Our office has established a reputation as one of the leading practices for handling appeals with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and we often receive inquiries not only  about the procedural aspects of an AAO appeal but also about the current processing times for AAO cases.    The AAO processing times are published monthly, at the beginning of the month, and we are providing monthly updates and analysis for the benefit of our clients and readers.

About the AAO

The AAO is an appeals office which handles appeals of certain decisions made by USCIS field offices and regional processing centers.  The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires that all AAO decisions be made available to the public.  As a result, AAO decisions are accessible in reading rooms at USCIS headquarters here in Washington, DC and at field offices.  Also, some (but not all) AAO decisions are available online.

Current AAO Processing Times

USCIS has released the average processing times for cases pending at the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) as of December 1, 2011.  Read the full AAO Processing Times report.

Among the most notable AAO processing times:

• H-1B appeal takes 22 months (no change compared to our last report as of October 1, 2011);
• L-1 appeal takes 22 months (improvement, or decrease, of one month);
• I-140 EB1 Extraordinary Ability takes 16 months (no change), Multinational Manager or Executive takes 21 months (increase of one month) while EB1 Outstanding Professor or Researcher category takes 10 months (increase of one month);
• I-140 EB2 (Advanced Degree) takes 32 months (increase by three months) while EB2 (NIW) takes 12 months (decrease of one month); and
• I-140 EB3 Skilled Worker takes 35 months (increase of one month) while EB3 Other Worker is current (6 months or less) on appeal (no change).

If our office can be of any assistance regarding AAO representation or consultation, please contact us.  Also, please feel free to subscribe to our free weekly newsletter to receive updates and immigration news.

Our office has established a reputation as one of the leading practices for handling appeals with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and we often receive inquiries not only  about the procedural aspects of an AAO appeal but also about the current processing times for AAO cases.    The AAO processing times are published monthly, at the beginning of the month, and we are providing monthly updates and analysis for the benefit of our clients and readers.

About the AAO

The AAO is an appeals office which handles appeals of certain decisions made by USCIS field offices and regional processing centers.  The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires that all AAO decisions be made available to the public.  As a result, AAO decisions are accessible in reading rooms at USCIS headquarters here in Washington, DC and at field offices.  Also, some (but not all) AAO decisions are available online.

Current AAO Processing Times

USCIS has released the average processing times for cases pending at the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) as of October 1, 2011.  Read the full AAO Processing Times report.

Among the most notable AAO processing times:

• H-1B appeal takes 22 months (two months increase compared to our last report as of July 1, 2011);
• L-1 appeal takes 23 months (no change);
• I-140 EB1 Extraordinary Ability takes 16 months (increase of one month), Multinational Manager or Executive takes 20 months (increase of two months) while EB1 Outstanding Professor or Researcher category takes 9 months (increase of over three months);
• I-140 EB2 (Advanced Degree) takes 29 months (decrease by three months) while EB2 (NIW) takes 13 months (no change); and
• I-140 EB3 Skilled Worker takes 34 months (no change) while EB3 Other Worker takes 4 months on appeal (no change).

If our office can be of any assistance regarding AAO representation or consultation, please contact us.  Also, please feel free to subscribe to our free weekly newsletter to receive updates and immigration news.

Our office has established a reputation as one of the leading practices for handling appeals with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and we often receive inquiries not only about about the procedural aspects of an AAO appeal but also about the current processing times for AAO cases.    The AAO processing times are published monthly, at the beginning of the month, and we are providing monthly updates and analysis for the benefit of our clients and readers.

About the AAO

The AAO is an appeals office which handles appeals of certain decisions made by USCIS field offices and regional procssing centers.  The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires that all AAO decisions be made available to the public.  As a result, AAO decisions are accessible in reading rooms at USCIS headquarters here in Washington, DC and at field offices.  Also, some (but not all) AAO decisions are available online.

Current AAO Processing Times

USCIS has released the average processing times for cases pending at the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) as of July 1, 2011.  Read the full AAO Processing Times report.

Among the most notable AAO processing times:

• H-1B appeal takes 20 months (two months increase compared to our last report as of May 1, 2011);
• L-1 appeal takes 23 months (increase of one month);
• I-140 EB1 Extraordinary Ability takes 15 months (increase of two months), Multinational Manager or Executive takes 18 months (increase of one month) while EB1 Outstanding Professor or Researcher category takes 6 months or less (no change);
• I-140 EB2 (Advanced Degree) takes 32 months (increase by two months) while EB2 (NIW) takes 13 months (no change); and
• I-140 EB3 Skilled Worker takes 34 months (increase by two months) while EB3 Other Worker takes 4 months on appeal (increase by 1 month).

If our office can be of any assistance regarding AAO representation or consultation, please contact us.  Also, please feel free to subscribe to our free weekly newsletter to receive updates and immigration news.

Our office has established a reputation as one of the premier practices for handling appeals with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and we often receive inquiries not only about about the procedural aspects of an AAO appeal but also about the current processing times for AAO cases.    The AAO processing times are published monthly, at the beginning of the month, and we are providing monthly updates and analysis for the benefit of our clients and readers.

About the AAO

The AAO is an appeals office which handles appeals of certain decisions made by USCIS field offices and regional procssing centers.  The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires that all AAO decisions be made available to the public.  As a result, AAO decisions are accessible in reading rooms at USCIS headquarters here in Washington, DC and at field offices.  Also, some (but not all) AAO decisions are available online.

Current AAO Processing Times

USCIS has released the average processing times for cases pending at the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) as of May 1, 2011.

Among the most notable AAO processing times:

• H-1B appeal takes 18 months (two months increase compared to our last report as of March 1, 2011);
• I-140 EB1 Extraordinary Ability takes 13 months (increase of one month), Multinational Manager or Executive takes 17 months (increase of one month) while EB1 Outstanding Professor or Researcher category takes 6 months or less (no change);
• I-140 EB2 (Advanced Degree) takes 30 months (increase by two months) while EB2 (NIW) takes 13 months (increase by one month); and
• I-140 EB3 Skilled Worker takes 32 months (increase by one month) while EB3 Other Worker takes 3 months on appeal (increase by 1 month).

Read the full AAO Processing Times report.   If our office can be of any assistance regarding AAO representation or consultation, please contact us.  Also, please feel free to subscribe to our free weekly newsletter to receive updates and immigration news.

Our office has established a reputation as one of the premier practices for handling appeals with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and we often receive inquiries not only about about the procedural aspects of an AAO appeal but also about the current processing times for AAO cases.    The AAO processing times are published monthly, at the beginning of the month, and we are providing monthly updates and analysis for the benefit of our clients and readers.

About the AAO

The AAO is an appeals office which handles appeals of certain decisions made by USCIS field offices and regional procssing centers.  The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires that all AAO decisions be made available to the public.  As a result, AAO decisions are accessible in reading rooms at USCIS headquarters here in Washington, DC and at field offices.  Also, some (but not all) AAO decisions are available online.

Current AAO Processing Times

USCIS has released the average processing times for cases pending at the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) as of March 1, 2011.

Among the most notable AAO processing times:

• H-1B appeal takes 16 months (one month increase compared to our last report as of February 1, 2011);
• I-140 EB1 Extraordinary Ability takes 12 months (no change), Multinational Manager or Executive takes 16 months (no change) while EB1 Outstanding Professor or Researcher category takes 6 months or less (no change);
• I-140 EB2 (Advanced Degree) takes 28 months (increase by one month) while EB2 (NIW) takes 12 months (increase by one month); and
• I-140 EB3 Skilled Worker takes 31 months (increase by one month) while EB3 Other Worker takes 2 months on appeal (decrease by 3 months).

Read the full AAO Processing Times report.   If our office can be of any assistance regarding AAO representation or consultation, please contact us.  Also, please feel free to subscribe to our free weekly newsletter to receive updates and immigration news.

Our office has established a reputation as one of the premier practices for handling appeals with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and we often receive inquiries not only about about the procedural aspects of an AAO appeal but also about the current processing times for AAO cases.    The AAO processing times are published monthly, at the beginning of the month, and we are providing monthly updates and analysis for the benefit of our clients and readers.

About the AAO

The AAO is an appeals office which handles appeals of certain decisions made by USCIS field offices and regional procssing centers.  The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires that all AAO decisions be made available to the public.  As a result, AAO decisions are accessible in reading rooms at USCIS headquarters here in Washington, DC and at field offices.  Also, some (but not all) AAO decisions are available online.

Current AAO Processing Times

USCIS has released the average processing times for cases pending at the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) as of February 1, 2011.

Among the most notable AAO processing times:

• H-1B appeal takes 15 months (no change compared to our last report as of January 1, 2011);
• I-140 EB1 Extraordinary Ability takes 12 months (increase by one month), Multinational Manager or Executive takes 16 months (no change) while EB1 Outstanding Professor or Researcher category takes 6 months or less (no change);
• I-140 EB2 (Advanced Degree) takes 27 months (increase by one month) while EB2 (NIW) takes 11 months (no change); and
• I-140 EB3 Skilled Worker takes 30 months (increase by one month) while EB3 Other Worker takes 5 months on appeal (decrease by 11 months).

Read the full AAO Processing Times report.   If our office can be of any assistance regarding AAO representation or consultation, please contact us.  Also, please feel free to subscribe to our free weekly newsletter to receive updates and immigration news.