How long is USCIS taking?
Independent tracking of processing times and backlogs for 45 USCIS form types, rebuilt from every official data release back to 2010.
12,257,294cases pending nationwide
45form types tracked
Sep 28, 2026last updated
The biggest queues
I-130
Family Petition
18.1 mo avg wait
▲ 3.3 mo vs last year
2,404,546 pending
I-765
Work Permit (EAD)
6.8 mo avg wait
▲ 3.2 mo vs last year
2,110,712 pending
I-485
Green Card Application
18.9 mo avg wait
▲ 6.7 mo vs last year
1,560,290 pending
I-589
Asylum Application
counts only
1,392,782 pending
N-400
Naturalization (Citizenship)
12.7 mo avg wait
▲ 6.3 mo vs last year
742,138 pending
I-131
Travel Document
7.6 mo avg wait
▲ 0.7 mo vs last year
607,674 pending
I-821
Temporary Protected Status
15.5 mo avg wait
▲ 7.1 mo vs last year
567,110 pending
I-90
Replace Green Card
5.5 mo avg wait
▲ 1.0 mo vs last year
506,891 pending
I-918
U Visa (Crime Victims)
15.2 mo avg wait
▼ 3.4 mo vs last year
480,114 pending
Every tracked form: DS-23022 · G-325A · I-102 · I-129 · I-129F · I-130 · I-131 · I-140 · I-193 · I-290B · I-360 · I-485 · I-526 · I-526E · I-539 · I-589 · I-600 · I-600/600A · I-601A · I-730 · I-751 · I-765 · I-800 · I-800/800A · I-817 · I-821 · I-821D · I-824 · I-829 · I-867 · I-870 · I-881 · I-889 · I-899 · I-90 · I-914 · I-918 · I-924 · I-924/924A · I-929 · I-941 · I-956 · I-956F · I-956G · I-956H · I-956K · N-300 · N-336 · N-400 · N-470 · N-565 · N-600 · N-600/600K · N-644 · N-648