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The following is the Texas Service Center Processing Times

Report for the period ending December 31, 1997.

                         Days to        Process. 
                         Initial        Receipt        Time/Days
Application/Petition     Process.       Date           From To

I-90 Replacement Card    90             09/02/97       90   120
I-90A Saw                47             11/24/97       90   120
I-102 Replacement of 
Arrival Document         8              12/232/97      60   90
I-129/S New/Amended 
NI Worker                35             11/26/97       21   40
I-129(F) Fiance(e)       39             11/22/97       30   40
I-130 Spouse             170            07/14/97       120  180
I-130 Other Relative     170            07/14/97       120  180  
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref. 
Travel Doc.              na             Current        30   60
I-140 Immigrant Worker   44             11/17/97       60   90
I-360 Pet. for Widow/Spec.    
Immigrant                42             11/15/97       30   40
I-485 Adjustment         120            07/31/96       90   120
I-526 Investor           62             10/30/97       60   90
I-539 COS/EOS-
Employment-Based         na             Current        90   120
I-539 COS/EOS-Other      30             12/01/97       90   120
I-589 Asylum             na             Current        30   60
I-698 Legalization-Adj. 
to LPR                   47             11/14/97       60   90
I-724 Waivers            123            09/01/97       60   90
I-730 Refugees/Asylee 
Relative Pet.            n/a            filed at Lincoln
I-751 Remove Conditions  55             11/06/97       60   90
I-765 Em. Auth.-Asylum 
Based                    na             Current        15   30
I-765 Em. Auth.-Other    30             12/01/97       60   90
I-817 Family Unity       na             Current        60   90   
I-824 Actions on Approved 
Petition                 58             11/03/97       30   40
N-400 Naturalization     n/a            (Not Processed at SSC)
N-600 Application for 
Citizenship              n/a            (Not Processed at SSC)   

Total Pending Applications (All Types)  
G22 Total + Pending Asylum    117,938 includes 108,058 Miami
"Preprocess"N-400's