Local INS Office Processing Times

Current through September 2002

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	400-450	180-240	30-60	30-60
Atlanta	456-516	365-730	30-60	60-90
Baltimore	365-486	243-365	30-60	60-90
Boston	120-150	180-270	1	1
Buffalo	150-180	240	14-21	1-14
Charlotte	243	426	30	30-50
Cherry Hill, NJ	180-390	240-360	3-7	90-120
Chicago	183-548	183-365	30	45-90
Cincinnati	98-120	60-90	30-60	1
Cleveland	150-190	500-530	75-120	75-120
Dallas	240-430	240-365	60-90	60-90
Denver	540-720	360-540	1-5	1-28
Detroit	365-380	365-400	60-90	60-90
El Paso	210-240	300-365	60	21
Harlingen	1138	820	162	91
Hartford	183-243	183-365	15	90-120
Honolulu	243	243	10	30-45
Houston	1245	455	30	90
Indianapolis	243-274	243-274	21-28	1
Kansas City	150-210	210-240	1-21	60-90
Las Vegas	365-426	365-426	90	80-90
Louisville	365	365	60	60
Los Angeles	213	243-364	42	50
Memphis	334	365	40-56	60
Miami	210-270	210-240	3-4	80-110
Milwaukee	150	210	60	30
Newark	90-180	300-360	1	90-120
New Orleans	150-360	360-470	7-30	30-90
New York	578	334-426	125-130	90-95
Oklahoma City	150-180	180-210	30-60	30-60
Omaha	300-365	300-365	30-60	14-21
Orlando	365	365	120	120
Phoenix	1004	334	120	90
Philadelphia	270	365	7-10	15-30
Pittsburgh	122	365	3-10	1
Portland	1050	240	30-60	30
Sacramento	150-180	180	10-14	1
Salt Lake City	480-500	150-180	14-21	1-45
San Antonio	180-660	150-210	60-90	30-90
San Diego	277	210	1	1
San Francisco	243	304	10	10
San Jose	183	213-274	21-28	21-28
Santa Ana	152	234-304	N/a	56
Seattle	380	243	1-30	40
St. Paul	122-183	183	7	1
Tampa	304-365	183-365	30	90
Wash, DC (Arlington)	365-396	213-365	30-90	60-90

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

These are not official INS times, nor are they endorsed by the Central Office.

Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association (not approved by INS)

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Texas Service Center Processing Times

Jurisdiction: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

10/15/2002

Application/Petition Type	Date Based on Pending Initial Adjudication
I-90 to replace lost, damaged or destroyed I-551	4/1/2002
I-90 to renew expiring I-551	n/a
I-102	8/7/2002
I-129/H1B	7/5/2002
I-129/H2A	as received
I-129/H2B	8/30/2002
I-129/H3	8/8/2002
I-129/L	9/9/2002
I-129/Blanket L	9/9/2002
I-129/O	7/16/2002
I-129 /P	8/9/2002
I-129/Q or R	Q Current - R 5/28/2002
I-129/TN	n/a
I-129F	9/11/2002
I-130/Spouse, Parent or Child of US Citizen	5/14/2001
I-130/Spouse of Lawful Permanent Resident	4/3/1998
I-130/Other Relative	4/3/1998
I-131/Advance Parole	8/16/2002
I-131/Advance Parole/HRIFA	n/a
I-131/Reentry Permit	n/a
I-131/Refugee Travel Document	n/a
I-140 A	4/19/2002
I-140 B	4/19/2002
I-140 C	4/19/2002
I-140 D	5/13/2002
I-140 E	5/14/2002
I-140 I	6/26/2002
I-140 G	5/3/2002
I-212	n/a
I-360	7/23/2001
I-485 Asylum-based	n/a
I-485 Refugee-based	n/a
I-485 Employment-based	10/1/2000
I-485 (HRIFA)-based	n/a
I-526	6/4/2002
I-539/F or M non-immigrant	9/17/2002
I-539/J non-immigrant	N/A
I-539/L or H non-immigrant	9-17 or date of I-129
I-539/other non-immigrant	9-17 or date of I-129
I-612	9/17/2002
I-730	n/a
I-751	7/18/2002
I-765/initial asylee or asylum applicant authorization	6/26/2002
I-765/employment authorization associated with Hurricane Mitch TPS	6/17/2002
I-765/employment authorization associated with El Salvador TPS	7/26/2002
I-765/employment authorization while I-485 is pending	7/10/2002
I-765/all other employment authorization	7/31/2002
I-817	12/29/1998
I-821/El Salvador	4/13/2001
I-821/Hurricane Mitch countries	8/17/1999
I-824	8/8/2002
I-829	3/22/1999
I-914	n/a