Form I-485

Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status

Processing Statistics

All Other Adjustment of Status

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Visa Official Name: Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status
Visa Filing Types:
  • Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago
  • Based on refugee admission more than 1 year ago
  • Employment-based adjustment applications
  • Family-based adjustment applications
  • All Other Adjustment of Status
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Service Request Date and Estimated Time
Service Center
Form Type
Estimated Processing Time
Service Request Date
Type Info

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Historical Average Processing Times
Subtype201320142015201620172018201920202021
Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago- days5 mo6.6 mo7.3 mo7.8 mo8.9 mo9.9 mo17.2 mo13 mo
Based on refugee admission more than 1 year ago- days4.6 mo5.6 mo6.2 mo6.5 mo7 mo9.5 mo9.5 mo5.3 mo
Employment-based adjustment applications- days4.5 mo6.5 mo6.8 mo8.1 mo11.1 mo12.8 mo14.4 mo11.3 mo
Family-based adjustment applications- days5.7 mo6.6 mo6.8 mo8.4 mo11.1 mo11.1 mo9.9 mo13.3 mo
All Other Adjustment of Status- days6.3 mo6.8 mo7.5 mo8 mo11.6 mo11.8 mo12.7 mo9.7 mo
Form I-485 USCIS Approval Rate and Backlog
Historic Approval Rate
Family-Based Adjustments [Accepted / Denied]
Historic approval and denial rate for Family-Based Adjustments (Form I-485)
Employment-Based Adjustments [Accepted / Denied]
Historic approval and denial rate for Employment-Based Adjustments (Form I-485)
Asylum Adjustments [Accepted / Denied]
Historic approval and denial rate for Asylum Adjustments (Form I-485)
Refugee Adjustments [Accepted / Denied]
Historic approval and denial rate for Refugee Adjustments (Form I-485)
Indo Chinese Adjustments [Accepted / Denied]
Historic approval and denial rate for Indo Chinese Adjustments (Form I-485)
Cuban Adjustment Act [Accepted / Denied]
Historic approval and denial rate for Cuban Adjustment Act (Form I-485)
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Family) [Accepted / Denied]
Historic approval and denial rate for Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Family) (Form I-485)
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Employment) [Accepted / Denied]
Historic approval and denial rate for Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Employment) (Form I-485)
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Other) [Accepted / Denied]
Historic approval and denial rate for Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Other) (Form I-485)
Other Adjustments of Status [Accepted / Denied]
Historic approval and denial rate for Other Adjustments of Status (Form I-485)
Submission Rate and Backlog
Family-Based Adjustments [Pending Backlog / New Submission]
Historic backlog of yet to be processed cases and new submissions for Family-Based Adjustments (Form I-485)
Employment-Based Adjustments [Pending Backlog / New Submission]
Historic backlog of yet to be processed cases and new submissions for Employment-Based Adjustments (Form I-485)
Asylum Adjustments [Pending Backlog / New Submission]
Historic backlog of yet to be processed cases and new submissions for Asylum Adjustments (Form I-485)
Refugee Adjustments [Pending Backlog / New Submission]
Historic backlog of yet to be processed cases and new submissions for Refugee Adjustments (Form I-485)
Indo Chinese Adjustments [Pending Backlog / New Submission]
Historic backlog of yet to be processed cases and new submissions for Indo Chinese Adjustments (Form I-485)
Cuban Adjustment Act [Pending Backlog / New Submission]
Historic backlog of yet to be processed cases and new submissions for Cuban Adjustment Act (Form I-485)
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Family) [Pending Backlog / New Submission]
Historic backlog of yet to be processed cases and new submissions for Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Family) (Form I-485)
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Employment) [Pending Backlog / New Submission]
Historic backlog of yet to be processed cases and new submissions for Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Employment) (Form I-485)
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Other) [Pending Backlog / New Submission]
Historic backlog of yet to be processed cases and new submissions for Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Other) (Form I-485)
Other Adjustments of Status [Pending Backlog / New Submission]
Historic backlog of yet to be processed cases and new submissions for Other Adjustments of Status (Form I-485)

Fiscal year begins October 1 and ends September 30 of the reporting period. Data sources include USCIS, Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Performance Reporting Tool (PRT), USCIS Electronic Immigration System (ELIS) and C3 Consolidated


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