LA1234

Hi, just had a question regarding the timeline it takes to obtain a green card with a K1 visa after submitting I-484 AOS. I know a few people who have went the I-130 route and were married in their own country and when the spouse came to the US it took them at most 90 days to obtain their Green Card and social security number because USCIS considers a married spouse an "immediate family member" and a Green Card is guaranteed compared to other categories that have a Green Card annual quota limitation. From what I have read on the USCIS website once a Fiance comes with a K1 Visa and gets legally married in the US than USCIS considers that as a spouse and falls in their "immediate family member" category. After this why isn't the process similar to a I-130 filer where a Green Card is guaranteed to the spouse and delivered within a short timeframe. For those that have submitted their I-484 AOS and havent received their approval / Green Card yet do you know if SSA sends the spouse a social security card while waiting for the approval of the AOS and what that time frame is? During this whole process of waiting for AOS approval can the spouse work, get a drivers license, get health insurance? It seems ridiculous that a legally married spouse has to wait two years based on some of the processing times I m reading on this thread to obtain legal status to participate in the society. Something doesnt add up about some of these long processing times and I am not sure if the USCIS processing times are looking at all visa categories grouped together and not based on specific visa cases.

Thanks for the info. Since we are in similar timeline for the K1 Visa, I have been looking at the next step as far as applying for Form I-485 for permanent residence / change of status. I know for immediate family members that go through the immigrant visa I-130 they usually obtain a Green Card once they immigrate to the US within a 2 -3 months since Green Cards are unlimited for immediate family member category. For K-1 Visa once the fiance gets married within 90 days and applies for I-485 does USCIS treat that as an "immediate family member" for which a Green Card is issued within 2-3 months similar to a person with a I-130 or does it fall under the secondary family member category where Green Card's are limited and have to wait over a year for a Green Card to be available and issued?

Why did you as the petitioner have to interview? I haven't read anywhere that the petitioner is required to travel abroad to interview at the embassy/consulate where the petition is send to. If you don't mind what are some of the questions they asked the beneficiary?