INS Adjustment and Naturalization Processing Times
Posted May 29, 1999
The following are processing times for adjustment of status (I-485) and naturalization applications (N-400s). Though both these applications commonly start out at the INS Service Centers, they are listed in the chart below according to the local office having jurisdiction over the applicant's place of residence. All naturalization applications, all family-based I-485s and some employment-based I-485s also involve interviews at the local INS District Office.
This chart comes courtesy of the American Immigration Lawyer's Association (AILA), and includes data compiled as of February 1999, though it was released in April 1999.
District or Permanent Residence Filing Naturalization Filing Advance
| Parole Work Suboffice | Until Approval I-485 | Until Swearing In | Approval Authorization | Approval |
| Albuquerque | 365-540 | 365-540 | 30-45 | 30-45 |
| Atlanta | 450-540 | 630-720 | 45-60 | 75-90 |
| Baltimore | 450 | 450 | 1 | 14 |
| Boston | 210 | n/a | 1 | 1 |
| Buffalo | 180-365 | 330-395 | 15 | 1 |
| Charlotte | 420-480 | 365-900 | 30-60 | 90-100 |
| Chicago | 365-540 | 365-720 | 1 | 21-30 |
| Cincinnati | 210-300 | 450 | 1-7 | 1 |
| Denver | 365-550 | 550-730 | 1-3 | 14-21 |
| El Paso | 485-545 | 485-545 | 60 | 60 |
| Harlingen | 742 | 610 | 162 | 91 |
| Honolulu | 150-180 | 300-365 | 4-10 | 1-2 |
| Houston | 820-850 | 600 | 30 | 90 |
| Indianapolis | 180-240 | 300-330 | 1-30 | 1-30 |
| Kansas City | 300-360 | 360-510 | 1-20 | 1-1 |
| Louisville | 540-660 | 720-840 | 60-90 | 60-90 |
| Los Angeles | 450-600 | 450-540 | 30-90 | 30-90 |
| Milwaukee | 720 | 810-1080 | 30-45 | 7-15 |
| Newark | 390-420 | 510-600 | 1 | 90-180 |
| New Orleans | 270-400 | 360-550 | 3-14 | 90-180 |
| New York | 450-540 | 450-840 | 50-60 | 75-80 |
| Oklahoma City | 420-480 | 420-540 | 60-90 | 60-90 |
| Omaha | 365-425 | 300-360 | 20-30 | 20-30 |
| Orlando | 270-300 | 365-485 | 15-30 | 45-55 |
| Phoenix | 720-780 | 900-1080 | 150-180 | 90-120 |
| Pittsburgh | 270-365 | 365-425 | 4-7 | 1 |
| Portland | 450 | 365 | 15 | 15 |
| Sacramento | 450 | 510 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Salt Lake City | 450-540 | 365-450 | 14-21 | 21-60 |
| San Antonio | 365-450 | 365-450 | 30-60 | 30-60 |
| San Diego | 718-748 | 503-563 | 48-78 | 60-90 |
| San Francisco | 330-365 | 420-450 | 1-10 | 1-30 |
| San Juan | 365-420 | 365 | 7 | 1 |
| Tampa | 420-450 | 1080-1200 | 10-14 | 45-90 |
| Wash. DC (Arlington) | 365-420 | 180-420 | 10-21 | 30-45 |
Further Instructions of 1-4:
1) I-485 Filing Until Approval
2) Naturalization Filing Until Swearing-In
3) Advance Parole Approval
4) Work Authorization Approval
AILA advises us that the statistics are reported by AILA Chapter monitors around the country and reflect average processing times or ranges of processing times as of February 20, 1999. This report is based on observations of the monitors, and has not been approved for publication by INS.
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