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Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association
Local Processing Times
Office Permanent Residence Filing Until Approval
I-485* I485i** I485***
Albuquerque 365-420 365-420 365-420
Atlanta 365 365 n/a
Baltimore 240-365 240-365 180
Boston 210 210 n/a
Buffalo 180 180 120
Charlotte 330-390 330-390 270-360
Chicago 180-365 180-365 180-365
Cincinnati 105-130 105-130 n/a
Cleveland 100-125 100-125 n/a
Dallas 360-390 360-390 330-360
Denver 240-270 240-270 240-270
Detroit n/a 120-150 120-150
El Paso 365-547 365-547 365-547
Harlingen 398 398 398
Hartford 90-100 90-100 90-100
Honolulu 90-150 90-150 90-150
Houston 545-625 545-625 n/a
Indianapolis 150-180 150-180 150-180
Kansas City 180-240 180-240 n/a
Las Vegas 300 300 n/a
Louisville 270-365 270-365 270-365
Los Angeles 447 447 n/a
Memphis 300-365 300-365 210-240
Miami 360-390 360-390 360-390
Milwaukee 340-390 340-390 n/a
New Orleans 150-180 150-180 150-180
New York 240-270 240-270 n/a
Newark 210-240 210-240 n/a
Oklahoma City 180-240 180-240 n/a
Omaha 300-365 300-365 n/a
Orlando 120 120 300
Philadelphia 180-240 180-240 90-120
Phoenix 540-570 540-570 240
Pittsburgh 90-120 90-120 180-240
Portland 240-365 365-480 240-365
Sacramento 240-365 240-365 240-365
San Antonio 180-240 180-240 180-240
San Francisco 270-300 270-300 n/a
San Jose 390-450 390-450 n/a
Seattle 150-210 150-210 150-210
St. Paul 180-240 180-240 180-240
Salt Lake City 270-300 270-300 270-300
Tampa 240-270 240-270 n/a
Washington DC/VA 240-365 240-365 180
* 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 365 7-21 30-45 n/a
Atlanta 540-720 300-365 15-21 75-90
Baltimore 180-240 180-240 1-7 30-90
Boston 210-240 90-120 1 1
Buffalo 120 90 10 1
Charlotte 450-600 180-240 15-21 30-60
Chicago 540-720 120-180 1-2 1
Cincinnati 135-285 60-90 2-6 1
Cleveland 120-270 45-75 1-5 1
Dallas 420-450 90-120 120-150 30-120
Denver 365-540 1 7-10 28-42
Detroit 270-365 15-30 1 1
El Paso 365-547 90-180 10-15 10-15
Harlingen 200 70 70-90 91
Hartford 150 30 5 90
Honolulu 120-180 30-90 30-60 1
Houston 425-500 30-60 7-10 90
Indianapolis 180-210 45-60 1-10 14-21
Kansas City 180-300 20-90 1-20 1-90
Las Vegas 240 90 5 90
Louisville 270-365 270-365 n/a n/a
Los Angeles 180-240 60-90 1 14-30
Memphis 240-270 90-120 3-5 90-120
Miami 480-540 150-180 3-5 80-90
Milwaukee 320-365 60-180 7-20 100-120
New Orleans 180-360 30-180 7-14 30-90
New York 210-365 30-45 21-45 75-90
Newark 365-425 1 1 30-90
Oklahoma City 360-420 30-90 30-45 90-120
Omaha 150-180 30-40 7-10 10-14
Orlando 365 90 90 90
Philadelphia 180-365 30-90 4 90
Phoenix 365 270 120-150 90
Pittsburgh 60-90 10-40 3-9 1
Portland 270-365 90-120 15 1
Sacramento 365 30-90 1 1
San Antonio 240-360 30-90 30-60 30-60
San Francisco 270-365 30-120 1-7 1
San Jose 420-510 30-60 7-30 1
Seattle 270-330 1 14-28 14-28
St. Paul 120-180 n/a 1-3 1
Salt Lake City 270-300 60-90 60-90 90-120
Tampa 540-600 60-120 10-14 30-45
Washington DC/VA 180-240 180-240 1-7 30-90
+ Naturalization Filing Until Interview
++ Naturalization Interview Until Swearing-In
# Work Authorization (Non-Asylum) Approval
Vermont Service Center Processing Time
The following is the Vermont Service Center Processing Time
Report for the period ending November 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 11/06/97 15 21
I-140 Immigrant Worker Current 30 60
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec Imm 09/25/97 30 60
I-526 Investor Current 15 30
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
Employment-based 11/05/97 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 10/19/97 60 90
I-130 Preference 06/10/97 200 240
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 08/11/97 120 180
I-698 Legalization-Adjustment
to LPR Current 30 60
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Asylum Based 11/20/97 30 60
I-765 Employment Authorization
-Other 10/31/97 30 60
N-400 Naturalization 11/19/97 120 180
N-600 Application for Citizenship 11/04/97 60 90
I-90 Replacement Card 09/26/97 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) 254,845
Nebraska Service Center Processing Time
The following is the Nebraska Service Center Processing Times
Report for the period ending November 30, 1997.
Receipt Notice
Processing Processing Time
for Initial in Days
Application/Petition Type Receipt Date From To
I-90 Replacement Card 08/25/97 100 130
I-90A Saw 06/02/97 183 213
I-102 Replacement of Arrival
Document 08/25/97 60 90
I-129/S New Amended NI Worker 11/13/97 15 45
I-129/F Fiance(e) 10/19/97 60 90
I-130 Spouse US 09/19/97 60 90
I-130 Spouse 03/28/97 247 277
I-130 Other Relatives 05/07/97 208 238
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref Travel
Doc 09/03/97 92 122
I-131 Advance Parole 11/15/97 20 50
I-140 Immigrant Worker 10/24/97 41 71
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec. Imm. 11/03/97 32 62
I-485 Adjustment 08/05/97 120 150
I-526 Investor 09/02/97 93 123
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status 09/02/97 93 123
I-589 Asylum Not adjudicated 15 30
I-698 Legalization-Adjustments to
LPR None pending 15 45
I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative
Petition 05/13/97 202 233
I-751 Remove Conditions None pending 15 45
I-765 Employment Authorization-A5 10/02/97 30 60
I-765 Employment Authorization
-Other 09/22/97 60 90
I-817 Family Unity 08/25/97 100 130
I-824 Actions of Approved
Petitions 09/22/97 73 103
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 08/25/97 100 130
Total Pending Applications
(All types, pending first time adj.) 106606
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