Government Processing Times

Texas Service Center Processing Times

Jurisdiction: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

 

01.15.2003

 

 

Application/Petition Type

Date Based on Pending Initial Adjudication

I-90 to replace lost, damaged or destroyed I-551

4/10/2002

I-90 to renew expiring I-551

n/a

I-102 for replacement/initial nonimmigrant arrival/departure form

8/6/2002

I-129 / H1B

8/30/2002

I-129 / H2A

current

I-129 / H2B

12/11/2002

I-129 / H3

01/07/2003

I-129 / L

01/07/2003

I-129 / Blanket L

01/07/2003

I-129 / O

12/05/2002

I-129 / P

01/13/2002

I-129 / Q or R

Current - R 09/04/2002

I-129 / TN

N/a

I-129F (fiancée) 

10/11/2002

I-129 / E

09/03/2002

I-130 / Spouse, Parent or Child of US Citizen 

6/8/2001

I-130 / Spouse of Lawful Permanent Resident 

4/3/1998

I-130 / Other Relative 

4/3/1998

I-131 / Advance Parole 

12/4/2002

I-131 / Advance Parole for HRIFA principal applicant 

N/a

I-131 / Reentry Permit 

N/a

I-131 / Refugee Travel Document 

N/a

I-140 A   (extraordinary ability) 

6/17/2002

I-140 B   (outstanding professor or researcher) 

6/17/2002

I-140 C   (multinational executive or manager) 

6/17/2002

I-140 D  (professional holding adv. degree/alien of exceptional ability) 

8/29/2002

I-140 E   (skilled worker or professional) 

10/1/2002

I-140 I   (National Interest Waiver) 

7/18/2002

I-140 G  (other worker 3RD PREF) 

10/1/2002

I-212 permission to reapply for admission after deportation/removal 

n/a

I-360 petition for Amerasian, widow(er), or Special Immigrant 

8/1/2001

I-485 Asylum-based 

n/a

I-485 Refugee-based 

n/a

I-485 Employment-based 

11/1/2000

I-485 Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA)-based 

n/a

I-526 Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur 

11/15/2002

I-539 / extension of stay for F or M non-immigrant 

12/26/2002

I-539 / extension of stay for L or H non-immigrant 

12-26 or date of I-129

 I-539 / extension of stay for other non-immigrant 

12/26/2002

 I-539 / change nonimmigrant classification to F or M 

12/26/2002

I-539 / change nonimmigrant classification to J 

12/26/2002

I-539 / change nonimmigrant classification to L or H 

12-26 or date of I-129

I-539 / change to other nonimmigrant classification 

12/26/2002

I-612 waiver of foreign residence requirement 

9/17/2002

I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition 

n/a

I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence 

9/13/2002

I-765 / initial asylee or asylum applicant authorization C-8 

11005/31/2002

I-765 / employment authorization associated with Hurricane Mitch TPS 

7/85/2002

I-765 / employment authorization associated with El Salvador TPS 

8/1/2002

I-765 / employment authorization while I-485 is pending C-9 

10/01/2002

I-765 / all other employment authorization 

9/30/2002

I-817 Application for Family Unity Benefits 

12/29/1998

I-821 for El Salvador  

4/13/2001

I-821 for Hurricane Mitch countries 

8/17/1999

I-824 Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition 

8/8/2002

I-829 Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions 

3/22/1999

I-914 Application for T Non-Immigrant 

n/a

 

These are not official INS times, nor are they endorsed by the Central Office.
Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association

 

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Vermont Service Center Processing Times

Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C. and West Virginia.

 

January 15, 2003

 

 

Form

Currently Processing

I-90 to replace lost, damaged or destroyed I-551

1/14/2002

I-102 for replacement/initial nonimmigrant arrival/departure form

Current

I-129 / H1B Cap

10/16/2002

I-129 / H1B Ext

10/16/2002

I-129 / H2A

Current

I-129 / (H2B, H3, O, P, Q, R)

10/11/2002

I-129S / Blanket L

11/11/2002

I-129F (Fiancée)

12/16/2002

I-212, I-601, I-612 Waivers

Current

I-130 Immediate Relative Classes

7/10/2002

I-130 Preference Classes

2/8/1999

I-131 Application for Travel Document

12/06/2002

I-140 Immigrant Petitioner for Alien Worker E11

3/25/2002

I-140 Immigrant Petitioner for Alien Worker E12

3/25/2002

I-140 Immigrant Petitioner for Alien Worker E13

6/4/2002

I-140 Immigrant Petitioner for Alien Worker E21 (National Interest Waivers: 4/1/2002 )

05/31/2002

I-140 Immigrant Petitioner for Alien Worker E31, E32, EW3 (Nurses: 7/19/2002 )

6/5/2002

I-360 Petition for Widowed/Special Immigration

7/3/2002

I-360 VAWA

07/05/2002

I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status

10/15/2001

I-539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status

11/25/2002

I-687

N/A

I-698 Application to Adjust Status from Temporary to Permanent Resident

N/A

I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence

02/01/2002

I-765 Employment Authorization (C)(8)

Current

I-765 Employment Authorization (C)(9)

Current

I-765 Employment Authorization Other

11/07/2002

I-817 Application for Family Unity Benefits

N/A

I-821 Application for Temporary Protected Status - El Sal

4/4/2001

I-821 Application for Temporary Protected Status - Nicaragua/Honduras

Current

I-824 Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition

2/22/2002

I-914 Application for T Non-Immigrant Status

01/02/2003

N-470, N-565, N-643

10/02/2002

N-600

09/13/2002

 

These are not official INS times, nor are they endorsed by the Central Office.
Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association

 

 

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