AAO Processing Times
The AAO reports its processing times by form type, displaying the total number of completions for the quarter and the percentage completed within 180 days, which is our goal.
The AAO strives to complete its appellate review within 180 days from the time it receives a complete case record. Some cases may take longer than 180 days due to factors beyond the AAO’s control. For example, additional documentation may be needed to complete the record, or the case may be more complex and require additional review.
The following chart shows the percentage of cases the AAO completed within 180 days, by case category, during the most recent quarter of the fiscal year. These data include all AAO decisions for the listed form types. If a case category is not listed, the AAO issued no appeal decisions for that category in the most recent quarter.
| Form Type | Case Type | Completed 0-180 Days | Quarterly Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumulative total of all completions | 84.0% | 1,352 | |
| I-129CW | Petition for CNMI Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker | 100.0% | 1 |
| I-129F | Petition for Fiancée | 88.6% | 44 |
| I-129H1B | Nonimmigrant Specialty Occupation Worker | 76.4% | 55 |
| I-129H2A | Nonimmigrant Temporary Agricultural Workers | 100.0% | 1 |
| I-129H2B | Nonimmigrant Temporary Non-Agricultural Workers | 100.0% | 1 |
| I-129H3 | Petition for Nonimmigrant Trainee | 100.0% | 1 |
| I-129L | Nonimmigrant Intracompany Transferee | 95.3% | 43 |
| I-129O | Nonimmigrant Extraordinary Ability Worker | 42.9% | 14 |
| I-129P | Nonimmigrant Athletes, Artists and Entertainers | 83.3% | 6 |
| I-129R | Nonimmigrant Religious Worker | 80.0% | 5 |
| I-131 | Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records | 100.0% | 39 |
| I-140A | Alien with Extraordinary Ability | 85.8% | 141 |
| I-140C | Multinational Manager or Executive | 93.5% | 31 |
| I-140D | Advanced Degree Professional | 100.0% | 2 |
| I-140E | Professional Worker | 100.0% | 14 |
| I-140F | Skilled Worker | 93.8% | 16 |
| I-140G | Other Worker | 100.0% | 4 |
| I-140I | National Interest Waiver | 80.1% | 680 |
| I-212 | Application to Reapply for Admission | 100.0% | 18 |
| I-352 | Bond Breach | 90.0% | 10 |
| I-360C | Special Immigrant Juvenile | 81.3% | 32 |
| I-360D | Petition for Religious Worker | 88.2% | 17 |
| I-360H | Petition for Special Immigrant - Armed Forces | 100.0% | 1 |
| I-360 VAWA | Violence Against Women Act Petition | 100.0% | 29 |
| I-485U | Adjustment of Status of U Nonimmigrants | 100.0% | 16 |
| I-526 | Alien Entrepreneur | 6.7% | 15 |
| I-600 | Petition for Orphan | 50.0% | 4 |
| I-601 | Application for Waiver of Inadmissibility | 96.2% | 26 |
| I-612 | Application of 212(e) Waiver | 100.0% | 2 |
| I-700 | Special Agricultural Worker: Application for Status as a Temporary Resident | 100.0% | 1 |
| I-821 | Temporary Protected Status | 100.0% | 31 |
| I-914 | Application for T Nonimmigrant Status | 100.0% | 2 |
| I-918 | Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status | 96.0% | 25 |
| I-929 | Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant | 100.0% | 1 |
| N-565 | Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document | 100.0% | 2 |
| N-600 | Certificate of Citizenship | 95.2% | 21 |
| N-600K | Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322 | 100.0% | 1 |