What does adjudicating officer mean?

[eliottreid 9]

I received an email from my senator saying that my i130 is with the adjudicating officer. Is this good news? Is it in the final stage or am I still gonna wait months? 
 

thanks 

[JeanneAdil 6,562]

At what stage are u?

 

if at USCIS ,  simply means an  officer is checking documents for your case

 

when case goes to NVC,  there are 2 fees to be paid and 2 more forms to fill out

 

and yes,  to other posts  2 years is the new covid norm

[Crazy Cat 41,982]

17 minutes ago, eliottreid said:

I received an email from my senator saying that my i130 is with the adjudicating officer. Is this good news? Is it in the final stage or am I still gonna wait months? 
 

thanks 

It simply means the case is on an officer's desk.....it is the last step prior to approval or an RFE. 

[JeanneAdil 6,562]

6 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

It simply means the case is on an officer's desk.....it is the last step prior to approval or an RFE. 

and approval notice is only an approval of the documents submitted that they all submitted as needed/  not to be confused with approval of a visa

[JeanneAdil 6,562]

PLEASE PLEASE Complete a timeline on your profile and identify the country

so,  we don't have to go back thru all the messages u may have sent and try to figure all this out 

[pushbrk 12,979]

8 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

and approval notice is only an approval of the documents submitted that they all submitted as needed/  not to be confused with approval of a visa

I find that answer confusing.  Approving an I-130, means the adjudicating officer has approved the petition, so that the beneficiary can apply for a visa.  It means they have judged the relationship to be valid enough to move forward, based on the forms and supporting documentation before them.

 

"With an adjudicating officer" means it's in a specific person's queue of cases to adjudicate.  It's a good thing, but you still don't know where it is in the queue or what their decision will be.

[Dalila Gonzalez 49]

just means that the officer who reviewed your i-130 approved said petition and you can now more forward with the next steps in your process

[JeanneAdil 6,562]

1 hour ago, pushbrk said:

I find that answer confusing.  Approving an I-130, means the adjudicating officer has approved the petition, so that the beneficiary can apply for a visa.  It means they have judged the relationship to be valid enough to move forward, based on the forms and supporting documentation before them.

 

"With an adjudicating officer" means it's in a specific person's queue of cases to adjudicate.  It's a good thing, but you still don't know where it is in the queue or what their decision will be.

doesn't say the officer approved it and at which stage is the petition? OP does not say USCIS or NVC or post a timeline to tell us

and i was hoping OP would mention the stage if i told the 2nd step 

but i got ahead of myself trying to type too fast as electricity here was on and off during IDA when she passed thru 

Sorry to confuse 

[powerpuff 6,736]

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[eliottreid 9]

How is this a duplicate? The other one is about RFE being cancelled?  

31 minutes ago, powerpuff said:

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[pushbrk 12,979]

48 minutes ago, eliottreid said:

How is this a duplicate? The other one is about RFE being cancelled?  

 

Not an official response.  You are still discussing the same subject which is what is happening right now, with your case being with an adjudicating officer.  Please keep the discussion in one place.  It helps the members keep track of what has already been said about it.