SR from USCIS on why I-130 F4 is outside of normal processing times
their response is:
Type of service requested:
-- Outside Normal Processing Times
The status of this service request is:
You or your representative contacted USCIS concerning your Form I-130 to notify us that you believe your case is outside of our normal processing time. Below is a summary of what we found and how the issue has been or may be resolved.
Thank you for your inquiry regarding your pending Form I-130, Petition for Non-Citizen Relative.
Cases with F4 Brother or Sister Of USC classification are considered to be out of processing time when they are still pending with USCIS and the visa bulletin date is less than one year ahead of your petition receipt date.
You may monitor visa availability for your beneficiary's classification at:
https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftravel.state.gov%2Fcontent%2Ftravel%2Fen%2Flegal%2Fvisa-law0%2Fvisa-bulletin.html&data=05%7C02%7C%7C1cee7906ada6483f6c2c08dc2c1ab83b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638433740479573433%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oUJ4AbQstrp1RbLiQ9NT2UvNLW3pfahQDog3KWW%2B1k8%3D&reserved=0
Your case will be assigned to an adjudication officer no later than one year prior to the date of visa availability. If additional information is required to complete the adjudication, you will receive written correspondence outlining the required documentation. If you have not received correspondence from USCIS within 45 days of the availability date, please check the USCIS website at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uscis.gov%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7C1cee7906ada6483f6c2c08dc2c1ab83b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638433740479581821%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LXASWdMgieL3%2BRvgeanx1x%2FA4BipLpLpvgSj%2BFN5SKo%3D&reserved=0 or call the USCIS Contact Center at (800) 375-5283 for updated processing time information. Please note that estimated processing times and processing goals are not a guarantee that petitions will be processed within the estimated timeframe.