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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
Timeline Map
2023-02-19
I-130
Submission to USCIS
2023-10-05
I-130
Added
D+228
"Case is Being Actively Reviewed by USCIS"
2026-10-09
I-130
D+1328
Decision (Approval or Denial)
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