Waiting more than 7 months on the Visa i130 , still not being processed

[JemYeh 1]

Hi, it's my first time post , would like to have some ideas on my situation if possible.

 

Situation :

living abroad , have children , plan on moving to the US in June 2018 , applied i130 in July 2017 and received , been waiting until now and still not being processed . Seems very slow and discouraged , it would affect our marriage if we can't move on what we have planned to be in the US in June 2018.

 

 

 

Any opinions would be appreciated!

 

[geowrian 22,336]

You're still within normal processing timelines so there's nothing really to do yet but wait.

Official processing timeline from USCIS: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do

Averages as available from other VJ members' timelines: http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/irstats.php?cfl=

Current average timeline from I-130 filing to visa in hand: ~12-14 months

 

While certainly possible, it does seem unlikely that you will make it to the US by the end of June. NVC processing is ~2-3 months (assuming no checklists), then a couple more months for the embassy interview. July-Sept. 2018 seems more likely.

[JemYeh 1]

12 hours ago, geowrian said:

You're still within normal processing timelines so there's nothing really to do yet but wait.

Official processing timeline from USCIS: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do

Averages as available from other VJ members' timelines: http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/irstats.php?cfl=

Current average timeline from I-130 filing to visa in hand: ~12-14 months

 

While certainly possible, it does seem unlikely that you will make it to the US by the end of June. NVC processing is ~2-3 months (assuming no checklists), then a couple more months for the embassy interview. July-Sept. 2018 seems more likely.

 Appreciate your thoughts!  Maybe will try to contact politics.

Edited February 10, 2018 by JemYeh

[NikLR 13,220]

~~moved to progress reports from process and procedures~~

[Kastrs 723]

18 hours ago, JemYeh said:

Hi, it's my first time post , would like to have some ideas on my situation if possible.

 

Situation :

living abroad , have children , plan on moving to the US in June 2018 , applied i130 in July 2017 and received , been waiting until now and still not being processed . Seems very slow and discouraged , it would affect our marriage if we can't move on what we have planned to be in the US in June 2018.

 

 

 

Any opinions would be appreciated!

 

There is no way to speed up processing of your petition unless you qualify for the expedite criteria

 

You are within normal processing times, unfortunately the process is slow

 

[melusine10 89]

you are within normal processing time. It took almost 11 months for our I-130 to be approved... just hang tight

[JemYeh 1]

4 hours ago, Kastrs said:

There is no way to speed up processing of your petition unless you qualify for the expedite criteria

 

You are within normal processing times, unfortunately the process is slow

 

Appreciate your thoughts! 

Yes, this it too bad , i have very young children , but there is a chance can't be with them because of my i130  .

Edited February 10, 2018 by JemYeh

[JemYeh 1]

3 hours ago, melusine10 said:

you are within normal processing time. It took almost 11 months for our I-130 to be approved... just hang tight

Thx , 11 months is unthinkable! 

[acidrain 325]

It looks like your processing center is Nebraska. I believe they are a little bit faster than when I got approved last year. It took me 9 1/2 months. I have a small child too. It sucks but the rest of the process should be a lot faster.

[JemYeh 1]

2 minutes ago, acidrain said:

It looks like your processing center is Nebraska. I believe they are a little bit faster than when I got approved last year. It took me 9 1/2 months. I have a small child too. It sucks but the rest of the process should be a lot faster.

Sorry about that ! We are thinking about requesting something , contacting politics , just hoping they would approve my i130 soon

[acidrain 325]

7 minutes ago, JemYeh said:

Sorry about that ! We are thinking about requesting something , contacting politics , just hoping they would approve my i130 soon

Unless you are out of processing times according to USCIS there isn't much anyone can do. You can try to contact a politician but in most cases they tell you to wait your turn. The waiting is tough. Hang in there and your approval will come.

[EandH0904 1,184]

23 hours ago, JemYeh said:

Hi, it's my first time post , would like to have some ideas on my situation if possible.

 

Situation :

living abroad , have children , plan on moving to the US in June 2018 , applied i130 in July 2017 and received , been waiting until now and still not being processed . Seems very slow and discouraged , it would affect our marriage if we can't move on what we have planned to be in the US in June 2018.

 

 

 

Any opinions would be appreciated!

 

You can go to the US in June 2018 with the children and have your spouse join later. Many of are forced to live apart from our spouses (even with little ones) during the process. It's not ideal but it's doable 

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

we were 9 months in Nebraska and then transfered to misssouri for faster proccessing (another 5 months)

Nebraska is slow

[mrmvkjts 459]

If you guys filed in July and are in nebraska then I would say to wait it out.. It probably (if no RFE)only is another month of waiting to get NOA2 and then a couple of more months for NVC and Embassy stages but you really are almost there!

Although june seems fairly unlikely,not impossible but unlikely, you should plan for July/August as already mentioned by someone else!

I know the waiting game is no fun but we all have to/had to go thru this!

 

Good luck