@mimi mimi The next step should be the approval letter if everything looks perfect. Since you’re green card holder current processing time for I-130 in California service center is 38.5 months. You should be getting the decision within the timeframe.

@Shobrina Chowdhury thank you for replying. is that the time frame for approval only? and what comes next after approval?

@mimi mimi Yh it’s the timeframe for the approval only.. Bt it might be sooner than expected timeframe, depends on service center. Once your case is approved uscis will send your case to nvc & nvc will send you welcome letter & invoice number to upload your documents for dq. Once your documents are qualified you’ll be in queue for visa interview. That’s all

@Shobrina Chowdhury wow! what a long process. and do you have any idea for the visa/dq timeframe?

@mimi mimi dq takes upto 45 days max. And the visa interview time depends on nvc proecessing. As an example in 2023 nvc took 7-8 months to issue an interview date after dq. I hope 2024 might get faster only Allah knows.

@Shobrina Chowdhury omg. looks like I'm looking at another year or more. thank you

@mimi mimi Yeah it’s a very long process. But I suggest you Try applying for citizenship. As soon you become citizen change your catergory in uscis so that your case will process faster as a citizen & you’ll be approved soon Insha Allah. As you know citizen & gc has a big difference in processing timeframe.

@Shobrina Chowdhury yeah In shaa Allah thats the plan. but I was hoping it would be approved by the time I becone a citizen. that way no waiting at all

@mimi mimi where you from? And how long you been in US?

@Shobrina Chowdhury I'm from Africa and I just got my green card in September this year

@mimi mimi oh okay. Wishing you all the best for this journey. May Allah give you Sabr & strength till the end

@Shobrina Chowdhury Aameen Yaa Rabb to all of us. Shukran

@Shobrina Chowdhury thank you for the informations. I am an LPR too and I applied form i-130 also. pd is February 2023 and am still waiting for approval

@Vanessa Chetsong You’re welcome.. let me know if I can be help anymore

usually when you get that message, a couple days after they approve your case if everything seems good.

@bou g thanks for the input

F2A pd April 2022 actively reviewed march 2023 still waiting for approval

@Mi li wow. thats long

sorry to disappoint @mimi mimi but this process will take a very long time, 3 to 4 years at best. you or your spouse will most likely be citizen before this gets approved

@Guiodo Mert thank you. I just hope and pray that it doesn't take that long

@Guiodo Mert 🙏

@Shobrina Chowdhury hello. I'm supposed to receivea notice about my case being actively reviewed? I see there is a mail coming in today from USCIS NBC. I wonder what would it be

@mimi mimi you won’t receive any notice letter for case actively getting reviewed it’s just the status will show up… but if you receive any mail from uscis nbc it should be any RFE or something else… Did you open it & see what it says inside?

@Shobrina Chowdhury not yet. I only see it in my informed delivery email from USPS. mails run in the evening. will let you know when I receive it

@mimi mimi oh okay hunny let me know..

@Shobrina Chowdhury 👍👍👍

@Shobrina Chowdhury the mail is just about online account creation access code. Never seen this before

@mimi mimi Don’t you have uscis online account ?

@Shobrina Chowdhury that's what I'm wondering. they got me nervous for nothing. smh