Texas Service Center

The following is the USCIS Texas Service Center Processing Time Report as of February 2024.

Form Purpose Sub-Type Now Processing Cases with Estimated time range of:
I-102 Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record Initial issuance or replacement of a Form I-94
3.5 Months
I-129F Petition for Alien fiance(e)
K-3/K-4 Already married — spouse and/or dependent child
15 Months
I-130 Petition for a relative U.S. Citizen filing for spouse, parent, or child under 21
14 Months
U.S. Citizen filing for unmarried son or daughter over 21
47.5 Months
U.S. Citizen filing for married son or daughter over 21
51.5 Months
U.S. Citizen filing for brother or sister
49 Months
Permanent resident filing for spouse or child under 21
35 Months
Permanent resident filing for unmarried son or daughter over 21
51.5 Months
I-131 Application for a travel document Refugee or asylee applying for a refugee travel document
Permanent resident applying for a re-entry permit
Haitian Refugee Immigrant Fairness Act (HRIFA) dependent applying for advance parole
Haitian Refugee Immigrant Fairness Act (HRIFA) principal applying for advance parole
All other applicants for advance parole
14 Months
I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker Extraordinary ability (E11)
20 Months
Outstanding professor or researcher (E12)
8 Months
Multinational executive or manager (E13)
9 Months
Schedule A Nurses
8.5 Months
Advanced degree or exceptional ability (E21)
8.5 Months
Advanced degree or exceptional ability
requesting a national interest waiver (NIW)
10.5 Months
Skilled worker or professional (E31; E32)
7.5 Months
Unskilled worker (EW3)
8.5 Months
I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust status Employment-based adjustment applications
64.5 Months
Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago
I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition Petition for accompanying family members of a refugee or an asylee
29.5 Months
I-765 Application for Employment Authorization
Based on a request by a qualified F-1 academic student [(c)(3)]
Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)]
5 Months
Based on an approved asylum application [(a)(5)]
12 Months
Based on being an L-2 spouse of an L-1 nonimmigrant [(a)(18)]
8.5 Months
based on a pending asylum application [(c)(8)]
16 Months
based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)]
9 Months
Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (Standalone; not filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)]
6 Months
Based on TPS for El Salvador [(c)(19), (a)(12)]
6.5 Months
All other applications for employment authorization
3.5 Months

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These Processing Times issued by USCIS gives you an estimate of how long it will take the Texas Service Center to process a class of petitions or applications. USCIS generally processes cases as they are received (“first in, first out”). USCIS has also developed internal goals for most types of petitions and applications. For example, the stated goal for Form I-140 is 4 months.

How to use the Processing Time Report:

  1. Check your receipt notice (I-797C, Notice of Action) and make sure that the receipt number begins with “SRC”.
  2. Look for the Form number or Purpose for your petition or application.
  3. Look for the specific Sub-type for your petition or application, if applicable.
  4. Check the column titled “Now Processing Cases with Receipt Notice Date of”. If you see a date, the Service Center is currently processing cases filed on or before that date. If you see “X” months, it means that the Service Center is processing cases within their internally-developed goal time frames.

If you find that your case is outside “normal” processing times, you can contact USCIS Customer Service.

NOTE: If you received a notice from USCIS informing you that the case has been transferred from the Texas Service Center to another Service Center or Local Field Office, check the processing times for the destination Service Center or Local Field Offices.


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