I-130 case status: Petition for an Alien Relative
An I-130 status concerns the petition. Its approval does not by itself establish approval of a separate adjustment application, issuance of a visa or completion of another process.
Official sources and what they support
- USCIS — I-130 form and instructions ↗
Official form purpose and current instructions; application-specific decisions must be checked in the relevant notice.
- USCIS — Case Status Online ↗
Official case-status verification for a receipt; not a specification of account JSON or event codes.
- USCIS — Case Processing Times: how to use the information ↗
Processing-time information and how the receipt-date inquiry tool determines when an inquiry is available.
Our import steps, field checks and timestamp calculations describe this product. These sources do not certify our software or provide an official mapping of internal account endpoints.
What should I check in my I-130 history?
Start with the petition receipt and full status message. Requests for evidence and response acknowledgements must be read together with their official notices. An acknowledged response does not prove that the response was sufficient.
Which conclusions need an official notice?
A case marked closed needs a status or notice explaining why. The closed flag alone cannot distinguish approval, denial or a different closure reason.
How should I read related applications?
If your family has multiple petitions, compare exports only for the same receipt. Similar names or matching last four digits are insufficient to establish that files concern the same case.
How do I check processing times and delays?
Use the live USCIS processing-time tool for the appropriate form and category. Its inquiry result, rather than a timestamp in this reader, tells you whether a case inquiry is available. We do not publish a personal decision-date estimate.
How do I analyze my own I-130 export?
Open the official status service for your receipt. If account JSON is available to you, import the complete case response into the free reader. Add matching status or document data only for that receipt. Review the recognized fields and warnings before choosing whether a detailed report would be useful.