Processing Green Card from India

[Dash1006]

Dear Members,
I am US Citizen working in India (OCI), and want to start green card process for my wife (Indian Citizen). I have couple of questions,
1. Now a days, how long it takes to get GC (Stage-wise) when processed from India (Mumbai).
2. What documents are required in this case ?

[newacct]

The US immigration policy places a cap on the number of green cards issued to each country, regardless of population or other factors. This has created a backlog of over 1 million Indians waiting for their green cards.

This is completely irrelevant. There are no numerical limitations in the Immediate Relative category.

[pv342]

Hi Dash1006. I am in a somewhat similar situation and spoke to a few lawyers who told me to expect an i-130 processing time of 12-16 months.

The process is filing the petition (i-130) --> national visa center (NVC) processing --> consular interview of spouse

The i-130 is the longest stage, from what I understand.

Prior to the consular interview of your spouse, you will need to relocate to the US to demonstrate domicile in the US. I do not know for how long you would have to relocate back to the US. I would imagine that you would have to stay in the US until your spouse arrives and receives a Green Card. However, I do not know if moving back to India after that would have repercussions for naturalization.

On another note, I also have an OCI and wish to work in India. Would you mind if I PM'd you with a few questions?

[avs990]

We applied for my parents in Mar 22 and NVC is scheduled interview in September 2023. But things may be moving faster now.

[Dash1006]

Hi Dash1006. I am in a somewhat similar situation and spoke to a few lawyers who told me to expect an i-130 processing time of 12-16 months.

The process is filing the petition (i-130) --> national visa center (NVC) processing --> consular interview of spouse

The i-130 is the longest stage, from what I understand.

Prior to the consular interview of your spouse, you will need to relocate to the US to demonstrate domicile in the US. I do not know for how long you would have to relocate back to the US. I would imagine that you would have to stay in the US until your spouse arrives and receives a Green Card. However, I do not know if moving back to India after that would have repercussions for naturalization.

On another note, I also have an OCI and wish to work in India. Would you mind if I PM'd you with a few questions?

Sure, you can send me message. Sorry took long. Meanwhile I was preparing to come to USA and now I have.