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Siskind's Immigration Bulletin - May 25, 2001

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GOVERNMENT PROCESSING TIMES


Local INS Office Processing Times

Last Updated 20 February 2001

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

550-740

270-365

14-21

14-21

Atlanta

910-1095

180-365

60-90

75-120

Baltimore

600

365

1

80-90

Boston

183

14

1

1

Buffalo

183

183-365

15

1-90

Charlotte

730

480-950

30-45

30-45

Chicago

548-801

242-304

1-2

93-124

Cincinnati

360-450

150-510

21

1

Cleveland

15-18

365

30

1

Dallas

1005-1035

240-270

150-180

180-210

Denver

600-720

540-720

2-5

1

Detroit

450-480

480-540

45-60

60-90

El Paso

1185-1275

1000-1095

7-14

7-14

Harlingen

1138

820

162

91

Hartford

60-90

180-210

10

60-90

Honolulu

110-135

180-270

10-15

1

Houston

1095-1278

365-548

30

90

Indianapolis

365-555

210-270

1-30

1

Kansas City

150-210

180-240

1-21

30-90

Las Vegas

450-550

300-350

N/a

90

Louisville

1095-1217

426-608

122-152

122-152

Los Angeles

900-1095

210-365

80-120

30-45

Memphis

840-870

300-330

30-35

80-100

Miami

270-360

270-330

3-4

90-110

Milwaukee

605-940

330

32-70

14-21

Newark

360-420

270-480

1

90-120

New Orleans

365-520

180-520

30-60

7-120

New York

540

330-720

90-106

90-100

Oklahoma City

150-180

120-210

30-60

14-21

Omaha

730-910

300-365

20-30

10-20

Orlando

540

720

50

90

Phoenix

1247-1308

1187-1218

90-120

1-90

Philadelphia

75

330-365

4-7

1-2

Pittsburgh

180-270

365-425

4-7

1

Portland

1050

240

21-30

21-30

Sacramento

120-420

390-480

1-60

1-90

Salt Lake City

480-500

150-180

14-21

45

San Antonio

660-690

180-210

30-60

30-60

San Diego

720-750

1-5

15-45

300-330

San Francisco

365-426

213-244

1-14

1

San Jose

960-1080

720-1170

10-21

1-2

Seattle

120-180

360-390

10-20

20-30

St. Paul

120-180

90-180

1-3

1

Tampa

270-365

210-265

10-14

60-90

Wash, DC (Arlington)

546-608

243-365

30

30-90

 

 

 

 

 


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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