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Source: American Immigration Lawyers Association
Local Processing Times
Office Permanent Residence Filing Until Approval
I-485* I485i** I485***
Albuquerque 360-540 360-540 360-540
Atlanta 365-395 365-395 n/a
Baltimore 180-240 180-365 150-180
Boston 180 180 n/a
Buffalo 240-365 240-365 180-240
Charlotte 360-450 360-450 n/a
Chicago 300-365 300-365 300-365
Cincinnati 105-130 105-130 n/a
Cleveland 100-125 100-125 n/a
Dallas 420-450 420-450 420-450
Denver 240-270 240-270 240-270
Detroit n/a 120-150 120-150
El Paso 365-547 365-547 365-547
Harlingen 490 490 490
Hartford 90-100 90-100 90-100
Honolulu 90-150 90-150 90-150
Houston 545-625 545-625 n/a
Indianapolis 120-180 120-180 120-180
Kansas City 150-360 150-360 n/a
Las Vegas 300 300 n/a
Louisville 365-420 420-480 270-365
Los Angeles n/a 365-485 120-270
Memphis 300-365 300-365 210-240
Miami 360-390 360-390 360-390
Milwaukee 340-390 340-390 n/a
New Orleans 180-240 180-240 180-240
New York 270-300 270-300 365-395
Newark 210-240 210-240 n/a
Oklahoma City 180-240 180-240 n/a
Omaha 300-365 300-365 n/a
Orlando 60 60 60
Philadelphia 180-240 180-240 90-120
Phoenix 570-600 570-600 240
Pittsburgh 90-120 90-120 180-240
Portland 510 510 510
Sacramento 270-365 270-365 270-365
San Antonio 180-240 180-240 240-360
San Francisco 240-300 240-300 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 240-300 240-300 n/a
Washington DC/VA 210 n/a 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 365-540 14-21 30-60 n/a
Atlanta 730-1095 300-365 21-30 75-90
Baltimore 240 1 1 n/a
Boston 210-240 90-120 1 1
Buffalo 120-150 90 14-21 1
Charlotte 730-790 30-90 30-60 75-90
Chicago 365-720 180-365 1 1
Cincinnati 300-420 60-120 1-5 1
Cleveland 300-420 60-120 1-5 1
Dallas n/a n/a 60-90 110-120
Denver 365-540 1 8-21 35-42
Detroit 270-365 15-30 1 1
El Paso 365-547 90-180 10-15 10-15
Harlingen 450 90-120 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 30-45 14-21 14-21
Kansas City 280-375 20-75 1-20 1-90
Las Vegas 240 90 5 90
Louisville 365-420 420-480 90-120 120-180
Los Angeles 485-545 30-60 1-2 120-150
Memphis 240-270 90-120 3-5 80-90
Miami 450-480 150-180 3-5 80-90
Milwaukee 320-365 60-180 7-20 100-120
New Orleans 150-360 30-360 5-30 30-90
New York 270-450 45 30 65-75
Newark 365-425 1 1 30-90
Oklahoma City 360-420 30-180 30-60 90-120
Omaha 150-180 30-40 7-10 30-60
Orlando 240 120 10 1-7
Philadelphia 180-365 30-90 4 90
Phoenix 365 270 120-150 90
Pittsburgh 60-90 10-40 3-9 1
Portland 600 720 30-45 1
Sacramento 270-365 30-90 1 1
San Antonio 270-360 30-90 30-45 30-60
San Francisco 300-365 30-120 1-7 1-30
San Jose 420-510 30-60 7-30 1
Seattle 270-330 1 14-28 14-28
St. Paul 180-240 90-120 2-4 1
Salt Lake City 270-300 60-90 60-90 90-120
Tampa 540-600 60-120 10-14 30-45
Washington DC/VA 300 14 14 n/a
+ Naturalization Filing Until Interview
++ Naturalization Interview Until Swearing-In
# Work Authorization (Non-Asylum) Approval
California Service Center Processing Time
The following is the California Service Center Processing Times
Report for the period ending December 31, 1997.
Receipt Notice
Processing Processing Time
for Initial in Days
Application/Petition Type Receipt Date From To
I-90 Replacement Card 12/01/97 29 30
I-90A Saw 12/01/97 29 30
I-129/S New Amended NI Worker 11/30/97 25 35
I-129/F Fiance(e) 12/07/97 29 30
I-130 Spouse 10/31/97 89 90
I-130 Other Relatives 10/21/97 89 90
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref Travel
Doc 12/16/97 15 25
I-140 Immigrant Worker 11/15/97 45 60
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec. Imm. 11/30/97 29 30
I-485 Adjustment 09/01/97 90 135
I-526 Investor 12/01/97 29 30
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
Employment Authorization 11/01/97 59 60
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status-
Other 11/01/97 59 60
I-589 Asylum na na na
I-698 Legalization-Adjustments
to LPR 12/01/97 29 30
I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative
Petition na na na
I-751 Remove Conditions 12/15/97 29 30
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Asylum Based 12/05/97 29 30
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Other 12/01/97 29 30
I-817 Family Unity 10/14/97 179 180
I-824 Actions of Approved
Petitions 10/01/97 75 95
N-400 Naturalization na na na
N-600 Application for Citizenship na na na
Total Pending Applications (all Types) 428,706
Texas Service Center Processing Times
The following is the Texas Service Center Processing Times
Report for the period ending December 31, 1997.
Days to Process.
Initial Receipt Time/Days
Application/Petition Process. Date From To
I-90 Replacement Card 90 09/02/97 90 120
I-90A Saw 47 11/24/97 90 120
I-102 Replacement of
Arrival Document 8 12/232/97 60 90
I-129/S New/Amended
NI Worker 35 11/26/97 21 40
I-129(F) Fiance(e) 39 11/22/97 30 40
I-130 Spouse 170 07/14/97 120 180
I-130 Other Relative 170 07/14/97 120 180
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref.
Travel Doc. na Current 30 60
I-140 Immigrant Worker 44 11/17/97 60 90
I-360 Pet. for Widow/Spec.
Immigrant 42 11/15/97 30 40
I-485 Adjustment 120 07/31/96 90 120
I-526 Investor 62 10/30/97 60 90
I-539 COS/EOS-
Employment-Based na Current 90 120
I-539 COS/EOS-Other 30 12/01/97 90 120
I-589 Asylum na Current 30 60
I-698 Legalization-Adj.
to LPR 47 11/14/97 60 90
I-724 Waivers 123 09/01/97 60 90
I-730 Refugees/Asylee
Relative Pet. n/a filed at Lincoln
I-751 Remove Conditions 55 11/06/97 60 90
I-765 Em. Auth.-Asylum
Based na Current 15 30
I-765 Em. Auth.-Other 30 12/01/97 60 90
I-817 Family Unity na Current 60 90
I-824 Actions on Approved
Petition 58 11/03/97 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 117,938 includes 108,058 Miami
"Preprocess"N-400's
Nebraska Service Center Processing Time Report
The following is the Nebraska Service Center Processing Time
Report for the period ending February 28, 1998:
Receipt Notice
Processing Processing Time
for Initial in Days
Application/Petition Type Receipt Date From To
I-90 Replacement Card 08/27/97 187 217
I-90A Saw 07/03/97 241 271
I-102 Replacement of Arrival
Document 09/15/97 135 155
I-129/S New Amended NI Worker 02/03/98 15 45
I-129/F Fiance(e) 01/14/97 45 75
I-130 Spouse US 12/19/97 66 96
I-130 Spouse 03/31/97 334 364
I-130 Other Relatives 05/07/97 297 327
I-131 Reentry Permit/Ref
Travel Doc 07/03/97 241 271
I-131 Advance Parole 02/04/97 23 53
I-140 Immigrant Worker 11/20/97 104 134
I-360 Pet for Widow/Spec. Imm. 12/23/97 71 101
I-485 Adjustment 09/26/97 158 188
I-526 Investor 12/23/97 71 101
I-539 Change/Extend NI Status 09/12/97 182 202
I-589 Asylum Not adjudicated 15 30
I-698 Legalization-Adjustments
to LPR None pending 15 45
I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative
Petition 08/21/97 193 223
I-751 Remove Conditions 02/02/98 15 45
I-765 Employment Authorization-A5 02/02/98 30 60
I-765 Employment Authorization-
Other 01/12/98 45 75
I-817 Family Unity 08/07/97 207 237
I-824 Actions of Approved
Petitions 12/03/97 91 121
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 07/21/97 223 253
Total Pending Applications
(All types, pending first time adj.) 126166
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