i filled the 1-130 for my husband, how long do i need to wait? i filles in january 9, of 2012

Normal processing for an I-130 based on marriage to a U.S. citizen right now is about 5 months.  See: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processingTimesDisplay.do  It can be longer if you are a permanent resident. You should have received the receipt notice by now.  If you did not, you can make an INFOPASS appointment for your local CIS office to check on your case. See: https://infopass.uscis.gov/info_lang.php?sel_lang=en Regards, Andrew M. Wilson, Esq. Serotte Reich Wilson, LLP www.srwlawyers.com awilson@srwlawyers.com  

If you are a US Citizen, the I-130 is for an immediate relative. I personally just received an approval notice for an I-130 filed by a wife on behalf of her husband that we filed on January 20, 2012. So, if you have not already received the approval, I expect you will be receiving it soon.