Updated
I-539 processing time
Application to Extend or Change Nonimmigrant Status
Filed to extend a stay or change to another status, often by an H-4 or L-2 spouse beside the worker's I-129.
USCIS decided half its I-539s within 5.7 months in FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026), its median.
Median, FY26 Q3
5.7 months
2.3 months slower than FY26 Q2Half were decided sooner
Waiting at the quarter's end
133,056
22% more than FY26 Q2Every I-539 line, FY26 Q3
Received in the quarter
70,011
12% more than FY26 Q2FY26 Q3
Approved, of those decided
83%
3 points below FY26 Q238,751 approved, 8,163 denied
Median months, quarter by quarter
Half of each quarter's decided I-539s took less time than this. FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) to FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026).
Every I-539
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-539, Every I-539: median months to a decision, each quarter Period months FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 13.1 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 2.6 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 2.6 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 2.4 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 2.8 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 2.1 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 2.9 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 3.2 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 3.4 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 5.7
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-539 line together, each quarter.
Received
79,378
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-539: received, each quarter Period received FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 57,032 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 64,349 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 69,414 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 69,012 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 68,251 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 79,378 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 74,968 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 59,660 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 62,388 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 70,011 Decided
79,089
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-539: decided, each quarter Period decided FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 56,404 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 65,447 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 63,138 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 64,187 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 79,089 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 61,622 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 66,975 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 53,657 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 47,486 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 46,914 Waiting at the quarter's end
133,056
FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3- No record for this period
I-539: waiting at the quarter's end, each quarter Period waiting FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 59,112 FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 57,669 FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 63,713 FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 69,780 FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 59,994 FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 78,637 FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 87,172 FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 93,568 FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 109,156 FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 133,056
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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