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Thank you. So I should see a change of status for I-130 some time in my online account when USCIS does take it up for processing.

Online status doesn't show any meaningful status update. Earlier it used to give those completely unreliable estimates jumping from 2 months to 15 months every few days but even that has stopped a long while ago. The last update was when USCIS had sent the receipt for I-130 in July 2024.

Thanks to all who took time out to read and reply. To answer most of them, at the time of filing I-130, we didn't have much proofs since we were still living apart but yes I've been building up relationship proofs steadily after we started living together like setting up a joint bank account, transferring some of the utilities to her name, photos from events, trips and car lease etc. I also put wife as beneficiary to my life insurance and 401K and will get the printouts when the time comes for interview. We used Table B. DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED VISA APPLICATIONS to assess our eligibility to file I-485 somewhere in Sept/Oct 2024 when the F2A date in that table crossed over the PD from our filing of I-130. I would still love if someone can provide insight into my first question to figure out my own travel plans and absence from US. Once the PD becomes current, is that when USCIS starts to adjudicate I-130? Approx. how long does the process take in number of months?

Hi All, First time posting here but have been reading up a lot to better educate myself with the nuances of immigration process. I am an LPR and my wife is also in the US on F-1 Student visa. She was already in the US on F-1 when we met through family connections and went back home Morocco to get married in late 2023. In June 2024 I filed I-130 in F2A category for her and then separately I-485 later in 2024. Going by the current Visa bulletin, I guess her PD should become current in the next 2-3 months and this is where I would like to know what would be the process for the next steps: Once the PD becomes current, is that when USCIS starts to adjudicate I-130? Approx. how long does the process take in number of months? In F2A category, are both I-130 and I-485 processed and adjudicated together or is this only reserved when petitioner is a USC? I keep reading about immigration interviews. Is that interview a part of I-130 processing or does USCIS asks to attend interview to approve I-485? If the interview is for I-485 processing, usually how much time is available from when I-130 is approved to when the interview is scheduled? Should we start collecting documentary evidence for bona fide marriage now e.g bank statements, lease documents, photos etc? or wait till later? I am asking these questions to better understand the steps involved in the upcoming process and be ready with all documentary evidence ahead of time since I am expecting to be out of the US in early Feb next year for work reasons for about 4-5 weeks.