Updated
I-485 processing time
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
The person files it inside the U.S. to become a permanent resident once their priority date is current.
USCIS decided half its employment-based I-485s within 6 months in FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026), its median.
Median, FY26 Q3
6 months
1.1 months slower than FY26 Q2Employment-based
Waiting at the quarter's end
1,560,290
9% more than FY26 Q2Every I-485 line, FY26 Q3
Received in the quarter
242,989
2% more than FY26 Q2FY26 Q3
Approved, of those decided
86%
3 points below FY26 Q2101,568 approved, 16,798 denied
Median months, quarter by quarter
Half of each quarter's decided I-485s took less time than this. FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) to FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026).
Employment-based
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-485, Employment-based: median months to a decision, each quarter Period months FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 8.2 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 6.4 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 6.9 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 6.9 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 7.1 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 7.2 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 7.5 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 7.5 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 4.9 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 6 Family-based
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-485, Family-based: median months to a decision, each quarter Period months FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 9.3 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 8.8 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 7.7 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 9.4 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 9.7 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 7.2 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 6 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 5.3 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 5.9 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 7 Based on asylum
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-485, Based on asylum: median months to a decision, each quarter Period months FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 13.7 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 13.5 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 13.2 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 10.3 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 10 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 11.7 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 11.9 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 12.1 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 22 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 25.6 Based on refugee admission
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-485, Based on refugee admission: median months to a decision, each quarter Period months FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 13.2 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 13.7 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 12.9 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 8 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 6.9 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 8.5 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 7.5 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 7.6 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 14.6 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 17.6 Cuban Adjustment Act
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-485, Cuban Adjustment Act: 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) 4.6 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 6 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 7.5 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 5.4 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 5.7 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 9.1 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 10.4 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 19.5 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 16.3 Every other basis
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-485, Every other basis: median months to a decision, each quarter Period months FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 9.5 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 10.5 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 7.2 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 17.3 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 18.5 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 21 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 18.5 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 19.1 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 20.7 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 21
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-485 line together, each quarter.
Received
273,988
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-485: received, each quarter Period received FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 256,826 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 223,575 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 218,679 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 271,261 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 273,988 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 273,184 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 240,991 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 242,497 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 237,191 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 242,989 Decided
234,502
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-485: decided, each quarter Period decided FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 166,261 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 232,619 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 234,502 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 209,480 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 199,855 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 193,482 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 228,870 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 149,825 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 133,271 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 118,366 Waiting at the quarter's end
1,560,290
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-485: waiting at the quarter's end, each quarter Period waiting FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 1,005,985 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 1,032,289 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 1,007,953 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 1,071,245 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 1,147,113 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 1,237,464 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 1,243,917 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 1,330,286 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 1,437,210 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 1,560,290
Medians from FY2016
The only longer history USCIS has published for its medians, one figure a fiscal year.
Employment-based
FY2016 FY2024- Still filling
I-485, Employment-based: median months each fiscal year, FY2016 to FY2024 Period months FY2016 5.5 FY2017 7 FY2018 10.6 FY2019 10 FY2020 8.8 FY2021 9.9 FY2022 11 FY2023 8.6 FY2024 7.2 so far Family-based
FY2016 FY2024- Still filling
I-485, Family-based: median months each fiscal year, FY2016 to FY2024 Period months FY2016 6.1 FY2017 7.9 FY2018 10.2 FY2019 10.9 FY2020 9.3 FY2021 12.9 FY2022 10.6 FY2023 11.4 FY2024 9.4 so far Based on asylum
FY2016 FY2024- Still filling
I-485, Based on asylum: median months each fiscal year, FY2016 to FY2024 Period months FY2016 4.4 FY2017 5.5 FY2018 6.2 FY2019 6.7 FY2020 6.9 FY2021 12.9 FY2022 22.6 FY2023 22.9 FY2024 13.9 so far Based on refugee admission
FY2016 FY2024- Still filling
I-485, Based on refugee admission: median months each fiscal year, FY2016 to FY2024 Period months FY2016 5.5 FY2017 4.6 FY2018 6.4 FY2019 9.4 FY2020 9.3 FY2021 7.1 FY2022 14.1 FY2023 21.6 FY2024 13.3 so far
FY2024 there covers October 2023 to January 2024 only (hatched), as USCIS's factsheet says. The factsheet is dated 2024-03-05.
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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