U.S Citizen I-130 for expired green card parent.

[vishal.p 1]

Dear all,

First of all sorry for posting another i-130 question.

Thanks for the input in advance.

Last year my father did a returning visa and was denied by Mumbai consulate because she said he technically abandoned the card and I guess officer was having bad day.

I did a I-130 for my father who is in India with expired green card.

I filed I-130 on July 26,2010 (received date).

Case was transfered to Texas on November 3, 2010.

Its been over 5 month no update. I called customer service they are saying all processing time are estimated. Should I worry?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

There have been a few discussions about this,

Here for instance.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/288001-only-5-approvals-from-csc-to-tsc-since-july-1st/

A lot of people are in your shoes. Don't worry, your case isn't out of the ordinary. Good luck.

[Darnell 8,478]

don't 'worry' about his prior status - as it's been wiped out -

just focus on the current queue at USCIS, and when it's done, it's done -

later, when at NVC, get busy, as you've another queue.

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

If I were u and january 26, 2011 rolled around and still have not received an approval notice then I would contact uscis/senator - simple.... See why the delay as simetimes some cases could be delayed.

Edited January 12, 2011 by RICARDO4EVA2

[vishal.p 1]

Thanks for the input guys. I will stay put till Jan 26, hoping for an answer and looking forward to next step.