Spousal Visa Process for Venezuelan Fiancé in Chile?

[Ashley Y 0]

Hi! My fiancé is Venezuelan and living in Chile. We had thought about going the K1 route but with have decided to get married the next time I am in Chile (I am a US citizen living in NY) and start the spousal visa process. It just seems to be a better option even with the longer wait. Does anyone have an indication of how long the process is taking from Chile? I feel like it is such a long range of time depending on the country.  Thanks!

[USS_Voyager 1,972]

10 minutes ago, Ashley Y said:

Does anyone have an indication of how long the process is taking from Chile?

It's the same everywhere. You first get married, then file the I-130. It'll take USCIS 8-12 months to approve the I-130, then it's sent off to the NVC. It'll be 2-5 months at the NVC before an interview can be scheduled. All spousal immigration petitions follow the same route, except in limited circumstances.

 

13 minutes ago, Ashley Y said:

I feel like it is such a long range of time depending on the country

I don't think so. Some countries have longer wait time to get an interview appointments just due to number of people, that's the only difference.

[Ashley Y 0]

26 minutes ago, USS_Voyager said:

It's the same everywhere. You first get married, then file the I-130. It'll take USCIS 8-12 months to approve the I-130, then it's sent off to the NVC. It'll be 2-5 months at the NVC before an interview can be scheduled. All spousal immigration petitions follow the same route, except in limited circumstances.

 

I don't think so. Some countries have longer wait time to get an interview appointments just due to number of people, that's the only difference.

Attorneys are telling me it’s taking 5-8 months for the USCIS - any reason why?

[USS_Voyager 1,972]

20 minutes ago, Ashley Y said:

Attorneys are telling me it’s taking 5-8 months for the USCIS - any reason why?

Their timeline is off? I mean, I could be 5 months, but that would be the exception, not the norm. You can check I-130 processing time on USCIS website. https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

[LilyJ 1,258]

7 hours ago, Ashley Y said:

Attorneys are telling me it’s taking 5-8 months for the USCIS - any reason why?

Probably have outdated data and haven't bothered to recheck themselves. You'd be surprised how many lawyers are out there that don't give or know correct immigration information, people on here have lawyers mess up all the time sadly. Typical processing time these days is around 6 (approaching 7) months for Potomac service center (but chances of getting Potomac is extremely lucky), 8-10 for Texas service center, and 12-15.5 (but most commonly 12-13) months for Nebraska. Anything sooner would be by expedite, which is fairly hard to get at USCIS stage unless you can prove you have an extenuating circumstance. Most people seem to get either Texas or Nebraska so 8-12 months like USS_Voyager said is pretty much the average. And where you get assigned is basically random, so you don't know what service center you will get till you get there pretty much