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USCIS processing times, the median, by form

How many months USCIS took to decide the typical case of every form in FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026), from its own quarterly workbook, beside the different figure on USCIS's processing-times page.

USCIS's medians and backlog

3.9
months to decide an I-140, the median that quarter 0.5 months slower than FY26 Q2
through Jun 30 2026
6
months for an employment-based I-485 1.1 months slower than FY26 Q2
through Jun 30 2026
6.4
months for a work permit filed with a pending I-485
through Jun 30 2026
5.8
months for advance parole
through Jun 30 2026
12,807,907
applications and petitions pending at USCIS, every form
through Jun 30 2026
Median months to a decision The employment green card's forms, FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026)

  1. I-129 nonimmigrant worker petition

    9.5 mo

    192,712 pending, 183,308 decided in the quarter

  2. I-140 immigrant petition

    3.9 mo

    203,204 pending, 45,044 decided in the quarter

  3. I-485 adjustment, employment-based

    6 mo

    268,408 pending, 45,236 decided in the quarter

  4. I-765 work permit, with a pending I-485

    6.4 mo

    671,362 pending, 82,172 decided in the quarter

  5. I-131 advance parole

    5.8 mo

    425,511 pending, 61,991 decided in the quarter

  6. I-824 action on an approved petition

    5.6 mo

    17,141 pending, 2,558 decided in the quarter

  7. I-539 extend or change status

    5.7 mo

    133,056 pending, 46,914 decided in the quarter

  8. I-290B appeal or motion

    2.9 mo

    28,258 pending, 7,889 decided in the quarter

  9. I-485 adjustment, family-based

    7 mo

    611,067 pending, 66,918 decided in the quarter

  10. N-400 naturalization

    9.5 mo

    727,371 pending, 67,565 decided in the quarter

Each bar is the median USCIS printed for that form line: half the cases decided in the quarter took less, half took more. More
Each bar is the median USCIS printed for that form line: half the cases decided in the quarter took less, half took more. The employment-based I-485 and the I-140 are drawn in the accent.
USCIS, quarterly_all_forms_fy2026_q3_v1.xlsx, received to completion, cases decided in the quarter.
Two USCIS numbers for one form The I-140: the quarterly median beside the processing-times page

Quarterly median, all I-140s

3.9

months, over 45,044 petitions decided in the quarter

Processing-times page, 80% within

  • Extraordinary ability (E11) 32.5 mo
  • Outstanding professor or researcher (E12) 15 mo
  • Multinational executive or manager (E13) 27.5 mo
  • Advanced degree or exceptional ability (E21) 3 mo
  • National interest waiver (NIW) 30 mo
  • Skilled worker or professional (E31) 4 mo
  • Unskilled worker (EW3) 9 mo
  • Schedule A nurse (NUR) 25.5 mo
The processing-times page publishes one figure per subtype: the time USCIS took to finish 80% of the petitions it decided over the past six months, and it tells you to wait that long before asking about a case. More
The processing-times page publishes one figure per subtype: the time USCIS took to finish 80% of the petitions it decided over the past six months, and it tells you to wait that long before asking about a case. The quarterly file publishes one median over every I-140 decided in the quarter. Both are USCIS's. Only the second says what the typical case took.
Left: USCIS quarterly data, FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026). Right: USCIS processing times, posted October 19, 2026.
How the posted I-140 times moved Every posting since September 5, 2025, by petition subtype
  • Extraordinary ability (E11) 32.5 mo up 16 since Sep 5, 2025
  • Outstanding professor or researcher (E12) 15 mo down 3.5 since Sep 5, 2025
  • Multinational executive or manager (E13) 27.5 mo up 7.5 since Sep 5, 2025
  • Advanced degree or exceptional ability (E21) 3 mo down 6.5 since Sep 5, 2025
  • National interest waiver (NIW) 30 mo up 12.5 since Sep 5, 2025
  • Skilled worker or professional (E31) 4 mo down 2.5 since Sep 5, 2025
  • Unskilled worker (EW3) 9 mo down 4.5 since Sep 5, 2025
  • Schedule A nurse (NUR) 25.5 mo up 7 since Sep 5, 2025
Each line is one subtype's figure on the processing-times page, posting by posting, on its own scale. The dot is USCIS's newest posting, October 19, 2026. USCIS processing times, as copied each day by the open-source jzebedee/uscis project. USCIS keeps no history of its own.
Median months, FY2016 to FY2024 The only history USCIS publishes for medians
0 5 10 15 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
  • I-485, employment-based 7.2
  • I-485, family-based 9.4
  • I-765, pending I-485 3.6
  • I-131 advance parole 4.4
  • N-400 5.2

Since the factsheet, by quarter

Quarter I-140 I-485, employment
FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 6.3 mo 8.2 mo
FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 6.8 mo 6.4 mo
FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 7.8 mo 6.9 mo
FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 7.6 mo 6.9 mo
FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 7.5 mo 7.1 mo
FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 11.2 mo 7.2 mo
FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 6.4 mo 7.5 mo
FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 4.9 mo 7.5 mo
FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 3.4 mo 4.9 mo
FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 3.9 mo 6 mo
Five of the sixteen lines in USCIS's historical factsheet. More
Five of the sixteen lines in USCIS's historical factsheet. The employment-based I-485 peaked at 11 months in FY2022 and read 7.2 in the part of FY2024 the sheet covers. FY2024 covers October 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024 (USCIS footnote 2).
USCIS historical processing times factsheet, data as of March 5, 2024.

Every form USCIS reports

62 form lines in 7 categories, as USCIS groups them. Open a category for its table. The figures are the quarter's, and the median is the months from receipt to decision.

Family Based 7 lines
Form Title Received Decided Pending Median
I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) 9,737 9,273 35,871 9
I-130 Petition for Alien Relative (Immediate Relative) 126,417 99,297 786,723 13
I-130 Petition for Alien Relative (All Other Relative) 39,905 16,834 1,617,823 43.3
I-600 Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative 103 167 556 12.2
I-601A Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver 9,993 4,132 77,755 25.4
I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence 51,225 10,994 339,830 22.6
I-800 Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative 479 504 356 2.6
Employment Based 16 lines
Form Title Received Decided Pending Median
I-129 Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker 220,566 183,308 192,712 9.5
I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers 62,932 45,044 203,204 3.9
I-526 Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor (Legacy) 0 97 960 99.2
I-526 Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor 66 16 858 32.3
I-526E Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor 1,599 904 11,192 13.6
I-765 Application for Employment Authorization (Asylum) 125,663 128,951 108,565 0.8
I-765 Application for Employment Authorization (Adjustment Of Status) 153,039 82,172 671,362 6.4
I-765 Application for Employment Authorization (DACA) 81,835 76,535 231,872 4.1

A first-time DACA request is filed with this work permit, so its pending count includes those requests too.

I-765 Application for Employment Authorization (All Other) 212,410 145,443 1,098,913 3.3
I-829 Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status 1,944 845 8,244 12.8
I-924 Application For Regional Center Designation Under the Immigrant Investor Program 0 2 2 189.4
I-956 Application for Regional Center Designation 9 10 46 11.4
I-956F Application for Approval of Investment in a Commercial Enterprise 77 82 177 5.4
I-956G Regional Center Annual Statement 6 0 0 0
I-956H Bona Fides of Person Involved in Regional Center Program 630 0 0 0
I-956K Registration for Direct and Third-Party Promoters 300 78 746 0
Humanitarian 13 lines
Form Title Received Decided Pending Median
I-589 Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal 20,159 47,654 1,392,782 0
Legalization Legalization/SAW 4 10 150 0
I-730 Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition 2,401 240 23,562 n/a
I-817 Application for Family Unity Benefits 34 43 63 2.5
I-821 Application for Temporary Protected Status 657 8,106 567,110 15.5
I-821D Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) 81,975 76,629 228,969 4.1

Pending includes first-time DACA requests. USCIS still accepts them but doesn't process them, as its DACA page says (last updated January 24, 2025).

I-870 Record of Determination/Credible Fear Worksheet 2,715 4,191 0 0
I-881 App. for Susp. of Deport. or Spec. Rule Cancel. of Removal (Sect. 203 of Public Law 105-100 (NACARA)) 21 7 868 0
I-899 Record of Determination/Reasonable Fear Worksheet 1,249 1,623 0 0
I-914 Application for T Nonimmigrant Status 12,088 535 122,593 31.2
I-918 Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status 15,170 6,515 480,114 15.2
I-929 Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant 414 153 2,265 26
G-325A Biographic Information (for Deferred Action) 6,002 155 18,522 4.2
Lawful Permanent Residence 6 lines
Form Title Received Decided Pending Median
I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Family) 95,175 66,918 611,067 7
I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Employment) 97,501 45,236 268,408 6
I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Asylum) 15,141 2,642 126,267 25.6
I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Refugee) 16,819 148 149,470 17.6
I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Cuban) 6,279 586 342,360 16.3
I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Other) 12,074 2,836 62,718 21
Citizenship and Nationality 6 lines
Form Title Received Decided Pending Median
N-336 Req. for a Hearing on a Decision in Natz. Proceedings (Under Sect. 336 of the INA) 1,072 661 3,975 4.9
N-400 Application for Naturalization (Military) 5,693 2,974 14,767 2.6
N-400 Application for Naturalization 140,179 67,565 727,371 9.5
N-565 Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document 8,524 8,678 25,286 7.6
N-600 Application for Certificate of Citizenship 12,660 10,030 58,165 6.9
N-648 Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions 13,001 5,427 9,302 0
Other 12 lines
Form Title Received Decided Pending Median
I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card 208,311 254,227 506,891 5.5
I-102 Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document 689 518 3,845 8.4
I-131 Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records 21,904 14,806 120,768 14.4
I-131 Application for Advance Parole Document for Aliens Inside the United States 113,627 61,991 425,511 5.8
I-131 Application for Travel Document, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records (Parole in Place) 5,352 1,380 29,022 14.6
I-131 Application for Initial Parole Document for Aliens Outside the United States 644 630 32,373 0
I-360 Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant 30,129 16,431 311,184 6.4
I-539 Application To Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status 70,011 46,914 133,056 5.7
I-824 Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition 4,469 2,558 17,141 5.6
I-941 Application for Entrepreneur Parole 1 0 29 0
Waivers Waivers 45,621 12,077 575,908 36.3
I-290B Notice of Appeal or Motion 10,144 7,889 28,258 2.9
Supplemental Processing 2 lines
Form Title Received Decided Pending Median
DS-230 Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration (IV) 78,997 91,482 25,445 n/a
EOIR Adjustment EOIR Adjustment 50 1,797 93,370 n/a
How USCIS defines these columns

Received is new filings entered in the quarter. Decided is approvals plus denials, with a few forms also counting administrative closures. Pending is what was awaiting a decision on the quarter's last day. The median is the months from receipt to completion for the cases completed that quarter, so a quarter that cleared old cases reads slower than one that cleared new ones. USCIS's own notes on the sheet say the counts can differ from earlier reports as cases are re-queried.

FAQs

Is this the same number as the USCIS processing-times page?
No. USCIS's processing-times page publishes, per form and subtype, a figure measured over the slow tail of recently completed cases, and the page itself tells you to wait until that many months have passed before asking about your case. The quarterly performance data publishes the median: the months it took to decide half of the cases finished in the quarter. For an I-140 the two currently read about four months against two to thirty-four, and both are USCIS's own figures.
Which number should I plan around?
The median tells you what the typical case took last quarter. The processing-times figure tells you when USCIS will accept an inquiry about a case that's taking longer. A case that has passed the median isn't late. One that has passed the processing-times figure is what USCIS itself calls outside normal processing.
Why do some forms show n/a?
Because USCIS printed N/A. Its note says a processing time may be unavailable because the form is pending a calculation or because one can't be computed. Where USCIS printed no number, this site prints none either.
Why are there several I-485 and I-765 rows?
USCIS reports each basis separately: six I-485 lines (family, employment, asylum, refugee, Cuban, other) and four I-765 lines (asylum, adjustment of status, DACA, all other). They finish at very different speeds, so one I-485 number would hide a threefold spread. USCIS's own note says the lines sum to the form's total.
How often does this update?
USCIS posts a quarter's file roughly three months after the quarter ends. This site reads its data page on the 15th of every month and loads any quarter it doesn't already hold. The date on every figure is the quarter it describes. It isn't the day the file was read.

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More questions

What is a USCIS processing time?

USCIS publishes two. The processing-times page gives, per form and subtype, the months within which most recently completed cases finished, and tells you to wait that long before asking about yours. The quarterly performance data gives the median: the months it took to decide half the cases finished that quarter. This page shows the median for every form, dated to its quarter, and the processing-times figure beside it for the I-140.

How long does an I-140 take?

In USCIS's quarterly data the median I-140 decided in the third quarter of FY2026 (April to June 2026) took 3.9 months. USCIS's processing-times page gives longer figures per subtype, from a few months for an advanced-degree professional to nearly three years for extraordinary ability, because it measures the slow tail. The I-140 queue page shows how many are pending in each category.

How long does an employment-based I-485 take?

The median employment-based I-485 decided in April to June 2026 took 6 months, against 7 for family-based and 25.6 for asylum-based, in USCIS's own quarterly data. Where a case is decided matters too: the I-485 by field office page shows each office's pile.

Why did USCIS processing times go up or down?

The median is measured over cases completed in the quarter, so a quarter in which USCIS cleared old cases reads slower than one in which it cleared new ones, and USCIS's I-90 note says exactly that about FY2023. Read a change together with the completions count beside it.

Where are the DACA figures?

DACA is Form I-821D, in the Humanitarian table under every form USCIS reports, and its work permit is with the I-765 lines. Both pending counts include first-time requests, which USCIS accepts but doesn't process.

USCIS quarterly form data through Jun 30, 2026. How these figures are counted. Spotted an error? Tell us; every fix is dated in the corrections log.

The sources in full

USCIS quarterly form data: USCIS quarterly all-forms performance data (uscis.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly

What this data includes

USCIS quarterly form data: Every USCIS form's receipts, approvals, denials, pending count and MEDIAN months to a decision, per quarter, as USCIS publishes them. The median isn't the 80th-percentile figure on USCIS's processing-times page.

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