GOVERNMENT PROCESSING TIMES

Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association

INS LOCAL OFFICE PROCESSING TIMES (as of 4/20/99)

District/      Permanent Residence   Naturalization Advance      Work
Suboffice      Filing - Approval     Filing Until    Parole       Auth.
               I-485                  Swearing In     Approval Approval

Albuquerque      540-730              540-730      45-60         30-45
Atlanta          450-540              630-720      45-60         75-90
Baltimore        395-515              395-515      1              45-90
Boston           n/a                  n/a          1              1
Buffalo          200-300              365-390      2-15          1-14
Charlotte        730-910              365-1000     30-60         75-90
Chicago          540                  540-720      1              30
Cincinnati       240-330              270-510      7              1
Denver           540-630              700-730      2-3            28-35
El Paso          485-545              485-545      30-45         30-45
Harlingen        742                  610          162            91
Honolulu         240-300              30-60        3-7            1
Houston          820-850              600-700      30             90
Indianapolis     180-240              300-330      1-30          1-30
Kansas City      360-440              330-420      1-30          1
Louisville       720                  720-840      60-90         60-90
Los Angeles      550-650              21-60        30-60          30-45
Milwaukee        760                  760          60             15-30
Newark           390-450              510-540      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    420-480              360-450      60-90         30-60
Omaha            545-730              300-360      20-30         20-30
Orlando          270-300              365-485      15-30         45-55
Phoenix          720-780              120-150      120-150       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   365-500              365          14             45-60
San Antonio      425-450              425-450      30-60         30-60
San Diego        695-725              540-600      89-90         80-90
San Francisco    365                  420-450      1-10          1-30
San Juan         365-420              365-420      14             1
Tampa            450-540              1080-1140    10-14         90-120
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

*PETITION TYPE*	*CASE DATE*	*DATA ENTRY*

*I-90*	*99-007*	*10/09/98*
*I-102*	*98-132*	*04/08/98*
*I-129 L*	*99-157*	*05/11/99*
*I-129 H1B COS*	*99-132*	*04/08/99*
*I-129 H1 EOS*	*99-149*	*04/30/99*
*I-129 H2/H3*	*99-166*	*05/24/99*
*I-129 E*	*98-203*	*07/17/98*
*I-129 O/P/Q*	*99-167*	*05/25/99*
*I-129 R*	*99-010*	*10/15/98*
*I-129 F*	*99-140*	*04/19/99*
*I-130 (IR) Spouse*	*99-106*	*03/04/99*
*I-130 (IR) M/C*	*99-085*	*02/02/99*
*I-130 (IR) Other*	*99-025*	*11/04/98*
*I-130 Pref. Spouse*	*98-074*	*01/16/98*
*I-130 Pref. M/C*	*98-085*	*02/17/98*
*I-130 Pref. Other*	*98-058*	*12/23/97*
*I-131*	*99-156*	*05/10/99*
*I-140*	*98-213*	*08/03/98*
*I-360 FPL/Widows/Widowers*	*99-080*	*02/16/99*
*I-360 BPL/Religious*	*98-090*	*02/09/98*
*I-526*	*Vacant*	*Vacant*
*I-539*	*98-247*	*09/18/98*
*I-485 JTT Ready/Health Care Workers Included*	*98-014*	*10/21/97*
*I-751*	*99-131*	*02/16/99*
*I-765 Special Students*	*99-151*	*05/04/99*
*I-765 (c)(8)(a)(11)(Initial)*	*99-160*	*05/14/99*
*I-765 (c)(8)(a)(11)(Renewal)*	*99-144*	*04/23/99*
*I-765 (c)(9)*	*99-141*	*04/20/99*
*I-765 (a)(13)*	*99-132*	*04/08/99*
*I-817 Extensions*	*98-248*	*09/21/98*
*I-824 BPL*	*98-149*	*05/04/98*
*I-824 FPL*	*98-126*	*04/01/98*
*I-824 RPL*	*99-003*	*10/05/98*
*I-829*	*99-022*	*10/22/98*