1R1/CR1 SPOUSAL VISA

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Hi, so im a permanent resident here in the united states for almost 2 years now. i went back to west Africa to get married last month. i want to know the timeline for brining my wife to the US. ive read blogs and articles and it says a permanent resident can file i-130 for their spouse it just takes a long time. i can apply for citizenship in 2028. i'm hoping to start the process with my LPR status and hopefully elevate when i become a US citizen.

[Boiler 47,487]

That would be the way to do it, probably being a Citizen will get it done.

[Dashinka 25,873]

Yep, file the I130 now, then after naturalization it should move from F2A to IR1, you may need to remind USCIS.

 

Good Luck!

[pushbrk 13,611]

10 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Yep, file the I130 now, then after naturalization it should move from F2A to IR1, you may need to remind USCIS.

 

Good Luck!

By that time, he'll be reminding NVC, not USCIS.  Petition approvals are the same timeline for LPRs as for US Citizens.  The extra wait is at NVC.

[appleblossom 4,439]

On 4/26/2025 at 8:48 PM, pushbrk said:

By that time, he'll be reminding NVC, not USCIS.  Petition approvals are the same timeline for LPRs as for US Citizens.  The extra wait is at NVC.

Interesting, did that change very recently? It still says they prioritize immediate relative I-130’s on the USCIS website. And is it just F2A’s or are all preference based family petitions now processed in the same timeframe as IR’s? 

Edited April 28 by appleblossom

[pushbrk 13,611]

9 hours ago, appleblossom said:

Interesting, did that change very recently? It still says they prioritize immediate relative I-130’s on the USCIS website. And is it just F2A’s or are all preference based family petitions now processed in the same timeframe as IR’s? 

They may prioritize a bit but the difference in timeline to petition approval has never been that noticeable.  It certainly won't take three years.

[Nena Lis 1]

Hi, not sure this is the right topic to post on but just wanted to touch base and see if any other couple filed this past February or around and hasn’t heard a thing yet. 
how long is it currently taking to hear anything after 1st filing for CR1 visa for venezuelan citizen?

[OldUser 9,940]

43 minutes ago, Nena Lis said:

Hi, not sure this is the right topic to post on but just wanted to touch base and see if any other couple filed this past February or around and hasn’t heard a thing yet. 
how long is it currently taking to hear anything after 1st filing for CR1 visa for venezuelan citizen?

13-17 months for any citizen. So you should be hearing something in the next 3 months.

Edited May 13 by OldUser

[appleblossom 4,439]

1 hour ago, Nena Lis said:

Hi, not sure this is the right topic to post on but just wanted to touch base and see if any other couple filed this past February or around and hasn’t heard a thing yet. 
how long is it currently taking to hear anything after 1st filing for CR1 visa for venezuelan citizen?

 

Past February as in February 2025? Or 2024? As @OldUser said, it's about 16 months on average so if it was 2025 you won't hear anything until next year, if it was 2024 then hopefully very soon.

 

Good luck. 

[OldUser 9,940]

24 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

Past February as in February 2025? Or 2024? As @OldUser said, it's about 16 months on average so if it was 2025 you won't hear anything until next year, if it was 2024 then hopefully very soon.

 

Good luck. 

Good points. I somehow assumed 2024, but if @Nena Lis filed Feb 2025, there's another 13 months to go.

Edited May 14 by OldUser