Data as of October 7, 2026

Processing-Time Reference Snapshot: 2026

A citable snapshot with each metric's source made explicit: three third-party aggregate ranges and one official USCIS national median, plus methodology and machine-readable data you can reuse.

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As of October 7, 2026, a green card applicant adjusting status inside the United States faces a 17.6 to 32.7-month window across offices, while an employment-authorization request runs 12.3 to 16.9 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 September 17, 2026. These are reference ranges and medians, not promises for any individual case.

I-485
Green card (adjustment of status)
17.6–32.7 months; 25.2-month midpoint
Source: ImmigrationTimes.org · all-offices aggregate range and arithmetic midpoint · not an official USCIS median · snapshot reviewed Oct 7, 2026 ImmigrationTimes.org →
I-765
Work permit (employment authorization)
12.3–16.9 months; 14.6-month midpoint
Source: ImmigrationTimes.org · all-offices aggregate range and arithmetic midpoint · not an official USCIS median · snapshot reviewed Oct 7, 2026 ImmigrationTimes.org →
I-130
Family petition (immediate relative)
12.9 months median
Source: USCIS · FY2026 national median · immediate-relative I-130 petitions only, not preference-family petitions · snapshot reviewed Oct 7, 2026 USCIS →
I-129
H-1B change of status
10–11.5 months; 10.8-month midpoint
Source: ImmigrationTimes.org · all-offices aggregate range and arithmetic midpoint · not an official USCIS median · snapshot reviewed Oct 7, 2026 ImmigrationTimes.org →

Methodology

  • Third-party aggregate source. ImmigrationTimes.org, provides the all-offices aggregate ranges used for I-485, I-765, and I-129. GreenLight refreshes the snapshot 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  • What we do not publish.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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GreenLight Processing-Time Reference Snapshot (greenlighttrack.com/processing-times/report), third-party aggregates via ImmigrationTimes.org; official rows labelled separately. Retrieved October 7, 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 as the named upstream sources publish new figures.

Figures are source-labelled third-party aggregate ranges or an official USCIS national median. Community observations are not used in this report. 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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