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Historical Processing Times Trends 

Fiscal Year 2016 - 2024 

Data Source: USCIS. Data as of 03/05/2024 

Overview: This factsheet provides historical national median processing times (in months) for all USCIS offices for select forms 

for fiscal years 2016 – 2024. In Table 1, the number of months shown is the median. It represents the time it took to complete half 

of the cases in a given time period. Table 2 shows the change in median processing times from the prior year. 

Forms displayed include I-765 Application for Employment Authorization1, I-821 Application for Temporary Protected Status, 

I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status, I-130 Petition for Alien Relative, N-400 Application for 

Naturalization, I-131 Application for Travel Document, I-90 Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card, and I-129 Petition

for a Nonimmigrant Worker. 

Table 1. FY 2016 – FY 2024 Median Processing Times (months) 

Form Classification or Basis for Filing 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 20242 

I-765 Based on a pending asylum application 2 1.7 0.9 2 2.5 3.2 9.2 1.6 0.6 

I-765 Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application 2.5 3 4.1 5.1 4.8 7.1 6.7 5.5 3.6 

I-765 Based on parole 2.6 2.9 3.5 6.1 4.7 0.6 1.1 1.3 0.9 

I-765 All other applications for employment authorization 2.2 2.5 2.9 3.3 2.4 3 4.7 3.2 2.9 

I-821 To request or reregister for TPS 1.9 3.4 2.9 6.4 2.2 4.1 10.2 11.8 8.7 

I-485 Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago 4.4 5.5 6.2 6.7 6.9 12.9 22.6 22.9 13.9 

I-485 Based on refugee admission more than 1 year ago 5.5 4.6 6.4 9.4 9.3 7.1 14.1 21.6 13.3 

I-485 Employment-based adjustment applications 5.5 7 10.6 10 8.8 9.9 11 8.6 7.2 

I-485 Family-based adjustment applications 6.1 7.9 10.2 10.9 9.3 12.9 10.6 11.4 9.4 

I-130 Immediate Relative 4.9 6.5 7.6 8.6 8.3 10.2 10.3 11.8 11 

N-400 Application for Naturalization 5.2 7.9 9.7 10 9.1 11.5 10.5 6.1 5.2 

I-131 Advance Parole Document3 2.3 3 3.6 4.5 4.6 7.7 7.3 5.8 4.4 

I-131 Parole in Place4 2.2 2.5 3.3 3.3 4.8 4.9 4.7 5.4 4.8 

I-131 Travel Documents5 4 4.2 2.9 2.8 4 7.2 10.6 15.9 15.5 

I-90 Initial issuance, replacement or renewal 6.4 6.8 8 7.8 8.3 5.2 1.2 9.16 3.3 

I-129 Nonimmigrant Petition (non Premium filed) 5.1 3.4 3.8 4.7 2.3 1.8 2.3 2.5 2.7 

Table 2. FY 2016 – FY 2024 Change in Median Processing Time from Prior Year (percent difference) 

Form Classification or Basis for Filing 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 20242 

I-765 Based on a pending asylum application - -15% -47% 122% 25% 28% 188% -83% -63% 

I-765 Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application - 20% 37% 24% -6% 48% -6% -18% -35% 

I-765 Based on parole - 12% 21% 74% -23% -87% 83% 18% -31% 

I-765 All other applications for employment authorization - 14% 16% 14% -27% 25% 57% -32% -9% 

I-821 To request or reregister for TPS - 79% -15% 121% -66% 86% 149% 16% -26% 

I-485 Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago - 25% 13% 8% 3% 87% 75% 1% -39% 

I-485 Based on refugee admission more than 1 year ago - -16% 39% 47% -1% -24% 99% 53% -38% 

I-485 Employment-based adjustment applications - 27% 51% -6% -12% 13% 11% -22% -16% 

I-485 Family-based adjustment applications - 30% 29% 7% -15% 39% -18% 8% -18% 

I-130 Immediate Relative - 33% 17% 13% -3% 23% 1% 15% -7% 

N-400 Application for Naturalization - 52% 23% 3% -9% 26% -9% -42% -15% 

I-131 Advance Parole Document3 - 30% 20% 25% 2% 67% -5% -21% -24% 

I-131 Parole in Place4 - 14% 32% 0% 45% 2% -4% 15% -11% 

I-131 Travel Documents5 - 5% -31% -3% 43% 80% 47% 50% -3% 

I-90 Initial issuance, replacement or renewal - 6% 18% -3% 6% -37% -77% 658%6 -64% 

I-129 Nonimmigrant Petition (non Premium filed) - -33% 12% 24% -51% -22% 28% 9% 8% 

Table Color Legend: Decrease in Processing Times 

-1% to -24% -25% to -49% --50% to --74% --75% to --100% 

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Figure 1. I-485 Median Processing Times by Fiscal Year 

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Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago Based on refugee admission more than 1 year ago 

Family-based adjustment applications Employment-based adjustment applications 

Figure 2. I-765 Median Processing Times by Fiscal Year 

 

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Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application All other applications for employment authorization 

Based on parole Based on a pending asylum application 

Figure 3. N-400 Median Processing Times by Fiscal Year 

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Application for Naturalization 

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Processing Time (months) 

References: 1 Form I-765 processing times listed apply to initial, renewal, and replacement filings. 2 FY 2024 uses data from October 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024. 3 Form I-131, category Advanced Parole Document, includes applications for an advance parole document for individuals who are currently in the United States. 4 Form I-131, category Parole in Place, parole requests for spouses, children, and parents of active duty members and veterans of the U.S. military. 5 Form I-131, category Travel Documents, includes refugee travel documents and reentry permits. 6 In FY 2022 USCIS completed approximately 403,560 Form I-90s and had a backlog of approximately 845,100 cases. In FY 2023, USCIS completed more than 

1,043,000 cases and reduced the backlog by more than 50 percent to approximately 414,350 cases. Because processing times are calculated from receipt date to

completion date, when older cases are completed, processing times increase. 

Note(s): 

1) Processing times may differ from previously published reports due to system updates and post-adjudicative outcomes. 

2) Processing times are defined as the number of months it took for an application, petition, or request to be processed from receipt to completion in a given 

time period. Visa regressed I-485s and revoked petitions or applications are excluded. Additional information on visa retrogression can be found on our website. 

3) Historical processing times are not comparable to the processing times posted on the USCIS processing times webpage 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 webpage. 

4) The federal fiscal year is from October 1st through September 30th. 

Source(s): 

1) Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS Electronic Immigration System (ELIS), C3 Consolidated, C4 Consolidated,

INFACT, queried February 2024. 

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