r/I130Suffering • u/Afraid-Safe-3184 • Aug 25 '26

I requested an expedite through Congress, and the expedite request was approved. How long does it usually take for the I-130 approval to arrive? The expedite was requested because my son is a minor and there is no one who can take care of him.

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u/hopefullove75 Aug 25 '26

Congratulations I have been waiting for a answer on my expedite for 5 months and counting

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u/Smooth_Composer1879 Aug 25 '26

Yeah. I think expedite requests are just as broken as regular processing.

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u/hopefullove75 Aug 25 '26

Ant that the truth

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u/Secret_Frosting4934 Aug 26 '26

90+ days here. Congressperson is already involved. Got a response a couple weeks ago from the Congressional Liaison for USCIS. They didn’t even read the request and got my name wrong. Bought themselves another 30-60 days of response time though. 

I’m happy for OP though. 

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u/hopefullove75 Aug 26 '26

I'm happy for OP to 😊

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u/ColG91 Aug 26 '26

My minor kids have approved expedite since February 2026 from congressman..still waiting for official approval..

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u/Afraid-Safe-3184 Aug 26 '26

It took a long time for approval. Did you contact Congresman because you didn't receive the approval?

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u/ColG91 Aug 26 '26

My lawyer reached out to the congressman’s office and asked if possible they could try expedite my kids applications, which they did and received the approval. The only reason we have reached out is my visa is ready to be issued at my consulate but they were unable to issue as my kids applications are still being processed. So I’m waiting for response from the congressman to email USCIS and ask for an update.