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Green card timelines run on two clocks: USCIS processing speed and, for preference categories, the visa line in the monthly Visa Bulletin. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens skip the line; siblings and adult children wait years; employment-based applicants born in India or China face their own backlogs.
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RFEs, missed documents, and wrong filing strategies add months, sometimes years. Our attorneys prepare family and marriage-based cases nationwide so your petition moves as fast as the system allows.
Disclaimer: Timelines shown are typical ranges based on recent government processing data and Visa Bulletin trends; they change monthly. Always check the current USCIS processing times and the Department of State Visa Bulletin for your category. This tool provides general information only and is not legal advice. Using it does not create an attorney-client relationship with Santos Khoury Law.
How it works in New York
New York applicants adjusting status inside the U.S. interview at the USCIS field offices in New York City (Manhattan), Queens, Brooklyn, Long Island (Holtsville), Buffalo, Albany; interview scheduling is usually the longest single step. Consular applicants wait on the National Visa Center and their home-country consulate instead.
We work daily with families from the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, West Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East, in the languages they speak at home.
New York immigration facts
New York City (Broadway) Immigration Court
26 Federal Plaza, Room 1237, New York, NY 10278
Est. wait 4.5 yrs · 35 judges · Pending 130,000
New York City (Varick) Immigration Court
201 Varick St, Suite 1130, New York, NY 10014
Est. wait 4.2 yrs · 18 judges · Pending 65,000
Wait times and pending-case figures are estimates; confirm your hearing with your A-number through EOIR.
People arrested by ICE in New York City are often processed at 26 Federal Plaza and moved within days to Delaney Hall or Elizabeth in New Jersey, to Batavia in western New York, or out of state. Locating them quickly is the first job.
Affirmative asylum interviews for New York residents are generally scheduled through the New York Asylum Office (Bethpage, NY).
USCIS field offices serving New York: New York City (Manhattan), Queens, Brooklyn, Long Island (Holtsville), Buffalo, Albany.
Our attorneys are admitted in New York and appear at the New York City immigration courts at 26 Federal Plaza and Varick Street, in person and by video.
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Common questions
For spouses of U.S. citizens filing inside the United States, roughly 10 to 16 months is typical; consular processing abroad runs longer. Spouses of green card holders depend on the F2A visa line, which moves in and out of being current.
Annual per-country limits mean applicants born in Mexico, India, China, and the Philippines wait longer in preference categories, sometimes by many years. The calculator applies those differences.
Usually, and it comes with a work permit and travel document while the case is pending. Consular processing adds National Visa Center document collection and an interview wait at the consulate, typically four to eight extra months, but it is the right path for some applicants.
File a complete case, respond to any RFE fast, and lock in your priority date early. For unreasonable delays, mandamus can compel a decision. A lawyer also helps choose the path (adjustment vs. consular) that is actually faster for your facts.
Adjustment of status interviews for New York residents are held at the USCIS field office serving your address: New York City (Manhattan), Queens, Brooklyn, Long Island (Holtsville), Buffalo, Albany. Marriage-based cases are usually interviewed; some employment cases have the interview waived.
If you filed for adjustment of status, you can request a work permit (Form I-765) and advance parole (Form I-131) with the application. Never travel before advance parole is approved; leaving can abandon the case.
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