Duration: marriage to green card vs citizen

[dimitri771]

Hello,

Maybe someone can share practical experience - what is the difference in wait time between AOS based on marriage to GC holder and marriage to USC?

Thank you

[Enub4]

Each case has different wait times so it is hard to compare if there is a difference between GC holder or USC.

What I have seen is that sometimes they make mistakes with GC holder and send RFE for the spouse's birth certificate to prove they are citizens when they are not and just GC holders. Such errors take time to fix.

[Johnny6751]

Hello,

Maybe someone can share practical experience - what is the difference in wait time between AOS based on marriage to GC holder and marriage to USC?

Thank you

When you marry a USC a visa is immediately available for the spouse seeking an immigration benefit.

When you marry a LPR there's a wait based on priority dates. So the wait is a little longer.

My timeline so far:

PD 06/30/2020. Chicago field office.

-01/27/20: Same sex couple, married to USC.
-06/29/20: Package I-130, I-130A, I-131, I-485, I-693, I-765, I-864, I-864 joint sponsor and I-944 sent via certified mail USPS.
-06/30/20: Delivered by USPS and signed by Chicago lockbox T Thomas.
-07/25/20: Checks cashed.
-07/30/20: Text messages received with case confirmation numbers.
-07/31/20: Received NOA's in the mail.
-08/05/20: Received RFIE notification from USCIS for I-485, letter to follow via mail.
-08/10/20: Received RFIE in the mail asking for my partner's pay stubs for the last 6 months and letter of employment.
-09/18/20: Mailed out RFIE to Lee-Summit's office.
-09/21/20: USCIS confirms they've received RFIE.
-10/27/2020: Called USCIS regarding biometrics appointment not yet scheduled. USCIS send E-Request to Chicago FO.
-11/10/2020: Immigration officer reaches out to me via phone call to explain the reason I haven't received a biometrics appointment, appointment will come eventually.
-11/23/2020: USCIS files another E-Request for biometrics.
-12/04/2020: USCIS confirms biometrics appointment has been scheduled and letter with details is in the mail already.
-12/05/2020: Biometrics appointment scheduled for December 21st 2020.
-12/21/2020: Biometrics taken.
-12/22/2020: Biometrics applied to cases.
-12/29/2020: Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview.
-02/26/2021: Interview has been scheduled. Letter in the mail already.

[newacct]

When you marry a LPR there's a wait based on priority dates. So the wait is a little longer.

Except that from July 2019 to now, there hasn't been a wait for visa numbers in the F2A category

[volts]

Like the previous poster (newcct) said, there is no wait now for spouses of GC holders. Here's my timeline:
Applied for wife's AOS in Feb 2020
Became a citizen in June 2020
Upgraded wife's petition to Immediate Relative based on officer's advice at the naturalization ceremony
Wife received her green card today (March 2021)

[volts]

Like the previous poster (newcct) said, there is no wait now for spouses of GC holders. Here's my timeline:
Applied for wife's AOS in Feb 2020
Became a citizen in June 2020
Upgraded wife's petition to Immediate Relative based on officer's advice at the naturalization ceremony
Wife received her green card today (March 2021)