GOVERNMENT PROCESSING TIMES

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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