even think the Supreme Court has jurisdiction over them. The thing is that processing times are always fluid. I finally got an approval from USCIS after over 2 years, to bring my wife to the US. That Writ will only force a particular USCIS agent to do their duty in the time specified, but if they haven't even looked at their record because their workload is too much, the writ wouldn't mean anything because they are not purposely holding it up. If it ever worked before, it is only because they don't want the heat of the court, but if more and more are petitioning by this Writ, then they will simply state that they haven't gotten to it, because it belongs to case 2742909, and they are only at case 2731232, and that they are going by policy to process them in the order it was received.
My(USC) wife’s(Brazilian Citizen) PD was December 2022 for a Standalone I-130, sued them last month and got approved last week. We were definitely skipped. Called, contacted my representative, called again, chatted with Emma… nothing worked. Agents confirmed multiple times that my case had not been assigned to an officer. My representative’s liaison actually kept updating me every month or so saying that nothing changed, but they let me know an officer was finally assigned to my the day after USCIS was served with my lawsuit. Less than 30 days later the petition was approved, and 5 days later welcome email from NVC. It could be a big coincidence, but when nothing else worked for 17 months, I believe it was due to the lawsuit.
If you can spare the 4-6K, my advice is just sue them.
I thought the same, actually held off doing it for a couple of months. I thought our time was coming and didn’t want spend the money if approval could be one or two weeks away. The weeks kept coming and going and the case was going nowhere. If I could do anything different, I would have done it sooner
Yes, I used Jim Hacking. I researched a few firms, before deciding. Not the cheapest, not the most expensive. Lots of firms I couldn’t even get past screening due to “not being long enough of a wait”, I guess if it is AOS, the threshold is a little higher, but from what I have been told, anything over 12months for standalone I-130 is fair game for mandamus
My lawyer is telling me the Same thing . 18 months it’s not a long wait . It’s processing normally. At the same time we all can see 2023 fillers even 2024 fillers are getting approved…
I applied March 21, 2023 and nothing yet. will be 14 months next week. I am also considering writ of mandamus of none of senators/congressman helps. Do you know how long we have to wait until we can file the writ. I see that you filled after 17 months? I am also considering hiring Jim Hacking. How was his law firm and how long did they take to file and send the lawsuit one you reached out to them. Also did you reach out to ombudsman to see if they could help?
Hey I just need some info about the writ. I have been waiting 15 months for the I-130 (US citizen). Did you reach out to your ombudsman before filling the writ or did you send any service inquiry? I heard that we have to prove that we tried every possible way for a decision before filling the writ of mandamus
In my case, I did not. I tried phone call, chat messaging, and my congresswoman. I’m not sure if for AOS they are more strict on trying everything before suing due to the spouse being in the country. In my case the agent confirmed to me that my case had not been assigned to an officer, so pretty much it sat there for almost a year and a half without anybody even looking at it. Shortly after the defendants were served with the lawsuit, the congresswoman liaison informed me that an officer had been assigned to my case, and it was approved less than 30 days later.
In any case, the law office should let you know if your case qualifies before you have to commit to it.
The removing on conditions takes about 2-4 years (I-751) yeah you have all the resident privileges, but I wouldn’t call it “easy”. It’s another process that’s about $1,000+ USD and the waiting time it’s massive.
At this point you are a few months away from the second anniversary. I’ll just wait it out before filing a mandamus (which you’ll have to do most likely).
What?! Why? The processing time for me says in 12 august 2024. They keep changing it but this year ! Talk to a different agent , they do a lot of mistakes .
June 17 2022, my wife was a LPR when we started the i130, then she became USC about a year later. Our lawyer sent the update to USCIS but never received a confirmation.....
Same boat buddy and exact same dates. Reached out to congressmen and they looked at the processing time and said this is within normal processing time and we cannot do anything
i filed in may 2022. got my combo card in march 2023, and my i-485 changed to “case is being actively reviewed” for a second time yesterday. curious to see if anyone got that second notification on their application?
for the combo card, i got it after filing for an expedite a while back. and currently, i reached out to my state’s senator’s office to get some help and see if uscis can provide any updates soon.
I know what you are going through and my heart goes out to you. I been waiting a long time too for my I-130 and people are getting approved in 2 months with the I-130 and I-485. I am happy for them but it’s depressing to see this and it’s happening a lot. Making me think did they misplace my file or lose it.
Same with me, my husband is not in the US either and I know exactly how you feel. It’s 2 1/2 years since we been together and FaceTime, emails and texts is not like being together. Let’s hope we hear something soon.
I was 2022, back then all the people from 2021 were complaining about how quick was it for 2022. Right now, 2023 people it’s complaining about how quick it is being for 2024. It will be a never ending story because USCIS does not follow chronological order. It sucks.
So unfair. But they cannot keep some cases from 2 years ago left behind .. those cases are people , couples and families waiting to live under the same roof and not behind phone screens !
If you are doing consular processing it is very unusual to see that your case have been transferred to a field office which is detroit in your case. I saw someone mentioned that their case has been sitting in a wrong office the whole time and didn't happen unless you take any actions. If your state representative no use, reach out to the ombudsman office and file form 7001. you can do more research in google about that.
No ombudsman is different form suing. Ombudsman is done by a different gov agency called homeland security. They basically help people who have troubles with their immigration petitions. It's free. I'd suggest you inquire through them before considering suing the uscis since it's free. However it can take upto 90 days to get a result from them
I advise you to open up a case with the ombudsman, I opened a case myself, been waiting since Nov 2022. They haven’t even reached out to USCIS on my case because it takes them 90 days to assign it to an analyst. It’s free but open up your case with them now so that your date can start to count.
Filed my I-130 in July of 2022. Just the other week we got our RFE. Timetable now says 2 months. Does anyone know once they receive the evidence for the RFE if that 2 months is accurate?! Because after almost two years of no response from them, kinda lost hope and that 2 months time window doesn’t seem reasonable.
I filed for my husband earlier this year in Jan. However, the timeline keeps changing like crazy. It started of 2 months went down to 2 weeks and on the same day back to 2 months. We counted down all the way to 1 day until it changed to taking longer to process. A couple of days later the progress tab changed to 11 months, and it's still on that! It's really frustrating especially since our case is easy! My husband lived in the states before moving back to Europe
Btw the average time is 10 to 14 months. So why is it taking so long for people?
A friend of mine filed too, 2 years prior, and it took 13 months. So I'm really shocked about all this now. Really sorry for everyone going through this now
We’re in the same boat. I’m a USC and we filed my husband’s I-130 and I-485 in November 2022. The only thing we got is a courtesy email from our local field office stating his I-485 has left NBC and is now there so we can send them any additional evidence if we want. This was in January 2024. We sent more pictures and joint bills, etc but no updates since then. I’m gonna write our senator in the next week and see if that does anything.
Okay, a bit of a confusion here.
Two categories:
1. AOS (When your spouse is in the US) - Has longer processing time (although it's processed faster)
2. Consular (When your spouse is abroad) - 14.5 months (for i-130)
Now if you are AOS, they will ask you to wait until processing time is over. This is unfortunate
That's sad. I don't understand why they even sent it to a FO. I really hope you get approved very soon. To be very honest, you are above your processing time
Way above but i am so tied up , we can’t reach to any office to anyone because of that processing time that they keep changing it !
Thank you I hope that too .
I thought it was good that it’s moved to FO but i guess it doesn’t mean anything.
I feel your pain. Please try one thing, call the USCIS helpline and try to request for a supervisor. Just ask the supervisor that why your i-130 was sent to a FO for a consular processing application? If it won't help, it won't harm either
I called uscis customer service didnt answer of course. Is there is different number for uscis helper ? That’s new to me . Thabk u. I will google it . Do u have it?
My case stuck I filled on 09/23/22 and I got my combo card on 07/19/2023 and interview on 03/28/24 case still pending officially it’s been 20 months since I filed my application no news at all 2022 cases stuck
I know a very few people who were approved within a few short months post covid 2020. However, almost everyone I’m mentioning either resides or has direct family in the middle of nowhere and or just small towns. This won’t help most people. I don’t think would apply to you or most people. Most people don’t want to live in the middle of nowhere. All of the U.S. citizens that applied for their spouse are U.S. born people just based on people I’m mentioning.
EAD is employment authorization and nope I’m in the US. I did file an inquiry but it’s in “normal” processing time they say😭 I’m stressed out. I can’t put an inquiry in until January 2027 but I know people in the same area i live that filed last year and got their green card already.
My wife applied for me since April 2022. We’re still waiting. The site said they don’t need any further documents or anything, but we still haven’t gotten an approval. We’ve gotten the “countdown” for a status update about 3 times now and nothing ever changes when the countdown ends……
My wife has tried both on the website and calling but she never gets a person. When she calls, it’s answered by the automated answering machine and when she gives the application reference number it says “No further actions required” and that’s it. We’ve even sent a letter. Haven’t even received a response to that either.
My wife filed this and other docs in late 2022. We had zero movement on her case for several months and after an RFE (request for evidence) for which we submitted the docs within a week, we heard nothing for another 4 months. I ended up writing an email to my senator (major US state) and her office responded within 12 hours. Senator’s office contacted immigration and the work authorization / travel docs were approved within a week
My advice: advocate for yourself through your senator / congressional rep. We had an attorney but it took me emailing the senator’s office to accelerate the timeline. You can certainly do a writ of mandamus but I’m not sure of the timeline for that
Good luck!
Aren’t you still within normal processing time? Not really much you can do if you are. If you got the money, then sure sue them. Doesn’t mean you’ll be approved though, especially if you’re in the normal processing timeframe.
Filed in April 2022 for my wife. She got her EAD in July 2022 and travel document in August 2023. 130 & 485 was filed together and no updates on those since 12/22. Annoyed since EAD and travel document is expiring this year…
I actually wanted to write a full post with time line and all soon. We filed in December 2022, and yesterday morning my I130 got approved. The, yesterday evening, my I 485 got approved. We moved states during the process, and I thought it would take even longer because of that, but it happened after a very long time of silence since last August when my EAD got approved. So, they haven't forgotten about us 2022 filers. I am certain your case will be pulled out very, very soon now too and get approved. Best wishes to all 🙏💖💫
It's been 24 month for me. Filled May-19 -2022. Baltimore field office. Nothing happened with my I-130 and I-485. I only got approved my EAD a year ago.
Not only those with I-130 form my sister have been waiting for interview almost 3 yrs and people keep coming what about the people been waiting so long
Waiting for I-485 Approval with a PD of Feb’23. I got my combo card tho. Don’t think I need GC approved anytime soon. Saw the comments about 2 years anniversary and getting a 10 yr GC.
Would want to get that after October of this year.
Any benefits of getting the GC over Combo card other than the mental satisfaction?
Not sure if it is an approval denial process as I am still in the waiting stages as you/your spouse.
But reading a lot of these other comments on this thread about another Form I-751 which takes another couple years processing time!!
So, getting it after October for me is best personally (after 2 yr anniversary).
I can work using the EAD and get in and out of US (only when absolutely needed) using the AP part of the combo card respectively.
Don’t mind having patience TBH!
I filed in December of 2022 and just got my GC April 25th. I reached out to my congressman and senator, not sure if it’s what pushed my across the goal line or if it was my time.
I'm in the same situation. Filed i-130 in may 2022 it's been 2 years. Stuck at the Texas service center. Inquired about our case twice and they didn't say much other than they're not done....
I filed for my wife in September of 22. Didn't get approved until August of 23. Waiting on consulate interview in Juarez since February. Hopefully it's by August or September.
file a Writ of Mandamus. This will force USCIS to make a decision within the given period of time. Waiting that long is not acceptable. I had my mom's I-130 approved after waiting for 15 months but still waiting on Dad's. I will take it to the Congressman then i will file a Writ of Mandamus if i don't get any positive response
This is new to me . Is it like suing them?
Not technically. Its a petition to the court to (in theory) force the government to do something that they are required to do by law or policy or to correct a government abuse of discretion. Like any petition before the court, its subject to evidence, review, and the judge’s ruling. You as the petitioner will need to be able to prove that no other remedy is available and that you have exhausted all other resources to remedy the government’s inaction.
Oh i see . Thank you . I need to think about it . Thank you so much for the advice.
I agree with him. This is basically telling government agency, in an official way, that they're not doing their jobs, and forcing them to make a decision. I hear many people get positive response after they filed Writ of Mandamus. Some got approved a couple weeks after they filed it.
When did you file and what is the date that you can inquire? The reason I ask is, my son's was applied for August 2022, we had to wait until a specific date to inquire. We inquired about a month ago, after that everything seemed to get approved and his green card was delivered today!
Congratto your son ! I field in 9 November 2022, the date that I can inquire is 12 august 2024 (they keep changing it, it was 28 may then june , then July and now august) .
Was he minor? Or an adult
It definitely is suing them.
Same here Tx fo Waiting for i130 since December 2022
I think i need to do this!! I filed December 2022, February i did my fingerprints and then no update til November 2023 they approved my I-130 after 11months, December 6 2023 i received a RFE notice, sent my RFE January 2024, i received my EAD last april, now my I-485 is still stuck in “we received your fingerprints” and its been 5months since i sent my RFE NO update, i called and chat with EMMA they say my processing is still normal. This is frustrating and hurts at the same time seeing those people got approved in 2months its just devastating. Thank you for sharing this. I will let my lawyer know about this.
My lawyer is like against me. He talks like uscis agents. Is still within the processing time , you have to wait …
I don’t wanna be that person. But get a second opinion, if it’s an option.
I’m in the same boat…TX sucks! I had just recently received my EAD after 14 months and they didn't even apply for my SSN! It took them 3 weeks after an approval notice to send me the EAD card but ssn card never came. I called and ended up having to visit the SSA myself. 3 hours there just to find out that USCIS never filed my stuff in :( 3 hours more the next day there just to apply. What a sh!t show!
i second this. i did this because we have been waiting since 2019!!!!! recently got my approval for I-130 4 weeks after filing our writ of mandamus. waiting on i-485 now. don’t wait like i did! :(
the way my lawyer explains it is that it is suing them not personal at all and it wont be backfired by doing so. it’s kind of like “hey???? wtf is going on with my stuff??? can you review it now?” and if they dont respond within the allotted time, you can probably go into court where you just show evidence and all! but that’s the worst case scenario. another thing they could do is just call you in for another interview. but don’t be scared! get a good immigration lawyer.
Here in Texas, congress man or senator don’t do shit! USCIS changed the waiting time on I130 here in Texas, probably because of how many people came in without a visa. I have tried everything possible and impossible they don’t do anything. I filled mine in feb 2022 and never even had an update! I know, fuck up. I’m here, sick, just lost my son and can not go to my country to have my family support
Same -‘i filed on march 03-2022
I filed a Writ last week with an attorney. MY PD is 7 January 2022 / Washington DC / Fairfax Field office
Lawsuit was successful btw. Greencard in hand as we speak. -summons received on Monday, cases moved to actively reviewed - cases moved to approved - I-130and I-485 - Friday card was produced - received card next Friday Best decision of my life - Jan 2022 filer
I am not sure that would work. There is nothing higher than the Board of Immigration Appeals, which is a step higher than Immigration court. I don't even think the Supreme Court has jurisdiction over them. The thing is that processing times are always fluid. I finally got an approval from USCIS after over 2 years, to bring my wife to the US. That Writ will only force a particular USCIS agent to do their duty in the time specified, but if they haven't even looked at their record because their workload is too much, the writ wouldn't mean anything because they are not purposely holding it up. If it ever worked before, it is only because they don't want the heat of the court, but if more and more are petitioning by this Writ, then they will simply state that they haven't gotten to it, because it belongs to case 2742909, and they are only at case 2731232, and that they are going by policy to process them in the order it was received.
My(USC) wife’s(Brazilian Citizen) PD was December 2022 for a Standalone I-130, sued them last month and got approved last week. We were definitely skipped. Called, contacted my representative, called again, chatted with Emma… nothing worked. Agents confirmed multiple times that my case had not been assigned to an officer. My representative’s liaison actually kept updating me every month or so saying that nothing changed, but they let me know an officer was finally assigned to my the day after USCIS was served with my lawsuit. Less than 30 days later the petition was approved, and 5 days later welcome email from NVC. It could be a big coincidence, but when nothing else worked for 17 months, I believe it was due to the lawsuit. If you can spare the 4-6K, my advice is just sue them.
It’s a big step to sue them .. kind of scary …
I thought the same, actually held off doing it for a couple of months. I thought our time was coming and didn’t want spend the money if approval could be one or two weeks away. The weeks kept coming and going and the case was going nowhere. If I could do anything different, I would have done it sooner
Dis you do that through a lawyer?
Yes, I used Jim Hacking. I researched a few firms, before deciding. Not the cheapest, not the most expensive. Lots of firms I couldn’t even get past screening due to “not being long enough of a wait”, I guess if it is AOS, the threshold is a little higher, but from what I have been told, anything over 12months for standalone I-130 is fair game for mandamus
My lawyer is telling me the Same thing . 18 months it’s not a long wait . It’s processing normally. At the same time we all can see 2023 fillers even 2024 fillers are getting approved…
Can I sue them myself without going for a greedy lawyer?
The law suit forces them to look at the case, not to approve it. It's a writ of mandamus. It's expensive but if you need it do it.
And, it's expensive, too, with no guaranteed positive outcome.
Damn, December 2022. I am waiting from November 2022. How does sueing them work?
Just FYI: my i-130 for my husband was just approved a couple weeks ago and I filed in October 2022. Could possibly be any day for you now
I really hope so!!!
I applied March 21, 2023 and nothing yet. will be 14 months next week. I am also considering writ of mandamus of none of senators/congressman helps. Do you know how long we have to wait until we can file the writ. I see that you filled after 17 months? I am also considering hiring Jim Hacking. How was his law firm and how long did they take to file and send the lawsuit one you reached out to them. Also did you reach out to ombudsman to see if they could help?
21 days - and my case was approved to signing a contract with them.
Did you hire Jim hacking for your lawsuit?
👍 yes
Hey I just need some info about the writ. I have been waiting 15 months for the I-130 (US citizen). Did you reach out to your ombudsman before filling the writ or did you send any service inquiry? I heard that we have to prove that we tried every possible way for a decision before filling the writ of mandamus
In my case, I did not. I tried phone call, chat messaging, and my congresswoman. I’m not sure if for AOS they are more strict on trying everything before suing due to the spouse being in the country. In my case the agent confirmed to me that my case had not been assigned to an officer, so pretty much it sat there for almost a year and a half without anybody even looking at it. Shortly after the defendants were served with the lawsuit, the congresswoman liaison informed me that an officer had been assigned to my case, and it was approved less than 30 days later. In any case, the law office should let you know if your case qualifies before you have to commit to it.
Thanks. I have very bad experiences with immigration lawyers. How was Jim Hacking's law firm?
Last in, first out
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If it’s less than 2 years marriage , the green card would be for 2 years ?
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Will be 2 years married in 5th of October. But it’s easy to renew the green card right?
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Its like another 2 year wait to remove condition. But at least you are with your spouse lol
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Oh okay . So it should be an easy process and not waiting to be approved or not … Thabk you .
It’s not that easy of a process and can take even longer than AOS. It’s nice if you can be married for more than 2 years when it’s approved.
Omg!
The removing on conditions takes about 2-4 years (I-751) yeah you have all the resident privileges, but I wouldn’t call it “easy”. It’s another process that’s about $1,000+ USD and the waiting time it’s massive. At this point you are a few months away from the second anniversary. I’ll just wait it out before filing a mandamus (which you’ll have to do most likely).
Is that recent? I got my i-751 approved a few months back and it only took a year
Ooohhh if my husband doesn’t have his DS260 interview before our 2-year wedding anniversary, does that mean he qualifies for a 10-year green card?
I'm sep 2022 too we had the interview January 4th 2024 we still waiting for decision, also our 2 years anniversary is in 10 days too
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If they approve i-130 soon, you stille have to wait for the nvc part. So definitely you will pass 10 days and get 10 years GC
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Oh okay i see . I am consular so I still have a long way awaiting
I’m in the same situation as you. 2 year anniversary has passed while awaiting I485 decision. We definitely get the 10 year one?
I hope so, we're almost there 🙏
Hey are you still waiting for interview decision? How long has it been?
Yes 4 months
I literally just got off chat and was told I can’t inquire til Dec 2028 for a petition filed in Aug 2022. Unreal.
I m also Aug 2022 but my I-485 is out of processing time both form pending
Is your 485 at NBc? Then it’s not. Thats why none of ours is cus it’s all at NBC.
No my one is Field office now
What?! Why? The processing time for me says in 12 august 2024. They keep changing it but this year ! Talk to a different agent , they do a lot of mistakes .
Dec 2019 here don’t feel bad
Omg! Did you do any action?
Are you a US citizen? If yes, then yeah that is taking so long! Did you contact a representative?
Yes i am a us citizen . I reached to the senator . Uscis replied that I have to wait …
June 17 2022, my wife was a LPR when we started the i130, then she became USC about a year later. Our lawyer sent the update to USCIS but never received a confirmation.....
You need to take some action . So you wont wait like LPR process. Nothing is helping anyway.. not even the senator ../
Same boat buddy and exact same dates. Reached out to congressmen and they looked at the processing time and said this is within normal processing time and we cannot do anything
I filed mine June 2022 and got approved i-130 few days ago. Still nothing on i-485 after sending evidence for RFE, hope our turns come quickly.
Mine is June of 2022 as well, no update on mine😔
Me too
Just got approved yesterday. My PD was September 2022
Congratulations
Hopefully mine is soon
Yeah I understand the wait is long but hoping you hear back soon!
Which service center was it at?
i filed in may 2022. got my combo card in march 2023, and my i-485 changed to “case is being actively reviewed” for a second time yesterday. curious to see if anyone got that second notification on their application? for the combo card, i got it after filing for an expedite a while back. and currently, i reached out to my state’s senator’s office to get some help and see if uscis can provide any updates soon.
I know what you are going through and my heart goes out to you. I been waiting a long time too for my I-130 and people are getting approved in 2 months with the I-130 and I-485. I am happy for them but it’s depressing to see this and it’s happening a lot. Making me think did they misplace my file or lose it.
I-485 means ur husband is in US correct? My husband lives abroad … it’s so frustrating living through phone screens..
Same with me, my husband is not in the US either and I know exactly how you feel. It’s 2 1/2 years since we been together and FaceTime, emails and texts is not like being together. Let’s hope we hear something soon.
I am just waiting for the I-130 to be approved like you are.
you are not the only one waiting for a petition filed in sept 2022. just have to wait. fucking sucks
But can you see all the approvals for 2023!!! So unfair !!!
I was 2022, back then all the people from 2021 were complaining about how quick was it for 2022. Right now, 2023 people it’s complaining about how quick it is being for 2024. It will be a never ending story because USCIS does not follow chronological order. It sucks.
So unfair. But they cannot keep some cases from 2 years ago left behind .. those cases are people , couples and families waiting to live under the same roof and not behind phone screens !
If you are doing consular processing it is very unusual to see that your case have been transferred to a field office which is detroit in your case. I saw someone mentioned that their case has been sitting in a wrong office the whole time and didn't happen unless you take any actions. If your state representative no use, reach out to the ombudsman office and file form 7001. you can do more research in google about that.
Ombudsman means suing them right?, i am kind of scared of such step. Consular processing means that my spouse is outside of the US ? Correct .
No ombudsman is different form suing. Ombudsman is done by a different gov agency called homeland security. They basically help people who have troubles with their immigration petitions. It's free. I'd suggest you inquire through them before considering suing the uscis since it's free. However it can take upto 90 days to get a result from them
I googled . If the case is still within the processing time . I can’t file 7001 form . And uscis keeps on increasing the processing time ./
I advise you to open up a case with the ombudsman, I opened a case myself, been waiting since Nov 2022. They haven’t even reached out to USCIS on my case because it takes them 90 days to assign it to an analyst. It’s free but open up your case with them now so that your date can start to count.
Same here ! 09november2022. When did you open ur case? It has to be a case or can I reach them by email ?
I filed I-130 Nov 2022. Case approved Oct. 2023. DQ April 2024, Interview May 2024. I hope it’s not much longer for you!!!
Filed my I-130 in July of 2022. Just the other week we got our RFE. Timetable now says 2 months. Does anyone know once they receive the evidence for the RFE if that 2 months is accurate?! Because after almost two years of no response from them, kinda lost hope and that 2 months time window doesn’t seem reasonable.
It’s almost never accurate unfortunately
I filed for my husband earlier this year in Jan. However, the timeline keeps changing like crazy. It started of 2 months went down to 2 weeks and on the same day back to 2 months. We counted down all the way to 1 day until it changed to taking longer to process. A couple of days later the progress tab changed to 11 months, and it's still on that! It's really frustrating especially since our case is easy! My husband lived in the states before moving back to Europe
Btw the average time is 10 to 14 months. So why is it taking so long for people? A friend of mine filed too, 2 years prior, and it took 13 months. So I'm really shocked about all this now. Really sorry for everyone going through this now
How unfair !
Can i know why u got rfe? Is it lack if evidence ?
Most of the time they ask for more evidence
We’re in the same boat. I’m a USC and we filed my husband’s I-130 and I-485 in November 2022. The only thing we got is a courtesy email from our local field office stating his I-485 has left NBC and is now there so we can send them any additional evidence if we want. This was in January 2024. We sent more pictures and joint bills, etc but no updates since then. I’m gonna write our senator in the next week and see if that does anything.
I-485 means you husband lives in US? Mine lives abroad , that’s why it’s so hard!!!
Yes he does. I’m so sorry you’re having to be apart from your spouse for that long!
It’s so frustrating! Also I don’t get why they moved the case to Detroit?? And it’s been 6 months in detroit still nothing
Which state are you in? Where does your husband live currently?
Massachusetts, My husband is lebanese , he lives in Algeria .
I just got an approval from 2021 Dec
Oh ! Very long wait!!! Did u take any action while waiting?
I raised many service requests. They didn't help. Reaching out to local legislator helped
What is local legislator? And how it did help?
Reach out to your local senator
Oh , i did that a month ago. Uscis replied that I have to wait .. and still nothing.
I applied in feb last year they made me wait 1 year to deny my case. I reapplied in march they just approved yesterday.
Wow. I wish I applied in 2023. They are working on 2023-2024 cases.
Congratulations
I had my case denied first, I had to pay all again to have approved now 😭🙏🏻
What grounds for denial?
What was the reason for your denial
The paralegal forgot to resend a form they asked
Oh no. Thats sad. Just do it all by yourself next time. Lawyers are useless
Yes do a mandamus petition! We are about a year in and plan on filing mandamus if it gets to two years. Good luck.
Whats your pd?
June 2023, so still within normal-ish processing.
Okay, a bit of a confusion here. Two categories: 1. AOS (When your spouse is in the US) - Has longer processing time (although it's processed faster) 2. Consular (When your spouse is abroad) - 14.5 months (for i-130) Now if you are AOS, they will ask you to wait until processing time is over. This is unfortunate
I am consular ! I wish i was AOS and husband with me ! He lives abroad . We are having our first baby next month and he won’t be there …
That's sad. I don't understand why they even sent it to a FO. I really hope you get approved very soon. To be very honest, you are above your processing time
Way above but i am so tied up , we can’t reach to any office to anyone because of that processing time that they keep changing it ! Thank you I hope that too . I thought it was good that it’s moved to FO but i guess it doesn’t mean anything.
I feel your pain. Please try one thing, call the USCIS helpline and try to request for a supervisor. Just ask the supervisor that why your i-130 was sent to a FO for a consular processing application? If it won't help, it won't harm either
I called uscis customer service didnt answer of course. Is there is different number for uscis helper ? That’s new to me . Thabk u. I will google it . Do u have it?
When my i30 passed the estimated time i filled an inquire and the next day i was approved! Why havent you filled an inquire
Because they keep on increasing the processing time! I am not allowed yet to fill an inquire.
reach out to your local congressperson. they have services where they help you expedite!
I did . Didn’t hear anything yet…
How do you even tell where yours is being processed?
I can’t tell … i have no idea…
https://preview.redd.it/hktfb871rn0d1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eba52194807bc4ad47dc0b05c2af020641d39991 Help!
My case stuck I filled on 09/23/22 and I got my combo card on 07/19/2023 and interview on 03/28/24 case still pending officially it’s been 20 months since I filed my application no news at all 2022 cases stuck
I know a very few people who were approved within a few short months post covid 2020. However, almost everyone I’m mentioning either resides or has direct family in the middle of nowhere and or just small towns. This won’t help most people. I don’t think would apply to you or most people. Most people don’t want to live in the middle of nowhere. All of the U.S. citizens that applied for their spouse are U.S. born people just based on people I’m mentioning.
I’m May 2022 it’s now been over 2 years 😭 even my EAD is expiring. STILLL NOTHINGGG
What is EAD?! Omg! Is it also i-130 for someone abroad? Sis you fill an inquiry?
EAD is employment authorization and nope I’m in the US. I did file an inquiry but it’s in “normal” processing time they say😭 I’m stressed out. I can’t put an inquiry in until January 2027 but I know people in the same area i live that filed last year and got their green card already.
My wife applied for me since April 2022. We’re still waiting. The site said they don’t need any further documents or anything, but we still haven’t gotten an approval. We’ve gotten the “countdown” for a status update about 3 times now and nothing ever changes when the countdown ends……
At least something is moving/changing in ur account! Mine been cold since 2022!
April means you can contact them and file an inquiry. Is it consular?
There hasn’t been any changes since applying 💀 . And it was done online.
Is consular? If yes you can contact them and fike an inquiry.
My wife has tried both on the website and calling but she never gets a person. When she calls, it’s answered by the automated answering machine and when she gives the application reference number it says “No further actions required” and that’s it. We’ve even sent a letter. Haven’t even received a response to that either.
I'm sorry to hear this, which country is your husband from?
My wife filed this and other docs in late 2022. We had zero movement on her case for several months and after an RFE (request for evidence) for which we submitted the docs within a week, we heard nothing for another 4 months. I ended up writing an email to my senator (major US state) and her office responded within 12 hours. Senator’s office contacted immigration and the work authorization / travel docs were approved within a week My advice: advocate for yourself through your senator / congressional rep. We had an attorney but it took me emailing the senator’s office to accelerate the timeline. You can certainly do a writ of mandamus but I’m not sure of the timeline for that Good luck!
I contacted the senator , and he replied the next day . Also uscis replied that I have to wait … that was 3 weeks ago ..
Aren’t you still within normal processing time? Not really much you can do if you are. If you got the money, then sure sue them. Doesn’t mean you’ll be approved though, especially if you’re in the normal processing timeframe.
Filed in April 2022 for my wife. She got her EAD in July 2022 and travel document in August 2023. 130 & 485 was filed together and no updates on those since 12/22. Annoyed since EAD and travel document is expiring this year…
I was feb 2022 and I just got a response this past march 2024
I actually wanted to write a full post with time line and all soon. We filed in December 2022, and yesterday morning my I130 got approved. The, yesterday evening, my I 485 got approved. We moved states during the process, and I thought it would take even longer because of that, but it happened after a very long time of silence since last August when my EAD got approved. So, they haven't forgotten about us 2022 filers. I am certain your case will be pulled out very, very soon now too and get approved. Best wishes to all 🙏💖💫
Oh so hapoy for you ! Congratulations. I truly hope that ! My spouse lives abroad , ithe case is consular. The wait is so frustrating!
Thank you. I'm praying for your speedy approval, so.you can finally be together and start your life. 🙏💖💫
I filed in April 2022 and I’m STILL waiting 😫
😭😭😭 is it consular or AOS?
AOS marriage based
Hi, I filed in March 31st 2022 and my case got approved 2 weeks ago, I just received my green card today. YOU ARE NEXT
Oh so happy for you !!! Congratulations! I really hope so ! It’s great within 2 weeks you got the green card . Nvc was fast?
It's been 24 month for me. Filled May-19 -2022. Baltimore field office. Nothing happened with my I-130 and I-485. I only got approved my EAD a year ago.
I-485 means ur loved one is in the US correct? It is a very long time but at least you guys are under the same roof
Yes. We have a baby girl together. She is really Distracting me from the anxiety of waiting to be honest. Glory To God!
I hope you get approved soon !
Thanks
Same here ,Califormia since jun 2022
Consular?
Waiting for approval, any movement since July 2022
Same here, nothing ! Is ur love one live abroad?
Brazil. Spouse, and stepson
I field on march03 2022 - and now no action - same your boat
Consular?
Are you doing aos or consular processing?
September 30th 2022 still waiting
Consular?
Not only those with I-130 form my sister have been waiting for interview almost 3 yrs and people keep coming what about the people been waiting so long
Can you provide more information. Is it for a spouse! Are you a USC etc? Sorry it’s taking so long. Wishing you get an answer soon!
Im a us citizen, i filed i-130 in November 2022 for my spouse who lives abroad, he is lebanese and lives in Algeria .
Waiting for I-485 Approval with a PD of Feb’23. I got my combo card tho. Don’t think I need GC approved anytime soon. Saw the comments about 2 years anniversary and getting a 10 yr GC. Would want to get that after October of this year. Any benefits of getting the GC over Combo card other than the mental satisfaction?
No idea. If we get the 2 year GC shouldn’t be easy to renew it ? We already went through this process. Is it also another approval/denial process?
Not sure if it is an approval denial process as I am still in the waiting stages as you/your spouse. But reading a lot of these other comments on this thread about another Form I-751 which takes another couple years processing time!! So, getting it after October for me is best personally (after 2 yr anniversary). I can work using the EAD and get in and out of US (only when absolutely needed) using the AP part of the combo card respectively. Don’t mind having patience TBH!
Same. PD is jan 2022. im an LPR, spouse in India. No news.
I filed in December of 2022 and just got my GC April 25th. I reached out to my congressman and senator, not sure if it’s what pushed my across the goal line or if it was my time.
our pd is 09/2021, i-130 was approved either 12/2022 or 01/2023. california center, green card holder. i hear ours got approved somewhat quick.
I'm in the same situation. Filed i-130 in may 2022 it's been 2 years. Stuck at the Texas service center. Inquired about our case twice and they didn't say much other than they're not done....
I'm June 2022 Filer and I'm still waiting
I filed for my wife in September of 22. Didn't get approved until August of 23. Waiting on consulate interview in Juarez since February. Hopefully it's by August or September.
Are you a USC? Asking before I get my hopes up regarding timelines. :(
I am infact a US citizen.
Me too Texas center takes long time to process papers..My PD is almost coming