I checked process time in uscis for spouse

[barcaizk 4]

Im still waiting to get approved for n400 so i can apply for my wife to get here and live with me but i checked at uscis process time and showed me 

Permanent resident card 5 month to 7 month 

Citizen 6 month to 8 month 

Is true it will only take 8 month for my wife to get a visa 

[Lil bear 3,840]

7 minutes ago, barcaizk said:

Im still waiting to get approved for n400 so i can apply for my wife to get here and live with me but i checked at uscis process time and showed me 

Permanent resident card 5 month to 7 month 

Citizen 6 month to 8 month 

Is true it will only take 8 month for my wife to get a visa 

I think you will find that quoted processing time is for the first step only .. approval of the I130 by USCIS. Following approval the petition goes to the NVC for immigrant visa application and document processing then to the overseas consulate for interview. Expect 12 to 15 months 

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

21 minutes ago, barcaizk said:

Im still waiting to get approved for n400 so i can apply for my wife to get here and live with me but i checked at uscis process time and showed me 

Permanent resident card 5 month to 7 month 

Citizen 6 month to 8 month 

Is true it will only take 8 month for my wife to get a visa 

The current wait time to bring your spouse is 12-18 months.

[barcaizk 4]

Is process time the same like green card holder and citizen or its different please from yall experience

What is process time for if i applied with Green card and what will be if i  applied with citizen ship

[Lil bear 3,840]

9 minutes ago, barcaizk said:

Is process time the same like green card holder and citizen or its different please from yall experience

What is process time for if i applied with Green card and what will be if i  applied with citizen ship

For the spouse of a GC holder you must wait for the Priority Date to become current .. that is around 12 months after the I130 processing ., before it is sent to the NVC. 

USC spousal visas are under the immediate relative category .. the PD is current as soon as the I130 is approved. So the total processing time for a GC holder petitioning for the spouse is 2 plus years compared to 1 plus years for the USC

You can begin the process now while you are a GC holder .. and if the Priority Date for that application has not become current by the time you become a USC , you then notify the USCIS that you are now a USC and the petition will be changed to the IR category and thus move to the next stage. 

[geowrian 22,336]

16 minutes ago, barcaizk said:

Is process time the same like green card holder and citizen or its different please from yall experience

What is process time for if i applied with Green card and what will be if i  applied with citizen ship

USC: ~12-16 months from filing to visa.

LPR: ~2.5 years from filing to visa. This is because those visas are limited per year (the above is not), not processing timelines.

 

That said, you can file now and upgrade the petition later. No need to wait to become a USC to start the process.

Edited January 9, 2019 by geowrian

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

To add to all the above

make sure you frontload the application with plenty of proof of meeting and marriage and time spent together

as CO at  embassy can deny any visa for any reason 

you are not guaranteed this visa

so,  take time to do it right and be patient with the long and heartbreaking process