The Vermont Service Center, Texas Service Center and National Benefits have issued their processing time reports as of October 19, 2011. Below is a brief summary of some of the most common types of immigration applications for family based categories:
1. K-1 / K-2 / Fiance Visa - Processing time can range from cases filed with a date in March of 2011 to as short a time as 5 months, depending on where the case was filed.
2. K-3 / K-4 / Spousal Visa - Processing time can range from cases filed with a date in March of 2011 to as short a time as 5 months, depending on where the case was filed.
3. I-130's being filed by U.S. Citizen petitioners for their family members - Usually about 5 months if filed with Texas Service Center.
These processing reports can be obtained from www.uscis.gov directly for each service center.
