USGirl

My check that we sent with the I-130 cleared my bank this week. Does that mean that our application is being reviewed already, or does that just started the clock ticking on the three-to-six-month time table? Thanks!

Noorah101

It just means they have cashed your check, and nothing more. It doesn't mean anyone has looked at your actual paperwork yet or created a received notice yet.

Rene

forts

This does *probably* mean that your application has been accepted as properly submitted [not a legal term] and a reciept # has or will be issued for your case and it will take the next steps. This does NOT mean your application has been approved, which is a very long ways away even if the above were true, or that it contains no errors, or that it has been vetted for eligibility etc.

Directly to your question, the timetable is a general estimate provided by USCIS based on submission AFAIK and nothing more. If the first step described above was indeed taken, it means little in that regard, but it is surely nice to see that activity [however basic] has occurred.

Good luck with your case!

USGirl

Thanks! I figured that that's all it meant. But, hey, a girl can dream, right?

ian-mstm

I doubt it. Checks are separated from the package and sent to the Department of the Treasury for deposit. Having the check clear the bank means *only* that they now have your money. It means *nothing* with respect to the application.

Ian

meauxna

One could say that accepting the payment means the submission was deemed 'complete'; IE it met the initial requirements and was not rejected outright for missing something crucial.

Throw a gal a bone.. she's just getting started and this IS the first step!