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California Service Center
An application or petition with a Receipt Notice date listed below should be processed within 30 days of this notice. If you applied after the indicated date, service center is not processing your case at this time. Example: Look at the top lines of your receipt. If you filed Form I-90, and the report says that the service center is processing cases with your Receipt Notice date, you should hear from USCIS within thirty days. Please wait thirty days after the current processing date of your case is shown above before inquiring. California Service Center has jurisdiction over the following states: Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii and Nevada.| Form | Purpose | Sub-Type | Now processing cases with a receipt notice date of |
| I-129F | Petition for alien fiancée | K-3/K-4 already married spouse and or dependant child | 5 months |
| I-130 | Petition for alien relative | US citizen filing for spouse parent or child under 21 | 5 months |
| I-130 | Petition for alien relative | US citizen filing for unmarried son or daughter over 21 | 4/2/2005 |
| I-130 | Petition for alien relative | US Citizen filing for married son or daughter over 21 | 9/2/2002 |
| I-130 | Petition for alien relative | Permanent resident filing for spouse or child under 21 | 3/23/2009 |
| I-130 | Petition for alien relative | Permanent resident filing for unmarried son or daughter over 21 | 5/2/2004 |
| I-131 | Application for document travel | All other applicants for advance parole | 3 months |
| I-140 | Immigrant petition for alien worker | Extraordinary ability | |
| I-140 | Immigrant petition for alien worker | Outstanding professor or researcher | |
| I-140 | Immigrant petition for alien worker | Multinational executive or manger | |
| I-140 | Immigrant petition for alien worker | Schedule A nurses | |
| I-140 | Immigrant petition for alien worker | Advanced degree or exceptional ability | |
| I-140 | Immigrant petition for alien worker | Advanced degree or exceptional ability requesting a National Interest waiver | |
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NAFTAThe 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) makes temporary employment in the U.S. easier for certain Canadian and Mexican workers. NAFTA created a new classification, "TN," for eligible Canadian and Mexican Professional Workers.
