Immigration Processing Times

The most recent processing times for petitions and applications for immigration benefits submitted to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of State (DOS) can be found on this page.

We link to the most recent processing times for each of four USCIS Service Centers, the National Benefits Center and the Administrative Appeals Office. We also link to the processing times of all of 83 USCIS District Offices and Sub-offices. We link to the Labor Department’s page entitled “Processing dates for labor certification applications”. Finally, we link to the State Department’s “Visa Wait Times” page. Simply enter the consulate where you wish to apply for a temporary non-immigrant visa, and you will be informed as to how long it takes to obtain such a visa at any visa-issuing consular post overseas.

 

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Processing Times is divided into the following subtopics:

 

• USCIS Service Centers and Field Offices
• Administrative Appeals Office (AAO)
• Labor Department Processing Times
• Nonimmigrant Visa Wait Times

 

Related page:

 

• Check Your Case Status

 

USCIS SERVICES CENTERS AND FIELD OFFICES

 

For your reference, we link to the USCIS page regarding the processing times for the USCIS’ four Service Centers (California, Nebraska, Texas, and Vermont), the National Benefits Center, and the USCIS’ various field offices.

Search the Field Offices for the USCIS’ 83 District Offices and Sub-offices to look up the processing times for (1) Applications for Adjustment of Status; (2) Work Authorization; (3) Advance Parole; (4) Naturalization and other types of applications.

You can also submit a FOIA Request Status Check  or look up the processing times for I-601 Waivers at USCIS offices abroad.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OFFICE

 

The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) reviews decisions made by USCIS officers to ensure consistency and accuracy in the practice of immigration laws, regulations, and policies. It adjudicates appeals and delivers resolutions through written decisions.

Appeals Officers produce appellate decisions for resolutions of both individual applications and petitions for immigration benefits.

We link to the USCIS’ Administrative Appeals Office page and the AAO’s Processing Times page.

 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROCESSING TIMES

 

We link to the Labor Department’s Official PERM Processing Times.

 

NONIMMIGRANT VISA WAITING TIMES

 

The Department of State (DOS) issues temporary, non-immigrant, visas about over 100 consular posts around the world. We link to the DOS’ Visa Wait Times page. Select the appropriate consulate, and learn the current waiting times for receiving a particular type of temporary visa.