[proberts]

Even now, marriage-based green card applications are quick and easy. Because almost always they end in an interview at a local USCIS field office, the timing depends in part on the volume and efficiency of that local office but we are seeing most marriage-based green card applications approved within 6 months, regardless of the location. Requests for additional evidence in the marriage-based green card context are rare and when they happen are usually easy to address.

[Hendrikto]

That 6 months is considered “quick and easy” says a lot.

[mc32]

If you compare that to other countries it’s fast and easy.

[hvb2]

Mind you, this is for obtaining citizenship. Citizenship is a very big deal as it's permanent unless you do something outrageous

[cyberax]

This is not for citizenship, but for the permanent residency ("green card"). And yes, 6 months is a dream for most applicants.

I had to wait 2 years for my uncomplicated GC case.

[_fizz_buzz_]

How about marraige based green cards when residing outside the US? Any indication how long this takes and how complicated the process is? My wife and daughter are both US citizens and we live in Germany. I am a German citizen and have no type of visa in the US.

[morpheuskafka]

Each consulate handles the process a bit differently, but there is a bit of a hack called Direct Consular Filing where you can file the I-130 directly to the consulate if you can show urgency, and the easiest way to do so is to have the US citizen get a job or school offer requiring them to relocate back to US. If you can do that it speeds up the process.