Timeline Estimate Before Filing

[Algol 0]

Greetings,

 

I am trying to get a better sense of the duration for the entire process for CR-1

 

Reading around and looking in different sources I came up with the following 

USCIS I-130   -- 11.5 months
USCIS-to-NVC  --  2.0 months
DS-260/DS-261 --  1.0 months
Interview     --  3.0 months (depends on country)
CR-1 Issued   --  Unknown

Does an estimate of 17 months sounds realistic? Is it too optimistic?
I know the backlog in the processing of all this documents is been very significant.

 

Any information is very appreciated.

 

Thank you

[Crazy Cat 41,810]

18 -24 months is pretty realistic, imo.

[SteveInBostonI130 3,432]

DS-260 approval (DQ) is about 3 months, not 1.

 

USCIC to NVC is up to 2 months, can be as little as 2 weeks.

[pushbrk 12,870]

45 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

DS-260 approval (DQ) is about 3 months, not 1.

 

USCIC to NVC is up to 2 months, can be as little as 2 weeks.

USCIS to NVC can be as little as 1 day.  The two big variables are interview queue, and your own efficiency doing your part at NVC.

[Troy B 223]

Also keep in mind the time between interview and passport return with visa varies dependent on what country your spouse is coming from.

[Chancy 6,241]

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[Algol 0]

Thank you all for the helpful information. I appreciate very much your help and time.

It will help us a lot to plan and manage expectations as well.

Thank you