This page provides links and explanation that may assist you in finding out information about the status of a pending Immigration Case with USCIS, the availability of a visa number for the Family Sponsored Preferences if a close relative filed a Relative Petition filed on your behalf, the availability of a visa number for the Employment Based preferences if you employer filed an Immigrant Visa Petition or a Labor Certification on your behalf, processing time for Labor Certifications filed with the US Department of Labor and AAO Processing Times for cases pending with the Administrative Appeal Office filed under I-290B, Motion to Reopen or Appeal a USCIS decision.
Outstanding Professors and Researchers and Multinational Executives and Managers.
* Employment Based Second Preference EB-2 - Members of Profession Holding Advance Degrees OR Aliens of Exceptional Ability.
* Employment Based Third Preference EB-3 - Professionals holding at least a Baccalaureate (Bachelor) degree or a degree from foreign university equivalent to a US degree and person who is a member of the professions, Skilled Workers with a full-time permanent job, which requires a at least 2 years training or work experience.
* Employment Based Other Workers Preference - foreign nationals with less than two years of training and work experience.
* Employment Based Fourth Preference EB-4 - Person that seek reacquisition of citizenship and returning residents, Religious Workers, U.S. employee abroad or employee of American Institute in Taiwan for 15 years, Panama Canal Treaty employees and their spouses and children, certain Foreign Medical Graduates who entered the US on H or J visa, certain Commuters from border, certain G-4 employees who has retired, certain Court Dependents, Person who served honorably for 12 years in Armed Services on active duty, NATO civilian employees, Broadcasters for the Bureau of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Translators working with the US Armed Forces, and Iraqis who provide faithful and valuable service to US.
* Employment Based Fourth Preference EB-5 - Investors, also known as Employment Creators who invest at least one million dollar in the US (or $500,000 in certain cases).
** If your immigration case status indicates that your case has been denied you may click here to learn How to Appeal a USCIS Decision that denies a Petition or Application.
AAO Case Type AAO Processing Times
1-129F Petition for Fiancee 1 Month
1-129 H1B Nonimmigrant Specialty Occupation Worker 16 Months
I 129 H2 Temporary Nonimmigrant Worker 6 Months
1-129 H3 Temporary Nonimmigrant Worker 7 Months
1-129l Nonimmigrant Intracompany Transferee 7 Months
1-1290 Nonimmigrant Extraordinary Ability Worker 5 Months
I- 129 P1, P2, P3 Athletes, Artists and Entertainers 7 Months
1-129 Q Cultural Exchange Visitor 7 Months
1-129 R N/I Religious Worker 3 Months
1-131 Application for Travel Document 1 Month
1-140 EB1 (A) - Alien with Extraordinary Ability 10 Months
1-140 EB1 (B) Outstanding Professor or Researcher 1 Month
1-140EB1 (C) • Multinational Manager or Executive 10 Months
1-140 EB2 (D) - Advanced Degree Professional 26 Months
1-140EB2 (I) - National Interest Waiver 5 Months
1-140E83 (E)- Skilled or Professional Worker 22 Months
1-140 EB3 (G) - Other Worker 18 Months
1- 212 Application to Reapply for Admission 2 Months
I 360 EM Petition for Religious Worker 5 Months
1-360C Special Immigrant Juvenile 1 Month
I 360VAWA Violence Against Women Act Petition 1 Month
1-485 Cuban Adjustment Act Application 1 Month
1-485 liFE Act Adjustment Application 3 Months
1-48S Section 13 Adjustment Application 1 Month
I- 526 EB5 Alien Entrepreneur 2 Months
I-600 Petition for Orphan 1 Month
I-601 Application for Waiver of Inadmissibility 25 Months
I- 612 Application for 212(e) Waiver 1 Months
I-687 legalization Application for Temporary Residence 21 Months
I-690 legalization/SAW - Waive Grounds of Excludability 1 Month
I-698 legalization Adjustment Application 1 Month
I-700 Special Agricultural Worker 1 Month
I-821 Temporary Protected Status 5 Months
I-905 Application to Issue Cert for Health Care Workers 1 Month
I-914 Application for T Nonimmigrant Status 1 Month
I-918 Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status 1 Month
N-470 Application to Preserve Residence 1 Months
N-565 Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Doc 3 Months
N-600 Certificate of Citizenship 3 Months
N-643 Certificate of Citizenship for Adopted Child 1 Month
