The adjustment of status process consumes about five months in the current processing time adding up to an average of one year for the completion of the entire process which tends to be extremely long for most people. When foreign spouses who are outside the United States, the post Form I-130 petition and approval process begins with national visa center which is the quarterback of the United States Consular system. It is the responsibility of the National Visa Center to collect all the required paperwork for processing the application overseas and then hand them over to the United States consulate for appropriate adjudication and approval. This processing is what results in extensive delays since a lot of paperwork is usually involved at this stage which slows down the entire process. Benchmarking The benchmarking exercised is confined to the comparison of operations or processes within the USCIS for analysis of possible improvements that can be made to ensure efficient and faster processing of the Form I-130, Petition for Alien
The adjustment of status process consumes about five months in the current processing time adding up to an average of one year for the completion of the entire process which tends to be extremely long for most people. When foreign spouses who are outside the United States, the post Form I-130 petition and approval process begins with national visa center which is the quarterback of the United States Consular system. It is the responsibility of the National Visa Center to collect all the required paperwork for processing the application overseas and then hand them over to the United States consulate for appropriate adjudication and approval. This processing is what results in extensive delays since a lot of paperwork is usually involved at this stage which slows down the entire process. Benchmarking The benchmarking exercised is confined to the comparison of operations or processes within the USCIS for analysis of possible improvements that can be made to ensure efficient and faster processing of the Form I-130, Petition for Alien