I-130 September 2023 petition for my mother

[Veronicav0920 2]

Hello everyone, I sent my I-130 online application for my mother since September 2023, I still have no response from immigration, now it says that my case is taking longer than normal, what should I do about it? I feel despair, will this really take longer? It is incredible and exhausting for my family🥺😔

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

I guess you mean September 2022? 

If that is the case, you've waited just 6 months. 

Depending on the service center, the minimum is 10.5

[Veronicav0920 2]

14 minutes ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

I guess you mean September 2022? 

If that is the case, you've waited just 6 months. 

Depending on the service center, the minimum is 10.5

yes, it's true September 2022 ... so I have to wait 10 months, wow 😱 i thought it would be fast

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

6 minutes ago, Veronicav0920 said:

yes, it's true September 2022 ... so I have to wait 10 months, wow 😱 i thought it would be fast

Probably way more. Depends on your service center. 

[Crazy Cat 41,982]

36 minutes ago, Veronicav0920 said:

yes, it's true September 2022 ... so I have to wait 10 months, wow 😱 i thought it would be fast

Absolutely nothing in immigration is fast.  You need to forget that word.  Expect several months of waiting just for the USCIS process.

[Veronicav0920 2]

1 hour ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

Probably way more. Depends on your service center. 

At the moment I don't have an assigned office, I just sent the I 130 and I only received the letter saying that I had made the payment, nothing more.... the process has not yet passed to NVC, is that normal?

1 hour ago, Crazy Cat said:

Absolutely nothing in immigration is fast.  You need to forget that word.  Expect several months of waiting just for the USCIS process.

I understand,  thanks

[SalishSea 17,936]

2 hours ago, Veronicav0920 said:

yes, it's true September 2022 ... so I have to wait 10 months, wow 😱 i thought it would be fast

You may need to research current processing times.  Not sure where you've gotten your info from, but your expectations are not realistic, sorry.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

1 hour ago, Veronicav0920 said:

At the moment I don't have an assigned office, I just sent the I 130 and I only received the letter saying that I had made the payment, nothing more.... the process has not yet passed to NVC, is that normal?

I understand,  thanks

What are the first three letters of your case number? 

[SteveInBostonI130 3,468]

4 hours ago, Veronicav0920 said:

yes, it's true September 2022 ... so I have to wait 10 months, wow 😱 i thought it would be fast

About 12-15 months to get the I-130 approved. 

 

Then about 3 months to get DQ'd at NVC after submitting documents. 

 

Then 1-3 months to get the interview scheduled, longer if your embassy has backlogs.

[Veronicav0920 2]

2 hours ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

What are the first three letters of your case number? 

IOE

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

4 minutes ago, Veronicav0920 said:

IOE

That corresponds to the ELIS system, so there is no actual information on the processing time. 

 

Ideally it should be processed faster, but there is no guarantee. 

[Vickys_Mom 230]

For what it's worth, we filed for my mother-in-law in October of 2021 and the form was approved in November of 2022.  We had no RFEs.

 

We just finished filing the DS-260 last week.  We're waiting on NVC to approve and forward it to the embassy.

 

Be patient.  We'll all get through this.

 

Regards,
Vicky's Mom

[jskibo 588]

We filed for my in-laws July 2019, approved Nov 2020. FIL received visa November 2022, Mother in Law just got hers two weeks ago. 

 

Nothing fast in immigration