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Hello,

I am a LPR and have applied for my wifes I-130 in Feb 2011...Got my receipt number and it was first touched on March 7..The current timelime at CSC is 5 months..

I am very optimistic about the visa bulletin that it will start moving forward quickly..

Please share your experience here.. When did you apply and how long did it take to approve I-130 actually..

Has anyone applied for spouses tourist/student/H1B visa in the meantime?

Thanks

I-130 for consular processing:
Mailed Application Feb 16
Priority Date Feb 18
NOA: Feb 28
Now waiting

Your concern should be with the PD to get current, I-130 approval just merely acknowledges your claim of a relationship to the beneficiary. It will be approved in due time, but you have a longggg way to go for the actual adjustment/CP processing to start when the PD becomes current.

@ namecheckvictim: Yes, I know the process since I got my green-card last year. I was fortunate enough to get my F1 and H1B even with my green-card file in 2005..

F2A was Aug 2010 in Dec 2010. I am very optimistic person. If in 2 months a visa bulletin can go 3 years back then it can come forward again in 2 months..Its pure luck..

Anyways, my timeline:

I-130 mailed to Chicago Lock bax: Feb 8, 2011
Chicago recieved it: Feb 9, 2011
Email/Text message and check cleared: Feb 14, 2011
NOA1- Feb 18, 2011
First touched: 7 Mar, 2011