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Hi guys, just wondering if any one knows the estimated time for spouse visa if filed here in Saudi Arabia. I know the process depends but I want to know if there is anyone who got experience. My main concern and problem is I can't decide if I'll go for exit and transfer my case in the Philippines or wait for the visa and process all here in Saudi Arabia. We just filed last July 16, 2018. Thank you very much.

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Generally ~12-16 months currently.

You can judge better after the I-130 is approved and the case is at NVC, which is likely in ~6-9 months.

Timelines:

ROC:

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7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

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AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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2 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Generally ~12-16 months currently.

You can judge better after the I-130 is approved and the case is at NVC, which is likely in ~6-9 months.

Thank you so much

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If you move to the Philippines, the change of Consular Unit will delay your process a couple weeks, at most.  Make your life decisions based on your own priorities.

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To add to the above, my wife's transfer of embassy in 2017 from Riyadh to Manila took about 2 weeks total (1 week to get them to properly acknowledge the request, 1 week to complete the transfer). YMMV...this was a K-1 case instead of CR-1/IR-1, so if you transfer while the case is at NVC (ours was at the embassy), I would expect a couple weeks longer to get a response.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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7 hours ago, pushbrk said:

If you move to the Philippines, the change of Consular Unit will delay your process a couple weeks, at most.  Make your life decisions based on your own priorities.

Correct, It'll delay more, I'll just wait for the whole process here in Riyadh. Until when is the visa valid when issued? coz like, I want to go back to the Philippines and see my parents first then fly from Manila to Chicago. Will that matter if I got the visa here? should fly from here too? No, right?

5 hours ago, geowrian said:

To add to the above, my wife's transfer of embassy in 2017 from Riyadh to Manila took about 2 weeks total (1 week to get them to properly acknowledge the request, 1 week to complete the transfer). YMMV...this was a K-1 case instead of CR-1/IR-1, so if you transfer while the case is at NVC (ours was at the embassy), I would expect a couple weeks longer to get a response.

I see, Thank you for sharing your experience. I needed that.

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8 minutes ago, VERDE05 said:

Correct, It'll delay more, I'll just wait for the whole process here in Riyadh. Until when is the visa valid when issued? coz like, I want to go back to the Philippines and see my parents first then fly from Manila to Chicago. Will that matter if I got the visa here? should fly from here too? No, right?

 

The visa will be valid for six months from the medical exam.  No problem going anywhere else between getting the visa and using it to enter the US.

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11 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

The visa will be valid for six months from the medical exam.  No problem going anywhere else between getting the visa and using it to enter the US.

Thank you for affirming it. I appreciate all your responses to all my queries. You are very helpful. God bless you.

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