On average how long does it take to get approved after your case is transferred to you FO and your interview has been waived? My local FO says 19.5 months, but is that a definite timeline or is that an estimate? We're already 13 months in and our interview was waived end of September , last update on our case was a background check on 10/25. 19.5 months seems ridiculous especially when I see people who applied in January 22 already approved.