Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association Note: THESE TIMES ARE ALL THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE AND ARE THE MOST RECENT KNOWN. PLEASE DO NOT SEND US REQUESTS FOR OTHER PROCESSING TIMES. ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT LOCAL OFFICE PROCESSING TIMES ARE NOT AVAILABLE THIS MONTH. US Department of Labor Times (Note - Not all regions have reports) - Region I - Boston - Labor Condition Application Processing: 7 days Labor Certification/Reduction in Recruitment Cases: 3-4 months at region if no "restrictive requirements"; if restrictive requirements are found, six months
Labor Certification/Non-Reduction in Recruitment Cases: 3 months at region
Special Notes: Massachusetts processes RIR cases in two weeks; normal
labor certification cases take five months to recruitment and one month
following recruitment
- Region II - New York -
Labor Condition Application Processing: 7 days
Labor Certification/Reduction in Recruitment Cases: Current
Labor Certification/Non-Reduction in Recruitment Cases: 11 months at region
Special Notes: New York state SESA - one month turnaround on RIR cases;
normal cases average a year for processing before going to the region.
New Jersey SESA - RIR cases handled in two weeks to two months; non-RIR
cases take an astounding 18 to 23 months BEFORE regional office processing.
- Region III - Philadelphia -
Labor Condition Application Processing: 3-7 days
Labor Certification/Reduction in Recruitment Cases: 2-4 months
Labor Certification/Non-Reduction in Recruitment Cases: 7 months at region
Special Notes: Virginia SESA - RIR cases in 6-8 weeks
- Region IV - Atlanta -
Labor Condition Application Processing: 3 weeks
Labor Certification/Reduction in Recruitment Cases: 4 months
Labor Certification/Non-Reduction in Recruitment Cases: 7-8 months
- Region V - Chicago -
Labor Condition Application Processing: 10-15 days
Labor Certification/Reduction in Recruitment Cases: 4 months
Labor Certification/Non-Reduction in Recruitment Cases: 11 months
Special Note: Illinois SESA - RIR cases current; regular processing
takes 8 months; Wisconsin SESA - RIR cases are current; regular
processing takes 3 months; Ohio SESA - RIR cases take 2-3 months;
regular processing takes 2-3 months; Minnesota SESA - RIR cases
take 1-2 months; regular processing takes 12 months; Michigan
SESA - RIR cases take 2 months; regular cases take 11 months;
Indiana SESA - RIR cases take one months; regular processing
takes 1-2 months.
- Region VI - Dallas -
Labor Condition Application Processing: 10 days
Labor Certification/Reduction in Recruitment Cases: 2-3 months at region
Labor Certification/Non-Reduction in Recruitment Cases: 3-4 months at
region
- Region IX - San Francisco -
Labor Condition Application Processing: 14-18 days
Labor Certification/Reduction in Recruitment Cases: 2-3 months at region
Labor Certification/Non-Reduction in Recruitment Cases: 16 months at region
- Region X - Seattle -
Labor Condition Application Processing: 3-5 days
Labor Certification/Reduction in Recruitment Cases: "days to weeks" at
region
Labor Certification/Non-Reduction in Recruitment Cases: 10 months at region
Special Notes: Washington SESA - 2-4 months for RIR; 9-12 months for
regular processing.
INS California Service Center Processing Time
The following is the California Service Center Processing Times
Report for the period ending October 31, 1997.
Receipt Notice
Processing Processing Time
for Initial in Days
Application/Petition Type Receipt Date From To
I-90 Replacement Card 10/01/97 29 30
I-90A Saw 10/01/97 29 30
I-129/S New Amended NI Worker 09/01/97 30 45
I-129/F Fiance(e) 10/20/97 29 30
I-130 Spouse 09/30/97 59 60
I-130 Other Relatives 08/26/97 89 90
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref
Travel Doc 10/01/97 15 25
I-140 Immigrant Worker 09/01/97 45 60
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec. Imm. 10/30/97 29 30
I-485 Adjustment 04/01/97 150 180
I-526 Investor 10/01/97 29 30
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
Employment Authorization 09/01/97 59 60
I-539 Change/Extend NI
Status-Other 09/01/97 59 60
I-589 Asylum na na na
I-698 Legalization-Adjustments
to LPR 10/01/97 29 30
I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative
Petition na na na
I-751 Remove Conditions 10/02/97 29 30
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Asylum Based 10/01/97 29 30
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Other 09/01/97 89 90
I-817 Family Unity 04/02/97 179 180
I-824 Actions of Approved
Petitions 07/30/97 75 95
N-400 Naturalization na na na
N-600 Application for Citizenship na na na
INS Nebraska Service Center Processing Time
The following is the Nebraska Service Center Processing Times
Report for the period ending October 31, 1997.
Receipt Notice
Processing Processing Time
for Initial in Days
Application/Petition Type Receipt Date From To
I-90 Replacement Card 08/06/97 92 122
I-90A Saw 06/02/97 156 186
I-102 Replacement of Arrival
Document 08/25/97 60 90
I-129/S New Amended NI Worker 09/18/97 30 45
I-129/F Fiance(e) 09/09/97 60 90
I-130 Spouse US 09/03/97 60 90
I-130 Spouse 03/27/97 221 251
I-130 Other Relatives 05/07/97 181 211
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref Travel
Doc 07/24/97 104 134
I-131 Advance Parole 10/15/97 23 53
I-140 Immigrant Worker 07/07/97 121 151
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec. Imm. 09/22/97 46 76
I-485 Adjustment 08/05/97 120 150
I-526 Investor 09/05/97 63 93
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status 09/02/97 66 96
I-589 Asylum Not adjudicated 15 30
I-698 Legalization-Adjustments
to LPR None pending 15 45
I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative
Petition 04/25/97 193 223
I-751 Remove Conditions None pending 15 45
I-765 Employment Authorization-A5 10/02/97 30 60
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Other 09/27/97 30 60
I-817 Family Unity 03/02/97 246 276
I-824 Actions of Approved
Petitions 08/08/97 90 120
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 08/18/97 80 110
Total Pending Applications
(All types, pending first time adj.) 98222
INS Texas Service Center Processing Times
The following is the Texas Service Center Processing Times
Report for the period ending October 31, 1997:
Days to Process.
Initial Receipt Time/Days
Application/Petition Process. Date From To
I-90 Replacement Card 59 09/02/97 90 120
I-90A Saw 7 10/24/97 90 120
I-102 Replacement of
Arrival Document 39 09/22/97 60 90
I-129/S New/Amended
NI Worker 22 10/09/97 21 40
I-129(F) Fiance(e) 28 10/03/97 30 40
I-130 Spouse 172 05/12/97 120 180
I-130 Other Relative 172 05/12/97 120 180
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref.
Travel Doc. na Current 30 60
I-140 Immigrant Worker 30 10/01/97 60 90
I-360 Pet. for Widow/Spec.
Immigrant 17 10/14/97 30 40
I-485 Adjustment 120 05/31/96 90 120
I-526 Investor 32 09/29/97 60 90
I-539 COS/EOS-
Employment-Based na Current 90 120
I-539 COS/EOS-Other 11 10/20/97 90 120
I-589 Asylum na Current 30 60
I-698 Legalization-Adj.
to LPR 231 03/14/97 60 90
I-724 Waivers 123 07/01/97 60 90
I-730 Refugees/Asylee
Relative Pet. n/a filed at Lincoln
I-751 Remove Conditions 22 10/09/97 60 90
I-765 Em. Auth.-Asylum
Based na Current 15 30
I-765 Em. Auth.-Other 13 10/18/97 60 90
I-817 Family Unity na Current 60 90
I-824 Actions on Approved
Petition 7 10/24/97 30 40
N-400 Naturalization n/a (Not Processed at SSC)
N-600 Application for
Citizenship n/a (Not Processed at SSC)
Total Pending Applications (All Types)
G22 Total + Pending Asylum 204,452 includes 108,058 Miami
Preprocess N-400s
INS Vermont Service Center Processing Time
The following is the Vermont Service Center Processing Time
Report for the period ending October 30, 1997:
Receipt Notice
Processing Processing Time
for Initial in Days
Application/Petition Type Receipt Date From To
Business & Non-Immigration Services
I-129/S New Amended NI Worker Current 15 21
I-140 Immigrant Worker Current 30 60
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec Imm Current 30 60
I-526 Investor Current 15 30
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
Employment-based 10/06/97 30 60
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
Other Current 30 60
I-829 Current 30 180
Family Services
I-129(F) Finance (e) Current 15 21
I-130 Immed Rel 08/25/97 30 60
I-130 Preference 06/10/97 60 120
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-485 Adjustment 07/21/97 120 180
I-698 Legalization-Adjustment
to LPR Current 30 60
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Asylum Based 10/09/97 30 60
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Other 09/08/97 30 60
N-400 Naturalization 10/12/97 120 180
N-600 Application for Citizenship 09/09/97 60 90
I-90 Replacement Card 09/10/97 30 90
Miscellaneous
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref Travel Doc Not Processed
I-589 Asylum Not Processed
I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition Not Processed
Total Pending Applications (All Types) 364,674
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