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INS PROCESSING TIMES

Note: WE INCLUDE ALL PROCESSING TIMES AVAILABLE TO US. PLEASE DO NOT SEND US REQUESTS FOR OTHER PROCESSING TIMES. THANK YOU.

 Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association
 
 
 Vermont Service Center Processing Time Report
 
      The following is a processing time report released by the
 Vermont Service Center for the period ending January 31, 1997:
 
                                                   Receipt Notice
                                    Process.       Process. Time
                                    for Initial    in Days
 Application/Petition Type          Receipt Date   From      To
 
 BUSINESS & NON-IMMIGRATION SERVICES
 I-129/S New Amended NI Worker      Current        15        21
 I-140 Immigrant Worker             01/02/97       30        60
 I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec Imm       12/24/96       30        60
 I-526 Investor                     Current        15        30
 I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
 Employment-based                   01/03/97       30        60
 I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
 Other                              01/03/97       30        60
 I-829                              Current        30        180
 
 FAMILY SERVICES
 I-129(F) Finance (e)               Current        15        21
 I-130 Immed Rel                    12/20/96       30        60
 I-130 Preference                   12/28/96       30        60
 I-751 Remove Conditions            Current        30        45
 I-817 Family Fairness              Current        30        60
 I-824 Actions of Approved 
 Petitions                          Current        30        60
 
 RESIDENT STATUS SERVICES
 I-90-A Saw                         Current        30        60
 I-485 Adjustment                   01/27/97       120       150
 I-698 Legalization-Adjustment 
 to LPR                             Current        30        60
 I-765 Employment Authorization-
 Asylum Based                       12/05/96       30        60
 I-765 Employment Authorization-
 Other                              Current        30        60
 N-400 Naturalization               01/27/97       60        90
 N-600 Application for Citizenship  01/28/97       60        90
 I-90 Replacement Card              01/10/97       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)            199,727
 
 
 
 
 Texas Service Center Processing Times Report
 
 The following is the Texas Service Center Processing Times
 Report for the period ending December 31, 1996:
 
 										Days to	Processing 
			 							Initial	Receipt		Time/Days
 Application/Petition	Process.	Date			From	To
 
 I-90 Replacement Card	32		11/29/96		90	120
 I-90A Saw		48		11/13/96		90	120
 I-102 Replacement of 
 Arrival Document	68		10/24/96		60	90
 I-129/S New/Amended 
 NI Worker		13		12/18/96		21	40
 I-129(F) Fiance(e)	85		10/07/96		30	40
 I-130 U.S.C. 
 Petitioner		na		Current			60	90
 I-130 Spouse		106		09/16/96		120	180	
 I-130 Other Relative	106		09/16/96		120	180
 I-131 Reentry 
 Permit/Ref. Travel Doc.n/a		(Not Processed at SSC)
 I-140 Immigrant Worker	36		11/25/96		30	40
 I-360 Pet. for Widow/Spec.
 Immigrant 	  	21		12/10/96		30	40
 I-485 Adjustment	90		09/30/96		60	90
 I-526 Investor		19		12/12/96		60	90
 I-539 COS/EOS-
 Employment-Based	13		12/18/96		90	120
 I-539 COS/EOS-Other	39		11/22/96		90	120
 I-589 Asylum		n/a		Current			30	60
 I-698 Legalization-Adj. 
 to LPR		        26		12/05/96		60	90
 I-724 Waivers		68		10/24/96		60	90
 I-730 Refugees/Asylee 
 Relative Pet.		47		11/14/96		60	90
 I-751 Remove Conditions19		12/12/96		60	90
 I-765 Em. Auth.-Asylum 
 Based		       	n/a		Current			60	90
 I-765 Em. Auth.-Other	n/a		Current			60	90
 I-817 Family Unity	60		11/01/96		60	90	
 I-824 Actions on Approved 
 Petition	    	230		05/15/96		30	40
 N-400 Naturalization	n/a		(Not Processed at SSC)
 N-600 Application for 
 Citizenship		n/a		(Not Processed at SSC)	
 
 Total Pending Application (All Types)
 (G-22 Total + Pending Asylum   95,110 includes 51,189 Miami 
 "Processing N-400's"
 
 
 Nebraska Service Center Processing Time
 
      The following is the Nebraska Service Center Processing Times
 Report for the period ending January 31, 1997.  
 
                                                   
                                    Processing          Processing 
                                    for Initial         Time in Days
 Application/Petition Type          Receipt Date        From To
 
 I-90 Replacement Card              01/09/97            20   30*
 I-90A Saw                          10/29/96            10   30*
 I-102 Replacement of Arrival 
 Document                           11/21/96            30   60*
 I-129/S New Amended NI Worker      01/22/97            14   21
 I-129/F Fiance(e)                  01/21/97            14   21*
 I-130 Spouse US                    12/23/96            10   50*
 I-130 Spouse                       12/20/96            30   50*
 I-130 Other Relatives              12/16/96            30   50*
 I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref 
 Travel Doc                         01/17/97            20   40*  
 I-131 Advance Parole               None pending        30   90*
 I-140 Immigrant Worker             11/25/96            20   70*
 I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec. Imm.     01/02/97            10   40
 I-485 Adjustment                   12/09/96            120  150
 I-526 Investor                     01/06/97            20   40
 I-539 Change/Extend NI Status      12/04/96            20   70*  
 I-589 Asylum                       12/22/96            15   21
 I-698 Legalization-Adjustments 
 to LPR                             11/24/96            80   110
 I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative 
 Petition                           01/23/97            20   30*
 I-751 Remove Conditions            None pending        20   40
 I-765 Employment Authorization-A5  None Pending        20   30
 I-765 Employment Authorization-
 Other                              01/16/97            30   40*
 I-817 Family Unity                 12/16/96            30   60
 I-824 Actions of Approved 
 Petitions                          None Pending        20   50
 I-829 Removal Conditions 
 (Investors)                        None Pending        10   40
 N-400 Naturalization               Not Adjudicated     120  150
 N-600 Application for Citizenship  Not Adjudicated     30   60
 I-724 All Waivers                  None Pending        10   40
 
 Total Pending Applications 
 (All types, pending first time adj.)    20,800
 
 *Processing times changed since last report
 
 
 California Service Center Processing Time
 
      The following is the California Service Center Processing
 Times Report for the period ending December 31, 1996.  
 
                                                   Receipt Notice
                                    Processing     Processing Time
                                    for Initial    in Days
 Application/Petition Type          Receipt Date   From To
 
 I-90 Replacement Card              12/10/96       19   20
 I-90A Saw                          12/01/96       29   30
 I-129/S New Amended NI Worker      11/20/96       39   40
 I-129/F Fiance(e)                  12/10/96       29   30
 I-130 Spouse                       12/01/96       29   30
 I-130 Other Relatives              11/14/96       47   48
 I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref Trave Doc na             na   na   
 I-140 Immigrant Worker             11/15/96       44   45
 I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec. Imm.     12/11/96       29   30
 I-485 Adjustment                   12/22/96       120  130  
 I-526 Investor                     12/05/96       24   25
 I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
 Employment Authorization           12/01/96       27   28   
 I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
 Other                              11/30/96       29   30
 I-589 Asylum                       na             na   na
 I-698 Legalization-Adjustments
 to LPR                             12/01/96       29   30
 I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative 
 Petition                           na             na   na
 I-751 Remove Conditions            12/05/96       29   30
 I-765 Employment Authorization-
 Asylum Based                       12/01/96       29   30
 I-765 Employment Authorization-
 Other                              12/24/96       29   30
 I-817 Family Unity                 12/10/96       29   30
 I-824 Actions of Approved 
 Petitions                          11/08/96       53   54
 N-400 Naturalization               na             na   na
 N-600 Application for Citizenship  na             na   na
 
 Total Pending Applications (All types)       144,910
 (G-22 Total + pending ayslum)
 
 
 Local Processing Times
 
 
 
 Office              Permanent Residence Filing Until Approval      
                     I-485*        I485i**      I485***                   
 
 Albuquerque         180-240       180-240      n/a
 Atlanta             240-270       240-270      240-270
 Baltimore           180-200       180-200      180-200
 Boston              120           120          n/a
 Buffalo             120           120          75
 Charlotte           240-300       240-300      90-240
 Chicago             180-365       180-365      180-365
 Cincinnati          120-150       120-150      120-150
 Cleveland           120-150       120-150      120-150
 Dallas              240-270       240-270      n/a
 Denver              150-180       150-180      150-180
 Detroit             n/a           120-150      120-150
 El Paso             180-240       180-240      60-90
 Harlingen           398           398          398
 Hartford            90-100        90-100       90-100
 Honolulu            120           120          120
 Houston             420           420          120-180
 Indianapolis        90-120        90-120       n/a
 Kansas City         120-180       120-180      n/a
 Las Vegas           250-300       250-300      n/a
 Louisville          180-270       180-270      180-270
 Los Angeles         447           447          n/a
 Memphis             300-365       300-365      180-240
 Miami               210-240       210-240      150-180
 Milwaukee           240-270       240-270      n/a
 New York            210           210          120-150
 Newark              120-150       120-150      n/a
 Oklahoma City       240-280       240-280      220-260
 Omaha               180-210       182-210      n/a
 Orlando             60            60           60
 Philadelphia        130           130          130
 Phoenix             420           420          210
 Pittsburgh          90-120        90-120       180-240
 Portland            120-150       120-150      120-130
 Sacramento          180           180          210
 San Antonio         240           240          240
 San Francisco       300           300          150
 San Jose            360-395       360-395      360-395
 Seattle             150-180       150-180      150-180
 St. Paul            120-150       120-150      60
 Salt Lake City      120-160       120-160      120-160
 Tampa               240-300       240-300      240-300
 Washington DC/VA    200-270       200-270      200-270
 
 *     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          150-180         120-180       10-14     10-14
 Baltimore        150-180         1             1         14
 Boston           240             n/a           1-2       1-2
 Buffalo          120             90            7         1
 Charlotte        180-240         180-240       7-14      60-90
 Chicago          180-365         45-60         1         1
 Cincinnati       120             30-45         1-2       1-2
 Cleveland        120             15-45         2-5       1-2
 Dallas           210-270         60-90         60-90     60-90
 Denver           210-270         0             7-10      30-45
 Detroit          270-365         15-30         1         1
 El Paso          300-365         30-60         1         1
 Harlingen        192             29            21        91
 Hartford         150             30            5         90
 Honolulu         90              60            10        1
 Houston          180             30            2-5       60-75
 Indianapolis     90-120          30-45         2-7       1
 Kansas City      150-180         20-60         1-20      1-90
 Las Vegas        120-150         60-90         5-10      60-90
 Louisville       210-270         n/a           30        1
 Los Angeles      180-240         60-90         1         14-30
 Memphis          180-240         180-240       7-14      60-70
 Miami            240-270         60-120        3-5       90-120
 Milwaukee        270             60-180        7-10      60-90
 New York         150-180         45            21        60-70
 Newark           240-300         1             1         1
 Oklahoma City    150-180         45-90         15-75     150-180
 Omaha            180-210         30-40         7-10      7-14
 Orlando          240             120           10        1-7
 Philadelphia     120             45            4         n/a
 Phoenix          120-180         180           90        90
 Pittsburgh       60-90           10-40         3-9       1
 Portland         90-120          45-60         14-21     1
 Sacramento       180             30-90         1-7       1
 San Antonio      180-210         60-90         45-65     28-40
 San Francisco    120             30-60         1-10      1-60
 San Jose         150-180         30-60         7-14      1
 Seattle          150-180         1             21-35     21-35
 St. Paul         90              60            2         1
 Salt Lake City   90-160          30-60         7-14      21-45
 Tampa            180-300         14-70         10-30     45-70
 Washington DC/VA 150-180         1             14        45
 +    Naturalization Filing Until Interview
 ++   Naturalization Interview Until Swearing-In
 #    Work Authorization (Non-Asylum) Approval

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