October 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Employment Based
I-129 Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker
Non-Immigrant Petition (Premium filed)
Quarterly and historical sources
Dataset updated Jul 25, 2026.
Latest official release Dec 17, 2024.
FY2026 Q1
Latest all-forms quarter
All listed classifications
All listed classifications
All listed classifications
| Classification | Received | Approved | Denied | Pending | Processing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker | 96,769 | 113,607 | 21,520 | 129,909 | 4.5 months |
Historical medians
National median processing time by fiscal year
FY2026 values are partial-year through May 31, 2026. These medians use a different methodology from the monthly averages above.
Nonimmigrant Petition (Premium filed)
Latest published median: 0.5 months.
Nonimmigrant Petition (non Premium filed)
Latest published median: 5.3 months.
Legacy quarterly series
Older inventory movement
This series comes from the pulled legacy TSV export and is not presented as current.
| Quarter | Received | Approved | Denied | Pending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2019 | 101,228 | 111,648 | 31,438 | 101,882 |
| Q3 2019 | 241,149 | 147,150 | 26,216 | 180,469 |
| Q4 2019 | 120,853 | 145,460 | 30,400 | 129,129 |
| Q1 2020 | 106,417 | 120,669 | 41,295 | 103,891 |
| Q2 2020 | 113,978 | 122,956 | 41,811 | 92,377 |
| Q3 2020 | 166,572 | 121,725 | 21,187 | 127,747 |
| Q4 2020 | 164,940 | 171,351 | 20,815 | 107,150 |
| Q1 2021 | 88,378 | 114,122 | 17,524 | 77,910 |
Service-center coverage
4 mapped centers
Official USCIS reports
Recent source documents for I-129
Official USCIS release Dec 17, 2024
Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker (L-1B, Intracompany Transferee Specialized Knowledge) (Form I-129) Quarterly Report (Fiscal Year 2024, Quarter 4)
Nonimmigrant Worker (L-1B, Intracompany Transferee Specialized Knowledge) quarterly performance data. It displays the number of petitions received, approved, denied, and pending by quarter of fiscal year.
I-129
Official USCIS release Aug 30, 2024
Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker (L-1B, Intracompany Transferee Specialized Knowledge) (Form I-129) Quarterly Report (Fiscal Year 2024, Quarter3)
Nonimmigrant Worker (L-1B, Intracompany Transferee Specialized Knowledge) quarterly performance data. It displays the number of petitions received, approved, denied, and pending by quarter of fiscal year.
I-129
Official USCIS release Jun 13, 2024
Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker (L-1B, Intracompany Transferee Specialized Knowledge) (Form I-129) Quarterly Report (Fiscal Year 2024, Quarter 2)
Nonimmigrant Worker (L-1B, Intracompany Transferee Specialized Knowledge) quarterly performance data. It displays the number of petitions received, approved, denied, and pending by quarter of fiscal year.
I-129
Official USCIS release Mar 22, 2024
Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker (L-1B, Intracompany Transferee Specialized Knowledge) (Form I-129) Quarterly Report (Fiscal Year 2024, Quarter 1)
Nonimmigrant Worker (L-1B, Intracompany Transferee Specialized Knowledge) quarterly performance data. It displays the number of petitions received, approved, denied, and pending by quarter of fiscal year.
I-129
Legacy cached estimates
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
13 entries
California Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- Blanket L4 months to 5 weeksService request date January 04, 2022
- E - Treaty traders and investors7-5 monthsService request date October 05, 2021
- H-1B - Specialty occupation - Visa to be issued abroad9.5-7.5 monthsService request date July 22, 2021
- H-1B - Specialty occupation - Change of status in the U.S.9.5-7.5 monthsService request date July 22, 2021
- H-1B - Specialty occupation - Extension of stay in the U.S.9.5-7.5 monthsService request date July 22, 2021
- H-2A - Temporary workers2.5 months to 2 weeksService request date April 19, 2022
- H-2B - Other temporary workers3 months to 5 weeksService request date February 03, 2022
- H-3 - Temporary trainees4-2 monthsService request date January 04, 2022
- L - Intracompany transfers3 months to 5 weeksService request date February 03, 2022
- O - Extraordinary ability4-2 monthsService request date January 04, 2022
- P - Athletes, artists, and entertainers4-2 monthsService request date January 04, 2022
- Q - Cultural exchange visitors and exchange visitors participating in the Irish Peace process4-2 monthsService request date January 04, 2022
- R - Religious occupation10-7.5 monthsService request date July 12, 2021
Nebraska Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
1 entries
Nebraska Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- H-1B - Specialty occupation - Extension of stay in the U.S.4-2 monthsService request date January 04, 2022
Texas Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
4 entries
Texas Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- H-1B - Specialty occupation - Visa to be issued abroad4-2 monthsService request date January 04, 2022
- H-1B - Specialty occupation - Change of status in the U.S.4-2 monthsService request date January 04, 2022
- H-1B - Specialty occupation - Extension of stay in the U.S.4-2 monthsService request date January 04, 2022
- L - Intracompany transfers7-5 monthsService request date October 14, 2021
Vermont Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
13 entries
Vermont Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- Blanket L4 months to 1 monthService request date January 04, 2022
- E3 - Certain specialty occupation professionals from Australia4.5-2.5 monthsService request date December 31, 2021
- H-1B - Specialty occupation - Visa to be issued abroad4-2 monthsService request date January 04, 2022
- H-1B - Specialty occupation - Change of status in the U.S.4-2 monthsService request date January 04, 2022
- H-1B - Specialty occupation - Extension of stay in the U.S.6.5-4.5 monthsService request date October 22, 2021
- H-2B - Other temporary workers3 months to 5 weeksService request date February 03, 2022
- H-3 - Temporary trainees4-2 monthsService request date January 04, 2022
- L - Intracompany transfers3 months to 1 monthService request date February 03, 2022
- O - Extraordinary ability3 months to 5 weeksService request date February 04, 2022
- P - Athletes, artists, and entertainers3 months to 5 weeksService request date February 04, 2022
- Q - Cultural exchange visitors and exchange visitors participating in the Irish Peace process4-2 monthsService request date January 04, 2022
- R - Religious occupation7-2 monthsService request date October 06, 2021
- TN - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) professional4-2 monthsService request date January 04, 2022
Data notes
How to read this page
- Annual processing-month history for select classifications is refreshed from the official USCIS Historical Processing Times Trends factsheet (data as of March 5, 2024).
- Historical national median processing times are refreshed from the official USCIS rendered tables. FY2026 is partial-year through May 31, 2026.
- 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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