The following is the USCIS Texas Service Center Processing Time Report as of December 31, 2020.
| Form | Purpose | Sub-Type | Now Processing Cases with Estimated time range of: | |
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| I-102 | Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record | Initial issuance or replacement of a Form I-94 |
6.5 Months to 13 Months
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| I-129F | Petition for Alien fiance(e) | |||
| K-3/K-4 Already married — spouse and/or dependent child |
13.5 Months to 17.5 Months
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| I-130 | Petition for a relative | U.S. Citizen filing for spouse, parent, or child under 21 |
8.5 Months to 10.5 Months
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| U.S. Citizen filing for unmarried son or daughter over 21 |
8.5 Months to 10.5 Months
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| U.S. Citizen filing for married son or daughter over 21 |
8.5 Months to 10.5 Months
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| U.S. Citizen filing for brother or sister |
8.5 Months to 10.5 Months
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| Permanent resident filing for spouse or child under 21 |
1 Week to 7 Months
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| Permanent resident filing for unmarried son or daughter over 21 |
1 Week to 7 Months
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| I-131 | Application for a travel document | Refugee or asylee applying for a refugee travel document |
1.5 Months to 5 Months
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| Permanent resident applying for a re-entry permit |
1.5 Months to 5 Months
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| Haitian Refugee Immigrant Fairness Act (HRIFA) dependent applying for advance parole |
4 Months to 6 Months
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| Haitian Refugee Immigrant Fairness Act (HRIFA) principal applying for advance parole | 4 Months to 6 Months | |||
| All other applicants for advance parole | 4 Months to 6 Months | |||
| I-140 | Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker | Extraordinary ability (E11) |
15.5 Months to 20 Months
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| Outstanding professor or researcher (E12) |
6.5 Months to 8 Months
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| Multinational executive or manager (E13) |
7 Months to 9 Months
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| Schedule A Nurses |
6.5 Months to 8 Months
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| Advanced degree or exceptional ability (E21) |
6.5 Months to 8 Months
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| Advanced degree or exceptional ability requesting a national interest waiver (NIW) |
13 Months to 17 Months
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| Skilled worker or professional (E31; E32) |
6.5 Months to 8 Months
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| Unskilled worker (EW3) |
6.5 Months to 8 Months
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| I-485 | Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust status | Employment-based adjustment applications |
12 Months to 31.5 Months
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| Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago |
10 Months to 32.5 Months
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| I-730 | Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition | Petition for accompanying family members of a refugee or an asylee |
24 Months to 31 Months
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| 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)] |
7 Months to 9.5 Months
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| Based on an approved asylum application [(a)(5)] |
3.5 Months to 5 Months
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| Based on being an L-2 spouse of an L-1 nonimmigrant [(a)(18)] |
4 Months to 8.5 Months
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| based on a pending asylum application [(c)(8)] |
3.5 Months to 6.5 Months
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| based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)] |
4 Months to 9 Months
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| Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (Standalone; not filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)] |
3.5 Months to 9 Months
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| Based on TPS for El Salvador [(c)(19), (a)(12)] |
6 Months to 10.5 Months
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| All other applications for employment authorization |
4 Months to 10 Months
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Start My Phone ConsultationThese 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:
- Check your receipt notice (I-797C, Notice of Action) and make sure that the receipt number begins with “SRC”.
- Look for the Form number or Purpose for your petition or application.
- Look for the specific Sub-type for your petition or application, if applicable.
- 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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