USCIS slow down

[HKJ 11]

Hi

Does anyone have any info whether this current slow down in processing I-130's might pick up or will it ever pick up? 

Our petition is at Texas service center and everything seems very slow at the moment. 

Another question, how long does it usually take to get an interview date after the I-130 is approved? (Consular processing)

Thank you 😊 

[Dashinka 26,695]

Has it slowed down much?  Processing times for an I130 are showing ~17.5 months for 80% of petitions which still falls in the 18-24 month window from filing to visa.  As to how long to get an interview after the petition reaches the consulate, that is highly variable depending on the consulate.

 

Good Luck!

[HKJ 11]

1 hour ago, Dashinka said:

Has it slowed down much?  Processing times for an I130 are showing ~17.5 months for 80% of petitions which still falls in the 18-24 month window from filing to visa.  As to how long to get an interview after the petition reaches the consulate, that is highly variable depending on the consulate.

 

Good Luck!

Yes still in time range,just looks like at the moment not much moving. Fingers crossed it won't be too long 🙏 

[Nathan Alden, Sr. 28]

@HKJ Take a look at the processing times page here: https://www.visajourney.com/times/ It can be confusing to navigate at first, but stick with it. You'll see graphs generated from actual VisaJourney member data that show average durations for each stage of the process depending on the specific visa. 

[appleblossom 5,986]

6 hours ago, HKJ said:

Another question, how long does it usually take to get an interview date after the I-130 is approved? (Consular processing)

 

As said above, that will depend largely on consulate, but also how quickly you do everything. 

 

Once it's been transferred to NVC, you can check processing times here for how long it'll take you to receive the Welcome Letter - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html Only a week or so. 

 

Then it's up to you in terms of paying the fees, completing the DS-260, and submitting documents. Make sure you have them all ready to go if you want to minimise wait time. Once you've done all that, as you can see from the link above it's about 2 weeks for them to review everything and DQ you. 

 

Then from that point, it can be between a couple of months to a couple of years (or even more) to get an interview  depending on the consulate you're interviewing at. Assuming yours is Helsinki, then it's one of the quickest ones - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html

 

Good luck. 

 

[HKJ 11]

3 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

As said above, that will depend largely on consulate, but also how quickly you do everything. 

 

Once it's been transferred to NVC, you can check processing times here for how long it'll take you to receive the Welcome Letter - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/nvc-timeframes.html Only a week or so. 

 

Then it's up to you in terms of paying the fees, completing the DS-260, and submitting documents. Make sure you have them all ready to go if you want to minimise wait time. Once you've done all that, as you can see from the link above it's about 2 weeks for them to review everything and DQ you. 

 

Then from that point, it can be between a couple of months to a couple of years (or even more) to get an interview  depending on the consulate you're interviewing at. Assuming yours is Helsinki, then it's one of the quickest ones - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/iv-wait-times.html

 

Good luck. 

 

That's great,thank you so much for the information 🤩My interview will be in Stockholm.

Thank you for these links, they are very useful!

[appleblossom 5,986]

12 minutes ago, HKJ said:

That's great,thank you so much for the information 🤩My interview will be in Stockholm.

Thank you for these links, they are very useful!

 

OK, so a couple of months longer, but still pretty quick. 

 

Good luck. 

[JeanneAdil 7,514]

SISU my friend

 

Make sure your 2025 tax returns are done and u have a IRS transcript of them / that helps

Check the list for what documents are needed for the NVC stage

like 

Finland criminal report for the alien

original birth certificate

original marriage certificate

and others 

genertic list on following site for all countries but u need to know what is needed specific for Finland alien in Stockholm

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/family-immigration/immigrant-visa-for-spouse.html