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Citizenship and Immigration Service. For each processing center two estimates are provided, how long it takes for them to clear 80% of cases, and how soon you can chase if your case is delayed.

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Todays Topic is "How long is USCIS currently taking to process I130 Spouse Visa applications"

I am Fred Wahl the VisaCoach and I work for you to prepare and craft
your applications to submit to US Immigration. Sometimes callers
ask me "Do I fill in the forms for them, or do they have to do it themselves?".
Of course, I and the VisaCoach Team together prepare your application for you.

And unlike the other services, our involvement is not over once you submit
your application, we remain with you, and continue working and guiding you
all the way on this journey until your spouse calls to say she or he is "on the way".


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Today's question is "How long is USCIS taking to process I130 Spouse Visa applications"

To apply for your Spouse Visa, you first submit your Application to USCIS. USCIS processes the application
and when they are done, USCIS forwards your case to the State Department for further processing
and final interview at a US embassy or consulate in your partners home country.

The initial and currently slowest stage your case needs to pass through is processing and review
by USCIS. USCIS stands for United States Citizenship and Immigration Service.

To submit your application you mail it to either USCIS's Elgin,Illinois or Phoenix,Arizona lockbox.

Which mailbox you should send your case to depends on what State you reside in.

At the respective lockboxes, USCIS mailroom clerks, sort all applications and decides where each should go. They are assigned to
one of 5 possible processing centers scattered around the USA.

The theory behind this is that the sorting clerks can "balance the load" between centers.

Sorry, you can't choose your preferred destination. It is completely up to the clerks.

Here are the expected timing for these five processing centers.

For each center I provide you with two time estimates. The first is how long it takes
for that center to complete processing on 80 percent of the cases it is assigned,

and the second is the earliest date USCIS allows you to contact them to chase the
progress of your case If it is still pending months after the majority of similar
cases have completed their processing and moved on to the State Department for
further processing and consular interview.

As of October 2023
here are the current USCIS processing times for I130 Spouse Visa Applications


At the California Service Center,

I130, 80% of Spouse Visa cases are taking 14.5
months
Earliest time allowed to chase is 19
months after submission


At the National Benefits Center,

I130, 80% of Spouse Visa cases are taking 54.5
months
Earliest time allowed to chase is 91
months after submission


At the Nebraska Service Center

80% are at 13.5
months
earliest complaint at 18
months



At the Potomac Service Center
14
months
and
20.5
months


At the Texas Service Center
14
months
and
17
months