i 1 30 petition for alien relative

[simplykay 12]

hello everyone i applied visa for my mother in the year of 2024 april till now  my case is being processed she's a somalian passport holder living in dubai  has any  one got approved i been waiting this for so long how long does this process take 

Edited January 11 by simplykay

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6 hours ago, simplykay said:

hello everyone i applied visa for my mother in the year of 2024 april till now  my case is being processed she's a somalian passport holder living in dubai  has any  one got approved i been waiting this for so long how long does this process take 

Exactly when in 2024? Are you a US citizen? Has the I-130 been approved yet? It’s not clear what stage you’re at. 
 

In any event, Somalia is one of the countries banned by the Trump administration. Does she have another citizenship? If not she can’t get a visa anyway for now - https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/restricting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-united-states-from-foreign-terrorists-and-other-national-security-and-public-safety-threats/

[simplykay 12]

she lives in dubai and she hold somalian passport  i had biometrics in july 2025 till now i didn't see that anything that has changed whenever i log in its saying its under process   

Edited January 12 by simplykay

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I think they are still processing I 130 s and she will eventually be interviewed but no visa can be issued until the ban is withdrawn 

[simplykay 12]

i hope it works out 

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So the I-130 hasn’t been approved yet? Exactly when in 2024 did you apply? 
 

[simplykay 12]

april 1 2024 that's when they received july 2025  they requested biometrics from me and they Received july 24 after that no response   does anyone  from the ban countries being approved 

Edited 9 hours ago by simplykay

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5 hours ago, simplykay said:

april 1 2024 that's when they received july 2025  they requested biometrics from me and they Received july 24 after that no response   does anyone  from the ban countries being approved 

No, if you’re from a ban country then there’s no way to get an immigrant visa. There used to be an exception for immediate relatives but that was removed last month. 
 

But in any event, if she hasn’t even had the I-130 approved yet then she’s at least 12-18 months away from an interview. She’s got to go through the whole visa application process at NVC, then she’s got to wait for an interview and that takes a long time in Abu Dhabi - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html

 

But maybe by the time she gets an interview the ban will have been lifted, just keep an eye on that. 
 

Good luck.