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It will be quicker but your wife should petition him as well as back up if she can afford to do so. I’d ignore what Google is telling you as it’s basing it on the wait those who are eligible for visas today have had, but it doesn’t accurately reflect how long it will take for anybody applying today as it’s not linear. For example, looking at the current Visa bulletin the date for F2B is Feb 2012, meaning those who are now eligible for visas have been waiting 13 yrs 4 months. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2025/visa-bulletin-for-june-2025.html But if you go back 3 years to the June 2022 bulletin, you’ll see the date was October 2011, so in the past 3 years it’s only moved forward 4 months. Nobody knows what will happen in the future of course, and we don’t yet know which category your BIL will be in, but I’d assume a longer wait with the backlog growing all the time. And make sure your BIL doesn’t get married if his parents remain green card holders (there’s no category for married children of LPR’s). Good luck.

This doesn't really make any sense. Did you follow the guide for your visa application? https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-10-prepare-for-the-interview/step-12-after-the-interview.html Step 12 sets it out pretty clearly. As said above, if you don't want to move then it's pointless pursuing this, as even if the visa is reissued it doesn't sound as though you are ready to become a permanent resident of the US and are likely to have that status taken away anyway. I do sympathise as I have a mother with Alzheimer's, but LPR status is only for those who are exactly that - resident in the US. If you don't live there permanently and don't have any ties to the US other than your wife, then at some point you'll be taken to secondary and potentially referred to an immigration judge. To avoid all that I'd just let this go, keep entering as a visitor, and then when the time is right reapply for another immigrant visa. Good luck.

What kind of visa? And can you not book at all, or just that any appointments are all a long way in the future?

My daughter had the same thing, she just had to go and have her photo redone as apparently it wasn't good enough quality. Her GC then arrived a couple of weeks later.

If she’s a housewife then that’s exactly what you put. You can’t lie and say she’s a teacher if she hasn’t done that job for 5 years. That would be found out pretty easily and be risking a misrepresentation charge. And just put the primary reason for the visit - accompanying you on a business trip, or Disney, or whatever it is. Which country are you from?

I’m guessing the ‘visa interview coaching’ company are making them up to try and get more business. It was ~75% approval rate last year. https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Non-Immigrant-Statistics/RefusalRates/FY24.pdf

I meant your timeline on your profile - if you can fill that in that would be fab. Something doesn’t sound right if you’ve been waiting so long to be DQ’ed. What does it say on CEAC?

8 months is far too long, something is definitely not right. You should have had the green card within 90 days of either entering on the visa, or paying the green card fee, whichever was later. Is ‘wife’s address’ in the US? Where are you now? You can track the GC here using the receipt number, what does that say? https://egov.uscis.gov

So if they think you’d be denied for immigrant intent then how exactly do they think you could do AOS anyway?! Honestly, they sound completely clueless and I’d get rid of them personally. If they think NVC will take a year and they’re telling you to risk a lifetime ban from the US then I wouldn’t trust anything they say. I traveled backwards and forwards for business many times whilst my immigrant visa was being processed, no issue at all.

The visa on it's own isn't, but the endorsed visa acts as a temp green card for a year once you've entered on it (just had to clarify for anybody reading, didn't want them thinking they have a year to enter on the visa!). When did you enter? Or pay the green card fee if that was later?

You shouldn't have to pay anywhere near that amount! I set up a new phone line with Mint mobile before I moved which was $15 a month I think. It's an e-SIM, so worked the moment I landed and activated it. Now I just toggle between my two lines on my phone depending on which country I'm in.

Oh, that is odd, definitely not the norm. Are you sure you submitted everything required? And haven't been DQ'ed already, have you checked your spam/junk folder? Can you fill your timeline in as well pls? Thanks.

You always need to add a week or two to the quoted NVC processing times, as it does take longer for mailed in docs (rather than uploaded as most do). How long have you been waiting?

So you didn't petition her when you were a green card holder? It sounds like she will become a citizen, but you can double check that here - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/us-citizenship/child-citizenship-act-of-2000.html Good luck.

The Visa Bulletin, it's released once a month. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2025/visa-bulletin-for-june-2025.html

How old is your child, where are you both now, and how did you get your citizenship?

Up to 90 was but recently people are being told up to 120 days as there is a backlog. Please update your timeline, thx.

Egypt is one of the countries that is possibly about to be restricted under the new country ban and would be considered a high risk country. AI isn't explicitly on the TAL list but only because it's not been updated in years, so I suspect it's a combination of both those things. Nothing to do but wait it out unfortunately, good luck.

That’s a load of rubbish! You can point him to the NVC processing times page which set them out very clearly (and are usually pretty much spot on) - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html Its usually only 2-3 weeks, you do have to allow a bit of extra time for mailing docs rather than uploading but only an extra week or so. So I’ve got no idea where he’s got a year from. You can look at my timeline for my EB1A case via London. It was a couple of years ago but timelines haven’t changed since then. But more importantly, where are you right now? Because if you’re not in the US then AOS isn’t possible anyway.

Is your occupation on the TAL list? Any links with high risk countries? There is no expected timeline I’m afraid. Admin Processing can take weeks, months or even years. It varies hugely by every case. Please fill your timeline in, thx.

**Thread moved to Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas, as OP is hoping to adjust status**

So IR2 or F2A? If he's 16 months then presumably that's why it's been waived - see the info on the link above.

What kind of application is this and how old is your son? It would be super helpful if you filled in your timeline. Civil docs etc are listed here, so follow that exactly - make sure you use the country specific guidelines too. That will also explain which fees apply to your son. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/step-2-begin-nvc-processing.html

Hopefully the I-130 will be the longest stretch unless the OP is at a consulate with a big backlog for interview. NVC is the quickest/easiest bit, only a couple of weeks!

Just checking, are you a citizen (or is your petitioner a citizen if you're the beneficiary)? Assuming so, then 17 months is the average processing time so you're still just under that - you can check on this link (scroll down to the bottom of the page) to find out when you'll be considered out of standard processing time and when you can submit an enquiry. https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/ I'm sure you'll hear soon, good luck.