Hi all,

I am trying to find out that how long the category of IR1/CR1 is taking for india. My friend has filed for it and need to know the probable time line.

Thanks

Patdev,

Check out my timeline in the signature below.. it is very detailed. Highlevel, my time at CSC with USCIS was about 80 days or so, during which time the I-130 was approved. Then it went to the NVC in November. I think I'll still be at the NVC for another 4 weeks.. before final approval and the file being sent to Mumbai... so I'm looking at approx 6 months in total for USCIS and NVC. After it gets to Mumbai from what I gather the interview will be scheduled at Mumbai for approx 2 months after it gets to Mumbai.. so in my case about May. So in all I'm looking at about 8-9 months. And I think it's save to say that 8-9 months is going to be the average for most people. Ofcourse the time could take longer if you have issues with your case or shorter if you get very lucky.

By the way, do not have your friend do a DCF.. a Direct Consular Filing.. apparently a new law went into effect in the last couple of days and is causing major issues for people who did DCF.. check out the DCF forum from the home page for more information.

Good luck to your friend.