Note: WE INCLUDE ALL PROCESSING TIMES AVAILABLE TO US. PLEASE
DO NOT SEND US REQUESTS FOR OTHER PROCESSING TIMES. THANK YOU.
Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association
Nebraska Service Center Processing Time
The following is the Nebraska Service Center Processing Times
Report for the period ending March 31, 1997.
Receipt Notice
Processing Processing Time
for Initial in Days
Application/Petition Type Receipt Date From To
I-90 Replacement Card 02/24/97 20 40*
I-90A Saw 02/27/97 10 30
I-102 Replacement of Arrival Doc. 01/28/97 30 45*
I-129/S New Amended NI Worker 02/13/97 14 21
I-129/F Fiance(e) 02/07/97 14 21
I-130 Spouse US 01/25/97 20 30*
I-130 Spouse 01/25/97 60 75*
I-130 Other Relatives 12/16/96 75 90*
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref Travel
Doc. 01/10/97 75 90*
I-131 Advance Parole 02/11/97 30 90
I-140 Immigrant Worker 12/29/97 45 75*
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec. Imm. 01/21/97 20 40
I-485 Adjustment 12/02/96 120 150
I-526 Investor 02/21/97 10 30*
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status 01/10/97 60 90*
I-589 Asylum Not adjud. 15 21
I-698 Legalization-Adjustments
to LPR 02/21/97 10 30*
I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative Pet. 01/22/97 30 60*
I-751 Remove Conditions None pending 20 40
I-765 Employment Auth.-A5 02/15/97 10 40*
I-765 Employment Auth.-Other None pending 10 40
I-817 Family Unity 01/21/97 30 60
I-824 Actions of Approved Pet. 02/19/97 14 40*
I-829 Removal Conditions
(Investors) None Pending 10 40
N-400 Naturalization Not Adjud. 120 150
N-600 Application for Citizenship Not Adjud. 30 60
I-724 All Waivers None Pending 10 40
Total Pending Applications
(All types, pending first time adj.) 26,182
*Processing times changed since last report
Texas Service Center Processing Times
The following is the Texas Service Center Processing Times
Report for the period ending March 31, 1997:
Number of Process Time
Days to Process on Receipt
Initial Receipt Notice
Application/Petition Process. Date From To
I-90 Replacement Card 53 02/06/97 90 120
I-90A Saw 20 03/11/97 90 120
I-102 Replacement of
Arrival Document 58 02/03/97 60 90
I-129/S New/Amended
NI Worker 26 03/05/97 21 40
I-129(F) Fiance(e) 12 03/19/97 30 40
I-130 Spouse 69 01/21/97 120 180
I-130 Other Relative 89 01/21/97 120 180
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref.
Travel Doc. n/a Current 30 60
I-140 Immigrant Worker 68 01/22/97 30 40
I-360 Pet. for
Widow/Spec. Immigrant 18 03/13/97 30 40
I-485 Adjustment 90 12/31/96 60 90
I-526 Investor 18 03/12/97 60 90
I-539 COS/EOS-
Employment-Based 32 02/27/97 90 120
I-539 COS/EOS-Other 35 02/24/97 90 120
I-589 Asylum n/a Current 30 60
I-698 Legalization-Adj.
to LPR 75 01/15/97 60 90
I-724 Waivers 90 12/31/96 60 90
I-730 Refugees/Asylee
Relative Pet. 4 03/27/97 60 90
I-751 Remove Conditions 6 03/25/97 60 90
I-765 Em. Auth.-Asylum
Based n/a Current 60 90
I-765 Em. Auth.-Other n/a Current 60 90
I-817 Family Unity 91 12/30/96 60 90
I-824 Actions on
Approved Petition 48 02/11/97 30 40
N-400 Naturalization n/a (Not Processed at SSC)
N-600 Application for
Citizenship n/a (Not Processed at SSC)
Total Pending Application (All Types)
(G-22 Total + Pending Asylum 119,693 includes 51,005 Miami
Processing N-400s
Local Processing Times
Office Permanent Residence Filing Until Approval
I-485* I485i** I485***
Albuquerque 180-240 180-240 n/a
Atlanta 240-270 240-270 n/a
Baltimore 180-200 180-200 180-200
Boston 120 120 n/a
Buffalo 120 120 75
Charlotte 330-390 330-390 270-360
Chicago n/a n/a n/a
Cincinnati 120-150 120-150 120-150
Cleveland 120-150 120-150 n/a
Dallas 240-270 240-270 n/a
Denver 150-180 150-180 150-180
Detroit n/a 120-150 120-150
El Paso 180-240 180-240 60-90
Harlingen 398 398 398
Hartford 90-100 90-100 90-100
Honolulu 120 120 120
Houston 365 365 n/a
Indianapolis 90-120 90-120 n/a
Kansas City 150-210 150-210 150-210
Las Vegas 250-300 250-300 n/a
Louisville 180-270 180-270 240
Los Angeles 447 447 n/a
Memphis 300-365 300-365 210-240
Miami 240-270 240-270 180-210
Milwaukee 300-365 300-365 n/a
New York 240 240 120
Newark 120-150 120-150 n/a
Oklahoma City 240-280 240-280 220-260
Omaha 150-180 150-180 n/a
Orlando 60 60 60
Philadelphia 130 130 130
Phoenix 420 420 210
Pittsburgh 90-120 90-120 180-240
Portland 210-240 210-240 240-270
Sacramento 150-180 150-180 150-180
San Antonio 240 240 240
San Francisco 270 270 180-270
San Jose 360-395 360-395 330-365
Seattle 150-180 150-180 150-180
St. Paul 150-180 150-180 150-180
Salt Lake City 120-160 120-160 120-160
Tampa 180-240 180-240 240-300
Washington DC/VA 240-365 365-540 240-365
* 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 120-180 14-21 30-90 7-14
Atlanta 150-180 180-240 14-21 21-30
Baltimore 120-180 1-60 1 45-60
Boston 240 n/a 1-2 1-2
Buffalo 120 90 7 1
Charlotte 450-600 180-240 15-21 30-60
Chicago 120-240 60-120 1 1
Cincinnati 120 30-45 1-2 1-2
Cleveland 120-140 30-45 1-2 1-2
Dallas 210-270 60-90 60-90 60-90
Denver 240-270 1 5-10 21-28
Detroit 270-365 15-30 1 1
El Paso 300-365 30-60 7-14 7-14
Harlingen 192 29 21 91
Hartford 150 30 5 90
Honolulu 90 60 10 1
Houston 210 30 2-5 30-45
Indianapolis 90-120 30-45 2-7 1
Kansas City 150-210 20-60 1-25 1-90
Las Vegas 120-150 60-90 5-10 60-90
Louisville 270 30-45 21-30 1
Los Angeles 180-240 60-90 1 14-30
Memphis 240-270 90-120 3-15 90-120
Miami 360-390 60-90 5-10 60-90
Milwaukee 300-320 60-180 7-10 90-120
New York 180-270 30-60 21 75
Newark 300-330 1 1 1
Oklahoma City 180-210 45-90 15-75 150-180
Omaha 150-180 30-40 2-10 2-10
Orlando 240 120 10 1-7
Philadelphia 120 45 4 n/a
Phoenix 120-180 180 90 90
Pittsburgh 60-90 10-40 3-9 1
Portland 240 270 15 1
Sacramento 180-210 30-90 1-7 1
San Antonio 180-210 60-90 45-60 28-45
San Francisco 180-210 30-60 1-10 1-60
San Jose 150-180 30-60 7-14 1
Seattle 180-240 1 21-28 21-28
St. Paul 150-180 60 2 1
Salt Lake City 90-160 30-60 7-14 21-45
Tampa 180-300 14-70 10-20 7-45
Washington DC/VA 240 1 14 90
+ Naturalization Filing Until Interview
++ Naturalization Interview Until Swearing-In
# Work Authorization (Non-Asylum) Approval
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