Spouse visa I 30

[Siti2025 0]

How long does it take to process.  Put in application last year June 2024.  Is there a way I can speed up the process

[Vickys_Mom 267]

It can vary widely depending on where your family member is, what that family member's relationship is to you, and how "difficult" your situation is.

 

Can you give us more information?

 

Regards,

Vicky's Mom

[OldUser 10,012]

There is no such visa "I 30".

There's I-130 petition which results in CR-1 or IR-1 visa after I-130 is approved and DS-260 is filed with consulate.

 

I-130 takes about 17 months to be approved nowadays for spouses of US citizens.

 

So you can expect a decision between December 2025 and February 2026.

Edited June 6 by OldUser

[OldUser 10,012]

3 minutes ago, Vickys_Mom said:

 what that family member's relationship is to you

Thread title mentions spouse, I assume USC filing for foreign spouse. 

[JeanneAdil 7,096]

please do a timeline and ID the country/ embassy 

getting the visa very much depends on the country for extra security may be needed (or additional proofs and/or joint sponsor)

[S2N 340]

2 hours ago, OldUser said:

There is no such visa "I 30".

There's I-130 petition which results in CR-1 or IR-1 visa after I-130 is approved and DS-260 is filed with consulate.

 

I-130 takes about 17 months to be approved nowadays for spouses of US citizens.

 

So you can expect a decision between December 2025 and February 2026.

Current timeline is 14 months, fwiw. 17 months was the average in December/January.

 

May 2025 saw the most I-130s processed than at any other in the last 18 months, and June is processing at roughly the same rate of cases per day.

 

Know we try to give people the long-view here, but there has been improvement since the change in administrations on consular processing.

 

OP: as I noted above, I-130 is at 14 months. Add on NVC plus consulate and you’re looking at 17-24 months from submission to visa issuance for most people. Consulates with more applicants and less staff take longer.

 

They’re processing March/April 2024 now so you’re likely going to see action from USCIS in the August/September timeline, but that depends and can take longer based on the specific case and also if USCIS slows down processing times. They’ve been on the rise since January but they could slow down again.

 

 

Edited June 7 by S2N