does anyone know the average time right now int he california center I have receive my receipt number with this date july 19 is 80 days a good average waiting time? Thanks

Give it between 90-120 days. That's the average I have seen so far for CSC.

Yeah you would be pretty lucky to get yours in 80 days.

What's an extra month when you are dreaming of a lifelong adventure together?? Ah, who am I kidding? We all want it TODAY.

Well, here is a hard piece of fat to chew. I called the CSC and talked to a lady there for a good 5 min and drilled her with questions from A-Z, even asking if it would speed things up if I went to Brasil and got my fiance pregnant. Anyway, with all the congestion with consolidating service centers and the 30,000 apps a month they are getting in, not to mention the spike in apps by those trying to beat the new fee increase, she said it would realisticly take 6 mos to get my NOA2 (approval) . I about shot blood from my eyes hearing that. Then I reminded her I filed for the k1 in June and asked about their holiday schedule do to the tri-fecta holidays in the latter part of the year. She said that will have an effect for sure even at embassy's abroad with people traveling home for the holidays. Oh, I was real happy hearing that.... So finally, I told her that I guess what your saying is that my fiance wont be getting her gyno exam anytime soon....

Charles

Really, that doesn't surprise me at all at this point. I had hoped that mine would be approved in the 3-4 months that standard cases seem to have been approved in, in the past, but that is looking so unlikely as the early March petitioners are only starting to see their approvals drip through now from the CSC.

It's really sad and depressing to think that Josh and I waited until mid-April to file our I130 because my mother-in-law thought we should seek professional help with filling in the forms and that is the length of time it took to get an interview with the Diocese. We didn't even require that help as all the lady at the Diocese did was put 2 N/As in boxes that I had left blank.

If we had filed in February, as we had planned, it would have only been the I130 and not the K3 (that didn't even enter into the equation until Josh had the interview) and I would have an approved petition and it would be at the NVC or further by now. Instead of being stuck in the CSC nightmare which appears to be unfolding because of the huge increase in petitions, with the fees changing.

Take a look at the immigration timeline feature at the top of the page, that will give you an idea of what other VJers have been experiencing.

I do encourage everyone to fill out their timeline to provide more detailed stats for this feature.

Good luck

When I looked at other member time line, it usually takes about at least 90 days and more. Unless you filed for Cuba. Hope it's help.

thanks for all your answers... Yes it is long to be far apart but I still think that K1 is the best way to do it. Cyril is coming in Belgium for a month in November and I go back with him to spend Xmas time in US with him so that is going to help waiting. The begging of the year is going to be more difficult back in Belgium and we will probably not meet again until i got my visa