October 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Employment Based
I-526 Immigrant Petition By Alien Entrepreneur
For use by an entrepreneur who wishes to immigrate to the United States
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 by Alien Investor (Legacy) | 0 | 29 | 41 | 1,071 | 93.2 months |
| Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor | 98 | 5 | 5 | 736 | 22.3 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.
For use by an entrepreneur who wishes to immigrate to the United States
Latest published median: 14.2 months.
Legacy investor petition - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States
Latest published median: 94.7 months.
Standalone investor petition - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States
Latest published median: 25 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 | 580 | 795 | 180 | 13,105 |
| Q3 2019 | 615 | 333 | 246 | 13,070 |
| Q4 2019 | 1,191 | 356 | 190 | 13,763 |
| Q1 2020 | 4,264 | 383 | 72 | 17,468 |
| Q2 2020 | 21 | 714 | 190 | 16,633 |
| Q3 2020 | 40 | 576 | 346 | 15,955 |
| Q4 2020 | 53 | 904 | 236 | 15,063 |
| Q1 2021 | 0 | 1,004 | 119 | 13,746 |
Service-center coverage
1 mapped centers
Official USCIS reports
Recent source documents for I-526
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 13, 2026
Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor and Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor (Fiscal Year 2026, Quarter 1)
Contains data on receipts by receipt Month, Quarter, Investment Type, and Country of Birth for Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor and Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor.
I-526EI-526
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 21, 2026
Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor and Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 4)
Contains data on receipts by receipt Month, Quarter, Investment Type, and Country of Birth for Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor and Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor.
I-526EI-526
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 9, 2025
Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor and Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 3)
Contains data on receipts by receipt Month, Quarter, Investment Type, and Country of Birth for Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor and Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor.
I-526EI-526
Official USCIS release Oct 9, 2025
Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor and Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor (Fiscal Year 2022 - Fiscal Year 2024)
Contains data for Fiscal Year 2022 through Fiscal Year 2024 on receipts by receipt Month, Quarter, Investment Type, and Country of Birth for Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor and Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor.
I-526EI-526
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
Official USCIS release May 1, 2025
Form I-140, I-360, I-526 Approved EB Petitions Awaiting Visa Final Priority Dates (Fiscal Year 2025, 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 Dec 17, 2024
Form I-140, I-360, I-526 Approved EB Petitions Awaiting Visa Final Priority Dates (Fiscal Year 2024, 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
Legacy cached estimates
March 2022 office snapshots
These values are retained only for historical context and are not current processing estimates.
Immigrant Investor Program Office
Published Mar 29, 2022
2 entries
Immigrant Investor Program Office
Published Mar 29, 2022
- China - mainland born - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States71.5-60 monthsService request date May 23, 2016
- All other areas - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States58.5-35 monthsService request date June 23, 2017
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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