So glad I found this forum...

[greeneyedgirlfl 0]

I guess the hardest part is the realistic timeline...I want him here yesterday....

[Lansbury 19]

I guess the hardest part is the realistic timeline...I want him here yesterday....

Don't know any immigration service in the world that does yesterday.

Getting a realist time frame might be a bit difficult. A few months ago the US raised all the fees to do with immigration and citizenship and got flooded with applications from people beating the fee deadline.

Best is to look at posts from others who have applied in the last few months and try and gauge it from them. They are unfortunately suffering more delay than most and I would guess your time frame will be about the same as theirs.

It does seem if the I-130 was filed in the US around 10 months is what it is taking. Hopefully others who have recently done this will give an more accurate forecast.

Not sure if you file an I-130 for a fiance visa but the time frame is about the same now if you are married already or coming to the US to get married.

Edited January 10, 2008 by Lansbury

[C and J 1]

The people that are going to their interview now are those who missed majority of the fee rush (we only had delays while they stopped approving our petitions so that they could enter all the new ones into their system).

I am not even sure how to gauge those currently waiting, I know there are still people from August/September who have not even received their NOA1 or had their cheques cashed, and only time will tell how long it will take them to receive their NOA2. Once those in August/September start to see their approvals I think it will give a better guide to those who are following on from them.

The positive thing is that they are hiring and training more staff, so things should continue to speed up

[greeneyedgirlfl 0]

I hope there's not another rush for the beginning of the year...

[Lansbury 19]

I hope there's not another rush for the beginning of the year...

No worries in remains pretty steady except just before a fee increase. Unfortunately for you there is still a backlog from the fee increase a few months back which hasn't been cleared yet.