How long for I-130 form approval?

[healthteacher 19]

hi, Trying to find how long form I-130 approval is taking now for F3 married adult child. Not the complete time until visa, just approval times now  for the Form I-130 itself, . Finding it difficult to find up to date info on this, seeing anywhere from 14 months to 5 years. USCIS site is confusing to navigate.

[OldUser 11,118]

Most of the times, USCIS won't approve I-130 for long time knowing there is no visa available for this category.

[wildbug100420 389]

1 hour ago, healthteacher said:

hi, Trying to find how long form I-130 approval is taking now for F3 married adult child. Not the complete time until visa, just approval times now  for the Form I-130 itself, . Finding it difficult to find up to date info on this, seeing anywhere from 14 months to 5 years. USCIS site is confusing to navigate.

You have to check the visa bulletin. There are separate timelines for India, China, Mexico, Philippines 

[Boiler 48,342]

The longer the better but no set time line

[appleblossom 5,548]

9 hours ago, healthteacher said:

hi, Trying to find how long form I-130 approval is taking now for F3 married adult child. Not the complete time until visa, just approval times now  for the Form I-130 itself, . Finding it difficult to find up to date info on this, seeing anywhere from 14 months to 5 years. USCIS site is confusing to navigate.

 

It won't be 14 months, that's for immediate relatives. USCIS doesn't give processing times for I-130's for non immediate relatives. As @OldUser said, they don't usually rush to approve an I-130 when there's no visa available anyway, and as @Boiler said, most people want it to take as long as possible. 

 

As a (VERY!) rough guess, maybe 4 or 5 years?

[healthteacher 19]

since they are cubans,they get special treatment and are allowed to "jump the line" after I-130 approval because of the cuban family reunification act. Supposedly they get an invite letter to come on in and get travel papers after the I-130 approval, So they are hoping for swift approval.  

[appleblossom 5,548]

23 minutes ago, healthteacher said:

since they are cubans,they get special treatment and are allowed to "jump the line" after I-130 approval because of the cuban family reunification act. Supposedly they get an invite letter to come on in and get travel papers after the I-130 approval, So they are hoping for swift approval.  

 

I'm afraid not - https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/dhs-ends-the-abuse-of-the-humanitarian-parole-process-and-terminates-family-reunification-parole

[healthteacher 19]

wasnt aware the program included so many countries besides Cuba

[appleblossom 5,548]

12 hours ago, healthteacher said:

wasnt aware the program included so many countries besides Cuba

Yep. But once the I-130 is approved then they’ll be waiting for their PD to become current before they can get a visa, and as above will want the I-130 to take as long as possible so any dependent children stand a chance of not aging out. I’m not sure when they applied but it’ll be a 15-20 year wait. 

[healthteacher 19]

Well It was a good run, Cubans!, too bad they couldn't have just left it alone, eh?

The program of Cuban family reunification, the Cuban Family Reunification Parole (CFRP) Program, was established in 2007. This special parole process allowed certain Cuban beneficiaries of approved family petitions to enter the U.S. early (via parole) while waiting for visas, and then adjust status quickly under the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966. It was created specifically for Cubans to help meet U.S.-Cuba migration accord commitments and expedite reunification, paired with the 1966 Act's benefits for Cuban natives/citizens.

 

 

Edited 8 hours ago by Crazy Cat

[Crazy Cat 45,855]

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[healthteacher 19]

So the (Family Reunification Program (FRP) program has not been terminated? Somebody fact check the official announcement that was left out from above! As someone posted on VJ before.- https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/dhs-ends-the-abuse-of-the-humanitarian-parole-process-and-terminates-family-reunification-parole

Thanks for the clarifcation!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Boiler 48,342]

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