Filling out the form online is faster than mailing it in a paper application. The online system is designed to be more efficient and fast. This makes it possible that your petition could be reviewed sooner. For time-sensitive circumstances, this is an excellent advantage to have.
Total I-130 Processing Time After filing Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, the approval process can take anywhere from 10 to 13 months for immediate relatives and could take several years for family preference categories.
The primary means to petition the court for review is to ask it to grant a writ of certiorari. This is a request that the Supreme Court order a lower court to send up the record of the case for review.