Hi all, I am wondering if there is any way (other than USCIS processing time) of knowing real data of how long it is taking to process i130 esp at Vermont.

The not knowing how long is killing me. I cant plan anything and I feel so stuck! it has been 412 since our post date and 254 since AR! 

It is so hard!

16 minutes ago, shytown said:

Thanks for the info. I'm going to try submitting over form/email and let you know what the outcome is. Maybe it's worth another attempt for you.

 

I have this notification as well (your case is taking longer). I think it is just a standardized status based on when you submitted your petition versus the official processing time that they publish. 

Yes I might try again. Do you know where I can get the form or email address please?

44 minutes ago, shytown said:

I'm sorry to hear that. I know it doesn't help much, but at least you're not alone.  I think that you need to submit evidence with the expedite request though, or did you not have the option to? 

i made the request over the phone and told them I had a letter from my doc. They said they would review and come back in 7 days. I expected them to at least ask for the letter but they just came back and said no.

I am an LPR filing for my husband in UK. In the new processing section I saw this notice below. A whole bunch of us on in Vermont who are LPR got this. I don't even understand! Just made me more depressed.

Estimated time until case decision:

Your case is taking longer than expected to process. You do not need to take any action at this time.

On 9/9/2022 at 11:14 AM, shytown said:

I contacted a congresswoman in January and she called Potomac. All that resulted was an officer checked my file, told her that it was being processed normally and no further documentation was necessary from me. Soon after it went into AR but that was just because of the officer checking.

 

Expedites... I'm not sure. I hear they rarely work and I don't know if physical, stress-related health issues is good enough of a reason to try. Does anyone else know? In that case, I feel like a lot of us are experiencing the same thing and they'd probably be inundated with requests. 😅

You are right. I have tried expediting twice, latest was stress which i am now being medicated for and they didnt even request evidence, Just said no!

13 hours ago, Ctavarez90 said:

Exactly! Im at 343 days today at California service center. Pd is 08/31/21 and I saw people today and yesterday with a pd one day before me get approved so I am really hoping mine is this week or next

I hope so for you too! And for all of us! 

On 8/5/2022 at 11:56 AM, SaraEl said:

Any update for Califirnia sc for September filers? Please let us know my pd is oct 2021 and the whole process is literally killing me 

Me too! It is affecting me so much now, my mental heath! I am crying randomly every day! Its too much!

14 minutes ago, Timona said:

I doubt if it's possible, regardless of whatever school it is.

 

You can try, but there are other students in the queue. Be prepared to defer

Thanks. Hopefully it wont come to that! We will keep checking the website see if any new dates or cancellation!

Hi my nephew got acceptance into Yale, which is the good news! The bad news is that F-1 (student visa) UK appointment is showing as end of August. How can I expedite to get a fast track/emergency appointment please? Thanks in advance

2 hours ago, Seth Collins said:

Shocking! I just received the approval notice! September 21 NOA1, and NOA2 date May 17!

Congratulations! I am assuming the Petitioner is USC?

13 hours ago, DanielEya said:

Thanks everyone, this is not easy but the end is worth the patience 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

congratulations. I am assuming you are USC?

I saw today that we got AR since 02/20. I am LPR who filed for UK spouse. I pray we do not have long to wait for our approval too now. Congrats to all who have been approved so far ♥️

PD: 09/15/21

SC: Vermont

Petitioner: LPR, Atlanta Georgia

Beneficiary: UK

AR: 02/20/22

39 minutes ago, Snirgeu said:

FWIW, in Vermont I've noticed that people get AR almost five months to the day from the day of filing. Then approval within 2-2.5 months from AR. 

Is this for USC or LPR pls?

4 hours ago, Hala18 said:

: my case was received 09/10/2021 

Approval : TODAY!!!!!!!!! , it says actively being reviewed this morning so I thought it would go in that status for a few months and didn't put my mind on it, than I looked at the documents section and the APPROVAL NOTICE WAS THERE!!!!!!!

I just want to say thank god because they had denied my first case(applied in 2019 denied 2021) for my husband and I fought back and made another case and in less than 6 months my case is sent to the NVC center. 

I pray for everyone who files to have hope and never lose it. 

 

So happy for you! Congratulations!

On 1/30/2022 at 7:53 AM, totta said:

Hi we still on ( case was received…) 138 days ago .

 

We must have filed around the same date. Ours is 139 days!🙏

Are there any Greencard Petitioners that are AR status or are you all USC?

3 hours ago, Roberty Rob said:

Couple of things to consider but check these with the immigration lawyer first.  My USC wife filed the I-130 for me as the beneficiary online in Apr 21 and it is stuck at the California Service Centre.  We are moving to the US for a number of reasons, one of which is that her US employer has asked her to move back from the UK to the US.  We tried to expedite through USCIS last summer but our request to expedite was rejected without any formal response from USCIS.  We subsequently contacted her local (just outside Atlanta, GA) Representative and my wife completed a standard form (they get a lot of these) that was pushed through the Congressional USCIS Liaison Officer.  All we got back was a readout of why USCIS rejected the request to expedite.  The Congressional - Senator or Representative - route is worth trying, particularly if your lawyer suggests it.  However, to get something through USCIS quickly you will, as others have said, have to have a valid reason (in accordance with the USCIS manual) and evidence of it.

 

It may be worth looking at whether you have grounds to file direct with the London Consulate and submit a parallel I-130 through them. However, we took some advice from a senior Atlanta-based immigration attorney this week who basically told us to sit on our hands for a bit - the system is jammed up and will take time to un-jam. Her advice (contrary to some of what I have read on VJ) is that K3s are a non-starter.  Frustrating, but there it is!

Thanks for the info. I am Atlanta based and would be good to follow your progress. 

6 hours ago, igoyougoduke said:

why havent you asked USCIS to expedite your i-130.  you can google for the process. congressmen and senator have no authority over USCIS 

I know the process to expedite. I haven’t requested it yet as my lawyer said to present the case to local rep or senator and see if they will support it to give more weight to the request as it is an elective health issue. 
 

I was trying to find out whether anyone had been successful in going down this route that is all. 
 

Will wait and see happens. It’s worth a shot. Best case they say yes, worst case they say no and we look at our options. Only way you find out is to try!

The process is elective but it is not by choice that I need a C-section, it is due to health factors. Neither is it elective to do ivf, again for health reasons. If I fell pregnant now naturally without ivf the baby will still need to be delivered and the only method is C-section. Elective is just the term they use and it really causes problems. I’d rather not need ivf and I’d rather deliver naturally. 
 

I have made contact with my senators office and they have been very responsive, immediately and said they will get back to me soon. I can’t ask for more than that. 
 

Miracles do happen, I am ‘cautiously optimistic’ 🙏

Thank you all for your input and I will keep you informed. 

1 minute ago, Jorgedig said:

I meant.......    why not just return to Britain and do the IVF over there.

Oh sorry I didn't know that is what you meant. To uproot our two year old (who is also an LPR) back to UK after settling her into school here and after 6 months only is not something I can consider. With no job for me also in the UK. 

That thought hadn't crossed my mind but it might cross the mind of USCIS.

1 minute ago, Christi and Ian said:

I'm not sure how helpful this will be, but when we were waiting for approval after getting married, it took longer than the processing time so I contacted both of my state's senators and received canned responses from their offices.  I walked into my congress-woman's local office and spoke to her staff, and they were on the case within hours - we were approved 2 days later.

1 minute ago, Jorgedig said:

You're not a USC?  If you and your spouse are both British citizens, why not do it there?

No I am an LPR. We were given wrong advise by a lawyer who told us we could adjust status on an ESTA so I moved as I have a job here. Several lawyers then told us that we could only adjust my husbands status on VWP if I was a USC. LPR cannot do so for their spouse!

3 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

I would very much doubt that an expedite for elective IVF for the beneficiary would be accepted as an expedite, even if for some reason a member of congress/senate decides to assist (they usually do not for expedites - just to make routine inquiries on cases that are outside normal processing time).

 

It is free to try, though.

Thanks for the response. It is the Petitioner (me) that requires the elective IVF.

Like you said, it is worth a try 🙏

1 minute ago, Boiler said:

Pretty vague and inevitably subjective. I have seen cases approved I would expect to be denied and vice versa.

 

I do not know your history but it seems like you have recently applied, may need to address why that was the case.

We applied in September 2021. We were living in the UK where we met and I moved back to the US in July 2021, think we could do an adjustment of status for my husband on his ESTA but we were notified by a lawyer that that would only be possible if I were a citizen. We were very naïve!

7 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Congress or Senator Office is just a route to seek an expedite, you still need the basis for a positive response.

Thanks for your response. I am not sure if there are any hard and fast rules for the basis. We are at Vermont Service Centre which has a current processing time of 24-31 months. It is such a long time and will be too late for us to try for a baby. It is causing me so much anxiety, I am willing to try everything possible 🙏

3 minutes ago, .yana said:

Yes, all three times I reached out to my local senators - they were able to assist me.

Pick an office you'd like to request assistance from, go to their website, and there usually will be a separate section for assistance with a federal office -> USCIS, and you'll find the way to reach out there. Sometimes you just fill out the form online, sometimes you have to mail it in with your signature. Depends on the office.

Thank you. I am in the Atlanta area. Can I approach all 3 reps or it is only the one that covers my exact address.

7 minutes ago, canadian_wife said:

I am not sure this counts but I went through my senator for my citizenship path (see my timeline). 

 

I found an e-mail address online for my senator, e-mailed the situation, the sent me a release form and they got to work.

 

However, if the surgery is elective then does that qualify for an expedite?

 

Good luck 

Thanks for your response.

I have history of medical issues, surgeries and procedures which has meant that my husband and I require IVF to conceive. We were fortunate enough to have had a daughter who is now 2 years old, after 2 years and 3 rounds of IVF. We would like to grow our family and we were advised due to difficulties I have during pregnancy and with giving birth, to wait 18-24 months before we conceive again (our daughter is now 2years 5 months).

We are both in our mid 40s, given our age and the fact that we do not know how long the IVF process would take, we recognize that time isn’t on our side and would like to start the process ASAP. Even if we could do the IVF process remotely, it is not a possibility to go through the pregnancy and birth on my own given my health – I had a difficult pregnancy with our daughter and I had to have a classical c-section to deliver, which takes weeks of recovery.

This would be deemed as elective, hence why my lawyer suggested getting congress or senate assistance. I am really hoping someone can help!