Data as of August 19, 2026

State of USCIS Processing: 2026 Snapshot

A citable summary of how long USCIS cases are taking right now. Current figures for the four most common application types, with a clear source, a methodology, and machine-readable data you can reuse.

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As of August 19, 2026, a green card applicant adjusting status inside the United States faces a 16.7 to 32-month window across offices, while an employment-authorization request runs 11.8 to 16.3 months, and an immediate-relative family petition has a 12.9-month national median. An H-1B change of status sits between 10 and 11.5 months.

Current figures

Upstream published August 17, 2026. These are reference ranges and medians, not promises for any individual case.

I-485
Green card (adjustment of status)
16.7 to 32 months
Third-party all-offices aggregate range
I-765
Work permit (employment authorization)
11.8 to 16.3 months
Third-party all-offices aggregate range
I-130
Family petition (immediate relative)
12.9 months median
Official USCIS FY2026 national median
I-129
H-1B change of status
10 to 11.5 months
Third-party all-offices aggregate range

Methodology

  • Source. USCIS processing-time data compiled by ImmigrationTimes.org, which mirrors USCIS-published figures. GreenLight refreshes this daily.
  • I-130 immediate-relative median. This is the official USCIS national median for FY2026. It is a median, not a range, and it does not describe preference-family categories.
  • I-485, I-765, and I-129 ranges. These are third-party, all-offices aggregate ranges. They combine unlike categories and offices, so a broad range can mix together cases that move at very different speeds. They are not official USCIS medians and should not be cited as such.
  • What we do not publish. GreenLight does not publish an unsourced national range for N-400, I-131, or I-140. For those forms, use the official selector at egov.uscis.gov/processing-times.
  • What this is not. This is a snapshot, not a forecast and not a ranking of speed. A single quarter cannot show a trend. Future editions will compare quarters so change over time can be described honestly.

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These figures are free to cite with attribution. The dataset is published under a CC BY 4.0 license.

State of USCIS Processing, GreenLight (greenlighttrack.com/processing-times/report), data via ImmigrationTimes.org. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
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About this report

This is the first edition of a quarterly report. The next edition will carry the following quarter's figures and note any change from this one. The data underneath it refreshes daily, so the numbers on this page update automatically as USCIS publishes new figures.

Processing times shown are reference ranges and medians based on publicly available USCIS data and community reports. Always check current official times at egov.uscis.gov/processing-times. GreenLight is not affiliated with USCIS, DHS, or any US government agency. Nothing here is legal advice.

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