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Green card timelines run on two clocks: USCIS processing speed and, for preference categories, the visa line in the monthly Visa Bulletin. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens skip the line; siblings and adult children wait years; employment-based applicants born in India or China face their own backlogs.
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See how long your green card is likely to take based on your category, country of birth, and filing path.
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RFEs, missed documents, and wrong filing strategies add months, sometimes years. Our attorneys prepare family and marriage-based cases nationwide so your petition moves as fast as the system allows.
Disclaimer: Timelines shown are typical ranges based on recent government processing data and Visa Bulletin trends; they change monthly. Always check the current USCIS processing times and the Department of State Visa Bulletin for your category. This tool provides general information only and is not legal advice. Using it does not create an attorney-client relationship with Santos Khoury Law.
How it works in Miami
Florida applicants adjusting status inside the U.S. interview at the USCIS field offices in Miami, Hialeah, Kendall, Oakland Park, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville; interview scheduling is usually the longest single step. Consular applicants wait on the National Visa Center and their home-country consulate instead.
We represent families from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, Nicaragua, Colombia, Honduras, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and the Middle East, in the languages they speak at home.
Miami immigration facts
Miami Immigration Court
333 S Miami Ave, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33130
Est. wait 4.0 yrs · 15 judges · Pending 58,000
Orlando Immigration Court
3535 Lawton Rd, Suite 150, Orlando, FL 32803
Est. wait 3.6 yrs · 6 judges · Pending 22,000
Wait times and pending-case figures are estimates; confirm your hearing with your A-number through EOIR.
Most Miami-Dade and Broward arrests go to Krome or the Broward Transitional Center; overflow moves to Glades, Baker, and out-of-state facilities in Louisiana and Texas. Krome's population has grown sharply since 2025, and conditions there are a reason to move fast on bond.
Affirmative asylum interviews for Florida residents are generally scheduled through the Miami Asylum Office (Miami, FL).
USCIS field offices serving Florida: Miami, Hialeah, Kendall, Oakland Park, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville.
Our Miami office is on SW 147th Avenue, twenty minutes from Krome and the Miami Immigration Court. We appear in the Miami and Orlando immigration courts in person and by video.
Office: 2423 SW 147th Ave, Suite 2102, Miami, FL 33185Languages: English · Español · Português · العربية · Français · Hours: 24/7
Common questions
For spouses of U.S. citizens filing inside the United States, roughly 10 to 16 months is typical; consular processing abroad runs longer. Spouses of green card holders depend on the F2A visa line, which moves in and out of being current.
Annual per-country limits mean applicants born in Mexico, India, China, and the Philippines wait longer in preference categories, sometimes by many years. The calculator applies those differences.
Usually, and it comes with a work permit and travel document while the case is pending. Consular processing adds National Visa Center document collection and an interview wait at the consulate, typically four to eight extra months, but it is the right path for some applicants.
File a complete case, respond to any RFE fast, and lock in your priority date early. For unreasonable delays, mandamus can compel a decision. A lawyer also helps choose the path (adjustment vs. consular) that is actually faster for your facts.
Adjustment of status interviews for Florida residents are held at the USCIS field office serving your address: Miami, Hialeah, Kendall, Oakland Park, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville. Marriage-based cases are usually interviewed; some employment cases have the interview waived.
If you filed for adjustment of status, you can request a work permit (Form I-765) and advance parole (Form I-131) with the application. Never travel before advance parole is approved; leaving can abandon the case.
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