I-130 and 485 processing timeline?

SweetSmileSmile said:
I called USCIS customer service and asked them about the processing timeline for I-130 and I-485. They told me that they would go by the I-485 timeline in your local office.

The processing time for I-485 in my local office is currently 4 months, and my case is considered as out of processing window, so the agent said he is going to send a request for us to ask for a status update, and told me to call them back in a month if I have not got any notice about my case.

I don't know if it's going to help my case, hopefully it will!
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If you can you might want to make an INFOPASS appointment with your local office. The first-level agents on the 800 number are nothing more then federal contractors that don't have access to the detailed information that you need.
 
Please help me about I-130 case and time processing

I come from Haiti:D, my grandfather applies for my mother since 2005, he is an American citizen. My mother is married with two children me and my sister:rolleyes:, I have several questions for you and I really want you to help me. My family receive a mail like that (In January 7, 2010, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN).

Our case:Post Decision Activity

The problem is my sister and I are almost 21, but we have been approved before having 21. What should we do for that ? :(

And some people say after the post decision activity you only have some month to send documents and receive or get an invitation:o, I asked my mother she told me she already sent everything and she is waiting for only an answer. But now it's 2013 and I'm a little worried about the processing time, I really don't know what we do wrong? and why taking so long ?:mad::mad::mad:
I already read a lot on this forum but I still don't understand.:confused:
 
Still waiting. Anybody can share the timeline of their cases?

By the way, I heard that now the cases for petition for Parents will all be transferred to California and the parents can get the green card without interview, is it true?
 
SweetSmileSmile said:
Still waiting. Anybody can share the timeline of their cases?

By the way, I heard that now the cases for petition for Parents will all be transferred to California and the parents can get the green card without interview, is it true?
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I don't know about cases being transferred to California, but it's been true for a long time that parents can have their adjustment of status approved without an interview. So can other family-based cases except marriage. But "can" doesn't mean "will"; many are still interviewed. You can't predict if your parents will or won't be interviewed.
 
SweetSmileSmile said:
Still waiting. Anybody can share the timeline of their cases?

By the way, I heard that now the cases for petition for Parents will all be transferred to California and the parents can get the green card without interview, is it true?
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[PR] SweetSmileSmile,

I applied for my father - PD Nov 8 2012 and in the same boat. Got EAD/AP in Jan that's it no changes since then. Not sure about cases being transferred to CA. Any updates from your side in the past month? Let me know.

Thanks!!!
 
Does that mean that the time line would be California center processing time?
SweetSmileSmile said:
Still waiting. Anybody can share the timeline of their cases?

By the way, I heard that now the cases for petition for Parents will all be transferred to California and the parents can get the green card without interview, is it true?
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GC Approved

My father received the approval letters for 130 and 485 yesterday. His PD was NOV 8 2012, took about 9 months from application to approval.

Good luck to those who are waiting.

Thanks,
PR
 
prabharam said:
My father received the approval letters for 130 and 485 yesterday. His PD was NOV 8 2012, took about 9 months from application to approval.

Good luck to those who are waiting.

Thanks,
PR
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Hello There!

Sorry for my ignorance but what is PD? Also, did you applied for your father inside the U.S? If so, did he overstayed his tourist visa? I am asking this because I applied for both of my parents (on Nov 6, 2012) who overstayed their tourist visa back in 2001 but never left the country and their I-130 and I-485 are still in Initial Review and I don't know how much longer this will take.

Lastly, was your father approved without interview?
 
Congratulations!

Did you do anything before your Dad's approval? I just want to see if his status changed from "initial review" to "approval" directly.

Thanks

prabharam said:
My father received the approval letters for 130 and 485 yesterday. His PD was NOV 8 2012, took about 9 months from application to approval.

Good luck to those who are waiting.

Thanks,
PR
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JCRoot,

PD - for Priority Date :), my father did not overstay any time and did not get an interview for this. Hope this helps. Good luck.

GCgain,

Thanks. No I did not do anything, just was waiting aperiodically checking the status. I did not check the status after the notice, it shows card production now. Good luck, you should get your approvals soon as well.

Thanks,
PR
 
Congrats!

I still did not hear anything yet...

prabharam said:
JCRoot,

PD - for Priority Date :), my father did not overstay any time and did not get an interview for this. Hope this helps. Good luck.

GCgain,

Thanks. No I did not do anything, just was waiting aperiodically checking the status. I did not check the status after the notice, it shows card production now. Good luck, you should get your approvals soon as well.

Thanks,
PR
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Anybody knows how long is the I-131 valid?

I don't have a copy at hand and my mom is already back to home country. Wondering how long she could stay there ... Want her to stay there and come back only if we receive the interview letter. So far has not heard anything from USCIS yet...
 
Dad just got letter from USCIS, saying heavy work load, expect no interview approval, but absolutely sure yet, may still get an interview, maximum wait time is 6 months from the date of the letter!

Anybody else got the letter?
 
Dad's i-485 showed "Card/ Document Production", but i-130 is still under initial review as of today. Before today, i-485 was under "accepted" status since last Dec. I really hope not error in status update at USCIS government website.
 
F2A Current for Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents?

I am a Permanent Resident in the US. I got married in May 2013. My wife is also an Indian citizen and she holds a 10-year multiple entry visa to the US. She is currently in the US on her tourist visa and she is eligible to stay here until January 2014. I was checking the Visa Bulletin for September 2013 and it is showing F2A Visas – Spouses and Children of permanent residents as current for India. I was wondering if we should apply for a dependent visa for her now and if there would be a long wait to get one approved. Would she still be able to stay in the US until Jan 2014 even if we file for a dependent visa? Thank you.
 
Congrats!

I got the card production this morning at 7:45 and then got the I-130 approval at around 2:30 in the afternoon!

GCgain said:
Dad's i-485 showed "Card/ Document Production", but i-130 is still under initial review as of today. Before today, i-485 was under "accepted" status since last Dec. I really hope not error in status update at USCIS government website.
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Mom's Card in production while she is travelling to home country using the Advanced Parole?

Just got the updates for my mom's Green card application that her card is in production.

She is currently traveling to her home country using the Advanced Parole. The Advanced parole will expire in Jan 2014.

Does she need to come back to the U.S now?

If she comes back before Advance parole expire, can she still use it to enter into the US?

Can she stay and not come back until June 2014?

Thank you very much!
 
santhah said:
I am a Permanent Resident in the US. I got married in May 2013. My wife is also an Indian citizen and she holds a 10-year multiple entry visa to the US. She is currently in the US on her tourist visa and she is eligible to stay here until January 2014. I was checking the Visa Bulletin for September 2013 and it is showing F2A Visas – Spouses and Children of permanent residents as current for India. I was wondering if we should apply for a dependent visa for her now and if there would be a long wait to get one approved. Would she still be able to stay in the US until Jan 2014 even if we file for a dependent visa? Thank you.
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F2A probably won't remain current after September, so it's likely the I-485 will take at least a couple years to be approved unless you become a US citizen before that. Once the I-485 is properly filed she'll be able to legally stay in the US beyond 2014 until the case is decided.

But don't file the I-485 right now. Wait 60 days after her entry to the US, or they may accuse her of entering the US with immigrant intent. From what you've posted here, it's seems that she didn't intend to stay and immigrate when she entered, and apparently hasn't made up her mind yet, but filing for AOS within 60 days increases the chances of getting in trouble on the immigrant intent issue. Spouses of US citizens are given leniency on that, but not spouses of permanent residents.
 
GCgain said:
Dad's i-485 showed "Card/ Document Production", but i-130 is still under initial review as of today. Before today, i-485 was under "accepted" status since last Dec. I really hope not error in status update at USCIS government website.
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Hello There!

I am in the exact same situation and I was just wondering if we should be happy and trust this status or not?

My dad's I-130 and I-485 shows as approved but my mom's I-130 is still under initial review while her I-485 shows as card production ordered...

Can Jackolantern or someone else with experience and knowledge give their opinion regarding this?
 
on Aug. 15th, Dad's i-485 showed "Card/ Document Production", card will be mailed in 30 days, but i-130 is still under "initial review" as of Aug. 16th. Before that, i-485 was under "accepted" status since last Dec.

Now the online status showed both i-130 and i-485 were approved on Aug. 16th, card will be mailed in 60 days.

So, the online status didn't mean anything I don't believe that it only take them one day to approve both cases.

Good luck to everybody!
 
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