The processing times here generally cover PERM-based I-140s. EB-1a, EB-1b, and EB-2 NIW will be highlighted in other posts.
Update 11/24/2023
We are back with some more updates on I-140 processing times.
- EB-2 Approval at Texas Service Center
- Filing Date: May 4, 2023
- Approval Date: October 2, 2023
- Duration: Approximately 5 months
- USCIS Posted Processing Time: 6.5 months
- EB-3 Approval at Nebraska Service Center
- Filing Date: May 30, 2023
- Approval Date: October 12, 2023
- Duration: Roughly 4 and a half months
- USCIS Posted Processing Time: 4 months
- EB-3 Approval at Texas Service Center
- Filing Date: January 11, 2023
- Approval Date: March 1, 2023
- Duration: Less than 2 months
- USCIS Posted Processing Time for EB-3 at Texas: 7.5 months
![](https://puyanglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/I140-JL_Redacted-791x1024.png)
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Update 12/01/2022
Sample I-140 approval from TSC showing a continued trend toward faster adjudication. This one took less than a month.
![](https://puyanglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/I-140-pz_Redacted-780x1024.png)
Update 09/26/2022
Some recent samples showing processing times from 1 to 7 months. The trend is toward faster adjudication.
![](https://puyanglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/I-140-am-_Redacted-782x1024.png)
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Update 07/01/2022
Most are opting for premium processing. So not many updates for regular processed I-140s. Here are a few recent samples showing 3 months (EB3) and 8 months (EB2) of total processing time at the Texas Service Center.
![](https://puyanglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/I-140-Approval-Notice-FEI-SMP-Redacted_Redacted-793x1024.png)
![](https://puyanglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/I-140-Approval-Notice-WTA-YMZ-Redacted-793x1024.png)
Current processing time as shown USCIS website is much longer at 16.5 months (EB3) and 13.5 months (EB2):
![](https://puyanglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Processing-Times-I-140-EB3-July-2022-791x1024.png)
![](https://puyanglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Processing-Times-I-140-EB2-July-2022-791x1024.png)
Update 12/06/2021
We have some more sample approvals showing straight approvals in about 5 months at the Texas Service Center. For petitions involving RFE, the total processing time will be longer.
We have received an approved I-140 that took about16 months. This particular I-140 also involved a “lost” RFE response which added to the total processing time. See related post: USCIS May Lose Your RFE Response
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Original Post 10/12/2021
We are starting a new post to better capture the processing time of I-140s. Below are sample approvals showing processing of non-premium perm-based I-140s.
![](https://puyanglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1-I-140-rsl-2-781x1024.jpg)
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![](https://puyanglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/4-I-140-JM-4-800x1024.jpg)
![](https://puyanglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/6-I-140-SMS-2-793x1024.jpg)
![](https://puyanglaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7-I-140-JTL-2-799x1024.jpg)