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I-140 processing time
Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers
An employer files it to sponsor a worker for a green card, usually after DOL certifies the PERM.
USCIS decided half its I-140s within 3.9 months in FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026), its median.
Median, FY26 Q3
3.9 months
0.5 months slower than FY26 Q2Half were decided sooner
Waiting at the quarter's end
203,204
10% more than FY26 Q2Every I-140 line, FY26 Q3
Received in the quarter
62,932
23% more than FY26 Q2FY26 Q3
Approved, of those decided
84%
2 points below FY26 Q237,975 approved, 7,069 denied
Median months, quarter by quarter
Half of each quarter's decided I-140s took less time than this. FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) to FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026).
Every I-140
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-140, Every I-140: median months to a decision, each quarter Period months FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 6.3 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 6.8 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 7.8 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 7.6 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 7.5 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 11.2 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 6.4 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 4.9 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 3.4 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 3.9
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-140 line together, each quarter.
Received
66,692
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-140: received, each quarter Period received FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 54,596 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 59,356 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 57,144 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 57,827 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 57,947 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 62,186 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 66,692 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 59,148 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 51,110 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 62,932 Decided
57,592
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-140: decided, each quarter Period decided FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 43,665 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 45,192 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 44,339 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 37,501 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 41,402 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 41,658 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 57,592 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 54,375 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 54,647 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 45,044 Waiting at the quarter's end
203,204
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-140: waiting at the quarter's end, each quarter Period waiting FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 69,978 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 94,241 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 108,043 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 132,938 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 150,112 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 170,699 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 180,439 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 186,875 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 184,209 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 203,204
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.
Cite this page
Waiting on a PERM case?
- When it'll likely be decided
- An email when DOL moves it