Visa Request and Processing Times

The US has been a great focus of immigrants around the world. The country is able to offer opportunities to live, study and work. Also, foreigners tend to choose the US as their destination since they can build a better future for their families, and the immigration process has never been complicated in general.

There are many reasons why a foreigner would decide to go to the US, it may be due to immigration, business, investment, work, study and many others.

However, with Trump’s administration, the policies have changed and immigrants have to wait a considerable amount of time now to obtain their entry or residence permit to the country.

Visa processing times

Below you will find the details of the most requested visas in the US.

E-1 Visa

Estimated Waiting Time: 2 to 4 weeks.
Details: This permit allows a foreigner to enter the country to perform international trade work. The foreigner must be from a country which the US has commercial relations with.

E-2 Visa

Estimated Waiting Time: 4 to 6 weeks.
Details: This visa applies to investors or workers of investors who wish to do business in the US.

E-3 Visa

Estimated Waiting Time: 2 months.
Details: This visa applies to specialized workers or professionals in a specific work area.

F-1 Visa

Estimated Waiting Time: Immediately after the review.
Details: It is a non-immigrant visa for people who want to study in the US in a college or university.

F-2 Visa

Estimated Waiting Time: 3 days to 2 weeks.
Details: This visa applies to spouses or children under 21 of someone carrying the F-1 Visa.

J-1 Visa

Estimated Waiting Time: 1 to 4 months.
Details: This visa applies to nonimmigrants who want to go to a short program of work, study or travel to the US.

Q-1 Visa

Estimated Waiting Time: 15 days to 3 months.
Details: This visa applies to requests for cultural or educational exchange.

B-1 and B-2 Visa

Estimated Waiting Time: A couple of weeks to 2 months.
Details: These visas are granted exclusively to tourists.

H-1B and H-1B1 Visa

Estimated Waiting Time: 3 to 6 months.
Details: This visa is granted to professionals specialized in technical or theoretical knowledge.

H-2A Visa

Estimated Waiting Time: Varies.
Details: This visa applies to foreign workers who perform agricultural work.

H-3 Visa

Estimated Waiting Time: 4 to 6 weeks.
Details: This visa applies to foreigners who wish to come to the US on a temporary basis as apprentices (from a training or postgraduate course not available in their country) and special education exchange visitors.

H-4 Visa

Estimated Waiting Time: Varies.
Details: This visa allows family members of a foreigner with an H visa to live in the country, however, there is not much else they can do within the US.

L-1 Visa

Estimated Waiting Time: 3 to 4 months.
Details: This visa allows a foreigner to be transferred from a company abroad to the same company located in the US.

R-1 Visa

Estimated Waiting Time: 8 to 9 months.
Details: This visa applies to workers of religious organizations.

P-1 Visa

Estimated Waiting Time: 3 to 6 months.
Details: This visa allows athletes, animators or artists to enter the US for specific events.

T visa

Estimated Waiting Time: Varies.
Details: This visa was established for victims of human trafficking.

U visa

Estimated Waiting Time: 12 to 18 months.
Details: This visa was established for victims of crimes, physical or mental abuse.

You can also see the response times of the forms on the website of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS).

If you want more information and details of each of the visas, click on the following link.

Also, if you need to decide what type of Visa to choose, please don’t hesitate to contact us for a FREE Consultation with one of our expert immigration attorneys. Alternatively, simply call Motion Law today at: (202) 918-1799.