Form I-918

Petition for U Non-immigrant Status

Processing Statistics

Provide temporary immigration benefits to an alien who is a victim of qualifying criminal activity, and their qualifying family

Basic Visa Info

Visa Official Name: Petition for U Non-immigrant Status
Visa Filing Types:

Provide temporary immigration benefits to an alien who is a victim of qualifying criminal activity, and their qualifying family

Check Visa Status

Historical Average Processing Times

2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
- days	5 mo	11.4 mo	22.1 mo	32.1 mo	40.6 mo	44.5 mo	48.8 mo	57.6 mo

Form I-918 USCIS Approval Rate and Backlog

Historic Approval Rate

Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status [Accepted / Denied]

Historic approval and denial rate for Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status (Form I-918)

Submission Rate and Backlog

Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status [Pending Backlog / New Submission]

Historic backlog of yet to be processed cases and new submissions for Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status (Form I-918)

Includes I-918A, Petition for Qualifying Family Member of U-1 Recipient

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