NAME CHECK DELAYS

[taco2 0]

I have a family member in US on H-1 and who just got married to a USC. His spouse will be filing I-130 + AOS in US.

*Could anyone tell me what is the reality of FBI name check delays these days? Has it improved in recent months or is it still a wait of 1-2 years for many?

*How can one tell one is stuck in the name check?

[Cécy 44]

I have a family member in US on H-1 and who just got married to a USC. His spouse will be filing I-130 + AOS in US.

*Could anyone tell me what is the reality of FBI name check delays these days? Has it improved in recent months or is it still a wait of 1-2 years for many?

*How can one tell one is stuck in the name check?

Yes there is still an FBI name check. How long it takes depends on the immigrants name. If the name is too close to some suspects and that the computer stops on that, then you need a manual verification, that's what takes a while.

We've seen cases of people being approved (interview or transfer) within 3 months (and you have to pass the namecheck for that) others have been waiting for years. There is no rule of time.

You can tell if you passed your interview and they tell you you are approved upon clearing the namecheck. Or if you have been transfered to CSC for a few months and nothing happens, in that case it could be an explanation but unless you talk to an IO you can't tell for sure.