January 2025 I-130 Filers

[OldUser 10,012]

16 hours ago, frange24 said:

PD: Dec 17, 2024...

Still no ''AR''.

It's normal. Some cases never see this status at all. It's a filler status posted by USCIS when nothing visible happens. 

 

Add 13-17 months to December 17, 2024.

 

If it's a typical case, it will hopefully be approved between late January 2026 and late May 2026. Can be sooner, can be later. It's not exact science.

[frange24 3]

21 minutes ago, OldUser said:

It's normal. Some cases never see this status at all. It's a filler status posted by USCIS when nothing visible happens. 

 

Add 13-17 months to December 17, 2024.

 

If it's a typical case, it will hopefully be approved between late January 2026 and late May 2026. Can be sooner, can be later. It's not exact science.

Good point.

I expect that as well; but I filed a k-3 early march 2025 (California services center).

 

Thank you, 

[OldUser 10,012]

Just now, frange24 said:

Good point.

I expect that as well; but I filed a k-3 early march 2025 (California services center).

 

Thank you, 

K-3 is an urban myth. I haven't seen any compelling and consistent evidence it speeds up I-130 approvals. There's no logical explanation why free form would expedite processing and put somebody's case before others.

[S2N 340]

Just now, frange24 said:

Good point.

I expect that as well; but I filed a k-3 early march 2025 (California services center).

 

Thank you, 

The only service center where there’s even anecdotal evidence of K-3 working to speed up is Texas, fwiw. Even there I’m not entirely convinced.

[JustBelieve 7]

I read somewhere that we might get approved around December-Jan

[frange24 3]

6 hours ago, JustBelieve said:

I read somewhere that we might get approved around December-Jan

December 2024 filers?

12-17 months is the rule.

 

What was the explanation for what you said above?

[S2N 340]

1 hour ago, frange24 said:

December 2024 filers?

12-17 months is the rule.

 

What was the explanation for what you said above?

It was at 11 months a few years ago so not out of the question necessarily.

 

They’ve been processing approximately one month every 2-3 weeks since the change in administrations in January until you hit March 2024. They’re about to finish March 2024 and move to April.

 

26 weeks left in the year/2.5 weeks per month =10.4 months processed by 12/31. That’d put January as having December approvals. At 3 weeks/month that would put us as being processed in January 2026.

 

I think it’s overly optimistic, but there’s a mathematical basis for it if they keep up the pace.

[S2N 340]

21 hours ago, OldUser said:

K-3 is an urban myth. I haven't seen any compelling and consistent evidence it speeds up I-130 approvals

Just saw an I-130 approval after K-3 come in for Texas Service Center with a PD of 9/25/24 on one of the I-130 discords. K-3 filed in April 2025. No expedites filed or anything else that would make them jump the line.

 

The one thing I’ve seen consistent in all the supposed “K-3 approvals” is they were originally routed to Texas. Why TSC would be acting in a different way than the rest of USCIS is beyond me, especially since I-130 is all electronic now and they share cases. That’s a hard case to explain otherwise, though (assume the discord user didn’t omit anything.)

Edited June 23 by S2N

[LKG 5]

Hello, 

 

My relative (US Citizen) filed I-130 for his wife in March 2025. The timeline was 18 months at the time of filing, but now shows 67.5 months. What do you guys think? Is this is accurate? 

[OldUser 10,012]

22 minutes ago, LKG said:

Hello, 

 

My relative (US Citizen) filed I-130 for his wife in March 2025. The timeline was 18 months at the time of filing, but now shows 67.5 months. What do you guys think? Is this is accurate? 

No, it's not accurate.

On day of my oath, MyProgress showed 3 weeks until decision.

 

I-130 takes 12-17 months.

Edited July 18 by OldUser

[S2N 340]

23 minutes ago, LKG said:

Hello, 

 

My relative (US Citizen) filed I-130 for his wife in March 2025. The timeline was 18 months at the time of filing, but now shows 67.5 months. What do you guys think? Is this is accurate? 

The current median (50th percentile) is 14.5 months. 80th percentile is 17 months. The 67.5 counts I-130s not filed in service centers, which isn’t applicable to IR-1/CR-1

Edited July 18 by S2N