How long does it take to process an immigrant visa?
It is difficult to predict how long the processing of an individual case may take. Some visa Petitions are subject to numerical limitations and may not be processed for several years. In some cases, an applicant may be subject to an ineligibility, or have previous problems with law enforcement or immigration authorities, and will require a waiver before the case can be processed to completion. In some cases, it can take up to one year for a waiver application to be processed by DHS. On average, however, it takes 4 to 6 months for a case to be processed at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas once we receive the case from the National Visa Center.
