April 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026
I-600 Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative
U.S. citizen filing to adopt an orphan
Sources checked Nov 2, 2026.
Latest official release Not published.
Latest quarterly statistics
April 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026
Published combined group: Combined I-600 + I-600A; standalone counts are not published. These counts cannot be attributed to I-600 alone.
All listed classifications
All listed classifications
All listed classifications
| Classification | Received | Approved | Denied | Pending | Processing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative | 103 | 101 | 66 | 556 | 12.2 months |
Quarterly count graphs
Published quarterly counts: Combined I-600 + I-600A; standalone counts are not published. Q4 2025–Q3 2026.
Approved and denied counts
Pending inventory and new receipts
| Quarter | Received | Approved | Denied | Pending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 120 | 92 | 68 | 560 |
| Q1 2026 | 110 | 72 | 36 | 571 |
| Q2 2026 | 108 | 57 | 32 | 605 |
| Q3 2026 | 103 | 101 | 66 | 556 |
Published counts are reproduced by reporting period. Missing or suppressed values are unavailable, never zero.Graph source and mapping audit.
Separate approval-share percentage chart — approvals divided by approvals plus denials; excludes other completions and does not predict an individual outcome.
National median processing time by fiscal year
FY2026 values are partial-year through August 30, 2026. These medians use a different methodology from the monthly averages above. USCIS has not published values for every classification.
Source: USCIS historical national medians, verified Nov 2, 2026.
U.S. citizen filing to adopt an orphan
FY2026 median: 19.2 months.
- FY2021
- 5.3 months
- FY2022
- 6.3 months
- FY2023
- 5.8 months
- FY2024
- 7.4 months
- FY2025
- 13.8 months
- FY2026
- 19.2 months
Historical counts by classification
These historical observations end in FY2020 or FY2021, depending on the classification. They are separate from the current workbooks above; missing values are not zero.
I-600 + I-600A · Orphan PetitionsView historical counts
Historical-only series: Historical classification 0: Orphan Petitions. Q1 2013–Q1 2021.
Combined group retained: I-600 + I-600A. No standalone counts are inferred.
Approved and denied counts
Pending inventory and new receipts
| Quarter | Received | Approved | Denied | Pending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2013 | 1,917 | 2,081 | 165 | 665 |
| Q2 2013 | 2,311 | 2,459 | 257 | 874 |
| Q3 2013 | 2,473 | 2,298 | 210 | 780 |
| Q4 2013 | 2,369 | 2,323 | 180 | 729 |
| Q1 2014 | 2,101 | 1,939 | 132 | 970 |
| Q2 2014 | 2,193 | 1,820 | 126 | 1,200 |
| Q3 2014 | 1,861 | 1,799 | 184 | 1,075 |
| Q4 2014 | 1,588 | 1,362 | 176 | 1,108 |
| Q1 2015 | 947 | 958 | 157 | 626 |
| Q2 2015 | 930 | 821 | 211 | 523 |
| Q3 2015 | 844 | 791 | 141 | 462 |
| Q4 2015 | 781 | 695 | 129 | 441 |
| Q1 2016 | 823 | 977 | 153 | 556 |
| Q2 2016 | 613 | 817 | 138 | 612 |
| Q3 2016 | 885 | 794 | 110 | 575 |
| Q4 2016 | 879 | 819 | 100 | 493 |
| Q1 2017 | 729 | 619 | 89 | 441 |
| Q2 2017 | 847 | 655 | 94 | 505 |
| Q3 2017 | 739 | 640 | 84 | 472 |
| Q4 2017 | 607 | 516 | 73 | 515 |
| Q1 2018 | 587 | 471 | 65 | 521 |
| Q2 2018 | 572 | 530 | 80 | 427 |
| Q3 2018 | 595 | 496 | 71 | 398 |
| Q4 2018 | 530 | 484 | 52 | 364 |
| Q1 2019 | 508 | 352 | 44 | 434 |
| Q2 2019 | 482 | 383 | 45 | 428 |
| Q3 2019 | 540 | 453 | 43 | 350 |
| Q4 2019 | 509 | 393 | 59 | 351 |
| Q1 2020 | 380 | 343 | 54 | 342 |
| Q2 2020 | 409 | 331 | 64 | 422 |
| Q3 2020 | 288 | 144 | 33 | 569 |
| Q4 2020 | 238 | 302 | 59 | 637 |
| Q1 2021 | 206 | 287 | 41 | 532 |
Preserved historical export; charts show the last eight available quarters, while the table retains all observations. Missing and suppressed cells remain unavailable. No line is drawn across the gap to current reports.Graph source and mapping audit.
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Recent source documents for I-600
No form-specific report is currently indexed from the USCIS RSS feed.
March 2022 office snapshots
These values are retained only for historical context and are not current processing estimates.
National Benefits Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
1 entries
National Benefits Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- U.S. citizen filing to adopt an orphan6-4 monthsService request date November 07, 2021
How to read this page
- 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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