Table 11.
Average Years of Immigrant Visa Processing Time, by Visa Characteristics and Sex: NIS-2003 Cohort
| New Arrival | Adjustee | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigrant Class of Admission | Principal | Spouse | Principal | Spouse | ||||
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| Spouse of NB U.S. citizen | 1.23 | 1.11 | NA | NA | 2.39 | 2.15 | NA | NA |
| Spouse of FB U.S. citizen | 1.88 | 1.88 | NA | NA | 3.60 | 2.78 | NA | NA |
| Parent of U.S. citizen | 2.65 | 2.38 | NA | NA | 2.54 | 2.58 | NA | NA |
| Minor child of U.S. citizen | 2.80 | 3.74 | NA | NA | 4.78 | 4.59 | NA | NA |
| Adult single child of U.S. citizen | 6.96 | 6.41 | NA | NA | 8.17 | 9.06 | NA | NA |
| Adult married child of U.S. citizen | 7.71 | 8.19 | 6.45 | 6.69 | 8.93 | 8.84 | --- | --- |
| Sibling of U.S. citizen | 13.2 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 10.39 | 13.8 | --- | --- |
| Spouse of LPR | 6.34 | 7.70 | NA | NA | 7.73 | 8.54 | NA | NA |
| Child of LPR | 9.09 | 8.85 | NA | NA | 11.5 | 11.3 | NA | NA |
| Employment | 2.67 | 2.25 | 2.50 | 3.76 | 4.04 | 4.73 | 4.48 | 3.36 |
| Diversity | 2.01 | 2.27 | 2.32 | 2.29 | 2.15 | 2.04 | --- | --- |
| Refugee/asylee/parolee | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5.82 | 5.45 | 6.57 | 6.43 |
| Legalization | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7.08 | 5.95 | NA | NA |
| Other | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| All immigrants | 4.58 | 4.18 | 6.48 | 6.59 | 4.89 | 3.90 | 5.80 | 4.59 |
Notes: Sample size is 8,573. Estimates based on weighted data. Combinations which either do not arise in immigration law or do not appear in the sample are denoted NA. The mark “—” indicates cells with observations fewer than 20.