USCIS furlough vs. Embassy processing

[OrihimeandIchigo 216]

Won't the USCIS furloughs effect the waiting times for the actual greencards to arrive in the mail after IR1 and CR1 enter the USA?

[geowrian 22,337]

11 hours ago, OrihimeandIchigo said:

Won't the USCIS furloughs effect the waiting times for the actual greencards to arrive in the mail after IR1 and CR1 enter the USA?

Depending on who gets furloughed, it can. Printing is done in-house now, so if those individuals are furloughed, then I would expect printing to be slower.

[Daria Parkinson 43]

23 hours ago, geowrian said:

More precisely, you must be both:

1) An LPR for at least 3 years, AND

2) Married to a USC for at least the same 3 years

 

So if one were to divorce (or otherwise disrupt marital unity), the USC passes away, etc., then the 5 year rule would apply.

Aren’t being married to the USC and being an LPR interrelated?

10 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Depending on who gets furloughed, it can. Printing is done in-house now, so if those individuals are furloughed, then I would expect printing to be slower.

What do you mean by “printing”?

Edited August 18, 2020 by Daria Parkinson

[Daria Parkinson 43]

11 hours ago, OrihimeandIchigo said:

Won't the USCIS furloughs effect the waiting times for the actual greencards to arrive in the mail after IR1 and CR1 enter the USA?

Yep, that is also what I was wondering about.

[Daria Parkinson 43]

23 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

How long have you been married?

One year and a half.

[Daria Parkinson 43]

20 hours ago, James120383 said:

if USCIS shuts down aka slows down, DOS will also slow down cause USCIS will slow down( reduced resources)  to communicate documents to NVC and than to Embassy. In effect everything becomes a cripple. 

I cannot understand why would the DoS also slow down, since it is only the USCIS, that will have significantly reduced staff...

[geowrian 22,337]

7 minutes ago, Daria Parkinson said:

Aren’t being married to the USC and being an LPR interrelated?

In your case, yes. But I could have gotten a green card via another relative (not a USC spouse), an employer, asylum, etc.

 

If I was married to a USC already when I got my green card via that process, I would qualify at the 3 year mark of having the green card.

If I was not married when I got my green card, but married a USC afterwards, I would qualify at the 3 year mark of the marriage anniversary (or at the 5 year mark of having a green card...whichever is sooner I could do).

 

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What do you mean by “printing”?

The physical green card (and EAD cards and such for other people) needs to printed and mailed. That is done by USCIS staff.

Edited August 18, 2020 by geowrian

[Daria Parkinson 43]

16 hours ago, geowrian said:

Reminder that this is a discussion of the DHS <-> DOS responsibilities and the potential impact of USCIS furloughs on it.

it is not a thread for political discussions. Those can be discussed in the CHEST forum.

 

That's why I said "direct impact" in my prior response. If USCIS were to slow down to a crawl, NVC - and likely the consulates - would eventually catch up on their backlogs. As a result, I would expect them to reduce staff to compensate. Nothing exists in a vacuum.

But the choke point would still be USCIS.

I guess, at least, it is good, that the Embassies/Consulates will be able to catch up on their backlogs, huh...

[Daria Parkinson 43]

2 minutes ago, geowrian said:

In your case, yes. But I could have gotten a green card via another relative (not a USC spouse), an employer, asylum, etc.

 

If I was married to a USC already when I got my green card via that process, I would qualify at the 3 year mark of having the green card.

If I was not married when I got my green card, but married a USC afterwards, I would qualify at the 3 year mark of the marriage anniversary (or at the 5 year mark of having a green card...whichever is sooner I could do).

 

The physical green card (and EAD cards and such for other people) needs to printed and mailed. That is done by USCIS staff.

Thank you for explanation. )

[SalishSea 17,833]

On 8/18/2020 at 12:41 PM, Daria Parkinson said:

One year and a half.

Then the visa will be a CR-1, not an IR-1.

[geowrian 22,337]

5 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Then the visa will be a CR-1, not an IR-1.

More precisely, the visa class will be determined at the time they issue it.

More importantly, the status will be determined by the length of marriage at the time of POE. So even with a CR-1 visa, they could enter with IR-1 status if it's after the 2 year anniversary.

In this case, even if they get the visa quickly, it might be best to wait until the 2 year anniversary to enter the US.

[SalishSea 17,833]

1 minute ago, geowrian said:

More precisely, the visa class will be determined at the time they issue it.

More importantly, the status will be determined by the length of marriage at the time of POE. So even with a CR-1 visa, they could enter with IR-1 status if it's after the 2 year anniversary.

In this case, even if they get the visa quickly, it might be best to wait until the 2 year anniversary to enter the US.

Good point.  The OP made it seem like the interview is imminent, so I assumed POE would be within the next 6 months.