Historical National Average Processing Time (in Months) for All USCIS Offices for Select Forms By Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year 2016 to 2020 (up to September 30, 2020)
Processing Times (in Months)
Form | Title | Classification or Basis for Filing | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I-90 |
Application to
|
Initial issuance, replacement or renewal |
6.1 |
8.4 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
7.6 |
I-102 |
Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure
|
Initial issuance or replacement of a Form I-94 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
5.2 |
I-129 |
Petition for a Nonimmigrant
|
Non-Immigrant Petition (premium filed) |
.6 |
.6 |
.6 |
.6 |
1.1 |
I-129 |
Petition for a Nonimmigrant
|
Non-Immigrant Petition (non-premium filed) |
5.5 |
4 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
I-129F |
Petition for
|
All Classifications (K1,K2,K3,and K4) |
2.9 |
4.1 |
6.7 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
I-130 |
Petition for
|
Immediate Relative |
6 |
7.7 |
9.7 |
10.6 |
10.3 |
I-131 |
Application for
|
Advance Parole |
2.3 |
3 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
I-131 |
Application for
|
Parole in Place |
4.8 |
5 |
11.3 |
10.3 |
2.7 |
I-140 |
Immigrant
|
Immigrant Petition (Premium filed) |
.5 |
.8 |
.7 |
.7 |
1.3 |
I-140 |
Immigrant
|
Immigrant Petition (non Premium filed) |
5.7 |
6.9 |
7.8 |
5.3 |
6 |
I-290B |
Notice of Appeal
|
I-290B Appeal |
12.7 |
10.2 |
5 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
I-290B |
Notice of
|
I-290B Motion to Reopen |
5.5 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
I-360 |
Petition for
|
Immigrant Petition (All Classifications) |
4.8 |
8.8 |
13.5 |
16.8 |
12.6 |
I-485 |
Application to
|
Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago |
7.3 |
7.8 |
8.9 |
9.9 |
17.2 |
I-485 |
Application to
|
Based on refugee admission more than 1 year ago |
6.2 |
6.5 |
7 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
I-485 |
Application to
|
Employment-based adjustment applications |
6.8 |
8.1 |
11.1 |
12.8 |
14.4 |
I-485 |
Application to
|
Family-based adjustment applications |
6.8 |
8.4 |
11.1 |
11.1 |
9.9 |
I-485 |
Application to
|
All Other Adjustment of Status |
7.5 |
8 |
11.6 |
11.8 |
12.7 |
I-526 |
Immigrant
|
For use by an entrepreneur who wishes to immigrate to the United States |
15.9 |
18.8 |
22.2 |
19.8 |
14.2 |
I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant
|
All Change of Status Applications |
3.5 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
4 |
5.5 |
I-600 |
Petition to
|
U.S. citizen filing to adopt an orphan |
.8 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
I-600A |
Application for
|
U.S. citizen who plans to adopt a foreign-born child |
.8 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
I-601A |
Application for Provisional
|
Provisional Waiver of Unlawful Presence |
4.9 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
8.7 |
12.1 |
I-730 |
Refugee/Asylee
|
Petition for accompanying family members of a refugee or an asylee |
6.5 |
7.8 |
9 |
12.3 |
18.6 |
I-751 |
Petition to
|
Removal of lawful permanent resident conditions (spouses of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents) |
9.1 |
11.8 |
16.1 |
15.5 |
13.9 |
I-765 |
Application for Employment Authorization |
All other applications for employment authorization |
2.6 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
I-765 |
Application for Employment Authorization |
Based on an approved, concurrently filed, I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (c)(33). |
4.3 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
I-817 |
Application for Family Unity Benefits |
Voluntary departure under the family unity program |
5.1 |
7.4 |
11.2 |
9 |
6.7 |
I-821 |
Application for Temporary Protected Status |
All applicable extensions |
4.5 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
8 |
8.5 |
I-821D |
Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals |
Request for Deferred Action |
5.8 |
7.1 |
9.7 |
11.1 |
8.4 |
I-821D |
Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals |
Request for Renewal of Deferred Action |
3 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
I-824 |
Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition |
To request further action on an approved application or petition |
4 |
4.6 |
6.7 |
8 |
7.4 |
I-829 |
Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions |
Removal of lawful permanent resident conditions (immigrant investors) |
19.1 |
27.7 |
27.1 |
33.3 |
37.2 |
I-914 |
Application for T Non-immigrant Status |
Provide temporary immigration benefits to an alien who is a victim of trafficking in persons, and immediate family |
7.9 |
9 |
11.4 |
16.1 |
16.3 |
I-918 |
Petition for U Non-immigrant Status |
Provide temporary immigration benefits to an alien who is a victim of qualifying criminal activity, and their qualifying family |
22.1 |
32.1 |
40.6 |
44.5 |
48.8 |
I-924 |
Application For Regional Center Under the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program |
I924 - Application For Regional Center Under the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program |
9.8 |
18.8 |
20 |
17.6 |
23.4 |
N-400 |
Application for Naturalization |
Application for Naturalization |
5.6 |
8.1 |
10.3 |
9.9 |
9.3 |
N-565 |
Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document |
U.S. citizen applying for a replacement of naturalization or citizenship certificate |
6.4 |
5 |
4.5 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
N-600 |
Application for Certificate of Citizenship |
Application for recognition of U.S. citizenship |
5.9 |
7.1 |
9.5 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
N-600K |
Application for Certificate of Citizenship |
Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate |
5.9 |
7.1 |
9.5 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
N-634 |
Application for Certificate of Citizenship on Behalf for an Adopted Child |
Application for recognition of U.S. citizenship on behalf of an adopted child |
5.9 |
7.1 |
9.5 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
Waivers |
Waivers |
Excluding I-601A |
16.9 |
23.6 |
29.1 |
31.6 |
33.8 |
NA - Not available.
- Some of the forms have been aggregated.
- Waivers include the following forms: I-191, I-192, I-601, I-602, I-612, and I-212.
- Discrepancies from past historical processing time reports may exist due to differences in reporting procedures.
- These processing times, which combine data from all USCIS offices, are based on the length of time that an office's application/petition receipts have been awaiting adjudication (pending).
- These processing times exclude petitions and applications with, for example, a pending re-exam for N-400s, request for evidence (RFE), notice of intent to deny or revoke, or due to visa unavailability. As a result, the times posted on the historic processing times website may differ from what is on the processing times website.
- Historical processing times are not comparable to the processing times posted on the USCIS processing times webpage (https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/) for certain form types due to different methodologies (for example, cycle time methodology versus processing time methodology). For more information, visit the Case Processing Times page.
- FY2020 uses data from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020.
- Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Performance Reporting Tool, queried November 2020.