cristobal ruiz
May 25, 2026
I Would like to know how long will takes until USCIS starts working in my case, 1 month ago i sent the I130 and 2 weeks ago i sent I129F K3 application. How long takes all the process ?
#K3 #I130 #Citizentospouse #I129F

IR-1/CR-1

U.S. citizen filing for a spouse

Total Days: 74 days
Case
2026-04-26
Today
I-130
74 Days
I-129F
63 Days
National Benefits Center: I-130, I-129F
Timeline Map
2026-04-26
I-130
Submission to USCIS
2026-05-07
I-129F
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Submission to USCIS
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Lu LuMay 27, 2026
My case is similar to yours. Did you submit 130 online? Which is the case handling center on the 797c receipt you received?
cristobal ruizMay 27, 2026
@Lu Lu I130 was online and it is at NBC, K3 was send by mail Wisconsin
K WMay 29, 2026
For 130 (IR1/CR1) is taking about 10-15 months…..sometimes 17 months….my approval came after 13 months. that K3 which I tried does nothing unfortunately
Lu LuMay 29, 2026
Thank you for your reply🙏
cristobal ruizMay 29, 2026
@K W 10 - 15 months plus the time you get the appointment for interview right ? or Just 10-15 until you get the green card ?
Lu LuJun 5, 2026
@cristobal ruiz Do you do the consulate process?
cristobal ruizJun 5, 2026
@Lu Lu Yes I"ll do, because mi wife is outside the 🇺🇸 she has to go through the consulate process, i saw just I130 takes like 18 months and after that you are able to get a consulate process but time depends about the consulate for your country, unfortunately México takes another 14 months. There's a official web page for check your country consulate times
cristobal ruizJun 5, 2026
@Lu Lu The whole process takes almost 3 years even for citizens
Lu LuJun 6, 2026
@cristobal ruiz Now I130 is almost stagnant and moving forward, dealing with the backlog of cases in the past, so this stage will take longer. I hope our k3 will work🙏 I'm in China. It is estimated that it will take 5 months to interview after 130 approval. Mexico is so long😦
A MJun 6, 2026
@cristobal ruiz hi, may i know the web page you use to check each country consulate times? does it have every country?
Lu LuJun 13, 2026
@cristobal ruiz Hello, does your k3 number start with MSC?
cristobal ruizJun 15, 2026
@Lu Lu yes it start with MSC. When you check your at USCIS web page, may you upload any document? i added my case to my USCIS account but it doesn't let me do anything than just see the message "Case upload and recibe notice send" or something like that
Lu LuJun 16, 2026
@cristobal ruiz yeah. My husband can upload files in the auxiliary evidence
cristobal ruizJun 16, 2026
@Lu Lu i don't know why, i can't upload any evidence into the K3 application. i may do it into I130 🤔
Lu LuJun 17, 2026
@cristobal ruiz Oh, you can't upload it in k3. It can only be 130 online
cristobal ruizJun 17, 2026
@Lu Lu For how long have you been waiting for your I130 to be aproved ?
Lu LuJun 18, 2026
@cristobal ruiz I haven't been approved yet. my husband submitted the i130 online on May 19 this year, and mailed k3 at the same time. I hope it can be faster🙏
cristobal ruizJun 18, 2026
@Lu Lu we uploaded our application almost at the same time. I hope it doesn't take to long. I also hope the K3 get approved before and shorts the separation time

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