George L
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the processing of the petition itself is up to 6 months. however, how long it takes after that depends on what sort of petition it is. if it's an IR or CR petition, it will be sent to the National Visa Center and go through more processing before it's set up for interview. and that can take another 3-6 months. if it's something else, it will depend on the visa category and the country of this person's citizenship. so, anywhere from 2-23 years before it becomes valid for use and this person can use it to come to the US.
Peter
Permanent Resident filing a for a Spouse or Child under 21 may take 5 months.
Brother Hesekiel
5 months on average.
As fast as 3, as slow as 6.
Anonymous
state the relative and their country for an answer
Baerbel
spouse from Nigeria