GOVERNMENT PROCESSING TIMES

Vermont Service Center Processing Times

Jurisdiction: : Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 

New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C. and 

West Virginia.

The following is the Vermont Service Center Processing Time 
Report for the period ending January 31, 2000:

Application/Petition Type	Processing for Initial Receipt Date	Receipt Notice Processing Time in Days   From    To
Business & Non-Immigration Services
I-102	Current	60	90
I-129/S New Amended NI Worker	Current	60	90
I-140 Immigrant Worker	08/09/99	90	180
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec Imm	08/16/99	90	180
I-526 Investor	Current	15	30
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status	Current	45	90
I-724 Waiver	Current	30	180
I-829	Current	30	45
Family Services
I-129(F) Fiance (e)	Current	15	21
I-130 Immed Rel	12/16/99	180	240
I-130 Preference	01/12/99	180	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-131	01/03/00	30	60
I-485 Adjustment	09/13/98	180	360
I-589	12/15/99	30	90
I-698 Legalization-Adjustment to LPR	Current	30	60
I-765 Employment Authorization-Asylum Based	01/27/00	60	90
I-765 Employment Authorization-Other	01/05/00	60	90
N-400 Naturalization-Initial Processing	08/26/99	240	300
N-600 Application for Citizenship	07/16/99	30	60
I-90 Replacement Card	10/12/99	240	360

Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association

California Service Center Processing Times

Jurisdiction: Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada. 

(Just In Time Report)

02/01/00

Petition Type	Case Date	Data Entry
I-90	00-005	10/07/99
I-102	98-149	05/04/98
I-129 L	00-068	01/06/00
I-129 H1B COS	00-044	12/02/99
I-129 H1 EOS	00-031	11/15/99
I-129 H2/H3	00-085	01/31/00
I-129 E	00-060	12/27/99
I-129 O/P/Q	Vacant	Vacant
I-129 R	00-055	12/17/99
I-129 F	00-072	01/12/00
I-130 (IR) Spouse	00-057	12/21/99
I-130 (IR) M/C	00-059	12/23/99
I-130 (IR) Other	00-009	10/14/99
I-130 Pref. Spouse	98-074	01/16/98
I-130 Pref. M/C	98-095	02/17/98
I-130 Pref. Other	98-058	12/23/97
I-131	00-074	01/14/00
I-140	99-133	04/09/99
I-360 FPL/Widows/Widowers	99-172	06/05/99
I-360 BPL/Religious	99-045	12/03/99
I-526	00-070	01/10/00
I-539	99-002	10/02/99
I-485*Health Care Workers Included	***	***
I-751	99-155	03/12/99
I-765 Special Students	00-071	01/11/00
I-765 (c)(8)(a)(11)(Initial)	00-075	01/18/00
I-765 (c)(8)(a)(11)(Renewal)	00-075	01/18/00
I-765 (c)(9)	00-075	01/18/00
I-765 (a)(13)	00-036	11/22/99
I-817**(initial)	97-070	07/01/97
I-817**(extensions)	97-131	04/11/97
I-824 BPL	99-107	03/05/99
I-824 FPL	98-126	04/01/98
I-824 RPL	99-003	10/05/98
I-829	95-090	12/29/99
* 485 dates are variable because of fingerprinting processes. ** Dates change the result of final assessment.
"Case date" means the fiscal year and the number of the day of the year (e.g. 001 = January 1st) "Data entry" means the receipt date of the last case taken from the shelf assigned to the officer as of the date of the JIT Report. It does not mean that the case is adjudicated on that date. "Work days" exclude Saturday, Sunday and holidays.

Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association

State Department Waiver Review Branch J-1 Waiver Processing Times

CURRENT REAL-TIME PROCESSING TIMES FOR WAIVER REVIEW BRANCH AT STATE DEPT (from date that last required document is received at State Dept):

• No Objection waivers - 5 months
• Interested Government Agency waivers - 4.5 months
• State Department of Health waivers  - 4.5 months
• Exceptional Hardship waivers -  8 months
• Fear of Persecution waivers -  8 months
• Advisory Opinions - 4 months

Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association