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When should I file a demand letter / mandamus?
Hi everyone! My I-130 is marriage-based (IR-1/CR-1) with a PD of December 18, 2025.
For those who have experience with demand letters or mandamus:
At how many months after your PD did you send the demand letter?
Did USCIS take action after the demand letter? If yes, how long did it take?
If you proceeded with mandamus, how long had your I-130 been pending?
Would you recommend doing it around 13 months, 15 months, or waiting longer?
Did you use an immigration attorney, and approximately how much did it cost?
I’d really appreciate hearing from people who have actually gone through the process, especially recent I-130 filers. Thank you! 🙏

Anyone who filed their I-130 between March–July 2025 and has already received an approval? Please raise your hand 🙋‍♀️
If possible, share your PD, service center, approval date, and whether you’re an IR-1/CR-1 spouse. It would really help us track the current approval pattern. 🙏

For those of you who filed or joined a lawsuit challenging the 75-country immigrant visa pause, did you actually receive your passport back with your visa printed/stamped?
I’m especially interested in IR-1/CR-1 (spouse) visa applicants from the affected countries.
If your visa was printed, could you please share:
Which lawsuit you were part of
Your visa category
When you were approved/interviewed
Approximately how long it took for your visa to be printed after the lawsuit
Trying to understand whether the lawsuits are actually resulting in visas being issued. Thank you! 🙏

For those who have an I-130 for a spouse living overseas, has ChatGPT given you an estimated approval timeframe?
Did the estimate end up being close to your actual approval, or was it completely off?

Hi everyone! My I-130 is currently at the Texas Service Center, and I’m wondering if processing times vary significantly between USCIS service centers.
For those whose I-130 was at Texas, Nebraska, or Vermont:
What was your filing date?
Which service center processed your case?
When was it approved?
How long did you wait?
Does Texas seem faster or slower than Nebraska/Vermont based on recent experiences? I’d really appreciate hearing from people who have recently received their approvals. 🙏

Hi everyone! My spouse is a U.S. citizen and I’m the beneficiary from Pakistan.
My I-130 was filed on December 18, 2025, and I’m trying to realistically plan ahead.
Based on current USCIS → NVC → Islamabad timelines, plus the current immigrant visa situation affecting Pakistan, would it be reasonable for me to expect my case to be fully completed (visa issued/able to immigrate) around December 2027 to early 2028?
I understand nobody can predict exactly, especially because policies and embassy scheduling can change. I’m mainly looking for experiences from people who filed around late 2025/2026 for a Pakistani spouse.
If you’re also a Pakistani beneficiary, please share:
I-130 filing date
Approval date (if approved)
DQ date
Interview date
Visa issuance date
Would Dec 2027–early 2028 be a reasonable planning estimate for my case? Thank you!

I would appreciate the response

Has anyone who filed between January and July 2025 already received an approval? If yes, please share your:
Priority Date
Approval Date and Service Centre
Please only reply if you’re a Pakistan-based 2025 filer. Thank you!

Hi everyone,
I was wondering if there are any Pakistani beneficiaries here whose I-130 was filed in 2025 and has already been approved by the Texas Service Center.
If you’ve received your approval, could you please share:
Your Priority Date (PD)
Approval date
Whether it was consular processing (CR1/IR1)
If your case at Texas Scoops
My PD is December 18, 2025, and I’m just trying to get an idea of how 2025 cases are moving.
Thank you, and I hope everyone waiting gets approved soon! 🙏