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GOVERNMENT PROCESSING TIMES

 Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association
 Note: We publish all processing times available to us and will not be able
 to answer individual requests for processing time. Also, please note that
 these statistics are reported by the INS and we do not vouch for their 
 authenticity. The following is the Nebraska Service Center Processing Time 
 Report for the period ending December 30, 1998:
                                               Receipt Notice
                         Processing            Processing      Time
                         for Initial           in Days
 Application Type        Receipt Date
                                               From       To
 I-90 Replacement Card   04/01/98              269        299
 I-90ASaw                None Pending          30         60
 I-102 Replacement
   of Arrival Document   02/11/98              319        349
 I-129/S New
   Amended NI Worker     11/10/98              30         45
 I-129/F Fiance(e)       11/05/98              55         85
 I-130 Spouse US         10/30/98              60         90
 I-130 Spouse            01/09/98              351        381
 I-130 Other Relatives   07/14/98              166        196
 I-131 Reentry Permit/
   Ref Travel Doc        10/02/98              60         90
 I-131 Advance Parole    11/30/98              30         60
 I-140 Immigrant Worker  09/23/98              97         127
 I-360 Pet for Widow/
   Spec. Imm.            10/06/98              84         114
 I-485 Employment        12/08/97              382        412
 I-485 Asylee            07/09/98              150        200
 I-485 Refugee           07/22/98              150       200
 I-526 Investor          07/23/98              157       187
 I-539 Change/
   Extend NI Status      07/10/98              170       200
 I-589 Asylum            Not adjudicated       15        30
 I-698 Legalization
   -Adj to LPR           None pending          15        45
 I-730 Refugee
   /Asylee Relative Pet. 07/10/98              170       200
 I-751 Remove Conditions 09/29/98              91        121
 I-765 Employment
   Authorization-A5      11/06/98              54        84
 I-765 Employment
   Authorization-Other   09/10/98              110       140
 I-817 Family Unity      12/31/97              360       390
 I-824 Actions of
   Approved Petitions    07/02/98              178       208
 I-829 Removal
   Conditions (Investors)04/27/98              243       273
 N-400 Naturalization    Not Adjudicated       540       600
 N-600 Application
   for Citizenship       Not Adjudicated       15        120
 I-724 All Waivers       07/20/98              160       190
 Total Pending Applications
 (All types, pending first time adj.) 92,981
 
 Vermont Service Center Processing Time Report
 The following is the Vermont Service Center Processing Time Report 
 for the period ending December 31, 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  12/03/98           15        30
 I-140 Immigrant Worker         09/29/98           15        30
 I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec Imm   09/10/98           60        180
 I-526 Investor                 Current            60        180
 I-539 Change/Extend NI Status  11/19/98           30        60
 I-724 Waiver                   Current            15        30
 I-829                          Current            30        180
 Family Services
 I-129(F) Fiance (e)            Current            15        21
 I-130 Immed Rel                12/21/98           60        90
 I-130 Preference               06/01/98           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 12/10/98 30 90
 I-485 Adjustment               12/14/97           120       180
 I-589                          Current            1         5
 I-698 Legalization-
   Adjustment to LPR            Current            30        60
 I-765 Employment
   Authorization-Asylum Based   12/17/98           30        60
 I-765 Employment
   Authorization-Other          12/07/98           30        60
 N-400 Naturalization-
   Initial Processing           12/28/98           120       180
 N-600 Application
   for Citizenship              11/30/98           60        90
 I-90 Replacement Card          12/12/97           30        90 

 California Service Center Processing Times as of January 21, 1999
 PETITION TYPE          DATA ENTRY DATE
 I-129 H-1 EOS          11/3/98
 I-129 H-2/H3           1/14/99
 I-129 R                8/26/98
 I-129 E                6/26/98
 I-129 O/P/Q            1/14/99
 I-129L                 12/30/98
 I-129 H1B COS          11/10/98
 I-765 Special Students 12/10/98
 I-765, Non-Immigrant   12/3/98
 I-131                  1/12/99
 I-360
   FPL/Widows/Widowers  12/17/98
 I-360
   BPL/Religious        2/9/98
 I-539                  6/30/98
 I-140                  6/29/98
 I-130 M/C
   (Imm. Relative*)     11/2/98
 I-130 Spouse (IR)      10/19/98
 I-817 Extensions       7/6/98
 I-90                   7/17/98
 I-824 BPL              9/9/98
 I-824 FPL              2/4/98
 I-824 RPL              10/5/98
 I-765 (c)(8)(a)(11)    11/24/98
 I-751                  11/9/98
 I-765 (c)(9)           9/23/98
 I-485, (JIT Ready)
   Health Care Workers
 Included               10/15/97
 *Does not include preference aliens