Marriage-Based Green Cards Are Moving Fast in 2025: What the Latest Data Reveals
If you’re considering applying for a marriage-based green card, there’s encouraging news: 2025 is shaping up to be one of the most efficient years in recent memory for green card processing. Based on real case data from Lally Immigration Services, marriage-based adjustment of status cases are progressing quickly across USCIS field offices, especially in the Northeast.
From biometrics to interviews and final approvals, we’re seeing consistently short timelines that can offer families peace of mind and quicker resolution.
Green Card Processing Times: What Our 2025 Data Shows
Here are highlights from our filed and approved cases so far this year:
Newark, NJ
- Filed: January 28, 2025
- Green Card Produced: July 19, 2025
- Total Processing Time: ~5.5 months
- Biometrics were completed less than one month after filing, with work/travel permits approved by day 34. Interview and green card followed shortly after.
Lawrence, MA
- Filed: February 4, 2025
- Approved: July 2, 2025
- Total Processing Time: ~5 months
- Biometrics were captured in early March and same-day interview and approval in July.
Boston, MA
- Multiple February filings have already been approved in July ~5 months.
- Example: A case filed on February 8, 2025, was approved and card produced by July 18, 2025, with interview on July 10.
New York, NY
- A case filed on May 20, 2025, has an interview scheduled for August 12, 2025 — just 84 days from start to finish.
Other Offices (Norfolk, Brooklyn, Baltimore)
- Cases filed in late June are already progressing through biometrics and advancing toward decision by early fall, if current trends hold.
Typical Timelines in 2025 (Based on Our Data)
Step | Estimated Timeframe |
Receipt Notice | 1 week after filing |
Biometrics Appointment | 3–5 weeks after filing |
EAD/AP Combo Card | 2–3 months |
Interview Scheduled | 3.5–5 months |
Green Card Approval | ~4–6 months (in most cases) |
Why This Matters
Faster processing means less time in limbo and more time focused on building your life together in the U.S. Many applicants are:
- Getting work authorization within 2 months
- Traveling internationally in under 90 days
- Completing their entire process from start to green card in under 5 months
For couples filing now, there’s a strong chance the entire process could be complete before the end of 2025!!
Ready to Apply? Let’s Talk!
At Lally Immigration Services, LLC, we prepare and file marriage-based green card applications with precision, speed, and personalized attention. If you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident married to a foreign national, or are planning to marry, we’re here to help you every step of the way.
With USCIS moving fast in 2025, you may be just months away from approval. Let’s get started!
Contact Attorney Dayna Lally at [email protected] for more information! We offer free, 15-minute phone calls to discuss marriage-based green card applications.
Disclaimer: This blog article is provided by Lally Immigration Services, LLC for informational and marketing purposes. This article does not constitute legal advice, nor does it establish an attorney-client relationship. No reader should act, or refrain from acting, on the basis of any information presented in this article, or elsewhere on this website, without seeking the advice of appropriate legal counsel, or other professional counsel, licensed in the relevant jurisdiction. Lally Immigration Services, LLC expressly disclaims any and all liability with respect to any actions taken, or not taken, based on any content of this article or website. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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Last Reviewed/Updated: 07/25/2025
