The table shown below is intended to be a tool for customers to view our processing times. When applications and petitions are completed within our target timeframes, those timeframes will be shown (example: 3 months). If we are not meeting our target timeframes a date will be shown (example: April 16, 2008).
The processing dates shown below represent the receipt dates of petitions and applications currently being processed by the USCIS Service Center. If the receipt date shown on your receipt notice is prior to the processing date shown below, you may call USCIS Customer Service at 1-800-375-5283. We encourage you to check this page periodically before inquiring about your case. The processing dates are updated monthly.
USCIS received a significant increase in the number of applications and petitions filed last year. In July and August of 2007, nearly 2.5 million applications and petitions of all types were received. This compares to 1.2 million applications and petitions received in the same time period last year. In fiscal year 2007, USCIS received 1.4 million applications for naturalization; nearly double the volume received the year before. USCIS is working to improve processes and focus increased resources, including hiring approximately 1,500 new employees, to address this workload.
Last year's application surge did not impact USCIS offices evenly across the country. Although most offices have already processed cases received during the 2007 filing surge, a handful of offices will have a small percentage of their 2007 cases pending at the end of Fiscal Year 2008. That will result in processing times longer than the 10-12 month national average. USCIS will continue to shift resources to ensure that all local offices achieve the goal of five month processing times.
For more information about when and how to contact us, whether your case is outside our processing time or if there are other issues, please see our customer guide –
| Form |
Title |
Classification or Basis for Filing |
Processing Timeframe |
| I-90 |
Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card |
Initial issuance or replacement |
May 15, 2008 |
| I-102 |
Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record |
Initial issuance or replacement of a Form I-94 |
3 Months |
| I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
H-1B - Specialty occupation - Visa to be issued abroad |
2 Months |
| I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
H-1B - Specialty occupation - Change of status in the U.S. |
2 Months |
| I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
H-1B - Specialty occupation - Extension of stay in the U.S. |
2 Months |
| I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
H-2A - Temporary workers |
1 Month |
| I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
H-2B - Other temporary workers |
1 Month |
| I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
H-3 - Temporary trainees |
2 Months |
| I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
E - Treaty traders and investors |
2 Months |
| I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
L - Intracompany transfers |
2 Months |
| I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
Blanket L |
2 Months |
| I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
O - Extraordinary ability |
2 Months |
| I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
P - Athletes, artists, and entertainers |
2 Months |
| I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
Q - Cultural exchange visitors and exchange visitors participating in the Irish Peace process |
2 Months |
| I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
R - Religious occupation |
June 19, 2008 |
| I-129 |
Petition for A Nonimmigrant Worker |
TN - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) professional |
2 Months |
| I-129F |
Petition for Alien Fiance(e) |
K-1/K-2 - Not yet married - fiance and/or dependent child |
6 Months |
| I-129F |
Petition for Alien Fiance(e) |
K-3/K-4 - Already married - spouse and/or dependent child |
6 Months |
| I-130 |
Petition for Alien Relative |
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21 |
6 Months |
| I-130 |
Petition for Alien Relative |
U.S. citizen filing for an unmarried son or daughter over 21 |
May 01, 2003 |
| I-130 |
Petition for Alien Relative |
U.S. citizen filing for a married son or daughter over 21 |
July 01, 2001 |
| I-130 |
Petition for Alien Relative |
U.S. citizen filing for a brother or sister |
May 30, 2001 |
| I-130 |
Petition for Alien Relative |
Permanent resident filling for a spouse or child under 21 |
February 08, 2005 |
| I-130 |
Petition for Alien Relative |
Permanent resident filling for an unmarried son or daughter over 21 |
February 08, 2005 |
| I-131 |
Application for Travel Document |
All other applicants for advance parole |
3 Months |
| I-360 |
Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant |
All other special immigrants |
6 Months |
| I-485 |
Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status |
Employment-based adjustment applications |
July 15, 2006 |
| I-526 |
Immigrant Petition By Alien Entrepreneur |
For use by an entrepreneur who wishes to immigrate to the United States |
February 26, 2008 |
| I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status |
Change of status to H or L dependents |
3 Months |
| I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status |
Change status to the F or M academic or vocational student categories |
3 Months |
| I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status |
Change Status to the J exchange visitor category |
3 Months |
| I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status |
All other change of status applications |
3 Months |
| I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status |
Extension of stay for H and L dependents |
3 Months |
| I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status |
Extension of Stay for F or M academic or vocational students |
3 Months |
| I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status |
Extension of Stay for J exchange visitors |
3 Months |
| I-539 |
Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status |
All other extension applications |
3 Months |
| I-612 |
Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement |
Application for a waiver of the 2-year foreign residence requirement based on exceptional hardship or persecution |
6 Months |
| I-751 |
Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence |
Removal of lawful permanent resident conditions (spouses of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents |
6 Months |
| I-765 |
Application for Employment Authorization |
Based on a request by a qualified F-1 academic student. [(c)(3)] |
3 Months |
| I-765 |
Application for Employment Authorization |
Based on a pending asylum application [(c)(8)] |
4 Weeks |
| I-765 |
Application for Employment Authorization |
Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)] |
3 Months |
| I-765 |
Application for Employment Authorization |
All other applications for employment authorization |
3 Months |
| I-824 |
Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition |
To request further action on an approved application or petition |
6 Months |
| I-829 |
Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions |
Removal of lawful permanent resident conditions (immigrant investors) |
6 Months |
| I-829 |
Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions |
Removal of lawful permanent resident conditions (immigrant investors) based on PL107-273 |
September 10, 1997 |
