Updated National Benefit Center Form Processing Times

On January 12, 2016, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released its updated processing times for the National Benefits Center. The chart provides average processing times for various immigration forms that are handled by the National Benefits Center based on the processing timeframe as of November 30, 2015.

Furthermore, the document includes a reminder that applicants who have filed the Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, may submit inquiries about applications that have been pending for more than 75 days. In addition, the document notes:

For a Form I-765 [category (c)(8)] based on a pending asylum application, the processing timeframes listed only apply to an initial filing.
The 90-day period for adjudicating a Form I-765 [category (c)(33)] filed together with a Form I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, does not commence until a decision has been rendered on the deferred action request.

The following is the current chart of average processing times for forms processed by the National Benefits Center:

Field Office Processing Dates for National Benefits Center as of: November 30, 2015

Form	Title	Classification or Basis for Filing:	Processing Timeframe:
I-102	Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record	Initial issuance or replacement of a Form I-94	2.5 Months
I-131	Application for Travel Document	All other applicants for advance parole	3 Months
I-539	Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status	All other extension applications	2.5 Months
I-600	Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative.	U.S. citizen filing to adopt an orphan	2.5 Months
I-600A	Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition.	U.S. citizen who plans to adopt a foreign-born child	2.5 Months
I-601A	Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver	Provisional Waiver of Unlawful Presence	August 19, 2015
I-765	Application for Employment Authorization	Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)]	3 Months
I-765	Application for Employment Authorization	All other applications for employment authorization	3 Months
I-817	Application for Family Unity Benefits	Voluntary departure under the family unity program	6 Months
I-824	Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition	To request further action on an approved application or petition	3 Months
I-90	Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card	Initial issuance or replacement	June 4, 2015
I-90	Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card	10-year renewal	June 4, 2015

Note that the National Benefits Center is experiencing processing delays for the:

Form I-601A, Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver
Form I-817, Application for Family Unity Benefits
I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Residence Card (for both initial issuance or replacement and 10-year renewal)

Accordingly, the chart lists “the filing date of the last case the [National Benefits Center] completed before updating the chart.”

Source: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processingTimesDisplay.do

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