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The green card process through USCIS seems to be speeding up significantly.

Hey Peter, in one of the other comments you mentioned that NVC/ immigration process is a disaster, whereas here I see GC through USCIS is speeding up.

As I understand, once USCIS approves a petition, it goes to NVC where paperwork is checked to be documentary qualified and then consular interviews are scheduled.

Is there a difference between the 2? Asking because ultimately both are responsible for issuing GC’s.

I was referring to the final stage of the GC process (not the penultimate I-140 stage), an I-485 application filed with USCIS and an immigrant visa application filed with a US Consulate abroad via the NVC. The former is speeding up and the latter is a slow mess.

Thanks Peter :)

That explains it.

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