Last updated
1/2/2024
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next update expected in 5 days (EST).
Here’s how long you should expect to wait until the National Visa Center processes your case.
Document review takes 11 days
These numbers are anecdotally accurate: my case was processed in April 2021 exactly when this chart predicted.
See Also
NVC ProcessCase creation takes 16 days
Time after USCIS sends a case to the NVC until the NVC creates a case for it in
CEAC.
Count starting from the day the
page updates your status to
‘Case Was Sent To The Department of State’. If the USCIS page only says
‘Case Was Approved’, you still need to wait a bit until they send the case to the NVC.
