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Are spousal visas still being processed during Coronavirus shutdowns?

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Do we know if the i130 petitions (spousal visa, etc.) are still being processed?  It sounds like only interviews have been cancelled, but am I correct in thinking that they are still doing paperwork for the ones that haven't been approved yet?

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To my knowledge, USCIS service centers are still working......at least, I hope they are.

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November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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The only information I've seen on the USCIS side is about dealings with the public at field offices.  Nothing to do with Service Centers not open to the public.  However, I expect a number of Service Center Employees are not going to work.  That will lengthen the wait time for a give petition's "turn" to be adjudicated.

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14 hours ago, Steffy Stef said:

On the Facebook group there have been a lot of approval daily especially from NSC. They are still working. 

I also heard that they have some ppl working from home. Idk how accurate that is though. I hope it is true. 

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I just got my email that my case was sent to NVC from Nebraska Service Center last night.  Strange thing is, my Priority Date is July 22, 2019 so this is a full four months sooner than I would have ever anticipated from Nebraska.  Only 8 months is crazy fast for Nebraska.

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Our journey:

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September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
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February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
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April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
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September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

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On 3/23/2020 at 7:48 PM, RCCJ said:

Do we know if the i130 petitions (spousal visa, etc.) are still being processed?  It sounds like only interviews have been cancelled, but am I correct in thinking that they are still doing paperwork for the ones that haven't been approved yet?

Not only ir/cr (and other) visas are still being processed, these are among only few categories that due to Trump's recent order are being processed. That means if you're lucky to be within these categories, you can expect much faster processing times currently than historical average on uscis' website would suggest.

 

Service centers and NVC are working. The only thing impacted are field offices including embassies. That's the only thing that may slow you down, however given how much faster processing times are prior to the interview stage (assuming one is lucky to be in the right category) on net you would be still months ahead.

 

As an example: our I-130 submitted online in Jan 2020 (Nebraska) was approved in mere 5,5 months.

 

If Trump's order get's extended by another 60days (extremely likely) I would expect i-130 approval times for ir/cr categories to drop to around 3 months. 

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On 5/24/2020 at 3:56 AM, Punisher said:

Not only ir/cr (and other) visas are still being processed, these are among only few categories that due to Trump's recent order are being processed. That means if you're lucky to be within these categories, you can expect much faster processing times currently than historical average on uscis' website would suggest.

 

Service centers and NVC are working. The only thing impacted are field offices including embassies. That's the only thing that may slow you down, however given how much faster processing times are prior to the interview stage (assuming one is lucky to be in the right category) on net you would be still months ahead.

 

As an example: our I-130 submitted online in Jan 2020 (Nebraska) was approved in mere 5,5 months.

 

If Trump's order get's extended by another 60days (extremely likely) I would expect i-130 approval times for ir/cr categories to drop to around 3 months. 

Yeah but months wait to get interview cause so many ppl waiting for interview now. :(

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On 3/30/2020 at 6:06 AM, LaceyAdam said:

We got the email on Thursday that our case was also sent to NVC from Nebraska. We sent our application July 12, 2019.

That is super fast. What service center?

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