Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association
Nebraska Service Center Processing Time
The following is the Nebraska Service Center Processing Times
Report for the period ending February 28, 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 30
I-90A Saw None pending 10 30
I-102 Replacement of Arrival
Document 01/26/97 30 45*
I-129/S New Amended NI Worker 02/20/97 14 21
I-129/F Fiance(e) 02/21/97 14 21
I-130 Spouse US 02/07/96 10 30*
I-130 Spouse 12/27/96 30 50
I-130 Other Relatives 02/06/96 30 45*
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref Travel
Document 02/13/97 20 30*
I-131 Advance Parole None pending 30 90
I-140 Immigrant Worker 01/04/97 20 60*
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec. Imm. 02/04/97 10 40
I-485 Adjustment 12/09/96 120 150
I-526 Investor 03/04/97 20 30*
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status 02/04/96 20 45*
I-589 Asylum None pending 15 21
I-698 Legalization-Adjustments
to LPR None pending 80 110
I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative
Petition 02/05/97 20 45*
I-751 Remove Conditions None pending 20 40
I-765 Employment Authorization-A5 None pending 20 30
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Other None pending 30 40
I-817 Family Unity 02/05/97 30 60
I-824 Actions of Approved
Petitions None Pending 20 50
I-829 Removal Conditions
(Investors) None Pending 10 40
N-400 Naturalization Not Adjudicated 120 150
N-600 Application for Citizenship Not Adjudicated 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
Vermont Service Center Processing Time
The following is the Vermont Service Center Processing Time
Report for the period ending February 28, 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 02/07/97 30 60
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec Imm 01/30/96 30 60
I-526 Investor Current 15 30
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
Employment-based 02/10/97 30 60
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
Other 02/10/97 30 60
I-829 Current 30 180
FAMILY SERVICES
I-129(F) Finance (e) Current 15 21
I-130 Immed Rel 02/14/96 30 60
I-130 Preference 12/11/96 30 60
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 01/287/97 120 150
I-698 Legalization-Adjustment
to LPR Current 30 60
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Asylum Based 02/18/96 30 60
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Other Current 30 60
N-400 Naturalization Current 120 180
N-600 Application for Citizenship Current 60 90
I-90 Replacement Card 02/04/97 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) 210,233
Local Processing Times
Office Permanent Residence Filing Until Approval
I-485* I485i** I485***
Albuquerque 180-240 180-240 n/a
Atlanta 240-270 240-270 240-270
Baltimore 180-200 180-200 180-200
Boston 120 120 n/a
Buffalo 120 120 75
Charlotte 330-390 330-390 279-360
Chicago 270 270 270
Cincinnati 120-150 120-150 120-150
Cleveland 120-150 120-150 120-150
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 420 420 120-180
Indianapolis 90-120 90-120 n/a
Kansas City 120-180 150-210 150-210
Las Vegas 447 447 n/a
Louisville 180-270 180-270 240
Los Angeles 447 447 n/a
Memphis 300-365 300-365 210-240
Miami 210-240 210-240 150-180
Milwaukee 365 365-420 n/a
New York 210 210 120
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 150-180 150-180 n/a
Sacramento 150-180 150-180 210-270
San Antonio 90-120 90-120 70-90
San Francisco 300 300 150
San Jose 360-395 360-395 360-395
Seattle 150-180 150-180 150-180
St. Paul 120-150 120-150 60
Salt Lake City 120-160 120-160 120-160
Tampa 240-300 240-300 240-300
Washington DC/VA 200-270 200-270 200-270
* 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 150-180 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 n/a n/a 1 1
Cincinnati 120 30-45 1-2 1-2
Cleveland 120 15-45 2-5 1-2
Dallas 210-270 60-90 60-90 60-90
Denver 240-270 1 7-10 28-35
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 180-210 30 2 60-90
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 60-120 3-15 90-120
Miami 240-270 60-120 3-5 90-120
Milwaukee 270 60-180 7-10 90-120
New York 150-180 45 21 60-70
Newark 240-300 1 1 1
Oklahoma City 150-180 45-90 15-75 150-180
Omaha 150-180 30-40 3-5 3-10
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 90 90 14 1
Sacramento 180 30-90 1-2 1
San Antonio 75-90 30-60 45-65 45-60
San Francisco 150 30-60 1-10 1-60
San Jose 150-180 30-60 7-14 1
Seattle 150-180 1 21-35 21-35
St. Paul 90 60 2 1
Salt Lake City 90-160 30-60 7-14 21-45
Tampa 180-300 14-70 10-20 7-60
Washington DC/VA 150-180 1 14 45
+ Naturalization Filing Until Interview
++ Naturalization Interview Until Swearing-In
# Work Authorization (Non-Asylum) Approval
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