Case is being actively reviewed by USCIS..

[Karen2021 3]

I-130 Petition: On the USCIS site it's been saying for the past 2.5 months that the case is being actively reviewed by USCIS. Is it normal for the review process to take this long. The first 8 months it said that the I-130 Petition has been submitted, but a few months ago I received an update saying that the case is being actively reviewed and that I don't have anything outstanding. Is it normal for the "Active Review" to take this long and how much longer can I expect to wait. Is there anything that I need to prepare in the meantime for the next phase? 

[Ctavarez90 244]

39 minutes ago, Karen2021 said:

I-130 Petition: On the USCIS site it's been saying for the past 2.5 months that the case is being actively reviewed by USCIS. Is it normal for the review process to take this long. The first 8 months it said that the I-130 Petition has been submitted, but a few months ago I received an update saying that the case is being actively reviewed and that I don't have anything outstanding. Is it normal for the "Active Review" to take this long and how much longer can I expect to wait. Is there anything that I need to prepare in the meantime for the next phase? 

My petition was received on 08/31/21 and has been in active review since 09/22/21 and I’m still waiting on my approval. Just have to wait

[Karen2021 3]

26 minutes ago, Ctavarez90 said:

My petition was received on 08/31/21 and has been in active review since 09/22/21 and I’m still waiting on my approval. Just have to wait

So they started actively reviewing your petition less than a month after you sent it in!?

[Boiler 43,426]

Actively Reviewing means something very different in USCIS speak. 

[Karen2021 3]

27 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Actively Reviewing means something very different in USCIS speak. 

Can you elaborate please? 

[Crazy Cat 39,212]

21 minutes ago, Karen2021 said:

Can you elaborate please? 

We submitted my wife's N-400 application this morning at 9:00am.  By 1:00pm, today, the status had changed to "USCIS is actively reviewing your case......."  Yea, right....

BTW, I am serious.  We submitted it TODAY, Sunday, August 7, 2022.

Edited August 7, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[Timona 3,937]

18 minutes ago, Karen2021 said:

Can you elaborate please? 

 

Just a normal USCIS rhetoric...I had this for 1.5+ years when I filed AOS. I had it for 1+ years when I filed ROC/N400...best advice, keep living and forget USCIS unless they mail your something. Fidgeting for updates daily will drive you insane. 

[powerpuff 5,889]

Actively reviewing = it’s sitting on someone’s desk collecting dust, waiting for someone to get to it in the huge pile of other petitions 

[Karen2021 3]

10 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

We submitted my wife's N-400 application this morning at 9:00am.  By 1:00pm, today, the status had changed to "USCIS is actively reviewing your case......."  Yea, right....

BTW, I am serious.  We submitted it TODAY, Sunday, August 7, 2022.

It took 8 months after they received the package for the status to change to "actively reviewing.."

 

[Karen2021 3]

10 hours ago, Timona said:

 

Just a normal USCIS rhetoric...I had this for 1.5+ years when I filed AOS. I had it for 1+ years when I filed ROC/N400...best advice, keep living and forget USCIS unless they mail your something. Fidgeting for updates daily will drive you insane. 

True. There is no clear timeline for any form/case so no point in even checking for updates daily. 

9 hours ago, powerpuff said:

Actively reviewing = it’s sitting on someone’s desk collecting dust, waiting for someone to get to it in the huge pile of other petitions 

I thought maybe some progress had been made because the first months it just said "I-130 Submitted" then recently it change to Actively reviewing..."

[maverick96 0]

My wife has the same status for three days between biometric appointment and scheduling interview.

[SteveInBostonI130 3,319]

20 hours ago, Karen2021 said:

I-130 Petition: On the USCIS site it's been saying for the past 2.5 months that the case is being actively reviewed by USCIS. Is it normal for the review process to take this long. The first 8 months it said that the I-130 Petition has been submitted, but a few months ago I received an update saying that the case is being actively reviewed and that I don't have anything outstanding. Is it normal for the "Active Review" to take this long and how much longer can I expect to wait. Is there anything that I need to prepare in the meantime for the next phase? 

 

Yes, it is normal for it to take that long.

 

"Actively reviewed" means someone took a look, decided to update the case status, and that's about it.  It could be in the process of getting approved, or waiting for results on background checks, or sent to a different pile to be looked at again in a few months.

[apond 23]

My 130 went actively reviewing within moments of submitting it. 

[Rocio0010 5,562]

It means they moved your file from the left to the right, to make room for the coffee mug. They also dusted some, to make room for more dust.

[Karen2021 3]

49 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

Yes, it is normal for it to take that long.

 

"Actively reviewed" means someone took a look, decided to update the case status, and that's about it.  It could be in the process of getting approved, or waiting for results on background checks, or sent to a different pile to be looked at again in a few months.

What can I be doing in the meantime to prepare for the second phase? Are there any documents that I could be gathering now?