Note: We publish all times available to us. Please do not send request for other processing times. Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association Local Processing Times
Office Permanent Residence Filing Until Approval
I-485* I485i** I485***
Albuquerque 360-540 360-540 360-540
Atlanta 365-395 365-395 n/a
Baltimore 180-240 180-365 150-180
Boston 180 180 n/a
Buffalo 240-365 240-365 180-240
Charlotte 360-450 360-450 n/a
Chicago 180-365 300-365 180-365
Cincinnati 105-130 105-130 n/a
Cleveland 100-125 100-125 n/a
Dallas 390-410 390-410 290-420
Denver 240-300 240-300 240-300
Detroit n/a 120-150 120-150
El Paso 365-547 365-547 365-547
Harlingen 490 490 490
Hartford 90-100 90-100 90-100
Honolulu 90-150 90-150 90-150
Houston 545-625 545-625 n/a
Indianapolis 120-180 120-180 120-180
Kansas City 210-360 210-360 n/a
Las Vegas 300 300 n/a
Louisville 600-720 600-720 600-720
Los Angeles 450 450 180-300
Memphis 300-365 300-365 210-240
Miami 360-390 360-390 360-390
Milwaukee 545-575 545-575 n/a
New Orleans 180-240 180-250 180-250
New York 300-390 300-390 390-420
Newark 210-240 210-240 n/a
Oklahoma City 300-365 300-365 300-365
Omaha 300-365 300-365 n/a
Orlando 60 60 60
Philadelphia 180-240 180-240 90-120
Phoenix 630-660 630-660 240
Pittsburgh 90-120 90-120 180-240
Portland 510 510 510
Sacramento 270-365 270-365 270-365
San Antonio 270-300 270-300 240-270
San Francisco 240-300 240-300 n/a
San Jose 480-700 480-700 n/a
Seattle 150-210 150-210 150-210
St. Paul 180-240 180-240 n/a
Salt Lake City 270-300 270-300 270-300
Tampa 365-420 365-420 n/a
Washington DC/VA 210 n/a n/a
* 1-485 Filing Until Approval (Interview, Non-245I (Supp. A Form not filed))
** 1-485 Filing Until Approval (interview, 245i)
*** 1-485 Filing Until Approval (No Interview)
Office Naturalization Advance Parole EADs#
Filing Interview
Until Until
Interview+ Swearing
In++
Albuquerque 365-540 14-21 30-60 n/a
Atlanta 730-1095 300-365 21-30 75-90
Baltimore 240 1 1 n/a
Boston 210-240 90-120 1 1
Buffalo 120-150 90 14-21 1
Charlotte 730-790 30-90 30-60 75-90
Chicago 180-540 n/a 1 1
Cincinnati 300-420 60-120 1-5 1
Cleveland 300-420 60-120 1-5 1
Dallas 450-470 120-180 90-150 60-120
Denver 365-450 1 21-28 28-35
Detroit 270-365 15-30 1 1
El Paso 365-547 90-180 30-45 30-45
Harlingen 450 90-120 70-90 91
Hartford 150 30 5 90
Honolulu 120-180 30-90 30-60 1
Houston 425-500 30-60 7-30 90
Indianapolis 180-210 30-45 14-21 14-21
Kansas City 270-360 20-75 1-20 1-90
Las Vegas 240 90 5 90
Louisville 180-365 180-365 n/a n/a
Los Angeles 485-545 30-60 1-2 120-150
Memphis 240-270 90-120 3-5 90-120
Miami 450-480 150-180 3-5 80-90
Milwaukee 485-575 60-180 7-30 120-150
New Orleans 150-360 30-360 7-15 30-120
New York 360-510 45 30-45 65-90
Newark 365-425 1 1 30-90
Oklahoma City 300-540 90-120 30-60 30-90
Omaha 300-365 30-40 14-30 14-30
Orlando 240 120 10 1-7
Philadelphia 180-365 30-90 4 90
Phoenix 450-540 270 120-150 90-120
Pittsburgh 60-90 10-40 3-9 1
Portland 600 720 30-45 1
Sacramento 270-365 30-90 1 1
San Antonio 365-395 60-90 30-60 30-60
San Francisco 300-365 30-120 1-7 1-30
San Jose 540-730 150-425 7-14 1-2
Seattle 270-330 1 14-28 14-28
St. Paul 180-240 90-120 2-4 1
Salt Lake City 270-300 60-90 60-90 90-120
Tampa 540-730 15-60 15-30 30-45
Washington DC/VA 300 14 14 n/a
+ Naturalization Filing Until Interview
++ Naturalization Interview Until Swearing-In
# Work Authorization (Non-Asylum) Approval
Vermont Service Center Processing Time
The following is the Vermont Service Center Processing Time
Report for the period ending February 28, 1998:
Receipt Notice
Processing Processing Time
for Initial in Days
Application/Petition Type Receipt Date From To
Business & Non-Immigration Services
I-129/S New Amended NI Worker 02/17/98 15 21
I-140 Immigrant Worker 01/23/98 30 60
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec Imm 12/29/97 30 60
I-526 Investor 01/13/98 15 30
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
Employment-based 02/10/98 30 60
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
Other Current 30 60
I-829 Current 30 180
Family Services
I-129(F) Finance (e) Current 15 21
I-130 Immed Rel 01/20/98 60 90
I-130 Preference 09/25/97 200 240
I-751 Remove Conditions Current 30 45
I-817 Family Fairness Current 30 60
I-824 Actions of Approved
Petitions Current 60 90
Resident Status Services
I-90-A Saw Current 30 60
I-485 Adjustment 08/11/97 120 180
I-698 Legalization-Adjustment
to LPR Current 30 60
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Asylum Based 02/19/98 30 60
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Other 02/20/98 30 60
N-400 Naturalization Current 120 180
N-600 Application for Citizenship Current 60 90
I-90 Replacement Card 11/19/97 30 90
Miscellaneous
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref Travel Doc Not Processed
I-589 Asylum Not Processed
I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition Not Processed
Total Pending Applications (All Types) 446,625
Nebraska Service Center Processing Time Report
The following is the Nebraska Service Center Processing Time
Report for the period ending March 27, 1998:
Receipt Notice
Processing Processing Time
for Initial in Days
Application/Petition Type Receipt Date From To
I-90 Replacement Card 09/27/97 187 217
I-90A Saw 11/07/97 147 177
I-102 Replacement of Arrival
Document 09/15/97 135 165
I-129/S New Amended NI Worker 03/09/98 15 45
I-129/F Fiance(e) 02/19/98 45 75
I-130 Spouse US 01/01/98 83 103
I-130 Spouse 03/31/97 364 394
I-130 Other Relatives 05/07/97 327 357
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref Travel
Doc 01/13/98 81 111
I-131 Advance Parole 03/04/98 23 53
I-140 Immigrant Worker 01/06/98 88 108
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec. Imm. 12/27/97 97 127
I-485 Adjustment 10/16/97 168 198
I-526 Investor 03/03/98 24 54
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status 10/17/97 167 197
I-589 Asylum Not adjudicated 15 30
I-698 Legalization-Adjustments
to LPR None pending 15 45
I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative
Petition 10/28/97 156 186
I-751 Remove Conditions 02/25/98 32 62
I-765 Employment Authorization-A5 02/25/98 30 60
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Other 02/16/98 45 75
I-817 Family Unity 09/01/97 213 243
I-824 Actions of Approved
Petitions 02/17/98 47 77
I-829 Removal Conditions
(Investors) None Pending 15 30
N-400 Naturalization Not Adjudicated 540 600
N-600 Application for Citizenship Not Adjudicated 15 120
I-724 All Waivers 08/08/97 236 266
Total Pending Applications
(All types, pending first time adj.) 136597
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