Hi All,
I hope everyone is well and healthy. I am not so smart maybe, I am hoping maybe someone can make better sense of the process timeline. My fianc and I submitted our request in July. Sent to Texas Lockbox and then transferred to California, I checked the process times for the California customer service center on USCIS and this is as clear as mud to me.
Estimated time range Form type Receipt date for a case inquiry
6 Months to 8 Months K-1/K-2 - Not yet married - fianc (e) and/or dependent child January 16, 2021
Is this 6-8 months before our process time will start? NOA2, DS-160 etc etc.. if our process time doesn't start until 6-8 months out our application will expire definitely, our application will expire in June 2022. If someone can help me understand this more, I will be elated!