Mama Bear
Dec 21, 2025
Need of hope
so we are a baby in this waiting game with about 200 days of waiting so far. I’d there anyone else here with petioner ( US citizen) AND beneficiary living abroad and planning to move together. Would love to exchange experiences as we go along and even better if anyone is ahead of us in the process.
Also anyone else waiting to be approved would be nice to hear from. praying for a speedy process for everyone 🙏🏾
IR-5
U.S. citizen filing for a parent
Total Days: 261 days
Case
2025-06-06
Today
I-130
261 Days
National Benefits Center: I-130
Timeline Map
2025-06-06
I-130
Submission to USCIS
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S 601ADec 21, 2025
Hey mama bear! process is a little different than yours because my parent is sponsoring me. my I130 took 4 years to be approved
then I had to file a waiver and that took exactly 2 years to approve. I just got my approval on Monday.
just waiting for the NVC to send letter so I can start submitting documents.
what is your timeline?
Mama BearDec 22, 2025
Hi S 601A.
4 years?? wow that’s a long time! were you older than 21 when your I-130 was filed?
Congratulations 🎉🍾 you’re almost there!
We filed in June and it says 14 months to go but I’ve heard not to trust that too blindly. To be honest I though it would take less time than a year when we first applied.
We try not to look too often, it’ll drive us nuts 😅
lily MetzDec 27, 2025
mama bear I’m on the same boat as you. no movement just recipes. no biometrics, nada.
Mama BearJan 11, 2026
I just saw u had some progress 🎉🎉 awesome ! 🤩
