AAO Processing Times as of January 1, 2012

Case Type 

Time

I-129 F

Petition for Fiancée 

Current

I-129 H-1B

Nonimmigrant Specialty Occupation Worker 

22Months

I-129 H-2

Temporary Nonimmigrant Worker

Current

I-129 H-3

Temporary Nonimmigrant Worker 

Current

I-129 L

Nonimmigrant Intracompany Transferee 

22Months

I-129 O

Nonimmigrant Extraordinary Ability Worker 

Current

I-129 P-1, P-2, P-3

Athletes, Artists and Entertainers 

Current

I-129Q

Cultural Exchange Visitor 

Current

I-131

Application for Travel Document 

Current

I-140 EB-1A

(A) ‐ Alien with Extraordinary Ability 

16Months

I-140 EB-1B

(B) ‐ Outstanding Professor or Researcher 

11Months

I-140 EB-1C

(C) ‐ Multinational Manager or Executive 

21Months

I-140 EB-2

(D) ‐ Advanced Degree Professional 

26Months

I-140 EB-2

(I) ‐  National Interest Waiver 

10Months

I-140 EB-3

(E) ‐ Skilled or Professional Worker 

35Months

I-140 EB-3

(G) ‐ Other Worker 

Current

I-212

Application to Reapply for Admission 

Current

I-360 EB-4

Application to Reapply for Admission 

20Months

I-360 VAWA

Application to Reapply for Admission 

Current

I-526 EB-5

Alien Entrepreneur 

Current

I-600

Petition for Orphan

Current

I-601

Application for Waiver of Inadmissibility 

26Months

I-612

Application for 212(e) Waiver 

Current

N-470

Application to Preserve Residence

Current

N-565

Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Doc 

Current

N-600

Certificate of Citizenship 

Current