20 16 how long does it take to apply for immigration to the United States?

I don't know which way you are talking about. Different application methods have different cycles.

For most domestic investors, applying for American immigration through EB-5 investment immigration is the most convenient way.

The State Council announced May 2005 1, 2065438 as the first implementation time of EB-5 investment immigrant visa scheduling, and the deadline for the first announcement was May 2065438 1. At present, the schedule has been skipped for 9 months, and the deadline is 20 14 February 15. The scheduling stage this time is at the Visa Center in the State Council, USA. The previous link only took 2 months on average, and it took 9- 10 months after the schedule. Therefore, Xintong immigrants said that the time from submitting an application to getting a visa was 1 year and a half -2 years. After the schedule starts, it will take about two and a half years from submitting the application to getting the visa.

At present, EB-5 investment immigrants have entered the schedule, so the processing cycle will change with the schedule. You can check the schedule by browsing the official website of the US Immigration Service.