Hammond & Associates
Attorneys at Law

"Serving the Global Immigration Needs of Business"

INS PROCESSING TIMES -- VERMONT SERVICE CENTER
(Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia)

APPLICATION/PETITION TYPE

PROCESSING APPLICATIONS:

(Received on This Date*)
ESTIMATED PROCESSING TIME:
 (From/To)
Employment-Based Nonimmigrant Visas  
I-129 Cap "H1B" Nonimmigrant Visas

2-11-02

30 to 75 days
I-129 "H1B" Nonimmigrant Visa Extensions

2-11-02

30 to 75 days
I-129 "L-1" Nonimmigrant Visas

3-6-02

30 to 75 days
I-129 "L-1 Blanket" Nonimmigrant Visas

N/A

N/A
I-129 "E1/E2" Nonimmigrant Visas

N/A

 N/A
I-539 Change or Extension of Status for Nonimmigrant Visas

10-18-01

120 to 180 days
Employment-Based Immigrant Visas  
I-140 Immigrant Visas for Workers

1-24-02

120 to 180 days
Family-Based Immigrant Visa Petitions  
I-130 Immigrant Visas for immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens

 N/A

N/A
I-130 Immigrant Visas for Other Relatives

N/A

N/A
General Immigrant Application/Petition Processing Times  
I-485 Adjustment of Status Green Card Applications

6-1-01

365 to 540 days
I-751 Removal of Conditions on Family-Based Green Cards

 11-1-01

approx. 360 days
I-765 Employment Authorizations

 3/11/02

60 to 90 days
I-131 Application for Travel Document

 N/A

N/A
I-90 Application to Replace Alien Registration Card (i.e., Green Card)

10-24-01

60 to 90 days
Other INS Petitions/Applications  
I-102 Form for Replacement I-94 Card

 Current*

30 to 45 days
I-824 Application for Action on an Approved Nonimmigrant Petition

 2-19-02

60 to 90 days
N-400 Application for Naturalization

 N/A

N/A
N-600 Application for Citizenship

 3/13/02

30 to 60 days

* An individual filed within the last 3 to 5 weeks is currently being processed.

**Please see Visa Bulletin for preference category and country to best determine processing time.


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