Case Processing
APPROVED F2A Standalone I-130 Approved after 44 Months!
Category: F2A – Spouse of Lawful Permanent Resident (Beneficiary abroad in Georgia(Country))
Priority Date: February 19, 2023
Approval Date: October 7, 2026
Total Wait Time: \~44 Months (Over 3.5 Years)
Service Centers: California → Vermont →Approved by Texas (SCOPS)
Filing Type: 100% DIY Pro Se (No lawyer, sued the government myself)
After nearly four years of separation, two U.S. Senators, the White House and the CIS Ombudsman, our Form I-130 was finally APPROVED on October 7, 2026, roughly 3 weeks after we completed formal service of process in our federal Writ of Mandamus lawsuit.
The Mandamus Timeline:
July 11, 2026: Sent a formal Notice of Intent to Sue (NOI) giving USCIS 10 business days to adjudicate. (Delivered July 14).
Late July / August 2026: No response to the warning, so we filed the Writ of Mandamus Complaint Pro Se in federal court.
August/Mid-September 2026: Summonses issued by the court.
September 14, 2026: Final service packet delivered to the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Filed Affidavits of Service with the court.
Silent updates(API) on October 2 and October 6
October 7, 2026: OFFICIAL I-797 APPROVAL NOTICE ISSUED!
Total time from final service to approval: 23 days (roughly 3 weeks).
F2A
Permanent resident filing for a spouse or child under 21
Total Days: 1328 days
Case
2023-02-19
2026-10-09
I-130
1328 Days
Vermont Service Center: I-130
Has anyone filed a WOM for a delayed I-485 recently?
Has anyone filed a Writ of Mandamus (WOM) for a delayed I-485 recently?
My attorney recently told me that in two of the WOM cases he filed, government attorneys are preparing to file Motions to Dismiss, arguing that the applicants haven’t waited long enough for their I-485 applications to be considered unreasonably delayed.
I filed my own WOM in September, so I’m pretty worried about this.
Has anyone else experienced something similar recently? Did the government attorney try to dismiss your case? If so, what happened afterward?
I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences. Thanks!
Asylum
Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago
Total Days: 749 days
Case
2024-09-20
Today
I-485
749 Days
National Benefits Center: I-485
Hi
I had my interview back in July 2025.
It has been three weeks since I requested an inquiry from the congressman, but I haven't received a response yet.
I called the congressman's office, and they told me the matter is under review; they also said that if I want to expedite the process, I should appear in person at the office with my partner.
Does anyone have information on how this works?
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 785 days
Case
2024-08-15
Today
I-130
785 Days
I-485
686 Days
National Benefits Center: I-130, I-485
Question about USCIS Live agent update
Today I was chatting with USCIS live agent and asked for updates for my I-485 case. This is what I have got
Your case is currently still processing at the National Benefits Center. An officer last worked your case on 07/27/2026. Once the NBC is done processing your case USCIS will forward your case to the local field office for further processing.
Does anyone know if it was just a generic update on case or it means my case is moving towards adjudication process.
Online case status only shows biometrics and recent FBI notice.
REDDIT APPROVAL 4 days ago
NOT ME JUST FOUND THIS ON REDDIT
Just saw a post that somebody shared a picture of his timeline and showed his GC (asylum based) was approved on Oct 03, 2026. He says is from the 39 countries.
Not sure if he filed WoM.
Brooklyn FO
Receipt notice 07/22/2025
Fingerprints 07/28/2025
FBI Notice 09/28/2026
New card is being produced 10/03/2026
Question about Medicals
Hi friends ,for those that had vawa approved and filed 1485 concurrenttly along with medicals before 2023 and they supposed to considered expired like mine, did you all had to Resubmit new medicals or someone got approved without? Little frustrated about the delay that comes with that given that I have no changes on my health profile.
Thanks in advance.
New card is being produced (status updated)
Hello all,
just wanted to share the update on my case. At 2:30PM or so it changed approved status, and new card is being produced after that. I posted my timeline in an other thread just in case. now waiting game for the card. no matter what we do, I think waiting is the same. atleast this ones feels a little better.
EB 3 - India - Nov 2013
case pending since Oct 2022
EB3-1
Professional (bachelor's degree)
Total Days: 1577 days
Case
2022-06-14
2026-10-08
I-485
1577 Days
National Benefits Center: I-485
short post
My submission is only 48days old and I'm so stressed from waiting. How tf at you guys from 2022 coping? 😭
VAWA
Based on a Violence Against Women Act self-petition
Total Days: 49 days
Case
2026-08-21
Today
I-360
49 Days
I-485
49 Days
I-765
24 Days
Vermont Service Center: I-360, I-485
Texas Service Center: I-765
