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I-129F processing time
Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)
A U.S. citizen files it for a fiancé(e) to come to marry (the K-1 visa).
USCIS decided half its I-129Fs within 9 months in FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026), its median.
Median, FY26 Q3
9 months
1.5 months slower than FY26 Q2Half were decided sooner
Waiting at the quarter's end
35,871
3% more than FY26 Q2Every I-129F line, FY26 Q3
Received in the quarter
9,737
12% more than FY26 Q2FY26 Q3
Approved, of those decided
75%
Level with FY26 Q26,966 approved, 2,307 denied
Median months, quarter by quarter
Half of each quarter's decided I-129Fs took less time than this. FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) to FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026).
Every I-129F
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-129F, Every I-129F: median months to a decision, each quarter Period months FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 10.5 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 8.5 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 5.6 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 6.1 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 5.7 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 7.2 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 7.9 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 7.5 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 7.5 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 9
A dashed frame is a quarter whose workbook no one kept: USCIS keeps only its last four quarters, and the Internet Archive holds no copy of FY24 Q2.
What USCIS took in, decided and had waiting
Every I-129F line together, each quarter.
Received
12,269
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-129F: received, each quarter Period received FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 9,689 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 11,537 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 10,966 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 11,609 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 12,269 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 11,903 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 10,958 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 9,385 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 8,676 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 9,737 Decided
20,334
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-129F: decided, each quarter Period decided FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 16,054 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 20,334 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 10,002 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 7,939 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 10,562 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 7,487 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 9,239 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 11,531 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 11,443 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 9,273 Waiting at the quarter's end
39,185
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-129F: waiting at the quarter's end, each quarter Period waiting FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 39,185 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 22,328 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 23,920 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 28,839 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 31,019 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 36,053 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 38,599 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 36,875 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 34,676 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 35,871
Where to go next
Why USCIS's own case page shows a different time
This is USCIS's median: half of the cases it finished in a quarter took less time than this. Its processing-times page prints a different figure, the time within which it finished 80% of recent cases, so it reads longer. Both are USCIS's, and the hub sets them side by side for the I-140.
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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