K1 visa to green card Time

[Danny and Taly 50]

Hey everyone 

 

Merry Christmas and happy holidays. 

 

Does anyone know the current processing time from when an applicant who entered on k1 visa applies for a green card. 

 

In other words. When my wife applies for a green card, how long will it take for her to receive it? 

 

Is is there any place to check how long that processing time is? 

 

Thank you! 

[TNJ17 1,329]

Current times are 6 months to 1 year as reported by other VJ users. 

[Knicks 21]

28 minutes ago, Danny and Taly said:

Hey everyone 

 

Merry Christmas and happy holidays. 

 

Does anyone know the current processing time from when an applicant who entered on k1 visa applies for a green card. 

 

In other words. When my wife applies for a green card, how long will it take for her to receive it? 

 

Is is there any place to check how long that processing time is? 

 

Thank you! 

my wife got hers in 4 months. We filed in August and had the interview in December

[TNJ17 1,329]

10 minutes ago, Knicks said:

my wife got hers in 4 months. We filed in August and had the interview in December

Green card or AP/EAD AOS? Because those are two different things. OP asked about green card. 

[Knicks 21]

17 minutes ago, TNJ17 said:

Green card or AP/EAD AOS? Because those are two different things. OP asked about green card. 

Greencard

[Becci391 339]

I got my Green Card after 8 months.

[Scandi 4,166]

There is no specific and exact processing time for AOS.

 

Some rare cases get an approval after 2 months, others wait for 2 years.

Many wait for 6 months, even more people wait for 9 months.

Some people get interviews, some don't.

Some go through a fast field office, others a very slow one.

Some get interview dates after 3 months, some wait for 10 months - despite going through the same field office.

Some get approved on the spot at their interview, others get approved days, weeks or months after their interviews.

 

There are so many factors involved, it's impossible to be specific enough regarding the processing times.

 

Tell yourself it'll take around a year to get approved, be happy if it goes faster than that.

 

[TNJ17 1,329]

27 minutes ago, Knicks said:

Greencard

You were lucky. 

[Dutchster 1,107]

It all depends on NBC and your local field office and if you get any request for evidences. 

 

Rough estimate is that it takes up to a year to adjust from a K-1 visa. No one can tell you the amount of months since it’s different for every applicant. 

[Danny and Taly 50]

3 hours ago, Dutchster said:

It all depends on NBC and your local field office and if you get any request for evidences. 

 

Rough estimate is that it takes up to a year to adjust from a K-1 visa. No one can tell you the amount of months since it’s different for every applicant. 

Thank you very much. 

[John & Rose 7,239]

I believe it is currently 10 months to VOH.  Add time to get married then add between 6 months and 3 years for the Green Card.  So NOA 1 to GC can be 18 months to 4 years.

[AshMarty 360]

It completely depends on your local processing office. Could be 4 months or 14 months. They best estimate (which still isn't great) is checking out the processing times on the website for your local office: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do

 

Or search your local office processing times in VJ in the tabs on the top of the page.

 

[Scandi 4,166]

7 hours ago, AshMarty said:

It completely depends on your local processing office. Could be 4 months or 14 months. They best estimate (which still isn't great) is checking out the processing times on the website for your local office: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do

 

Or search your local office processing times in VJ in the tabs on the top of the page.

 

Many K-1 cases never go to a field office, no point in checking the processing times until you know for sure your case is actually there. So it's not correct to say that it "completely depends" on the field office.

 

But yes, if the application is actually sent to the local field office then that's one way to almost figure out how long it might take.

As an example, we had other people in the 2016 December filers thread who had their interviews at the same field office as me - but they had their interviews in March-April and I had mine i July. Several months difference, so even the processing times vary way more than what the website shows.

Edited December 27, 2017 by Scandi

[AshMarty 360]

14 hours ago, Scandi said:

Many K-1 cases never go to a field office, no point in checking the processing times until you know for sure your case is actually there. So it's not correct to say that it "completely depends" on the field office.

 

But yes, if the application is actually sent to the local field office then that's one way to almost figure out how long it might take.

As an example, we had other people in the 2016 December filers thread who had their interviews at the same field office as me - but they had their interviews in March-April and I had mine i July. Several months difference, so even the processing times vary way more than what the website shows.

I guess my thought process while we wait is hope for the best but prepare for the worst (NVC approval best and local office 12-14 months at worst for us).

 

I would love to know if our case made it out of the NVC but it doesn't sound like there are many updates anymore on the AOS/GC process online. We filed in July and my case just still says received. Is there any way of knowing where your case ends up (NVC or local office)? I am assuming local office because of the time that has already passed on our case without any updates but it would be nice to know for sure.

 

Edited December 27, 2017 by AshMarty

[Scandi 4,166]

1 minute ago, AshMarty said:

I guess my thought process while we wait is hope for the best but prepare for the worst (NVC approval best and local office 12-14 months at worst for us).

 

I would love to know if our case made it out of the NVC but it doesn't sound like there are many updates anymore on the AOS/GC process online. We filed in July and my case just still says received. Is there any way of knowing where your case ends up (NVC or local office)? I am assuming local office because of the time that has already passed on our case without any updates but it would be nice to know for sure.

 

In our AOS filers thread K-1 people were still approved just a month ago or so - without interview and case never left NBC, that's a whole year after they filed. The only way to find out where your case is at is to talk to a Tier 2 who is willing to tell you (not all of them are, sometimes you have to call and call to get someone who actually wants to help). They can see where your case is.