I-130 petition approval time line and priority date current timeline

[Gopal206 0]

Hi everyone,

 

I filed I-130 for my son under F2A category.

 

Priority Date: April 09, 2024

Country: India

Status: I-130 pending

 

I would like to know:

- Current I-130 approval timelines for F2A India

- Chances of CSPA protection

- Expected timeline for NVC & interview

- would like know whether my petition being processed under F2a or F2b category since my son was below 21 years/Single on filing date and he is still single now but over 21 years age on today 

 

Anyone with similar PD, please share your updates.

 

Thanks!

[appleblossom 5,920]

1 hour ago, Gopal206 said:

Hi everyone,

 

I filed I-130 for my son under F2A category.

 

Priority Date: April 09, 2024

Country: India

Status: I-130 pending

 

I would like to know:

- Current I-130 approval timelines for F2A India

- Chances of CSPA protection

- Expected timeline for NVC & interview

- would like know whether my petition being processed under F2a or F2b category since my son was below 21 years/Single on filing date and he is still single now but over 21 years age on today 

 

Anyone with similar PD, please share your updates.

 

Thanks!

 

CPSA and F2A/F2B will depend on his date of birth, and the date the I-130 is approved - you want it to take as long as possible. 

[Gopal206 0]

DOB of the beneficiary is 03rd Nov 2003 and i130 filed date is 09th April 2024. My son age was 20 years 5 months when petition submitted but now the age is 22 years 4 months as on today and still unmarried . Now tell me the i130 approval date, priority date current time line, cspa calculation 

[appleblossom 5,920]

1 hour ago, Gopal206 said:

Now tell me the i130 approval date, priority date current time line, cspa calculation

 

I'm hoping that 'now tell me' is just Google translate not including the word please. 😂

 

But essentially you take off the I-130 processing time once it's approved from his actual age when his PD becomes current. So say (just as an example) that the I-130 is approved on 8th April. Which gives you a 2 year processing time. 

 

Then assume that his PD becomes current on 1st May 2026 (we have no idea when it will be - this is only an illustration). So his age on that date is ~22 years, 5 months, 28 days - which when you take off the 2 year processing time, means his CPSA age is ~20 years, 5 months, 28 days. So he's still eligible for a visa under F2A.

 

But if the I-130 was approved on 8th April and then his PD doesn't become current until 1st January 2027, his CPSA age on that date would be ~21 years, 1 month, 29 days. So he'd have aged out in to F2B.

 

Once the I-130 has been approved you'll be able to work out what date you need his PD to be current by, but at the moment you can't do that. So just keep watching and waiting, hope that the I-130 isn't approved anytime soon, and hope that his PD becomes current asap. 

 

Good luck. 

Edited 23 hours ago by appleblossom

[Boiler 48,811]

I would have F2a is pushing it buy you need that I 130 delayed as long as possible

[Gopal206 0]

What happens to cspa age in case my son i130 approved only 6 months F2a becomes current. I believe CSPA age calculated on i130 approval date because F2a is current . So my son age intact with filing date because he was under 21 when filed the petition and the same is remains because i130 approved after F2a current . My question here is when can start the ‘1 year sought to acquire visa’ . Is it effective with the date  at F2a became current or from i130 approved date? Please clarify 

[Boiler 48,811]

Ist Feb 2024 currently so you have to wait until it reaches your filing date

[Gopal206 0]

Sorry for the confusion . I know that F2a India is current only for the applicant's who filed before 01st Feb 2024 as on today but my son filed date is 09th April 2024. My son dob is 03rd Nov 2003 and his age was 20 years 5 months when I filed petition on 09th April 2024. My question here as follows with an example. 
 

for example , if F2a India will become current for my son case by Oct 2026 and my son i130 petition will be approved by April 2027 , in this scenario , whether my son case fall under F2a or F2b with cspa age and 1 year sought to acquire visa starts from which date whether it is Oct 2026 or April 2027. Please explain. 

[appleblossom 5,920]

5 hours ago, Gopal206 said:

for example , if F2a India will become current for my son case by Oct 2026 and my son i130 petition will be approved by April 2027 , in this scenario , whether my son case fall under F2a or F2b with cspa age and 1 year sought to acquire visa starts from which date whether it is Oct 2026 or April 2027. Please explain. 

I already gave you an example and explained how CPSA will be calculated above. As I said, until the I-130 is approved none of us can work it out as that is crucial information. 
 

In your scenario then yes, he’d be eligible under F2A, but we’re all just guessing at this point.