Comment by arrowleaf
2 days ago
What is the typical wait time for appointments when going to consular processing route? My brief searches say anywhere from 2-9 months. 60-90 day NVC review phase, 60-120 day interview scheduling, and then 1-2 weeks once you have the interview. Are you saying that the 120-210 day wait time can happen while you're still in the US?
Yes, the wait time is in the US. You just leave the country for the appointment.
All this FUD in this entire post is disheartening.
For F-1/OPT there is no 'pending immigrant visa case' status that lets them remain in-country after OPT expires.
F-1/OPT are not eligible for Green Card in the first place so it doesn't matter.
A crazy number of people adjusting status, most notably DACA recipients, are adjusting in the USA (despite the much longer wait) because leaving the country may trigger a very long re-entry ban. This can be avoided through advance parole, but turns out, there are a limited number of things for which that's granted like employment and education and US consular visits don't appear to be on the list. So "just leaving the country" is a guarantee of your own banishment. In fact that's probably part of the reason why they picked this policy in the first place.