Form I-600

Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative

Processing Statistics

U.S. citizen filing to adopt an orphan

Basic Visa Info

Visa Official Name: Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative
Visa Filing Types:

U.S. citizen filing to adopt an orphan

Check Visa Status

Historical Average Processing Times

2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
- days	27 days	9 days	24 days	45 days	45 days	48 days	87 days	- days

Form I-600 USCIS Approval Rate and Backlog

Historic Approval Rate

Orphan Petitions [Accepted / Denied]

Historic approval and denial rate for Orphan Petitions (Form I-600)

Submission Rate and Backlog

Orphan Petitions [Pending Backlog / New Submission]

Historic backlog of yet to be processed cases and new submissions for Orphan Petitions (Form I-600)

Data may include combined I-600/I-600A for some quarters

Includes I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition.

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