Why it takes 9+ months for US citizens to get immigrant visas for their alien spouses. It used to be quicker.?
440793
Because we are being bombarded by these applications and not everyone is legit.  They have to do thorough background checks.  In my own oppinion we should close our borders for the next 10 yrs. work on rebuilding our own country and helping our own people.
1104823
There needs to be a clear line between people who've overstayed their visas, but have been paying taxes for years and have no criminal record. They should get citizenship. The rest should be treated according to their cases. Every story is different!
973318
Administrative Processing is common for high visa fraud countries.  Basically what it means is that your fiance has been approved pending additional security checks, which can take a couple of weeks to several months.  All you can do is be patient.
64901
Can you clarify your question?  Are you referring to the time it takes the INS to process the application, or the time that you have to file the application?
638751
There are many kinds of immigrant visas and the length of time depends on many factors.  Is it a work-based immigrant visa?  Or a relative-petition.  What kind of relative?  What is the status of the relative in the U.S. who is petitioning? (citizen or legal permanent resident?) Is it a category of relative which is subject to an annual quota? And what country of citizenship is the immigrant?  Because of the quota system and the number of people applying, some countries might take longer than others.  Citizens of some countries might have to wait more than 10 years for their immigrant visa to be processed -- depending on the conditions mentioned above.
988408
Depends what sort of visa. For a permanent residents visa or a spouse's visa it can take up to 2 years.\n\nYou can get a tourist visa in a few weeks.
483625
Well this is no small thing dude.Immigration is not such a simple process that you will be given Citizenship in a jiffy.First you have to go to the US on a visitors visa.Find employment there and get a work permit.Then after many years if your record is clean you will be given a Greencard.Some years after the same you will be given citizenship and therefore the right to vote.Hence this is a long process which will take years.
805570
All these answers are all wrong.\n\nThe law allows only for a limited amount of visas to be issued each year.\n\nFor example, it allows for 24,000 F4 visas every year.  A F4 is an immigrant visa which is issued to brothers and sisters of U.S. Citizens.  Right now, there is about a ten year wait.\n\nWhy is there a 10 year wait?  Because more than 250,000 people are currently in line for a visa!\n\nFor a visa category which does not have a limitation, such as spouse of a U.S. Citizen, the processing time is usually less than three months.
365262
It's never been convenient, and since 9/11 it's been really bad. One reason, is that of course people who want to immigrate can't vote yet, so there's no pressure on the INS to be nicer to them.
264214
Approximately a month I think. You can e-mail US immigration at their website and ask them.  I had to e-mail them twice and they responded the next day both times.  Good luck and congrats!\n\nwww.uscis.gov
327075
I know that this not what you want to hear, but the fact that you have been waiting so long has nothing to do with muslıms or 9/11. These very long wait times have been around a long time before 9/11.\n\nThe law only allows 23,400 people a year to get their visa, every year more people apply then the number allows so even though you qualify you must wait in queue to get your visa number.\n\nHere's the link to the state department visa bulletin for April 2006. As you can see only people that applied before 15JUL 1996, are now getting their visa under your category, the backlog is very long, so 6 years that you waited is not long at all, 10 years is the average \n\nhttp://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_2847.html\n\nI do have , however, some very good news for you. If you filled your I-130 before  December 21, 2000, then you qualify for a V visa. The visa allows you to come in the US and work while waiting for your visa number. Here are the details about the visa:\n\nhttp://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/hdinonimm.htm\n\nGood luck and Please take the time to choose a best answer !
1051683
yes, a fiance visa is much faster to process than a spouse visa. all you need is to prove that you two have an existing relationship and show a picture of you together. then, file the K-1 visa. it will only take 3 to 6 months as long as you submitted all the required documents. I know coz' i came here in US as a fiancee, too.
46849
It took me approximately 4 months to hear from the embassy after my fiance sent the F-129 form, and after that another 3 months for me to get the visa. If you have any more questions let me know, we got married and we are not done yet. Good Luck.
686230
i have a friend with his family who is now an immigrant in Canada, and it take 6 months before they recieve their visa.
1170652
The simple answer is, 8 years. But, I'm sure there is more to it than that, such as what you can do during that time. Immigration laws can be confusing I'm sure.
1170989
are you coming in with an immigrant vise or non-immigrant visa....b/c a non it probably would be 1-2 years at the most, Immigrnt would be good until you become a citizen...which takes 5 years unless you are getting married than it is 3 years until you are eligible to take the Citizenship tests
1147730
Ok,  you are talking about different concepts.  The first concept is the time it takes to become eligible to apply for US citizenship.  The second concept is the time it takes to process your application for US citizenship.\n\nFirst,  depending on your individual circumstances,  it takes anywhere from 1 or 3 or 5 years to become eligible to become a US citizen.  The general rule, in most cases, is that it takes 5 years from the date you became a Lawful Permanent Resident (legal terminology for when one gets his/her green card or immigrant visa), to APPLY for US citizenship.  \n\n(The 1 year period applies in VERY special situations, usually involving service in military;  the 3 year period only applies to those who immigrated as the spouse of a US citizen,  are married to that same spouse when they apply for US citizenship, and are still married to that same spouse, when they are sworn in as US citizens).\n\nSecond, the processing time varies.  Once you apply, it is taking -on average -- from 6 months to 1 year -- for the government to process your application and either approve or deny.  \n\nThere are still people who applied in years past, who have been waiting 3, 4 years and have to file special actions in Court to get the government to process their application.  \n\nHope this answers your questions.