Below is a chart showing the approximate processing times for the California Service Center. Each USCIS form listed below will have its own processing time in the chart listed above. The timeframe will either be in months (ex. 2 months) or based on a date (ex. 5/16/2012). If the timeframe is in months this means that the current processing time is meeting USCIS goals and an application can be expected to be processed in this timeframe. However, if the timeframe is listed as a date this means processing has been slower than USCIS goals. The date listed next to a form number represents the filing date (based on an alien’s receipt notice) of the last form of that type that was processed by the USCIS before publishing processing time data.
Form |
Title |
Classification or Basis for Filing: |
Processing Cases As Of Date: |
I-102 |
Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record |
Initial issuance or replacement of a Form I-94 |
February 1, 2017 |
I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
Blanket L |
February 28, 2017 |
I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
E - Treaty traders and investors |
January 3, 2017 |
I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
H-1B - Specialty occupation - Visa to be issued abroad |
August 2, 2016 |
I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
H-1B - Specialty occupation - Change of status in the U.S. |
August 2, 2016 |
I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
H-1B - Specialty occupation - Extension of stay in the U.S. |
August 2, 2016 |
I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
H-2A - Temporary workers |
February 28, 2017 |
I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
H-2B - Other temporary workers |
February 28, 2017 |
I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
H-3 - Temporary trainees |
February 15, 2017 |
I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
L - Intracompany transfers |
February 28, 2017 |
I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
O - Extraordinary ability |
February 28, 2017 |
I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
P - Athletes, artists, and entertainers |
February 28, 2017 |
I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
Q - Cultural exchange visitors and exchange visitors participating in the Irish Peace process |
February 15, 2017 |
I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
R - Religious occupation |
November 15, 2016 |
I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
TN - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) professional |
February 15, 2017 |
I-129F |
Petition for Alien Fiance(e) |
K-1/K-2 - Not yet married - fiance and/or dependent child |
November 15, 2016 |
I-129F |
Petition for Alien Fiance(e) |
K-3/K-4 - Already married - spouse and/or dependent child |
November 15, 2016 |
I-130 |
Petition for Alien Relative |
Permanent resident filling for a spouse or child under 21 |
August 23, 2016 |
I-130 |
Petition for Alien Relative |
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21 |
November 15, 2016 |
I-130 |
Petition for Alien Relative |
U.S. citizen filing for an unmarried son or daughter over 21 |
February 2, 2016 |
I-130 |
Petition for Alien Relative |
Permanent resident filling for an unmarried son or daughter over 21 |
May 27, 2015 |
I-130 |
Petition for Alien Relative |
U.S. citizen filing for a married son or daughter over 21 |
March 20, 2012 |
I-130 |
Petition for Alien Relative |
U.S. citizen filing for a brother or sister |
May 17, 2011 |
I-131 |
Application for Travel Document |
All other applicants for advance parole |
January 15, 2017 |
I-360 |
Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant |
All other special immigrants |
November 15, 2016 |
I-360 |
Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant |
Religious workers |
November 15, 2016 |
I-485 |
Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status |
Employment-based adjustment applications |
April 22, 2015 |
I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status |
Change status to the F or M academic or vocational student categories |
February 1, 2017 |
I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status |
Change of status to H or L dependents |
August 2, 2016 |
I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status |
Change Status to the J exchange visitor category |
February 1, 2017 |
I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status |
All other change of status applications |
February 1, 2017 |
I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status |
Extension of Stay for F or M academic or vocational students |
February 1, 2017 |
I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status |
Extension of stay for H and L dependents |
August 2, 2016 |
I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status |
Extension of Stay for J exchange visitors |
February 1, 2017 |
I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status |
All other extension applications |
February 1, 2017 |
I-601 |
Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility |
Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility |
December 15, 2016 |
I-612 |
Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement |
Application for a waiver of the 2-year foreign residence requirement based on exceptional hardship or persecution |
November 4, 2016 |
I-751 |
Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence |
Removal of lawful permanent resident conditions (spouses of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents |
June 7, 2016 |
I-765 |
Application for Employment Authorization |
Based on a request by a qualified F-1 academic student. [(c)(3)] |
January 15, 2017 |
I-765 |
Application for Employment Authorization |
Based on a pending asylum application [(c)(8)] |
February 28, 2017 |
I-765 |
Application for Employment Authorization |
Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)] |
January 15, 2017 |
I-765 |
Application for Employment Authorization |
Based on TPS for El Salvador [(c)(19)(a)(12)] |
January 15, 2017 |
I-765 |
Application for Employment Authorization |
Based on TPS for Honduras/Nicaragua [(c)(19), (a)(12)] |
January 15, 2017 |
I-765 |
Application for Employment Authorization |
Based on an approved, concurrently filed, I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (c)(33). |
January 15, 2017 |
I-765 |
Application for Employment Authorization |
All other applications for employment authorization |
December 1, 2016 |
I-821 |
Application for Temporary Protected Status |
El Salvador extension |
January 15, 2017 |
I-821 |
Application for Temporary Protected Status |
El Salvador initial or late filing |
January 15, 2017 |
I-821 |
Application for Temporary Protected Status |
Honduras and Nicaragua extension |
January 15, 2017 |
I-821 |
Application for Temporary Protected Status |
Honduras and Nicaragua initial or late filing |
January 15, 2017 |
I-821D |
Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals |
Request for Deferred Action |
October 31, 2016 |
I-821D |
Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals |
Request for Deferred Action |
October 31, 2016 |
I-824 |
Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition |
To request further action on an approved application or petition |
January 15, 2017 |
