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Irish844   0

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I am going to marry my fiancé in February 2025 and want to bring her and her children to the US. She lives in Finland and she and her kids are all Finish citizen's. I have many questions about time frames and strategies on how to do this the most efficient and time conservative ways. I first was wondering how long it is going to take for her to get her Spousal Visa after we marry and immediately apply for it. I am a US citizen naturally born in the US. She is a Finish Citizen for the last 20 years. Can anyone help me understand how this is currently taking for her to get her Spousal visa? Thank you... 

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Ontarkie   14,314

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~~Moved to IR1/CR1 P&P, from Bringing Family of USC- As the OP will be starting the visa process for spouse and CR's for children.~~

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Crazy Cat   41,985

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20 minutes ago, Irish844 said:

I am going to marry my fiancé in February 2025 and want to bring her and her children to the US. She lives in Finland and she and her kids are all Finish citizen's. I have many questions about time frames and strategies on how to do this the most efficient and time conservative ways. I first was wondering how long it is going to take for her to get her Spousal Visa after we marry and immediately apply for it. I am a US citizen naturally born in the US. She is a Finish Citizen for the last 20 years. Can anyone help me understand how this is currently taking for her to get her Spousal visa? Thank you... 

18-24 months.  The average, per other VJ members, is about 20 months from filing to interview.  The best strategy is to ensure your forms are correct and fully supported.  Good luck on your journey.  

 

 

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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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It will take some time as @Crazy Cat stated.  If the children are minors when you marry (i.e. under 18 at the time of the marriage) then you will need to submit a separate I130 for each step-child as well as the wife. 

 

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Right now, USCIS is taking up to 16 months to process the majority of petitions. It seems like most people on here are getting approved in about 14.5 months. 

 

 You will be filing after everyone else on here has done so don't automatically expect the same time frame for yours to be processed. USCIS may finally speed up or they might get further backlogged. 

 

I petitioned in the beginning of December 2023. When I submitted mine, USCIS was only taking 11 months. Since then, they have drastically slowed down and now I'm sitting at 14.5 months, despite what the time frame was at the time I petitioned. 

 

USCIS can allocate their staff any time at their own discretion. In other words, they can speed up one type of petition while allowing a different type to continue to get backlogged. That is what has been happening with the 

I-130'S. 

 

USCIS is just the first step of the entire process.  The rest of the process seems to go quite a bit faster. With the NVC, how fast they work depends on how fast you get them all the documents they need. I'd say probably around 2 months, if you are prepared with all the required documents. 

 

For the part of the world your fiance is in, the consular interview typically takes about a month to 3 months from the time NVC finishes with your case. 

 

Being that your fiance is in Finland, she will probably either attend her interview in the UK or in Frankfurt, Germany.   

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3 hours ago, Dashinka said:

It will take some time as @Crazy Cat stated.  If the children are minors when you marry (i.e. under 18 at the time of the marriage) then you will need to submit a separate I130 for each step-child as well as the wife. 

 

Good Luck!

The above is correct, but let me clarify.  Each immigrant needs their own petition.  Any child already over 18 when the marriage occurs, has no path to immigrate to the USA based on the marriage, so needs no petition.  They would not be coming.

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**Hijack comment split to new topic***

"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 

 

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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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Crazy Cat   41,985

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*** @Winter_water  Do not repost in this thread. I have created a new topic for your question****Do not hijack the topics of other members***

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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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Where is she originally from?

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