October 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
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I-539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status
All Change of Status Applications
Quarterly and historical sources
Dataset updated Jul 25, 2026.
Latest official release Not published.
FY2026 Q1
Latest all-forms quarter
All listed classifications
All listed classifications
All listed classifications
| Classification | Received | Approved | Denied | Pending | Processing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application To Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status | 59,660 | 47,947 | 5,710 | 93,568 | 3.2 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.
All Change of Status Applications
Latest published median: 7.4 months.
All Extend/Change Applications
Latest published median: 3.3 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 | 51,260 | 58,291 | 13,069 | 68,244 |
| Q3 2019 | 58,166 | 41,650 | 12,873 | 75,509 |
| Q4 2019 | 60,558 | 40,141 | 9,102 | 97,201 |
| Q1 2020 | 56,604 | 44,725 | 9,857 | 100,842 |
| Q2 2020 | 76,921 | 54,604 | 11,480 | 105,295 |
| Q3 2020 | 172,692 | 34,626 | 6,807 | 248,555 |
| Q4 2020 | 136,591 | 24,115 | 7,846 | 349,631 |
| Q1 2021 | 60,784 | 41,094 | 9,719 | 343,589 |
Service-center coverage
6 mapped centers
Official USCIS reports
Recent source documents for I-539
No form-specific report is currently indexed from the USCIS RSS feed.
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
- Change of status for B nonimmigrant18-13.5 monthsService request date November 17, 2020
- Change of status for H4 dependents with I-76512.5-7.5 monthsService request date April 26, 2021
- Change of status for F or M students and J exchange visitor category21-14.5 monthsService request date August 12, 2020
- Change of status for H4 dependents13.5-7 monthsService request date March 30, 2021
- Change of status for L dependents16.5-7.5 monthsService request date December 31, 2020
- All other change of status applications19-10 monthsService request date October 09, 2020
- Extension of stay for B nonimmigrant17.5-14 monthsService request date November 18, 2020
- Extension of stay for H4 dependents with I-7659.5-6.5 monthsService request date July 20, 2021
- Extension of stay for F or M students and J exchange visitor category19-16 monthsService request date October 18, 2020
- Extension of stay for H4 dependents10.5-7 monthsService request date June 20, 2021
- Extension of stay for L dependents12-7.5 monthsService request date May 06, 2021
- All other extension of stay applications17-9 monthsService request date December 07, 2020
- Reinstatement to student status19.5-15.5 monthsService request date September 18, 2020
National Benefits Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
2 entries
National Benefits Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- All other change of status applications2.5 months to 1 weekService request date February 18, 2022
- All other extension of stay applications6.5-2 monthsService request date October 29, 2021
Nebraska Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
12 entries
Nebraska Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- Change of status for L dependents15-14.5 monthsService request date February 28, 2021
- Change of status for F or M students and J exchange visitor category19-12.5 monthsService request date October 14, 2020
- Change of status for H4 dependents with I-76511-6.5 monthsService request date June 05, 2021
- Extension of stay for F or M students and J exchange visitor category18.5-11.5 monthsService request date October 20, 2020
- Extension of stay for H4 dependents10.5-6 monthsService request date June 29, 2021
- Extension of stay for H4 dependents with I-76510-6 monthsService request date July 05, 2021
- Change of status for H4 dependents11.5-6 monthsService request date May 25, 2021
- Extension of stay for L dependents14.5-10.5 monthsService request date March 01, 2021
- Change of status for B nonimmigrant17-12.5 monthsService request date December 06, 2020
- Extension of stay for B nonimmigrant17-15 monthsService request date December 04, 2020
- All other extension of stay applications16-10.5 monthsService request date January 11, 2021
- All other change of status applications15.5-13 monthsService request date January 28, 2021
Potomac Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
6 entries
Potomac Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- Change of status for B nonimmigrant19-13 monthsService request date October 11, 2020
- Change of status for F or M students and J exchange visitor category18.5-12 monthsService request date October 19, 2020
- All other change of status applications17-16.5 monthsService request date December 26, 2020
- Extension of stay for B nonimmigrant19.5-15.5 monthsService request date September 20, 2020
- Extension of stay for F or M students and J exchange visitor category19.5-17 monthsService request date September 20, 2020
- All other extension of stay applications20-16 monthsService request date September 09, 2020
Texas Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
10 entries
Texas Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- Change of status for B nonimmigrant26.5-20 monthsService request date March 04, 2020
- Change of status for H4 dependents with I-7658-6 monthsService request date September 03, 2021
- Change of status for F or M students and J exchange visitor category27.5-21 monthsService request date January 19, 2020
- Change of status for H4 dependents8-6 monthsService request date September 03, 2021
- Change of status for L dependents8-6 monthsService request date September 03, 2021
- Extension of stay for B nonimmigrant26-20 monthsService request date March 05, 2020
- Extension of stay for H4 dependents with I-7658-6 monthsService request date September 03, 2021
- Extension of stay for F or M students and J exchange visitor category27.5-21 monthsService request date January 19, 2020
- Extension of stay for H4 dependents8-6 monthsService request date September 03, 2021
- Extension of stay for L dependents8-6 monthsService request date September 03, 2021
Vermont Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
15 entries
Vermont Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- Change of status for H4 dependents12.5-7.5 monthsService request date April 22, 2021
- Change of status for F or M students and J exchange visitor category19.5-12.5 monthsService request date September 23, 2020
- Extension of stay for F or M students and J exchange visitor category20-11 monthsService request date September 17, 2020
- Change of status for B nonimmigrant20-11 monthsService request date September 12, 2020
- Extension of stay for H4 dependents with I-7659-6.5 monthsService request date August 15, 2021
- Change of status for H4 dependents with I-76511.5-7.5 monthsService request date May 21, 2021
- Change of status for L dependents14.5-9.5 monthsService request date February 24, 2021
- Extension of stay for U nonimmigrant18.5-7.5 monthsService request date November 02, 2020
- Reinstatement to student status23.5-15.5 monthsService request date June 01, 2020
- All other extension of stay applications15.5-9 monthsService request date January 25, 2021
- Extension of stay for H4 dependents11-6.5 monthsService request date June 10, 2021
- Extension of stay for B nonimmigrant20.5-14 monthsService request date August 29, 2020
- All other change of status applications16.5-10 monthsService request date January 01, 2021
- Extension of stay for T nonimmigrant26-7.5 monthsService request date March 16, 2020
- Extension of stay for L dependents14.5-8 monthsService request date March 01, 2021
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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