The following table reflects the approximate waiting times for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident, employment authorization, travel permit (advance parole), and naturalization at the INS district offices across the United States.

INS District or Suboffice Permanent Residence Filing (I-485) Until Approval (with interview) Employment Authorization Approval Advance Parole Approval Naturalization Waiting Time Between Filing and Swearing In Albuquerque 270 days 1 day 1 day 330 days Atlanta 880 days 90 days 90 days 180 days Baltimore 90 days after receipt from VSC  30 - 60 days  Current  90 days after receipt from VSC Boston 180 days Current Current 240 days Buffalo 240 days No report recd. No report recd. 180 - 240 days Charlotte 345 - 400 days 70 - 100 days 70 - 90 days 345 - 400 days Cherry Hill No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. Chicago 720 days 90 days No report recd. 180 days Cincinnati 240 days 90 days 100 days No report recd. Cleveland 330 days 120 days 150 days No report recd. Dallas 550 - 700 days 90 days 90 days 365 - 400 days Denver 210 days National Benefits Center  National Benefits Center 150 days Detroit 360 - 420 days 90 days 90 days 360 - 540 days El Paso 180 days 21 days 30 days 240 days Harlingen No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. Hartford 390 days 90 days 45 days 300 - 360 days Honolulu 540 days 1 - 30 days 10 days 720 days Houston 940 days 90 days 30 days 365 days Indianapolis 210 days 1 day 14 - 21 days 240 days Kansas City 210 - 300 days 60 - 90 days 1 - 90 days 300 - 365 days Las Vegas No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. Los Angeles Unknown; last day scheduled: 12/13/02 42 - 56 days 45 days 300 - 330 days Louisville No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. Memphis No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. Miami 420 - 540 days 80 - 100 days 7 days 180 - 365 days Milwaukee 180 days 90 days No report recd. 180 days New Orleans 360 - 570 days 7 - 90 days 7 - 45 days 270 - 570 days New York 720+ days 120+ days 90 days  360 days Newark No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. Oklahoma City 210 - 240 days 45 - 90 days 45 - 90 days 300 - 365 days Omaha 180 - 240 days 14 - 21 days 30 - 60 days 300 - 365 days Orlando 900 - 1000+ days 90 - 120 days 90 - 120 days 360 - 420 days Philadelphia No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. Phoenix 540 days 90 days 120 days 360 days Pittsburgh No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. Portland 240 days 45 days 30 - 60 days 240 days Sacramento No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. Salt Lake City No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. San Antonio 120 - 270 days 30 - 60 days 30 - 60 days 120 - 180 days San Diego 360+ days 1 day 1 day 630 days San Francisco 210 - 240 days 30 - 60 days 30 - 60 days 270 days San Jose 180 - 240 days 21 - 30 days 21 - 30 days 365 - 400 days Santa Louis  210 - 365 days 1 - 2 days 21 - 30 days 210 - 270 days Seattle No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. St. Paul No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. No report recd. Tampa 720 - 900 days National Benefits Center for new cases  60 - 90; National Benefits Center for new cases 360 days Washington, D.C. (Arlington) 240 - 360 days 60 - 90 days 30 - 90 days 360 - 480 days Wichita 180 - 240 days 1 day 30 - 60 days  270 - 330 days