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.
11,620,647cases pending nationwide
45form types tracked
Sep 2, 2026last updated
The biggest queues
I-130
Family Petition
17.7 mo avg wait
▲ 3.4 mo vs last year
2,359,470 pending
I-765
Work Permit (EAD)
5.8 mo avg wait
▲ 3.3 mo vs last year
1,917,467 pending
I-485
Green Card Application
20.6 mo avg wait
▲ 7.1 mo vs last year
1,437,210 pending
I-589
Asylum Application
counts only
1,414,955 pending
N-400
Naturalization (Citizenship)
11.4 mo avg wait
▲ 5.0 mo vs last year
660,692 pending
I-821
Temporary Protected Status
12.6 mo avg wait
▲ 7.2 mo vs last year
574,448 pending
I-90
Replace Green Card
9.3 mo avg wait
▲ 1.0 mo vs last year
558,086 pending
I-131
Travel Document
8.1 mo avg wait
▲ 1.1 mo vs last year
546,459 pending
I-918
U Visa (Crime Victims)
15.2 mo avg wait
▼ 11.8 mo vs last year
461,200 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