National Production Status

Processing Times

in months

Color Key

Goals before the fee rule

Current Processing Time

National Avg as of
Oct 1, 2009

Goals in fee rule for EOY FY09

set before the surge

Goal unchanged

New goal for September 30, 2009

Where we are already meeting the new goal

Sponsoring Relatives & Orphans

I-130

Immediate Relative

6

7.2

5

Preference Relative *

6

7.2

5

I-129F

Fiancee Petition

6

6.0

5

I-600/600A

Orphan petitions

3

3.7

2.5

I-730

Ref/Asy Relative Pet

6

9.1

5

Resident Services

Immigrant Visas

2

0.6

0.5

I-90

Renew/Replace Perm. Res. Card

4

5.8

3.5

I-131

Reentry Permit/Refugee travel doc

3

3.9

2.5

I-751

Remove Conditions on Residence

6

8.0

6

I-829

Remove conditions - investor

6

14.7

6

N-300

Declaration of Intent

6

9.8

6

N-470

Preserve Residence

6

8.1

6

N-400

military naturalization

7

8.8

5

other naturalization

7

8.8

5

N-644

posthumous naturalization

6

3.6

3

N-648

Disability Exception

6

5

5

N-336

Hearing Request

6

7.1

6

Employer & Investor Services

I-129

Temporary Worker

2

2

2

I-140

Imm. Petition for Worker

6

11.8

4

I-360

Immigrant Petition

6

8.1

5

I-526

Investor petition

6

6.8

5

I-905

Permission to issue health care cert

6

4

Nonimmigrant Services

I-102

Replace I94

3

4.2

2.5

I-539

other Extend/ Change Status

3

3.9

2.5

Adjustment

I-485

Asylum Adjustment

6

10.5

4

Refugee adjustment

6

10.1

4

Cuban Adjustment Act **

6

13.6

4

Employment-based **

6

13.6

4

Family-based **

6

13.6

4

all other adjustment of status **

6

13.6

4

I-131

Advance Parole

3

3

3

EAD

I-765

EAD based on Asylum

1

1

1

All other EAD

3

3

3

Transitional services

I-589

Asylum

6

6

6

I687/690/695/698/700 Legalization/ SAW

6

13

6

I-817

Family Unity

6

7.9

6

I-821

Temporary Protected Status

6

9.2

3

I-881

NACARA 203 Application

6

6

6

I-867

Credible Fear Referral

14 days

14 days

14 days

I-914

for 'T' nonimmigrant status

6

4

4

I-918

for "U" nonimmigrant status

6

tba

4

for 'V" nonimmigrant status

6

tba

4

Other Services

I-824

Follow-up action on approved case

6

5.2

3

N-565

replace certificate

6

6

6

N-600/N-643

Recognition of Citizenship

6

5.7

5

Waivers

6

12.4

4

*Where the case priority date is within one year of immigration eligibility based on the petition

**USCIS currently tracks one overall processing time for these adjustment of status applications, but over the course of FY09 will begin to track them individually