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Texas Service Center Processing Times
The following is the Texas Service Center Processing Times Report

for the period ending March 31, 1999: 
                                                           No.Of cases
                        Days to     Process.             in the Work                       
                        Initial Receipt     Time/Days  Distribution
Application/Petition Process.    Date From  To    Unit
I-90 Replacement Card   265         07/14/98    250   300   36,623
I-90A Saw               0           Current     30    60    0
I-102 Replacement of
Arrival Doc             14          03/16/99    30    60    97
I-129/S New/Amended NI
Worker                  20          03/11/99    30    60    372
I-129/L New             0           Current     30    40    0
I-129 Other             23          03/08/99    30    60    74
I-129(F) Fiance(e)      7           03/24/99    30    40    110
I-130 Spouse            292         06/08/98    300   350   31,311
I-130 Other Relative    520         11/20/97    525   575   41,256
I-131 Advance Parole    na          Current     30    60    0
I-140 Immigrant Worker
(1st & 2nd)             362         03/16/98    350   400   4,101
I-140 Immigrant Worker
(3rd)                   253         07/20/98    200   275   2,888
I-360 Pet. for Widow/
Spec. Imm.              449         01/19/98    440   500   1,368
I-485 Adjustment        513         11/01/97    500   550   64,476
I-526 Investor          285         06/16/98    275   375   18
I-539 Chg/Ext NI Stat.-
Employ-Bsd.             00          Current     90    120   00
I-539 Cg/Ext NI Stat.-
Other                   207         09/25/98    200   250   16,018
I-589 Asylum            n/a         Current     30    60    00
I-698 Legal-Adj to LPR  527         11/15/97    525   575   181
I-724 Waivers           n/a         Current     60    90    00
I-730 Ref/Asylee Relative Pet.      filed at NSC
I-751 Remove Conditions 00          Current     60    90    0
I-765 Employment Auth.-
Asylum Based            n/a         Current     30    60    0
I-765 Employment Auth.-
Other                   00          Current     60    90    0
I-817 Family Unity      21          03/09/99    30    60    61
I-824 Actions on
Approved Pet.           12          03/18/99    30    60    33
I-829 Remove Conditions
/Investor               293         06/03/98    275   325   4
N-400 Naturalization    n/a         Preprocess  550   730

*The word "Current" means within 30 days.

JUST IN TIME REPORT

California Service Center (CSC)
(Processing Dates)

 

PETITION TYPE

CASE DATE

DATA ENTRY DATE

I-90

98-241

9/11/98

I-102

98-131

4/8/98

I-129 L

99-129

4/5/99

I-129 H-1B COS

99-073

1/14/99

I-129 H-1 EOS

99-077

1/21/99

I-129 H2/H3

99-132

4/8/99

I-129 E

98-198

7/13/98

I-29O/P/Q

99-122

3/26/99

I-129 R

98-237

9/4/98

I-129 F

99-112

3/12/99

I-130 (IR) Spouse

99-092

2/9/99

I-130 (IR) M/C

99-079

1/25/99

I-130 (IR) Other

99-012

10/17/98

I-130 Pref. Spouse

98-078

1/23/98

I-130 Pref. M/C

98-095

2/17/98

I-130 Pref. Other

98-058

12/23/97

I-131

99-121

3/25/99

I-140

98-202

7/17/98

I-360 FPL/Widows/Widowers

99-080

2/16/99

I-360 BPL/Religious

98-090

2/9/98

I-485 JIT Ready/Health Care Workers

98-014

10/21/97*

I-526

VACANT

VACANT

I-539

98-014

8/14/98

I-751

99-131

2/16/99

I-765 Special Students

99-124T

3/29/99

I-765 (c)(8)(a)(11) Initial

VACANT

VACANT

I-765 (c)(8)(a)(11) Renewal

99-114

3/16/99

I-765 (c)(9)

99-113

3/15/99

I-765 (a)(13)

98-221

8/13/98

I-817 Extensions

98-248

9/21/988

I-824 BPL

98-185

6/23/98

I-824 FPL

98-126

4/1/98

I-824 RPL

99-003

10/5/98

I-829

99-008

10/8/98

 

* Due to expired fingerprint. Main population of backlog is 5/98

Report Date 4/15/99

The following is the Nebraska Service Center Processing Time Report for the period
ending March 26, 1998:

                                                      Receipt Notice                 
Application/Petition Type           Receipt Date      From  To

I-90 Replacement Card               09/30/98          176   206
I-90A Saw                           None Pending      30    60
I-102 Replacement of Arrival Document 06/08/98        288   318
I-129/S New Amended NI Worker       02/16/99          25    30
I-129/F Fiance(e)                   01/04/99          82    112
I-130 Spouse US                     01/19/99          85    90
I-130 Spouse                        03/09/98          377   407
I-130 Other Relatives               09/28/98          300   400
I-131 Reentry Permit                11/30/98          90    120
I-131 Ref Travel Doc                None Pending      25    30
I-131 Advance Parole                02/26/99          25    30
I-140 Immigrant Worker              09/21/98          185   215
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec. Imm.      01/25/99          60    90
I-485 Employment                    11/25/97          481   511
I-485 Asylee                        07/06/98          400   500
I-485 Refugee                       07/06/98          400   500
I-526 Investor                      08/10/98          100   130
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status       09/16/98          140   170
I-589 Asylum                        Not adjudicated   15    30
I-698 Legalization-Adj to LPR       None pending      15    45
I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative Pet.  10/20/98          156   186
I-751 Remove Conditions             01/25/99          61    91
I-765 Employment Authorization-A5   02/16/99          25    35
I-765 Employment Authorization-Other01/24/99          75    90
I-817 Family Unity                  11/09/97          75    100
I-821 TPS                           01/11/99          518   548
I-824 Actions of Approved Petitions 07/09/98          257   287
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                   01/15/99          71    101
Total Pending Applications 98,990
(All types, pending first time adj.)
*On March 26, 1999, the notice resulting from the first adjudicative action
was being sent for cases received on the date listed. Some cases are adjudicated
earlier than this date by regulation or policy; however, only one processing
time can be listed on receipt notices for each form type.

INS LOCAL OFFICE PROCESSING TIMES

District/      Permanent Residence   Naturalization  Advance      Work
Suboffice      Filing - Approval     Filing Until    Parole       Auth.
               I-485                 Swearing In     Approval  Approval
Albuquerque      365-540                 365-540     30-45         30-45
Atlanta          450-540                 630-720     45-60         75-90
Baltimore        395-515                 395-515     1             1
Boston           210                     n/a         1             1
Buffalo          165-380                 330-390     2-14          1
Charlotte        425-485                 730-790     10-30         75-90
Chicago          365-540                 540-720     1             30
Cincinnati       240-330                 270-510     7             1
Denver           540-570                 540-720     5-7           21-28
El Paso          485-545                 485-545     60            60
Harlingen        742                     610         162           91
Honolulu         240-300                 30-60       3-7           1-2
Houston          820-850                 600-700     30            90
Indianapolis     180-240                 300-330     1-30          1-30
Kansas City      390-430                 330-420      1-30          1-1
Louisville       540-660                 720-840      60-90         60-90
Los Angeles      570-690                 30-90        14-45         7-14
Milwaukee        n/a                     n/a          30-45         30
Newark           390-465                 515          1             90-180
New Orleans      365-575                 365-575      10-30         30-120
New York         450-540                 450-840      50-60         75-80
Oklahoma City    450-510                 365-420      30-120        30-90
Omaha            365-545                 365-425      30-60         30-60
Orlando          270-300                 365-485      15-30         45-55
Phoenix          720-780                 900-1080     150-180       90-120
Pittsburgh       180-270                 360-420      4-7           1
Portland         450                     365          15            15
Sacramento       450                     510          1-5           1-3
Salt Lake City   425-540                 365-450      14-21         21-60
San Antonio      425-450                 365-450      30-60         30-60
San Diego        710-730                 485-500      60-70         60-90
San Francisco    330-365                 420-450      1-10          1-30
San Juan         365-420                 365          7             1
Tampa            420-450                 1080-1140    10-14         45-90
Wash, DC (Arlington)365-420              180-420      10-21         30-45
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)

Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association

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