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Ok, this is making more sense. Do you know how long the I-130 takes to get approved? It's been 6 months since my petition was filed and it has not been approved yet. Is this the general outline of process: 1. 1-130 approved by USCIS 2. Service center approval (processing time varies from 29 months to 65 months depending on the center I am assigned to) 3. Petition is transferred to NVC 4. Wait time of a few years to receive a visa number 5. NVC reaches out with available visa number 6. Immigration process begins (this can take about a year from medical to interview to receiving green card)

If I got married, I likely wouldn't want to move at that point. But also this 8 year wait is a long time so I may not want to move then either, regardless of whether I'm married or not.

Ok, thank you.

I think I figured out OP stands for 'original post'

What does 'OP' stand for? How are you getting this 8 year timeline? Is it based on the service center?

8 years? I have friends that went through the same process (F2B) and had their PR at about the 5 year mark. This is information as of last year. Has the time increased since then? If I do get married, does the petition get cancelled? What if I were to have a child (without getting marrying)?

Hi, My mom is a permanent resident and she filed an I-130 petition for me on Aug 29, 2022. She received an automated payment confirmation from USCIS that had a case number beginning with IOE attached to it. Is this the receipt number? Since then she has not received any other communication, either by email or mail. From what I have read online, she should have received a physical letter with a receipt number on it a few weeks after filing the petition. Is this an issue and should I contact USCIS to confirm that my petition is on file? From here, does my case still get assigned to a service center, and if so, how do I find out which one it is? The processing times for a service center - is this the time USCIS takes to approve/deny a petition without the time to complete a medical, attend the interview and receive your permanent residency? Thank you.