CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER

The California Service Center currently receives and processes all I-129F Petitions filed by U.S. Citizens residing in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

As of July 1st, 2008, the current processing time (from receipt to approval of petition--not visa issuance**) is approximately 90-150 days*.

*Please note that the above timeline is based upon actual client approvals from the past 6 months and tend to be more accurate than processing times found on the U.S.C.I.S website. While it is unusual, some cases may be approved prior to the shortest times we have listed above.

**This is also ONLY the timeline for petition processing and NOT consular processing. For more on consular processing times, please contact our offices.

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