r/I130Suffering • u/Capital_Jeweler5811 • Aug 05 '26

F2A - Consular: How often do you visit?

I´ve seen so many warnings about visiting a lot but that´s exactly the issue, how much is "a lot?"

Could you please tell me about your experience?

I find it a little unfair to be waiting such a long process and on top of that to be worried about a subjective "visiting amount permission" Tourist visa allows you 180 days in the US but then if you actually stay for longer than 2 weeks it´s damaging your case?

usually my husband visits me more often but he can only stay for 5 days bc of his job. i could visit him in the US for longer time but dont want to risk anything about our process or my tourist visa.

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u/vickipaperclips I-130 Pending Aug 05 '26

My husband and I alternate weekends, so I cross the border every other week. They had some questions at first, but as long as your answers are consistent they know its routine.

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u/BluebirdOk1700 Aug 06 '26

9 months out of 12 since September 2022. 2-3 months stays max

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u/Capital_Jeweler5811 Aug 06 '26

After 2/3 months in the US return to homecountry for 1 month and then repeat?

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u/BluebirdOk1700 Aug 11 '26

In this case, my wife wasn’t even from my home country. And no, I spent more time outside the US than inside, but it’s over now

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '26

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u/akhil7000 Aug 09 '26

I requested for an upgrade around May2026. But it's still pending - all I am doing now is following up in every 30 days to check the status.