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I-751 processing time

Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence

Filed by a conditional resident through marriage, in the 90 days before the two-year card expires.

USCIS decided half its I-751s within 22.6 months in FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026), its median.

Median, FY26 Q3

22.6 months

2.4 months quicker than FY26 Q2

Half were decided sooner

Waiting at the quarter's end

339,830

13% more than FY26 Q2

Every I-751 line, FY26 Q3

Received in the quarter

51,225

21% more than FY26 Q2

FY26 Q3

Approved, of those decided

94%

2 points below FY26 Q2

10,368 approved, 626 denied

Median months, quarter by quarter

Half of each quarter's decided I-751s took less time than this. FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) to FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026).

  • Every I-751

    FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3
    • No record for this period
    I-751, Every I-751: median months to a decision, each quarter
    Period months
    FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 23.2
    FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record
    FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 26.1
    FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 22
    FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 21.6
    FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 21.7
    FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 19.7
    FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 18.8
    FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 21.3
    FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 25
    FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 22.6

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-751 line together, each quarter.

  • Received

    51,225

    FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3
    • No record for this period
    I-751: received, each quarter
    Period received
    FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 29,596
    FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record
    FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 20,211
    FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 14,910
    FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 29,804
    FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 45,246
    FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 39,617
    FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 37,320
    FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 36,050
    FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 42,372
    FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 51,225
  • Decided

    34,799

    FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3
    • No record for this period
    I-751: decided, each quarter
    Period decided
    FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 23,532
    FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record
    FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 33,187
    FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 34,799
    FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 28,912
    FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 25,460
    FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 19,896
    FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 29,545
    FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 23,090
    FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 17,372
    FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 10,994
  • Waiting at the quarter's end

    339,830

    FY24 Q1 FY26 Q3
    • No record for this period
    I-751: waiting at the quarter's end, each quarter
    Period waiting
    FY2024 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2023) 249,285
    FY2024 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2024) No record
    FY2024 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2024) 236,111
    FY2024 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2024) 216,280
    FY2025 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2024) 217,204
    FY2025 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2025) 236,839
    FY2025 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2025) 256,167
    FY2025 Q4 (Jul to Sep 2025) 263,655
    FY2026 Q1 (Oct to Dec 2025) 276,028
    FY2026 Q2 (Jan to Mar 2026) 299,880
    FY2026 Q3 (Apr to Jun 2026) 339,830

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