Approval and Denial Statistics for I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers
Archived Content
The information on this page is out of date. However, some of the content may still be useful, so we have archived the page.
Table A provides data on the approval and denial for the E-11 classification (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) of the Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers.
Table A: I-140 E-11 Approval/Denial by Fiscal Year 2005 to 2010
Fiscal Year | Approvals | Denials | Approval Rate | Denial Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 791 | 647 | 55% | 45% |
2006 | 1,646 | 1,032 | 61% | 39% |
2007 | 2,236 | 2,313 | 49% | 51% |
2008 | 2,329 | 2,667 | 47% | 53% |
2009 | 4,337 | 3,053 | 59% | 41% |
2010 | 3,200 | 1,998 | 62% | 38% |
Table B provides data on the approval and denial for the E-12 classification (Outstanding Professor or Researcher) of the Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers.
Table B: I-140 E-12 Approval/Denial by Fiscal Year 2005 to 2010
Fiscal Year | Approvals | Denials | Approval Rate | Denial Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,042 | 340 | 94% | 6% |
| 2006 | 2,991 | 146 | 95% | 5% |
| 2007 | 2,459 | 283 | 90% | 10% |
| 2008 | 2,148 | 172 | 93% | 7% |
| 2009 | 3,893 | 300 | 93% | 7% |
| 2010 | 3,140 | 306 | 91% | 9% |