US citizen filed I-130 for wife in India April 2010

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thakdha

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Hey there!
I'm a US citizen and filed I-130 for my wife who's currently in India. I got married in India on March 4th, 10 and sent I-130 with copies of my passport, citizenship certificate, marriage certificate, wife's birth certificate, and background information form for both of us. Received 797 stating that they received the documents on April 8th. I was told that it usually takes 4-6 months for the spouse to get visa in such cases. This is the 5th month, and no response from USCIS yet... Can someone PLEASE advise me on what are the next steps (documents and such) so that I can be prepared in advance? Also, for the people who are in the similar situation, if you can please share any changes in your case status I would really appreciate it! Thanks guys!
Wishing you all the best,
D.
 
My wife's case is of April 12th with California Service centre. What center is your wife's application in?

I know that for CSC, a guy whose date was Mar 30th, got approved on 1st August so I would have expected yours and even mine to be approved by now. It's crazy business when it comes to USCIS.

Please do post if you hear anything. Have you been able to check the case status online and see if it's still pending?

thakdha said:
no, waiting for the approval..what about you?
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My case is at CSC as well...I jst checked the status online, it says "Initial Review" Idk man, you'r right! I don't exactly know how they process these applications..I hope I hear back from them soon...will update ya!
 
jazzysingh,
wat all did u send with ur I-130? I sent copies of my US passport, citizenship certificate, marriage certificate, wife's birth certificate, her passport, G-325A for both of us, passport size pics of us. Am I missing something here? I followed the instructions on their 130 form. Not sure if sending additional stuff would make the process any faster?? This Sep 8th will be over 5 mnths for me...kinda getting frustrated with this whole process!!
 
dude,
I can empathize with you. I am just 4 days behind you in my application and as I saw the application of guy with Mar 30th date approved back on 2nd August, it's making me nervous why ours is taking this long. In fact, my app should have been approved last week itself and now it's almost half of this week and there's no sign of approval even of your app. I don't remember what all I sent but it was pretty standard and your list seems allright.
Actually, I believe they had asked for some additional evidence proving the marriage in addition to marriage cert. I think that's more of a nice-to-have than a must-have for the application. I had attached colored printouts of a few wedding pics and an affidavit from a colleague/friend who had visited both me and my wife and hung out with us showing that he knew of our bonafide marriage.

In any case, I don't think the problem is with what we sent because if they are not satisfied they can send an RFE.

Have you received any word from them yet? I am also aware that for a few unlucky people(like us perhaps), it took full 5 months and in one case a week more for CIS to approve the application. It's pure bureaucratic BS, that's all I can say.

Please do update as soon as you hear from CIS. Thanks in advance.

thakdha said:
jazzysingh,
wat all did u send with ur I-130? I sent copies of my US passport, citizenship certificate, marriage certificate, wife's birth certificate, her passport, G-325A for both of us, passport size pics of us. Am I missing something here? I followed the instructions on their 130 form. Not sure if sending additional stuff would make the process any faster?? This Sep 8th will be over 5 mnths for me...kinda getting frustrated with this whole process!!
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Hi, I have a very similar case. My husband, a U.S. Citizen filed the I-130 for me on April 23rd 2010. On April 28th 2010, we received the receipt from USCIS. Ours is the California Center as well.
It has been four months so far. I'm growing more and more apprehensive. I believe the next month is very critical, it being the fifth. Please share if you hear any update on your case/s.
 
Hi, I have a very similar case. My husband, a U.S. Citizen filed the I-130 for me on April 23rd 2010. On April 28th 2010, we received the receipt from USCIS. Ours is the California Center as well.
It has been four months so far. I'm growing more and more apprehensive. I believe the next month is very critical, it being the fifth. Please share if you hear any update on your case/s.
 
still waiting guys...I called USCIS yesterday, and turns out my priority date is April 1st. I asked them how come someone with PD March 30th was approved on Aug 1st, and I'm still waiting..lady didn't have a clear answer. she told me to call back on Sep 2nd if it's still not approved, so she can put in a "Service request" because my case will be out of the "normal" processing time frame.
 
Okay, you know I keep hearing about all sorts of processing times. I feel we should be patient and wait till our Five months get completed - which are of'course different dates in the month of September for all three of us.

Keep each other posted on the process please... coz we all filed the same petition in the same month
 
hello

Hello everyone I have same problem but instead of April I have filled it in May. I also have received receipt # and waiting for approval. Please post if you guys get approval from USCIS. that way I know how long do I have to wait b4 calling USCIS.
SO Frustrated of USCIS.

Thank you
 
Hello Thakdha,
how did you figure it out your priority date?

Here is my filling activity below

May 18th sent I 130 to Chicago mail box
May 25th : checked cleared $ 355.00
May 27th : Received NOA 1 (notice of action) and my case is in CSC.
Please post if you get any updates.
 
they made a typographical error in my address, and sent me another copy of 797 with the new address which listed the priority date Apr 1st. I was receiving mail even with the error, so didn't really matter..

BTW, jst out of curiosity, did you guys all send your 130 to chicago mail box?
 
one more thing..

also, can you guys please share your "Last Updated" date with me...when you log in to check your case status, you will see tht "last updated" tab. It's Aug 18th 2010 for me.
 
My Last updated still shows as 04/26/2010 which is right around the time I had filed my application, about 2 weeks after I-130 and one week after I-129F. If yours is showing 18th Aug, it's a good sign. I wonder why yours isn't approved yet. Ordinarily if they updated it, it means there was some step in the stage that is finished.

Anyhow, please keep us informed..Really looking forward to your update.

As for sending to Chicago lockbox, I sent it there as well. However, it all depends on the state you live in according to which you send to a specific lockbox/office of USCIS.

thakdha said:
also, can you guys please share your "Last Updated" date with me...when you log in to check your case status, you will see tht "last updated" tab. It's Aug 18th 2010 for me.
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Last Updated

actually the date changed after they fixed tht typo in my address recently. so i don't think it means much.. this jst tells me tht they haven't even reviewed our case after receiving it. I will be very upset if they send me RFE now, and take another 5 mnths to approve the case.
 
hi every i am new here and i am also in the same page as all of you. i got married march 27, 2010 and i came back to USA and i filed I-130 for my husband in april 16, 2010 it will be about 5 months in 16 sept 2010 can anyone tell how long do i have to wait for an approval.:confused:
 
Hi Noorilove, it generally takes 5 months on average for the petition to get approved, or a decision on it to reach you.
I'm right behind you since my case was filed on April 23rd... and Receipt date being April 28th'10.

Guys, how do i know what my priority date is? Is it the date on which you get the receipt?? Or the date you file the papers?
What significance does the priority date bear?
 
thank hypoesse, thats what i have heard but some people are saying it can take up to 1 year for us to get approval. because i cannot live without my husband that long. but i am really happy that my family is supporting me in every way. i just want to know if that is true?
 
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