The following is the USCIS Texas Service Center Processing Time Report as of October 31, 2019.
| 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 to 8.5 Months | |
| I-129F | Petition for Alien fiance(e) | |||
| K-3/K-4 Already married — spouse and/or dependent child | 4.5 Months to 7 Months | |||
| I-130 | Petition for a relative | U.S. Citizen filing for spouse, parent, or child under 21 | 8.5 Months to 11 Months | |
| U.S. Citizen filing for unmarried son or daughter over 21 | 8.5 Months to 11 Months | |||
| U.S. Citizen filing for married son or daughter over 21 | 8.5 Months to 11 Months | |||
| U.S. Citizen filing for brother or sister | 8.5 Months to 11 Months | |||
| Permanent resident filing for spouse or child under 21 | 5 Weeks to 7 Months | |||
| Permanent resident filing for unmarried son or daughter over 21 | 5 Weeks to 7 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 | 3.5 Months to 5.5 Months | |||
| I-140 | Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker | Extraordinary ability (E11) | 5.5 Months to 7.5 Months | |
| Outstanding professor or researcher (E12) | 4 Months to 6 Months | |||
| Multinational executive or manager (E13) | 10 Months to 13 Months | |||
| Schedule A Nurses | 4 Months to 6 Months | |||
| Advanced degree or exceptional ability (E21) | 4 Months to 6 Months | |||
| Advanced degree or exceptional ability requesting a national interest waiver (NIW) | 10.5 Months to 13.5 Months | |||
| Skilled worker or professional (E31; E32) | 4 Months to 6 Months | |||
| Unskilled worker (EW3) | 10 Months to 13 Months | |||
| I-485 | Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust status | Employment-based adjustment applications | 10 Months to 20 Months | |
| Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago | 12.5 Months to 33 Months | |||
| I-730 | Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition | Petition for accompanying family members of a refugee or an asylee | 17.5 Months to 22.5 Months | |
| I-765 | Application for Employment Authorization | |||
| Based on a request by a qualified F-1 academic student [(c)(3)] | ||||
| based on a pending asylum application [(c)(8)] | 4 Weeks to 3 Months | |||
| based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)] | 4 Weeks to 5 Months | |||
| All other applications for employment authorization | 4 Weeks to 5 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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