October 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Employment Based
I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker
Immigrant Petition (Premium filed)
Quarterly and historical sources
Dataset updated Jul 25, 2026.
Latest official release Jun 13, 2026.
FY2026 Q1
Latest all-forms quarter
All listed classifications
All listed classifications
All listed classifications
| Classification | Received | Approved | Denied | Pending | Processing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers | 59,148 | 47,922 | 6,453 | 186,875 | 4.9 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.
Immigrant Petition (Premium filed)
Latest published median: 1.1 months.
Immigrant Petition (non Premium filed)
Latest published median: 3.7 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 | 28,618 | 35,459 | 3,458 | 39,080 |
| Q3 2019 | 34,684 | 33,953 | 2,798 | 34,822 |
| Q4 2019 | 40,456 | 36,946 | 3,140 | 42,188 |
| Q1 2020 | 33,077 | 30,578 | 2,683 | 45,078 |
| Q2 2020 | 25,833 | 29,977 | 3,064 | 40,428 |
| Q3 2020 | 29,469 | 23,323 | 1,798 | 47,334 |
| Q4 2020 | 39,799 | 34,094 | 2,084 | 51,012 |
| Q1 2021 | 26,032 | 25,166 | 2,667 | 47,096 |
Service-center coverage
2 mapped centers
Official USCIS reports
Recent source documents for I-140
Official USCIS release Jun 13, 2026
Form I-140, I-360, I-526 Approved EB Petitions Awaiting Visa Final Priority Dates (Fiscal Year 2026, Quarter 1)
Contains information on USCIS approved employment based petitions awaiting visa final priority dates. Forms I-140, I-360, and I-526 are included by preference category and country.
I-140I-360I-526
Official USCIS release Jun 12, 2026
Form I-140, Receipts and Current Status by Preference and Country (Fiscal Year 2026, Quarter 1)
Contains information on USCIS I-140 receipts and the current status by employment preference and country.
I-140
Official USCIS release Jun 12, 2026
Form I-140 by Fiscal Year, Quarter and Case Status (Fiscal Year 2026, Quarter 1)
Contains quarterly data on Immigrant Petitions for Alien Workers. It displays the number of receipts and approvals by state, country of birth and Employment-Based Preference.
I-140
Official USCIS release Mar 25, 2026
Form I-140, I-360, I-526 Approved EB Petitions Awaiting Visa Final Priority Dates (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 4)
Contains information on USCIS approved employment based petitions awaiting visa final priority dates. Forms I-140, I-360, and I-526 are included by preference category and country.
I-140I-360I-526
Official USCIS release Mar 24, 2026
Form I-140, Receipts and Current Status by Preference and Country (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 4)
Contains information on USCIS I-140 receipts and the current status by employment preference and country.
I-140
Official USCIS release Mar 24, 2026
Form I-140 by Fiscal Year, Quarter and Case Status (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 4)
Contains quarterly data on Immigrant Petitions for Alien Workers. It displays the number of receipts and approvals by state, country of birth and Employment-Based Preference.
I-140
Official USCIS release Oct 9, 2025
Form I-140, I-360, I-526 Approved EB Petitions Awaiting Visa Final Priority Dates (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 3)
Contains information on USCIS approved employment based petitions awaiting visa final priority dates. Forms I-140, I-360, and I-526 are included by preference category and country.
I-140I-360I-526
Official USCIS release Oct 8, 2025
Form I-140, Receipts and Current Status by Preference and Country (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 3)
Contains information on USCIS I-140 receipts and the current status by employment preference and country.
I-140
Official USCIS release Oct 8, 2025
Form I-140 by Fiscal Year, Quarter and Case Status (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 3)
Contains quarterly data on Immigrant Petitions for Alien Workers. It displays the number of receipts and approvals by state, country of birth and Employment-Based Preference.
I-140
Official USCIS release Jul 1, 2025
Form I-140, I-360, I-526 Approved EB Petitions Awaiting Visa Final Priority Dates (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 2)
Contains information on USCIS approved employment based petitions awaiting visa final priority dates. Forms I-140, I-360, and I-526 are included by preference category and country.
I-140I-360I-526
Legacy cached estimates
March 2022 office snapshots
These values are retained only for historical context and are not current processing estimates.
Nebraska Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
8 entries
Nebraska Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- Extraordinary ability (E11)22-15.5 monthsService request date July 17, 2020
- Outstanding professor or researcher (E12)15-9.5 monthsService request date February 04, 2021
- Multinational executive or manager (E13)14.5-11 monthsService request date February 27, 2021
- Advanced degree or exceptional ability (E21)13-11 monthsService request date April 13, 2021
- Skilled worker or professional (E31; E32)15-12.5 monthsService request date February 16, 2021
- Unskilled worker (EW3)18-11.5 monthsService request date November 12, 2020
- Advanced degree or exceptional ability requesting a National Interest Waiver (NIW)18.5-12.5 monthsService request date October 29, 2020
- Schedule A Nurses13.5-11 monthsService request date March 28, 2021
Texas Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
8 entries
Texas Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- Extraordinary ability (E11)27.5-15 monthsService request date January 22, 2020
- Outstanding professor or researcher (E12)16.5-6 monthsService request date December 23, 2020
- Multinational executive or manager (E13)48.5-12 monthsService request date April 20, 2018
- Advanced degree or exceptional ability (E21)14.5-9.5 monthsService request date March 01, 2021
- Skilled worker or professional (E31; E32)15-7.5 monthsService request date February 16, 2021
- Unskilled worker (EW3)62.5-11.5 monthsService request date February 21, 2017
- Advanced degree or exceptional ability requesting a National Interest Waiver (NIW)26.5-11.5 monthsService request date February 28, 2020
- Schedule A Nurses18.5-5.5 monthsService request date October 24, 2020
Data notes
How to read this page
- 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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