USCIS Actively Reviewing Case

[David Wilson 0]

Good Morning all,

I am a US citizen and my wife is from Bogota, Colombia.  I filed my I-130 on 12 October 2020, received and responded to an RFE in January and received the USCIS actively reviewing your case on 9 February 2021.  My case is at the California Service Center and is in the "actively review" category now for 77 days.  I have been mostly unsuccessful in getting anyone on the phone but when I do, I get the same response as the automated system...USCIS is within the timeline for reviewing your case...bye!  I finally used the ask Emma option and was connected to an agent.  He/she told me that my clock didn't start until the day they opened my file and that USCIS now as almost 2 years to make a decision.  Does that sound right.  I also asked my wife to check with the agency that helps put the other forms together after the I-130 is approved and they recommended that I stop inquiring because that only makes things worse.  Any recommendations on what I need to do or do I just sit back in limbo for up to 2 years?  

[Mike E 11,741]

It's been less that year. Most I-130s take more than a year. You have to wait.

[randy32 165]

You should be kind of happy. An RFE means that someone looked at your file so it might be processed soon.

But as @Mike E mentioned, you have to wait. Lots of patience needed for this entire process and events of last year has not been any help.

 

Hang in there.