ility ▁( EB - 1 ) ▁ ▁Out standing ▁Professor ▁or ▁Research er ▁( EB - 1 ) ▁ ▁Mult in ational ▁Manager ▁or ▁Executive ▁( EB - 1 ) ▁ ▁Advanced ▁D eg ree ▁Professional ▁( EB - 2 ) ▁ ▁Sk illed ▁or ▁Professional ▁Work er ▁( EB - 3 ) ▁ ▁Un sk illed ▁Work er ▁( EB - 3 ) ▁ ▁Advanced ▁degree ▁or ▁exception al ▁ability ▁request ing ▁a ▁National ▁Interest ▁W ai ver ▁( EB - 2 ) ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁A ▁N urs es ▁( EB - 2 ▁or ▁E B - 3 ) ▁ ▁The ▁processing ▁time ▁is ▁on ▁average ▁about ▁four ▁months . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁separate ▁processing ▁times ▁reported ▁for ▁the ▁appe als ▁processing . ▁As ▁of ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁processing ▁times ▁for ▁administrative ▁appe als ▁for ▁all ▁categories ▁of ▁Form ▁I - 1 4 0 ▁is ▁ 6 ▁months ▁or ▁less . ▁ ▁Ad verse ▁dec isions ▁ ▁Initial ▁response ▁▁ ▁The ▁initial ▁response ▁from ▁the ▁US C IS ▁to ▁a ▁Form ▁I - 1 4 0 ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁four : ▁▁ ▁Appro val ▁ ▁Den ial ▁ ▁Request ▁For ▁Ev idence ▁( R FE ): ▁Gener ally , ▁evidence ▁is ▁requested ▁about ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁pet ition er ▁and ▁benef ici ary . ▁For ▁instance , ▁for ▁marriage - based ▁pet itions ▁( where ▁one ▁sp ouse ▁is ▁pet ition ing ▁for ▁another ) ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁marriage ▁actually ▁occurred