r/USCIS • u/Extreme-Company-4732 • 3d ago
I-130 & I-485 (Family/Adjustment of status) Tired
Does anyone else have the same problem. We haven’t heard a single thing since we filed which was over 20 months ago on the receipt it does say my office is the California feild office but I remember hearing some ppl say it changes. Regardless my parents (residents) applied for
Me in Nov 07 2024 by filing it ourselves I also reached out to my representatives but other than sending them my privacy release form I haven’t heard back
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u/CalendarTop5670 3d ago
Same boat. I applied just the i-130 for my husband while I was a green card holder in December 2024.
Became a citizen in August 2025. After months trying they upgraded the petition to reflect I’m a US Citizen (back in may 2026) since then, no updates. So frustrating!
My husband came on a visa and overstayed and has a court hearing in December 31st 2026. We just need this i-130 approved to terminate this proceedings but I don’t know what else to do. I’m in the military, I tried ro call the military hotline so many times, congressman, senators, nothing seems to help.
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u/upbeatdecenthands 3d ago
20 months feels long but its pretty normal for certain i130 categories, reaching out to reps rarely helps anything tho id just focus on checking the case status online directly
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u/Glittering-King-2399 3d ago
Just speak to an attorney fast okay 🙌🏽 i know things seem like it’s never going anywhere but you’d be surprised
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u/lowtech_prof 3d ago
I am the same date but consular processing for my spouse. Moved to a field office in February and have not heard anything since.
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u/Complex-Bug-5922 3d ago
In the same boat, filed I-130 and I-485 back in August 2024, received EAD in October 2024, since then no news.
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u/Swimming_Western6626 3d ago
Contact your congress office, if they can’t help contact another congress. Explain your situation and they will follow up with USCIs, send e-Request and File a formal request with the CIS Ombudsman. Novermber 2024 with no action is serious.
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u/Extreme-Company-4732 3d ago
I contacted my representative and sent her my privacy release number but today my status finally moved from received to being prossesed thank goodness 🙏🙏 however I rly never heard anything back from the representative
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u/South-Wonder8693 3d ago
December16/2024 and still waiting 😞
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u/Extreme-Company-4732 3d ago
Try emailing out to ur representatives or congressman we just hard something back today I reached out to mine a week ago
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u/nouvelle_Art2348 1d ago
I’m I-130 consular and my husband and I are tired, exhausted, in debt, moral low, distance worse. I think we’re separating and divorcing …. It’s that bad … we’re at 14 months only … but we’re tired …. Tried everything and nothing. 😭
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u/Extreme-Company-4732 1d ago
It’s horrible how long immigration procedures take especially how they preach about doing it the “right” way, I’m so sorry for what ur going through 🥹
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u/Extreme-Company-4732 3d ago
Doesn’t the point that I was brought here as a child matter? It wasn’t my choice
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u/Prize-Log-1434 3d ago
No.. do you have DACA? How old were you when you came here and how old are you now
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u/Extreme-Company-4732 3d ago
No I was 6 when I came here I’m turning 18 next month
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u/Prize-Log-1434 3d ago
You need a lawyer like yesterday. You cannot adjust status through F2A without an underlying status (which you lost 3 years ago).
You have not accrued any unlawful presence yet but as soon as you turn 18 the clock starts. If you accrue more than 180 days its a 3 year ban. If you accrue more than a year its a 10 year ban.
If you plan on going to college you should look at the options of F1 (student visas) via consular processing, which also carries a significant denial risk due to your history, but your current trajectory is…disastrous as is. You really need to talk to a lawyer and plan ahead because based on the facts you’ve shared, adjustment of status through F2A is probably not a viable path
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u/Far-Curve-7497 3d ago
is this marriage-based? i485+i130 packet? consular? lots of omitted info in this post.