good luck and be prepared for a torturous long process (o: http://www.shusterman.com http://www.immigration.com http://www.murthy.com pls. refer to above mentioned sites. Look @ the Labor certification time for TX and then the regional one. for RIR etc etc... and then for I-140 and I-485 for the TX services center and if the VISA is current then you can add all the waiting time. Mostly it is about 2-4 yrs @ least. ===================================================== as always what do i know (o: