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I-290B processing time
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USCIS decided half its I-290Bs within 2.9 months in FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026), its median.
Median, FY26 Q3
2.9 months
1 month quicker than FY26 Q2Half were decided sooner
Waiting at the quarter's end
28,258
7% more than FY26 Q2Every I-290B line, FY26 Q3
Received in the quarter
10,144
30% more than FY26 Q2FY26 Q3
Approved, of those decided
38%
2 points below FY26 Q22,967 approved, 4,922 denied
Median months, quarter by quarter
Half of each quarter's decided I-290Bs took less time than this. FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) to FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026).
Every I-290B
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-290B, Every I-290B: median months to a decision, each quarter Period months FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 4.5 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 3.4 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 2.8 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 2.4 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 2.8 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 2 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 2.4 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 2 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 3.9 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 2.9
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-290B line together, each quarter.
Received
13,383
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-290B: received, each quarter Period received FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 8,854 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 8,592 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 9,186 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 10,056 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 8,993 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 12,201 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 13,383 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 9,736 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 7,803 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 10,144 Decided
11,429
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-290B: decided, each quarter Period decided FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 1,276 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 9,372 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 9,432 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 7,959 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 9,858 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 9,384 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 11,429 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 8,231 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 7,314 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 7,889 Waiting at the quarter's end
28,258
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-290B: waiting at the quarter's end, each quarter Period waiting FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 24,096 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 21,150 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 20,618 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 22,461 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 21,286 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 23,761 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 25,179 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 26,452 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 26,407 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 28,258
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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