April 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026
I-612 Form I-612
Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement (under Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended)
Sources checked Nov 2, 2026.
Latest official release Not published.
Latest quarterly statistics
April 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026
All listed classifications
All listed classifications
All listed classifications
| Classification | Received | Approved | Denied | Pending | Processing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement (under Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended) | 2,785 | 1,582 | 366 | 3,116 | Not published |
Quarterly count graphs
Published quarterly counts: I-612: individual waiver form. Q3 2026–Q3 2026.
Approved and denied counts
Pending inventory and new receipts
| Quarter | Received | Approved | Denied | Pending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2,785 | 1,582 | 366 | 3,116 |
Published counts are reproduced by reporting period. Missing or suppressed values are unavailable, never zero.Graph source and mapping audit.
Separate approval-share percentage chart — approvals divided by approvals plus denials; excludes other completions and does not predict an individual outcome.
2 mapped centers
Recent source documents for I-612
No form-specific report is currently indexed from the USCIS RSS feed.
March 2022 office snapshots
These values are retained only for historical context and are not current processing estimates.
California Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
1 entries
California Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- Application for a waiver of the 2-year foreign residence requirement based on exceptional hardship or persecution6-4 monthsService request date November 04, 2021
Vermont Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
1 entries
Vermont Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- Application for a waiver of the 2-year foreign residence requirement6 months to 3 weeksService request date November 05, 2021
How to read this page
- Quarterly history is published as the combined Waivers group in USCIS legacy exports.
- Current processing-time estimates in the local snapshot come from cached USCIS API responses published on March 29, 2022. They are included only as legacy context; the primary up-to-date source is the USCIS Immigration and Citizenship Data RSS feed and linked quarterly workbooks.
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