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explore the question how long will my
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right now here's the question that I'm
exploring in this video and by the way
this is not a question that I could just
answer in one video this is going to be
a series okay a series on case
processing times because I get asked so
very frequently either on YouTube
through your comments or Facebook or
from folks call in my office folks
wonder 1 tend to know how long will
their green card petition process take
and so I'm gonna break it down for you
in this video let's talk only about a US
citizen petitioner okay so as you know
you smart immigration people a US
citizen can petition for his or her
spouse parent child of any age and
marital status and also sibling brother
and sister let's take a look
specifically at a US citizen who
petitions for either the parent the
child who's under the age of 21 and
unmarried or the spouse so those people
are considered the immediate relatives
of a US citizen so what is the process
in time as you guys know immediate
relatives are they they basically have
the highest priority right to our
government as far as the green card
process goes there at the very
top of the list so their wait time for
approval is not typically as long as
those who go through our family based
system here's what we're looking at now
first of all you need to know that case
process and times have slowed down
because lots of petitions and
applications have been filled coming in
right from people who are very scared
and worried about their immigration
status and so they've been there are
more violence
so processing times have slowed down a
bit but the point is that if a US
citizen is petitioning for an immediate
relative we've got to first look at
where that petition will be processed at
for example if you're here on the East
Coast I'm in New York right the
petitions the i-130 petition would go up
to the vermont processing center and so
vermont processing center is now
reporting on uscis.gov x' website that
they're processing time for the i-130
petition for u.s. citizens sponsoring an
immediate relative that process and time
is five to seven months and so they are
as of the filming of this video they are
up to petitions that were received as of
February 21st 2018 so that's not really
a very long wait time right but the time
does get a bit longer if those
individuals are going through the
adjustment of status process and in one
step process to a green card those
people obviously face a somewhat of a
longer wait time right I'm not talking
about the processing of adjustment of
status in this video I'm only talking
about the i-130 family petition and
USCIS is reporting that it will only
take five to seven months of processing
time at the Vermont Center now let's
look at the other centers around the
country Texas for example Texas it takes
about six point five to eight months for
that petition to be approved they are
now up to January 20th 2018
Potomac for those who are in the virgin
area those petitions take a bit longer
9.5 months to 12 months nebraska seven
months to nine point five months so
that's the note this is the normal
processing time case processing time now
if you find that your i-130 petition has
been pending longer than those
processing times that are being reported
by the government you can actually
submit a request to the government and
let them know that your petition has
been pending outside of the normal
processing time and therefore they need
to look into it and give you an
explanation as to why it's taken so long
and also give you an opportunity to cure
the problem if there's additional
evidence that you'll need to submit I
hope this was helpful in upcoming videos
I'm going to talk about case processing
times for US citizens who are
petitioning for an adult child or a
brother and sister I'll also talk about
case processing times for green card
holders as well as usual guys subscribe
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next video bye bye
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