Fernthony

Thank you both for the help! We appreciate it a lot.

same as ghostfoxgoddess. just the scan of the visa itself

Hey!
I got DQ'd with just the scans of the visa-pages from my passports.  
 

Finally approved!   Service Center: Potomac (never transferred) PD: July 31, 2019 Approved/NOA2: April 1, 2020 The very first date change on our account happened in September, the next one happened on October 26 and stayed like that up until yesterday when it changed to March 31, then changed again very early this morning to April 1, and we were just approved probably 10 minutes ago!

Finally approved!   Service Center: Potomac (never transferred) PD: July 31, 2019 Approved/NOA2: April 1, 2020 The very first date change on our account happened in September, the next one happened on October 26 and stayed like that up until yesterday when it changed to March 31, then changed again very early this morning to April 1, and we were just approved probably 10 minutes ago!

We just got approved!!
 
PD: July 15, 2019
NOA2: April 1... Hope it's not an April fool's day joke!! 😂
 
We were at Texas Service Center (not transfered). Also we did not have any updates to our account at all since January 7, so almost 3 months, and then the next update was today, the approval! 🥳
 
Thank you everyone for all your support during this long wait!!

Yeah, if you look at Igor's list on this website for both Texas and Potomac, Potomac is actually faster for all previous months of 2019 BEFORE July. So all non-IOE at Potomac moved quickly, and then they just kinda stopped it seems. They have a very few approvals, but Texas seems to be moving along in a totally normal manner. I hope Potomac gets moving again soon. My PD is July 31st. I'm really hoping to be approved before the end of January, but I'm starting to doubt it.

Congrats, man! That's so exciting! I think you're going to be the test guinea pig for this forum on how the real transition from service center to NVC for IOE receipt numbers is going to go. Hope this all continues to go well for you, and hope this is a sign that the rest of us Texas and Potomac people should be expecting approvals in the next ~month or so.

Congrats, man! That's so exciting! I think you're going to be the test guinea pig for this forum on how the real transition from service center to NVC for IOE receipt numbers is going to go. Hope this all continues to go well for you, and hope this is a sign that the rest of us Texas and Potomac people should be expecting approvals in the next ~month or so.

Our application was approved!!!!! 
 
PD July 5, 2019
TX service center
 
Received approval text this morning 12/18
egov.uscis.gov shows case approved 12/18
myaccount.uscis.gov shows 'closed case' with an I-130 approval doc uploaded
 
I can't stop smiling. BEST.CHRISTMAS.GIFT.EVER.

Fernthony   -    My PD was August 28 at POTOMAC exact a month after.  i think  by February my case should approve. Finger crossed.

It just means that they've done something with your file. It's usually meaningless. The only times it really has any meaning are if you're getting an RFE or if you're getting an approval. Everything else is just secretarial kind of stuff, at least from what I understand. Mine has changed twice or three times since the original July 31, 2019.

If you logon to your USCIS account (https://myaccount.uscis.gov/) you will find a history trace under documents with all the mailings that have been sent to your address..

Are we sure that it's all still in the same queue? I haven't seen any specific or particular confirmation either way. Wouldn't it be possible that they've moved to having basically 2 simultaneous queues until the paper petitions run out? Basically move to having a small group of people work on ONLY the scanned petitions while the majority of their workers are still doing the paper ones, and eventually having larger portions of the workforce going at the scanned ones as they totally phase out the old system? It would give them a chance to ease into the new system so it's not a shock when all of a sudden the paper petitions run out and everybody has to switch to the new system all at once. Some more transparency from USCIS would certainly be nice, but that's going to be hard to get.

According to VJ, my I-130 should be approved between Dec 20 and Jan 24 at Potomac, and my PD is the last day of July, so any other July filers with Potomac should likely see approval right near the end of the year. This is all assuming that the IOE receipt numbers aren't still faster than others, which I'm beginning to lean towards. Seems like we've been readded to the stack of paper filers. No more pilot program expediting for us!

I  received the notification this morning regarding the production of the card! ❤️

I don't intend to sound harsh because I've had miscarriages of my own in the past, but giving proof that you had a miscarriage proves nothing other than the fact that you had sex. 

You're right it's better not to put any hopes.

Thank God, we received our daughter NOA1 today. Glory be to God. 
Priority date  7/22/19
Potomac service center.
 
Waiting for the next step by His grace. 

The second option is actually exactly what my wife and I are doing. We did a legal marriage back in May, then we completed our paperwork and filed our petition last month. We're planning our ceremony for mid 2020. Our reasoning for going this route is mostly due to cost and wanting to get her to the states. It was easier for us to afford the ceremony after 2 years from the engagement, but we wanted to bring ourselves together sooner, so we decided to get married a year sooner, begin the immigration process, and then do the celebratory ceremony later. I don't think there should be any problems with doing this. I would also recommend beginning to work on your paperwork before you go and get married, if you want to bring your spouse here sooner. If you are a busy person, the paperwork can take time to get done, and having it mostly ready by the time you get married can help you file sooner than you otherwise would. I made the mistake of waiting until after, and it took me just under 2 months to finish everything.

Sometimes these weird threads make me wonder if wannabe government deep state types troll this site

You can visit whilst waiting.

Who told you this? 
No....you heard wrong........you can not enter the US via a tourist visa with the intent to adjust status.....that is visa fraud, and it can result in severe consequences........there are no short cuts........most of us have endured separation.........Time frame from filing to visa in hand is 12-14 months........good luck.
 
EDIT:  It is against the terms of service of this web site to discuss illegal immigration activities....

I would post this as a separate question so more people can see it rather than just us in July 

Based on your initial question it sounded like you were inquiring about the length for the whole process. If you look at processing time on USCIS website it appears there are comparable time frames for the i-130 for citizen or permanent residents. But the permanent resident petioned application will have to wait longer for a visa to be issued.
 
Here is information on the visas
https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/visa-availability-priority-dates