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GOVERNMENT PROCESSING TIMES

Note: We publish all times available to us. Please do not send request for 
other processing times. Please also note that your case time may not be as 
fast (or as slow) as reported below.

Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association Local Processing Times
                                                      
                                   Days to        Process. 
                                   Initial   Receipt   Time/Days
Application/Petition               Process.  Date      From To

I-90 Replacement Card              214       10/27/97  120  150
I-90A Saw                          75        03/13/98  120  150
I-102 Replacement of Arrival 
Document                           71        03/20/98  60   90
I-129/S New/Amended NI Worker      54        04/07/98  30   40
I-129 New                          39        04/22/98  30   40
I-129 Other                        114       02/05/98  90   120
I-129(F) Fiance(e)                 24        05/07/98  30   40
I-130 Spouse                       232       10/08/97  180  270
I-130 Other Relative               290       08/11/97  180  270  
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref. Travel 
Doc.                               na        Current   10   20
I-140 Immigrant Worker (1st & 2nd) 171       12/10/97  150  180
I-140 Immigrant Worker (3rd)       20        05/11/98  60   90
I-360 Pet. for Widow/Spec. 
Immigrant                          137       01/14/98  90   150  
I-485 Adjustment                   270       09/01/97  240  365
I-526 Investor                     165       12/16/97  30   60
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
Employment-Based                   54        03/27/98  90   120
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
Other                              96        02/25/98  90   120
I-589 Asylum                       n/a       Current   30   60
I-698 Legalization-Adjustment to 
LPR                                20        05/11/98  60   90
I-724 Waivers                      n/a       Current   60   90
I-730 Refugees/Asylee Relative Pet. n/a      filed at Lincoln
I-751 Remove Conditions            32        04/29/97  60   90
I-765 Em. Auth.-Asylum Based       n/a       Current   15   30
I-765 Em. Auth.-Other              61        05/09/98  60   90
I-817 Family Unity                 00        Current   60   90   
I-824 Actions on Approved Petition 185       11/25/97  120  150
I-829 Remove Conditions/Investor   41        04/20/98  30   60
N-400 Application Naturalization   n/a  Preprocessing  550  730
                                        only


Vermont Service Center Processing Time 

The following is the Vermont Service Center Processing Time Report for the period ending April 30, 1998: 


                                                              
     
                                   Receipt Notice
                                   Processing     Processing Time
                                   for Initial    in Days
Application/Petition Type          Receipt Date   From To

Business & Non-Immigration Services

I-102                              Current        15   30
I-129/S New Amended NI Worker      04/14/98       15   21
I-140 Immigrant Worker             03/03/98       30   60
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec Imm       03/17/98       30   60
I-526 Investor                     01/13/98       15   30
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
Employment-based                   03/21/98       30   60
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
Other                              Current        30   60
I-724 Waivers                      Current        15   30
I-829                              Current        30   180

Family Services

I-129(F) Finance (e)               Current        15   21
I-130 Immed Rel                    04/03/98       60   90
I-130 Preference                   01/09/97       200  240
I-751 Remove Conditions            Current        30   45
I-817 Family Fairness              Current        30   60
I-824 Actions of Approved 
Petitions                          Current        60   90

Resident Status Services

I-90-A SAW                         Current        30   60
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref 
Travel Doc                         Current        30   60
I-485 Adjustment                   08/25/97       120  180
I-698 Legalization-Adjustment 
to LPR                             Current        30   60
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Asylum Based                       04/23/98       30   60
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Other                              04/08/98       30   60
N-400 Naturalization               Current        120  180
N-600 Application for Citizenship  Current        60   90
I-90 Replacement Card              12/20/97       30   90

To Pending Applications (All Types)     452,619


Nebraska Service Center Processing Time Report

     The following is the Nebraska Service Center Processing Time
Report for the period ending May 31, 1998:

                                                  Receipt Notice
                                   Processing     Processing Time
                                   for Initial    in Days
Application/Petition Type          Receipt Date   From To

I-90 Replacement Card              10/07/97       239  269
I-90A Saw                          12/27/97       158  189
I-102 Replacement of Arrival 
Document                           09/15/97       256  286
I-129/S New Amended NI Worker      04/20/98       40   70
I-129/F Fiance(e)                  05/12/98       30   60
I-130 Spouse US                    01/10/98       139  169
I-130 Spouse                       03/31/97       424  454
I-130 Other Relatives              09/16/97       255  285
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref Travel Doc  03/02/98     88   118  
I-131 Advance Parole               04/29/98       30   60
I-140 Immigrant Worker             01/07/98       132  162
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec. Imm.     03/19/98       81   111
I-485 Adjustment                   10/21/97       220  250
I-526 Investor                     05/13/98       16   46
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status      10/31/97       210  240  
I-589 Asylum                  Not adjudicated     15   30
I-698 Legalization-Adjustments 
to LPR                             None pending   15   45
I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative 
Petition                           12/23/97       157  187
I-751 Remove Conditions            04/21/98       38   68
I-765 Employment Authorization-A5  03/31/98       60   90
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Other                              03/09/98       81   111
I-817 Family Unity                 08/04/97       302  332
I-824 Actions of Approved 
Petitions                          03/09/98       81   111
I-829 Removal Conditions 
(Investors)                        None Pending   15   30
N-400 Naturalization          Not Adjudicated     540  600
N-600 Application for 
Citizenship                   Not Adjudicated     15   120
I-724 All Waivers                  09/09/97       262  292

Total Pending Applications 
(All types, pending first time adj.)    177,921


Local Processing Times


Office              Permanent Residence Filing Until Approval      
                    I-485*        I485i**      I485***                   

Albuquerque         360-540       360-540      360-540
Atlanta             365-395       365-395      n/a
Baltimore           180-240       180-365      150-180
Boston              240           240          n/a
Buffalo             240-365       240-365      180-240
Charlotte           420-450       420-450      n/a
Chicago             365-420       365-420      180-365
Cincinnati          120-140       120-140      n/a
Cleveland           124-160       124-160      n/a
Dallas              390-420       390-420      420-330
Denver              240-300       270-300      270-300
Detroit             n/a           120-150      120-150
El Paso             365-547       365-547      365-547
Harlingen           490           490          490
Hartford            90-100        90-100       90-100
Honolulu            60-90         60-90        60-90        
Houston             545-625       545-625      n/a
Indianapolis        120-180       120-180      120-180
Kansas City         120-240       120-240      n/a
Las Vegas           300           300          n/a
Louisville          600-720       600-720      600-720
Los Angeles         425-455       425-455      n/a
Memphis             300-365       300-365      210-240
Miami               300-360       360-390      360-390
Milwaukee           575-600       575-600      n/a
New Orleans         150-240       150-250      150-250
New York            300-390       300-390      390-420
Newark              210-240       210-240      n/a
Oklahoma City       270-365       270-365      270-365       
Omaha               300-365       300-365      n/a
Orlando             60            60           60
Philadelphia        180-240       180-240      90-120
Phoenix             690-720       690-720      240
Pittsburgh          90-120        90-120       180-240
Portland            510           510          510
Sacramento          240           240          180
San Antonio         270-300       270-300      240-270
San Francisco       300-365       300-365      n/a
San Jose            480-700       480-700      n/a
Seattle             240-300       240-300      150-210
St. Paul            180-240       180-240      n/a
Salt Lake City      270-300       270-300      270-300
Tampa               365-450       365-450      n/a
Washington DC/VA    210           n/a          n/a

*     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      360-540         14-21         30-60     n/a
Atlanta          730-1095        300-365       21-30     75-90
Baltimore        240             1             1         n/a
Boston           300             90            1         1
Buffalo          120-150         90            14-21     1
Charlotte        730-790         60-90         7-21      75-90
Chicago          180-540         n/a           n/a       15-30
Cincinnati       300-360         120-180       3-8       1-2
Cleveland        300-360         120-180       3-8       1-2
Dallas           450-520         140-180       120-180   30-60
Denver           n/a             1             21-28     21-28
Detroit          270-365         15-30         1         1
El Paso          365-547         90-180        30-45     30-45
Harlingen        450             90-120        70-120    91
Hartford         150             30            5         90
Honolulu         365             30-60         1-30      1-2
Houston          425-500         60-90         30        90-120
Indianapolis     180-210         15-45         7-10      1
Kansas City      180-240         20-50         1-21      1-90
Las Vegas        240             90            5         90
Louisville       600-720         600-720       n/a       n/a
Los Angeles      365-425         30-90         18-30     10-20
Memphis          240-270         90-120        3-5       80-90
Miami            480-540         120-150       3-5       80-90
Milwaukee        545-570         60-180        7-30      60-90
New Orleans      180-360         30-360        5-21      30-150
New York         360-510         45            30-45     65-90
Newark           365-425         1             1         30-90
Oklahoma City    365-540         90-120        30-90     30-90
Omaha            300-365         30-40         10-20     30-40
Orlando          240             120           10        1-7
Philadelphia     180-365         30-90         4         90
Phoenix          540-630         210           120-150   120-150
Pittsburgh       60-90           10-40         3-9       1
Portland         540-600         60            15-30     1
Sacramento       365             60-120        1-3       1
San Antonio      365-395         60-90         30-60     30-60
San Francisco    390-480         30-120        1-7       1-30
San Jose         540-730         150-425       7-14      1-2
Seattle          240-330         1             10-15     14-28
St. Paul         180-240         90-120        2-4       1
Salt Lake City   270-300         60-90         60-90     90-120
Tampa            720-900         15-60         14-21     24-48
Washington DC/VA 300             14            14        n/a

+    Naturalization Filing Until Interview
++   Naturalization Interview Until Swearing-In
#    Work Authorization (Non-Asylum) Approval

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