i honestly dont know but my dad filed before 2002 with his job. labor department approved him. except the guy who was sponsoring didnt give immigration a year of taxes. anyways we were that close. so because of this i qualified to not leave the country. my lawyer sent all the documents for my marriage petition about a week ago. with fine paid, pictures, documents and all. so im jus wondering how long. i guess its just up in the air it could be months or weeks huh...