Bringing my stepchildren to the US

[geowrian 22,337]

39 minutes ago, poposopo said:

excuse me but if you dont wanna talk about experience then uscis official web site says 5 to 12 moth. and thats what i said. clearly u didn't like official answer.  i also said in my experience it is taking less  and u also didnt like my answer. i dont really understand what is your problem!

USCIS does not issue visas. They only handle 1 part of the process.

According to USCIS -https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

Nebraska: 12 Months to 15.5 Months

Potomac: 7.5 Months to 9.5 Months

Texas: 8.5 Months to 11 Months

Vermont: 13 Months to 16.5 Months

California: Generally don't handle IR cases.

 

Most applications seem to be sent to Nebraska based upon recent historical data.

Nowhere do I see 5 months. Any individual case may take that long, but that is not the norm based on the data. You're lucky if you get Potomac with a 7.5+ month wait. Expect closer to 12 months than 7.5 months.

And as noted, this is only step 1. Add ~3-5+ months for NVC & consulate processing.

Edited December 18, 2019 by geowrian

[HRQX 4,145]

10 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

Then for the two options, you could calculate the overall cost vs estimated time to visa issuance,

Same cost for petitions; it'll be four I-130 petitions regardless:

11 hours ago, geowrian said:

If you were an LPR and petitioned for your spouse, then his children would be derivatives.

However, that's not the case....either you or him will petition the children directly. Re-read the bolded statement above. The derivatives would be his children's children (which I'm assuming is nobody here).

Thus, I'd recommend the US citizen to file the petitions.

[geowrian 22,337]

4 minutes ago, HRQX said:

Thus, I'd recommend the US citizen to file the petitions.

Agreed. Or both could do so as a backup, but there is little risk (death, divorce, etc.) in this case given the only year or so timeline.

[MG1024 2]

I will be submitting the petition for the kids.