Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association
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Local Processing Times
Office Permanent Residence Filing Until Approval
I-485* I485i** I485***
Albuquerque 180-240 180-240 n/a
Atlanta 330-365 330-365 n/a
Baltimore 180-200 180-200 180-200
Boston 210 210 n/a
Buffalo 180 180 120
Charlotte 330-390 330-390 270-360
Chicago 240-365 240-365 240-365
Cincinnati 120-150 120-150 120-150
Cleveland 125-150 125-150 n/a
Dallas 300-360 300-360 180-240
Denver 150-180 150-180 150-180
Detroit n/a 120-150 120-150
El Paso 180-240 180-240 180-240
Harlingen 398 398 398
Hartford 90-100 90-100 90-100
Honolulu 120 120 120
Houston 365-395 365-395 n/a
Indianapolis 120-180 120-180 120-180
Kansas City 150-210 150-210 150-210
Las Vegas 300 300 n/a
Louisville 180-270 180-270 180-270
Los Angeles 447 447 n/a
Memphis 300-365 300-365 210-240
Miami 240-270 240-270 330-360
Milwaukee 340-390 340-390 n/a
New Orleans 180-200 180-200 180-200
New York 270 270 180
Newark 160-190 160-190 n/a
Oklahoma City 240-280 240-280 220-260
Omaha 150-180 150-180 n/a
Orlando 60 60 60
Philadelphia 130 130 150-180
Phoenix 420 420 210
Pittsburgh 90-120 90-120 180-240
Portland 210 210 210
Sacramento 180-240 180-240 180-240
San Antonio 150-180 180-240 150-180
San Francisco 270-300 270-300 n/a
San Jose 365-390 365-390 240-270
Seattle 150-210 150-210 150-210
St. Paul 180-240 180-240 180-240
Salt Lake City 120-160 120-160 120-160
Tampa 240-270 240-270 240-270
Washington DC/VA 240-365 365-540 240-365
* 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 120-180 14-21 30-90 7-14
Atlanta 330-365 330-365 14-21 75
Baltimore 120-180 1-60 1 45-60
Boston 240 180 1-2 1-2
Buffalo 120 90 10 1
Charlotte 450-600 180-240 15-21 30-60
Chicago 365-600 60-120 1 1
Cincinnati 120 30-45 1-2 1-2
Cleveland 120-140 75-100 2-5 1-2
Dallas 360-390 60-180 120-150 90-120
Denver 240-300 1 7-10 28-35
Detroit 270-365 15-30 1 1
El Paso 300-365 30-60 7-14 7-14
Harlingen 192 21 21 91
Hartford 150 30 5 90
Honolulu 90 60 10 1
Houston 210 30 2-5 30-45
Indianapolis 180-210 30-45 3-7 1-14
Kansas City 210-240 20-60 1-25 1-90
Las Vegas 240 90 5 90
Louisville 270-365 270-365 30-45 15-30
Los Angeles 180-240 60-90 1 14-30
Memphis 240-270 90-120 3-5 90-120
Miami 360-420 90-150 3-4 25-90
Milwaukee 320-365 60-180 7-20 100-120
New Orleans 140-200 30-180 5-14 30-90
New York 270 30-60 21 75
Newark 360-420 1 1 45-90
Oklahoma City 180-210 45-90 15-75 150-180
Omaha 150-180 30-40 7-14 30-60
Orlando 240 120 10 1-7
Philadelphia 150-180 45 4 90
Phoenix 120-180 180 90 90
Pittsburgh 60-90 10-40 3-9 1
Portland 270 30 30 1
Sacramento 180-240 30-90 1 1
San Antonio 270-360 30-90 60-90 60-90
San Francisco 270-365 30-120 1-7 1
San Jose 365-540 30-60 7-14 1
Seattle 180-240 1 21-28 21-28
St. Paul 120-180 n/a 1-3 1
Salt Lake City 90-160 30-60 7-14 21-45
Tampa 450-510 60-120 10-14 15-21
Washington DC/VA 240 1 14 90
+ Naturalization Filing Until Interview
++ Naturalization Interview Until Swearing-In
# Work Authorization (Non-Asylum) Approval
Nebraska Service Center Processing Time
The following is the Nebraska Service Center Processing Times
Report for the period ending August 31, 1997.
Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association
Receipt Notice
Processing Processing Time
for Initial in Days
Application/Petition Type Receipt Date From To
I-90 Replacement Card 08/28/97 15 41
I-90A Saw none pending 15 30
I-102 Replacement of Arrival
Document 07/25/97 41 71
I-129/S New Amended NI Worker 08/22/97 30 60
I-129/F Fiance(e) 08/25/97 15 41
I-130 Spouse US 06/18/97 78 108
I-130 Spouse 03/27/97 159 219
I-130 Other Relatives 04/03/97 153 213
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref Travel
Doc 05/12/97 114 204
I-131 Advance Parole 08/15/97 21 51
I-140 Immigrant Worker 04/08/97 148 178
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec. Imm. 08/25/97 15 41
I-485 Adjustment 07/08/97 120 150
I-526 Investor 06/12/97 84 114
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status 06/20/97 76 106
I-589 Asylum Not adjudicated 15 30
I-698 Legalization-Adjustments
to LPR None pending 15 60
I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative
Petition 04/25/97 131 191
I-751 Remove Conditions 08/17/97 19 49
I-765 Employment Authorization-A5 08/08/97 21 30
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Other 08/08/97 28 58
I-817 Family Unity 04/14/97 142 172
I-824 Actions of Approved
Petitions 08/01/97 35 65
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 None pending 15 30
Total Pending Applications
(All types, pending first time adj.) 82788
California Service Center Processing Time
Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association
The following is the California Service Center Processing
Times Report for the period ending August 31, 1997.
Receipt Notice
Processing Process. Time
for Initial in Days
Application/Petition Type Receipt Date From To
I-90 Replacement Card 08/12/97 29 30
I-90A Saw 08/01/97 29 30
I-129/S New Amended NI Worker 07/01/97 59 60
I-129/F Fiance(e) 08/18/97 29 30
I-130 Spouse 07/08/97 59 60
I-130 Other Relatives 07/01/97 69 70
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref Travel
Doc 08/15/97 15 25
I-140 Immigrant Worker 07/01/97 59 60
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec. Imm. 08/29/97 29 30
I-485 Adjustment 05/01/97 120 130
I-526 Investor 07/01/97 59 60
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
Employment Authorization 07/01/97 59 60
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
Other 06/01/97 89 90
I-589 Asylum na na na
I-698 Legalization-Adjustments
to LPR 08/01/97 29 30
I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative
Petition na na na
I-751 Remove Conditions 08/15/97 29 30
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Asylum Based 08/12/97 29 30
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Other 07/01/97 59 60
I-817 Family Unity 04/17/97 179 180
I-824 Actions of Approved
Petitions 06/30/97 59 60
N-400 Naturalization na na na
N-600 Application for Citizenship na na na
Total Pending Applications (All types) 381,437
(G-22 Total: Line 130 Aug G22)
Texas Service Center Processing Times
Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association
The following is the Texas Service Center Processing Times
Report for the period ending August 31, 1997:
Days to
Process.
Initial Receipt Time/Days
Application/Petition Process. Date From To
I-90 Replacement Card 41 07/21/97 90 120
I-90A Saw 51 07/11/97 90 120
I-102 Replacement of
Arrival Document 38 07/24/97 60 90
I-129/S New/Amended
NI Worker 45 07/17/97 21 40
I-129(F) Fiance(e) 10 08/21/97 30 40
I-130 Spouse 144 04/09/97 120 180
I-130 Other Relative 144 04/09/97 120 180
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref.
Travel Doc. n/a Current 30 60
I-140 Immigrant Worker 27 08/04/97 60 90
I-360 Pet. for Widow/Spec.
Immigrant 19 08/12/97 30 40
I-485 Adjustment 120 04/30/96 90 120
I-526 Investor 20 08/11/97 60 90
I-539 COS/EOS-
Employment-Based 30 08/01/97 90 120
I-539 COS/EOS-Other 83 06/09/97 90 120
I-589 Asylum n/a Current 30 60
I-698 Legalization-Adj.
to LPR 238 01/15/97 60 90
I-724 Waivers 91 06/01/97 60 90
I-730 Refugees/Asylee
Relative Pet. n/a Current 60 90
I-751 Remove Conditions 5 08/26/97 60 90
I-765 Em. Auth.-Asylum
Based 24 08/07/97 60 90
I-765 Em. Auth.-Other 24 08/07/97 60 90
I-817 Family Unity 90 06/02/97 60 90
I-824 Actions on Approved
Petition 90 06/02/97 30 40
N-400 Naturalization n/a (Not Processed at SSC)
N-600 Application for
Citizenship n/a (Not Processed at SSC)
Total Pending Applications (All Types)
G22 Total + Pending Asylum 199,565 Includes 101,932 Miami
Preprocess N-400's
Vermont Service Center Processing Time
Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association
The following is the Vermont Service Center Processing Time
Report for the period ending August 31, 1997:
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 08/15/97 15 21
I-140 Immigrant Worker Current 30 60
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec Imm Current 30 60
I-526 Investor Current 15 30
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
Employment-based 08/22/97 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 06/22/97 30 60
I-130 Preference 05/15/97 30 120
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 07/25/97 120 180
I-698 Legalization-Adjustment
to LPR Current 30 60
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Asylum Based 08/15/97 30 60
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Other 08/27/97 30 60
N-400 Naturalization 08/01/97 120 180
N-600 Application for Citizenship 08/01/97 60 90
I-90 Replacement Card 08/12/97 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) 293,089
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