Timeline of i130 for husband/wife of a US Citizen

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21 hours ago, TheBoss said:

Then whats the best way to understand or estimate the timeline or how many months to wait?

 

On 1/5/2026 at 3:31 PM, JD2 said:

When we were going through the process, there were India specific groups for tracking DQ to Interview trends on Facebook and Telegram

I told you

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On 1/4/2026 at 7:23 PM, TheBoss said:

I helped a friend file an I-130 on March 2025 for her husband. She is a U.S. citizen, and her husband lives in India. Is there any place where we can see real timelines or updates from other people going through the same process? That way, I can help her understand when her husband might get an interview, visa approval, or arrive in the U.S.

Thanks

While everything everyone else said here is correct, I’ll give a slightly more direct answer:

 

USCIS is approving most straightforward cases in around 13 months. She could always get unlucky, but at current speeds most people (~60% based on historical data) who filed in March 2025 will be approved in April 2026.

 

Another 20% will take 17 months at current speeds. 

 

The remaining 10% will face longer processing for a variety of reasons.