My impression is that over the past 20 years or so, the visa process has become a lot more bureaucratic, involved, and time consuming.
Is that your impression as well? What has changed, and why? Are any of the changes for the better?
Is that your impression as well? What has changed, and why? Are any of the changes for the better?
Unfortunately, it also sounds like there is not much push at this point to reverse these changes and streamline the process.
I'm now backlogged until October which never used to happen at all to ROW (rest of world excluding India and China) applicants.
Filed I-485 in November, approved in 4 months and a week. So once your date comes up, they seem to be moving quickly.