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Crazy Cat Grand Master

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16 minutes ago, chamanlala said:

Hi all, with the current pandemic, I assume i130 applications for spouse would be at an all time low. Is this true? 

 

If I file for my spouse who is in India, whats the turnaround time? By any chance, in 6 months only?? 

I don't think that is the case.  Any reduction in numbers would be offset by the massive backlog at NVC and consulates.  In pre-Covid days, the average time from filing an I-130 to visa in hand was 12-18 months.  Now, the average is probably closer to 2 years.

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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Crazy Cat Grand Master

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2 minutes ago, chamanlala said:

12-18 months! Wow. 

Might I know where you obtained this info from??

According to other Visajourney members, the average right now is 611 days.

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"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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chamanlala   9

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I don't understand how permanent resident file is processed faster than a US citizen 

 

Based on the USCIS site, a permanent resident whose receipt date for enquiry is on August 11, 2020 filing for spouse will take 1 week to 7 months 

 

For US citizen filing for spouse with receipt date of enquiry on April 10,2020 will take 8.5 to 11 months. 

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1 minute ago, chamanlala said:

For US citizen filing for spouse with receipt date of enquiry on April 10,2020 will take 8.5 to 11 months. 

And that is only for the I-130 approval part of the process.  

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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36 minutes ago, Lucky Cat said:

I don't think that is the case.  Any reduction in numbers would be offset by the massive backlog at NVC and consulates.  In pre-Covid days, the average time from filing an I-130 to visa in hand was 12-18 months.  Now, the average is probably closer to 2 years.

When i filed CR1 at beginning of 2019 it has taken us 2 years and 2 weeks just to get to medical and interview and still not done, she was hit with sputum test as of yesterday starting medical.  So now our interview is now pushed back even further now

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3 minutes ago, Murph4865 said:

When i filed CR1 at beginning of 2019 it has taken us 2 years and 2 weeks just to get to medical and interview and still not done, she was hit with sputum test as of yesterday starting medical.  So now our interview is now pushed back even further now

Ohok. Sorry to hear that. However, from what I read, the medical is limited to certain items only. I don't recall seeing this item as one. 

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USCIS puts out a lot of info on Numbers of apps and approvals by year and by month shows 2020 overall visa applicaitons down to 7.7 million in 2020 from 9.2 million in 2017

Famiy based info is on page 7 of the report

those are just the numbers of applications

 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/reports/2020-USCIS-Statistical-Annual-Report.pdf

 

to see how many are approved yearly or month by month from each embassy the following site gives that info

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics.html

 

u can research data on immigration and citizenship on the following site 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-and-studies/immigration-and-citizenship-data

 

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1 hour ago, chamanlala said:

Ohok. Sorry to hear that. However, from what I read, the medical is limited to certain items only. I don't recall seeing this item as one. 

What are you meaning by certain items only

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1 hour ago, chamanlala said:

Ohok. Sorry to hear that. However, from what I read, the medical is limited to certain items only. I don't recall seeing this item as one. 

All immigration medical exams are pretty basic.  However, some findings require additional diagnostic procedures.....such as scars found during a chest X-ray.  

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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3 hours ago, chamanlala said:

Hi all, with the current pandemic, I assume i130 applications for spouse would be at an all time low. Is this true? 

 

If I file for my spouse who is in India, whats the turnaround time? By any chance, in 6 months only?? 

Luckily Mumbai is open and conducting interviews and so far they have processed up to Sept 2020 DQs. So we are only five months behind. The biggest variable will be when USCIS approves your application. 😁

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3 hours ago, Murph4865 said:

When i filed CR1 at beginning of 2019 it has taken us 2 years and 2 weeks just to get to medical and interview and still not done, she was hit with sputum test as of yesterday starting medical.  So now our interview is now pushed back even further now

That just plainly sucks dude. I'm sorry to hear that has dragged on for you that long.

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