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GOVERNMENT PROCESSING TIMES
Local INS Office Processing Times
Last Updated 20 August 2000
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District or Suboffice |
Permanent Residence
Filing Until Approval
I-485 (1) |
Naturalization
Filing Until
Swearing In (2) |
Advance
Parole
Approval (3) |
Work
Authorization
Approval (4) |
|
Albuquerque |
540-720 |
270-365 |
14-21 |
7-14 |
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Atlanta |
730-1095 |
90-730 |
30-90 |
75-90 |
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Baltimore |
600 |
365 |
1 |
80-90 |
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Boston |
n/a |
n/a |
1 |
1 |
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Buffalo |
270 |
90-365 |
15 |
1 |
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Charlotte |
730 |
480-950 |
60-90 |
60-90 |
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Chicago |
600-720 |
369 |
1 |
120 |
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Cincinnati |
360-450 |
150-510 |
30 |
1 |
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Cleveland |
270-365 |
365-85 |
30 |
1 |
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Dallas |
870-910 |
270-790 |
140-170 |
150-190 |
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Denver |
660-720 |
540-720 |
2-5 |
1 |
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Detroit |
450-480 |
480-540 |
45-60 |
60-90 |
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El Paso |
660 |
810 |
7-14 |
7-14 |
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Harlingen |
1138 |
820 |
162 |
91 |
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Hartford |
180-210 |
210-365 |
10 |
60-90 |
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Honolulu |
240-300 |
30-60 |
3-7 |
1 |
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Houston |
1080 |
365 |
40-45 |
90 |
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Indianapolis |
180-365 |
180-365 |
1-21 |
1 |
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Kansas City |
75-120 |
120-240 |
1-21 |
1 |
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Las Vegas |
450-550 |
300-350 |
N/a |
90 |
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Louisville |
420-480 |
240-300 |
120-180 |
120-180 |
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Los Angeles |
492-545 |
150-270 |
90-120 |
10-21 |
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Memphis |
930-990 |
360-380 |
28-40 |
80-100 |
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Miami |
300-360 |
360-420 |
3-5 |
90-110 |
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Milwaukee |
835-940 |
300-420 |
10-55 |
35-70 |
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Newark |
360-420 |
270-540 |
1 |
60-90 |
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New Orleans |
270-360 |
300-450 |
3-15 |
10-90 |
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New York |
480 |
330-720 |
80 |
75 |
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Oklahoma City |
90-150 |
120-210 |
30-60 |
7-14 |
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Omaha |
730-910 |
300-365 |
20-30 |
20-30 |
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Orlando |
540 |
720 |
50 |
90 |
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Phoenix |
1140-1200 |
1080-1110 |
90-120 |
90 |
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Philadelphia |
75 |
330-365 |
4-7 |
1-2 |
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Pittsburgh |
180-270 |
365-425 |
4-7 |
1 |
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Portland |
1050 |
240 |
21-30 |
21-30 |
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Sacramento |
420-480 |
290 |
1-30 |
1 |
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Salt Lake City |
365-480 |
180 |
14-30 |
45 |
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San Antonio |
600-660 |
180-220 |
60 |
60 |
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San Diego |
960-1000 |
480-960 |
60-90 |
90 |
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San Francisco |
420-450 |
365-540 |
1-10 |
1 |
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San Jose |
960-1080 |
720-1170 |
10-21 |
1-2 |
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Seattle |
120-180 |
360-390 |
10-20 |
20-30 |
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St. Paul |
90-150 |
120-180 |
3-5 |
1 |
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Tampa |
550-600 |
365-600 |
10-14 |
80-90 |
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Wash, DC (Arlington) |
720 |
365 |
30 |
90 |
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Further Instructions of 1-4:
(1) I-485 Filing Until Approval
(2) Naturalization Filing Until Swearing-In
(3) Advance Parole Approval
(4) Work Authorization Approval
Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association (not approved by INS)
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