The USCIS is fairly efficient at their process, and getting better every year. It is a politically neutral organization, if anything it leans liberal, but thatu2019s a good thing, because you need to fudge the rules to get certain things done, as the law is conflicting in a few areas. The biggest hangup to the citizenship journey for a spouse is not the USCIS, but the supervising DHS and their secret courts. If you are from a dodgy country, yes, you might face longer waits, but if you are from a normal western country, I would guess things will go faster.I had a nightmare with the US Consulate in Vilnius getting a tourist visa for my partner, but even the consulate general (an Obama appointee) whom I cursed out on numerous occasions for being a thick moron (we made peace eventually, sort-of), got us the DCF done in a week.The process in the US was mired with long political discussions (Iu2019m always on the wind-up), so there were politics involved, but mostly I was listening to the employees and what they felt. I canu2019t really say anything bad about anyone. Everyone is trying to do their job well, but bloated American bureaucracy can make even the employees of the government uptight about things. I think employees of the USCIS and DHS care about American citizens, and have been impeded by the Hillary Clintons and Jeh Johnsons of the world. These are terrible people to work for, and regardless of politics, these were not popular bosses. Iu2019ve heard no real complaints so far from the Trump administration, so I would assume things have not got worse.Donu2019t forget that you can send in certain applications ahead of time (90 days before three years for citizenship), and angle your way to quicker appointments if you are nice to people. Paying attention to every detail on the forms is also a must. You donu2019t want anything sent back.Try to avoid the group citizenship ceremonies. Some districts make them compulsory, but other places you can do same day oath. You can get citizenship in 3 years plus one week if you time it perfectly, and they arenu2019t backed up. My wife got two months added to her sentence of dirty foreigner purgatory because San Diego only did the group ceremonies. We were still about 8 months ahead of schedule because Iu2019m an annoying twat. Donu2019t leave things to chance, followup, dot every u201cIu201d, and cross every u201cTu201d. Stay aggressive, the worst they can do is deport your spouse. By the tone of this passive-aggressive question, you probably want to leave the US anyway. Thereu2019s little to lose.