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🚨 Heads up to anyone filing I-130 for a spouse living outside the U.S.! 🚨
If you're sponsoring your spouse through consular processing, please read this so you don't waste money and time later.
Here’s what you need to know:
✅ When filing the I-130:
Make sure to select "consular processing" (NOT adjustment of status)
Choose the correct U.S. embassy or consulate where your spouse will go for the interview
⚠️ DO NOT fill in both the embassy section AND the U.S. address section.
If you fill out both, USCIS might assume your spouse is already in the U.S.
That can mess things up and route your case for adjustment of status, not consular processing
💸 If you mess this up, you’ll have to:
File Form I-824 (costs $465)
Wait months just to get your case sent to NVC
Add big delays to your spouse’s immigration process
💡 Best tip:
Only put your spouse’s foreign address
Only choose the embassy/consulate in their country
Double check everything before submitting!
Please share this with anyone going through the process. A small mistake can cost months of waiting and hundreds of dollars!
#USCIS #I130 #SpouseVisa #GreenCard #ConsularProcessing #I824 #ImmigrationTips
I 130 no approval.
It has been almost 19 months since we submitted our I-130 application, and we have not received approval. We have sent inquiries to USCIS and have not received a response. We have also requested the senator's intervention, but to no avail.
Do you have any recommendations?
#uscis #I130
I-130 & I-129F
Hello-
I submited the I-130 for my husband pd(8/7/24). In March 2025 I submitted an I-129F(k-3) because I was told it would speed up the approval of the i-130. I have yet to receive any notifications.. Impatiently awaiting for the day to come, and finally see an approval from USCIS. Long way to go after that, since it’s outside of US -NVC and consulate processing.
My processing office is Vermont Service Center for both applications.
Has anyone from August gotten any approval, that underwent similar procedure?.
#i130 #dominicanconsulate #vermontservicecenter #k3
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 343 days
Case
2024-08-07
Today
I-130
343 Days
I-129F
114 Days
Vermont Service Center: I-130, I-129F
Finally #approved 🎉
I felt like this process lasted so much, but it really didn’t, we been so lucky to have finished this process already.
🙏
#i130 #i485 #approved
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 178 days
Case
2024-12-09
2025-06-05
I-765
53 Days
I-130
172 Days
I-485
178 Days
National Benefits Center: I-765, I-130, I-485
Any February 28 PD I-130 approvals at Texas Service Center?
Has anyone gotten approved today? I heard that February 26 PD cases at Texas Service Center were approved a few days ago, but February 28 cases are still quiet. I’m honestly so anxious, nervous, and feeling almost depressed from the waiting. Anyone with the same PD or any updates, please share!#TexasServiceCenter #I130 #Feb28PD
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 450 days
Case
2024-02-28
2025-05-23
I-130
450 Days
Texas Service Center: I-130
