Form I-539

Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status

Processing Statistics

All Change of Status Applications

Basic Visa Info

Visa Official Name: Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status
Visa Filing Types:

All Change of Status Applications

Check Visa Status

Service Request Date and Estimated Time

Service Center Form Type	Estimated Processing Time Service Request Date	Type Info

Determine your service center using the first 3 characters of your receipt number. If your receipt date is before the "Service Request Date" listed for your service center and form type, you can submit a service request due to “outside normal processing time” here.
Last Update:

Historical Average Processing Times

2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
- days	78 days	3.3 mo	3.5 mo	3.3 mo	4.5 mo	4 mo	5.5 mo	7.4 mo

Form I-539 USCIS Approval Rate and Backlog

Historic Approval Rate

Applications to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status [Accepted / Denied]

Historic approval and denial rate for Applications to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status (Form I-539)

Submission Rate and Backlog

Applications to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status [Pending Backlog / New Submission]

Historic backlog of yet to be processed cases and new submissions for Applications to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status (Form I-539)

Includes some applications submitted using the USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS).

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