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I-765 Application for Employment Authorization

Statistics across the published classifications for this form. See the classification tables for coverage.

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Published monthly statistics

Sources checked Nov 2, 2026.

Latest official release Sep 9, 2026.

Latest monthly data

August 2026

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Service-wide metrics for 1 classification. Counts and processing times are not office-specific.

Monthly pending 1,921,541

August 2026

Pending over 6 months 1,252,419

August 2026

Monthly receipts 130,329

August 2026

Average processing time 6.8 months

USCIS monthly average

August 2026 classification detail

Classification	Received	Approved	Denied	Pending	Over 6 months	Avg. months
Application for Employment Authorization	130,329	125,318	29,906	1,921,541	1,252,419	6.8 months

2026 Q3

Latest quarterly statistics

April 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026

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Quarter pending 2,110,712

April 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026

Quarter approvals 366,079

All listed classifications

Quarter receipts 572,947

All listed classifications

Quarter denials 67,022

All listed classifications

Classification	Received	Approved	Denied	Pending	Processing
Application for Employment Authorization (Asylum)	125,663	117,965	10,986	108,565	0.8 months
Application for Employment Authorization (Adjustment Of Status)	153,039	46,405	35,767	671,362	6.4 months
Application for Employment Authorization (DACA)	81,835	76,053	482	231,872	4.1 months
Application for Employment Authorization (All Other)	212,410	125,656	19,787	1,098,913	3.3 months

Published quarterly history

Quarterly count graphs

Published quarterly counts: I-765: all published classifications. Q4 2025–Q3 2026.

I-765: approved and denied case counts for Q4 2025–Q3 2026 — Case counts, with other dispositions excluded. This chart is not an approval percentage or prediction.

I-765: pending inventory and received case counts for Q4 2025–Q3 2026 — Pending is quarter-end inventory; received counts activity during the quarter. Bar labels are rounded; the table gives exact values.

I-765 · I-765: all published classifications · official quarterly reports
Quarter	Received	Approved	Denied	Pending
Q4 2025	750,762	837,576	82,743	1,696,897
Q1 2026	591,127	525,343	64,966	1,621,190
Q2 2026	588,642	344,830	40,392	1,917,467
Q3 2026	572,947	366,079	67,022	2,110,712

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.

Classification detail

Each classification retains its published identity. Expand a group to view its own count series.

Published classification: Application for Employment Authorization (Asylum)View count graphs

Published quarterly counts: Published classification: Application for Employment Authorization (Asylum). Q4 2025–Q3 2026.

I-765 · asylum: approved and denied case counts for Q4 2025–Q3 2026 — Case counts, with other dispositions excluded. This chart is not an approval percentage or prediction.

I-765 · asylum: pending inventory and received case counts for Q4 2025–Q3 2026 — Pending is quarter-end inventory; received counts activity during the quarter. Bar labels are rounded; the table gives exact values.

I-765 · asylum · Published classification: Application for Employment Authorization (Asylum) · official quarterly reports
Quarter	Received	Approved	Denied	Pending
Q4 2025	350,010	510,262	57,034	225,764
Q1 2026	211,289	286,500	27,263	124,993
Q2 2026	151,673	177,355	14,371	107,579
Q3 2026	125,663	117,965	10,986	108,565

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.

Published classification: Application for Employment Authorization (Adjustment Of Status)View count graphs

Published quarterly counts: Published classification: Application for Employment Authorization (Adjustment Of Status). Q4 2025–Q3 2026.

I-765 · adjustment: approved and denied case counts for Q4 2025–Q3 2026 — Case counts, with other dispositions excluded. This chart is not an approval percentage or prediction.

I-765 · adjustment: pending inventory and received case counts for Q4 2025–Q3 2026 — Pending is quarter-end inventory; received counts activity during the quarter. Bar labels are rounded; the table gives exact values.

I-765 · adjustment · Published classification: Application for Employment Authorization (Adjustment Of Status) · official quarterly reports
Quarter	Received	Approved	Denied	Pending
Q4 2025	173,073	95,219	14,960	373,007
Q1 2026	164,763	63,429	23,327	461,884
Q2 2026	144,512	38,122	11,145	584,851
Q3 2026	153,039	46,405	35,767	671,362

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.

Published classification: Application for Employment Authorization (DACA)View count graphs

Published quarterly counts: Published classification: Application for Employment Authorization (DACA). Q4 2025–Q3 2026.

I-765 · daca: approved and denied case counts for Q4 2025–Q3 2026 — Case counts, with other dispositions excluded. This chart is not an approval percentage or prediction.

I-765 · daca: pending inventory and received case counts for Q4 2025–Q3 2026 — Pending is quarter-end inventory; received counts activity during the quarter. Bar labels are rounded; the table gives exact values.

I-765 · daca · Published classification: Application for Employment Authorization (DACA) · official quarterly reports
Quarter	Received	Approved	Denied	Pending
Q4 2025	64,538	64,451	910	129,154
Q1 2026	63,919	35,859	651	159,122
Q2 2026	86,462	18,282	431	226,375
Q3 2026	81,835	76,053	482	231,872

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.

Published classification: Application for Employment Authorization (All Other)View count graphs

Published quarterly counts: Published classification: Application for Employment Authorization (All Other). Q4 2025–Q3 2026.

I-765 · other: approved and denied case counts for Q4 2025–Q3 2026 — Case counts, with other dispositions excluded. This chart is not an approval percentage or prediction.

I-765 · other: pending inventory and received case counts for Q4 2025–Q3 2026 — Pending is quarter-end inventory; received counts activity during the quarter. Bar labels are rounded; the table gives exact values.

I-765 · other · Published classification: Application for Employment Authorization (All Other) · official quarterly reports
Quarter	Received	Approved	Denied	Pending
Q4 2025	163,141	167,644	9,839	968,972
Q1 2026	151,156	139,555	13,725	875,191
Q2 2026	205,995	111,071	14,445	998,662
Q3 2026	212,410	125,656	19,787	1,098,913

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.

Historical medians

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.

All other applications for employment authorization

FY2026 median: 4 months.

FY2021: 3 months
FY2022: 4.7 months
FY2023: 3.2 months
FY2024: 3.1 months
FY2025: 2.8 months
FY2026: 4 months

Based on an approved, concurrently filed, I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (c)(33).

FY2026 median: 3.7 months.

FY2021: 1.9 months
FY2022: 0.5 months
FY2023: 1 months
FY2024: 1.8 months
FY2025: 0.5 months
FY2026: 3.7 months

Based on a pending asylum application

FY2026 median: 0.8 months.

FY2021: 3.2 months
FY2022: 9.2 months
FY2023: 1.6 months
FY2024: 0.5 months
FY2025: 0.7 months
FY2026: 0.8 months

Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application

FY2026 median: 6.4 months.

FY2021: 7.1 months
FY2022: 6.7 months
FY2023: 5.5 months
FY2024: 3.7 months
FY2025: 2.2 months
FY2026: 6.4 months

Based on parole

FY2026 median: 6.4 months.

FY2021: 0.6 months
FY2022: 1.1 months
FY2023: 1.3 months
FY2024: 0.8 months
FY2025: 0.9 months
FY2026: 6.4 months

Preserved statistical export

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-765 · Employment Authorization DocumentsView historical counts

Historical-only series: Historical classification 0: Employment Authorization Documents. Q1 2013–Q1 2021.

Current published scope is I-765: all published classifications. Historical and current periods are shown separately, without interpolation.

I-765 · Employment Authorization Documents: approved and denied case counts for Q1 2013–Q1 2021 (historical only) — Case counts, with other dispositions excluded. This chart is not an approval percentage or prediction.

I-765 · Employment Authorization Documents: pending inventory and received case counts for Q1 2013–Q1 2021 (historical only) — Pending is quarter-end inventory; received counts activity during the quarter. Bar labels are rounded; the table gives exact values.

I-765 · Employment Authorization Documents · Historical classification 0: Employment Authorization Documents · historical export
Quarter	Received	Approved	Denied	Pending
Q1 2013	521,554	333,067	12,796	438,009
Q2 2013	353,849	407,179	15,606	371,448
Q3 2013	466,509	416,296	20,746	401,653
Q4 2013	439,669	505,347	24,075	307,568
Q1 2014	277,483	312,969	23,565	252,013
Q2 2014	298,443	249,993	23,276	280,205
Q3 2014	387,920	299,898	25,039	348,070
Q4 2014	406,558	350,504	31,199	374,589
Q1 2015	488,518	446,682	27,495	358,485
Q2 2015	668,842	537,398	25,031	475,507
Q3 2015	479,636	613,749	27,135	395,961
Q4 2015	393,900	495,882	24,538	328,848
Q1 2016	447,438	345,143	26,665	433,563
Q2 2016	437,672	405,849	27,723	426,213
Q3 2016	552,020	406,990	28,685	554,661
Q4 2016	674,776	675,189	33,500	533,130
Q1 2017	566,405	524,316	25,930	589,619
Q2 2017	611,985	597,524	30,563	580,685
Q3 2017	636,399	499,851	31,210	695,426
Q4 2017	511,642	519,328	34,606	649,428
Q1 2018	330,017	330,017	32,700	571,798
Q2 2018	597,338	353,627	42,169	778,646
Q3 2018	451,174	523,261	53,051	653,247
Q4 2018	372,696	400,637	44,269	580,765
Q1 2019	505,386	258,397	24,265	642,228
Q2 2019	562,825	439,958	49,084	707,935
Q3 2019	584,136	441,959	92,648	753,462
Q4 2019	536,896	586,374	67,766	637,811
Q1 2020	520,023	459,060	59,551	645,611
Q2 2020	523,300	500,422	56,548	676,118
Q3 2020	451,366	488,259	38,207	603,841
Q4 2020	475,265	363,780	33,541	648,985
Q1 2021	470,736	353,629	35,835	728,090

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Archived office coverage

6 mapped centers

NSC · Nebraska Service Center ESC · Vermont Service Center CSC · California Service Center SSC · Texas Service Center NBC · National Benefits Center YSC · Potomac Service Center

Official USCIS reports

Recent source documents for I-765

Official USCIS release Sep 9, 2026

Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, Eligibility Category and Filing Type (Fiscal Year 2026, Quarter 3)

Contains data on receipts, approvals, denials, and pending for I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. Data is classified by eligibility category and filing type by quarter of fiscal year.

I-765

Official USCIS release Sep 9, 2026

Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization Counts of Pending Applications by Days Pending and by filing type for All Eligibility Categories and (c)(8) Pending Asylum Category (Fiscal Year 2026, Quarter 3)

This report contains number of pending I-765 petitions by number of days pending, for all EAD categories, as well as for the (c)(8) category for pending asylum applicants. This report is produced in response to direction set forth in the H.R.2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 became Public Law No: 117-328.

I-765

Official USCIS release Aug 5, 2026

Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, Eligibility Category and Filing Type (Fiscal Year 2026, Quarter 2)

Contains data on receipts, approvals, denials, and pending for I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. Data is classified by eligibility category and filing type by quarter of fiscal year.

I-765

Official USCIS release Aug 5, 2026

Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization Counts of Pending Applications by Days Pending and by filing type for All Eligibility Categories and (c)(8) Pending Asylum Category (Fiscal Year 2026, Quarter 2)

I-765

Official USCIS release Jun 13, 2026

Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, Eligibility Category and Filing Type (Fiscal Year 2026, Quarter 1)

Contains data on receipts, approvals, denials, and pending for I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. Data is classified by eligibility category and filing type by quarter of fiscal year.

I-765

Official USCIS release Jun 13, 2026

Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization Counts of Pending Applications by Days Pending and by filing type for All Eligibility Categories and (c)(8) Pending Asylum Category (Fiscal Year 2026, Quarter 1)

I-765

Official USCIS release Mar 25, 2026

Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, Eligibility Category and Filing Type (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 4)

Contains data on receipts, approvals, denials, and pending for I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. Data is classified by eligibility category and filing type by quarter of fiscal year.

I-765

Official USCIS release Mar 25, 2026

Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization Counts of Pending Applications by Days Pending and by filing type for All Eligibility Categories and (c)(8) Pending Asylum Category (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 4)

I-765

Official USCIS release Oct 9, 2025

Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, Eligibility Category and Filing Type (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 3)

Contains data on receipts, approvals, denials, and pending for I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. Data is classified by eligibility category and filing type by quarter of fiscal year.

I-765

Official USCIS release Oct 9, 2025

Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization Counts of Pending Applications by Days Pending and by filing type for All Eligibility Categories and (c)(8) Pending Asylum Category (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 3)

I-765

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

7 entries

Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)]11.5-7.5 monthsService request date May 20, 2021
Based on being an L-2 spouse of an L-1 nonimmigrant [(a)(18)]12.5-8.5 monthsService request date May 02, 2021
Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (Standalone; not filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)]10.5-7.5 monthsService request date June 22, 2021
Based on an approved, concurrently filed, I-821D [(c)(33)] learn more. to see belowService request date Not published
Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)]21.5-20 monthsService request date July 26, 2020
Haiti extension [(c)(19), (a)(12)]7-5 monthsService request date October 05, 2021
All other applications for employment authorization13-8 monthsService request date April 13, 2021

National Benefits Center

Published Mar 29, 2022

4 entries

Application for Suspension of Deportation/Sec.244/NACARA/Cancel of Removal [(c)(10)]8.5-5.5 monthsService request date August 25, 2021
Alien with Final Order of Deportation Under an OSUP [(c)(18)]11-6.5 monthsService request date June 05, 2021
Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)]12.5-7.5 monthsService request date April 27, 2021
All other applications for employment authorization14-7 monthsService request date March 17, 2021

Nebraska Service Center

Published Mar 29, 2022

8 entries

All other applications for employment authorization10-1.5 monthsService request date July 15, 2021
Based on an approved, concurrently filed, I-821D [(c)(33)]3.5-3 monthsService request date January 19, 2022
Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)]14.5-12 monthsService request date February 19, 2021
Based on a pending asylum application [(c)(8)]9-6.5 monthsService request date August 13, 2021
Based on being admitted as a Refugee [(a)(3)]6.5-4 monthsService request date October 26, 2021
Based on an approved asylum application [(a)(5)]11-6.5 monthsService request date June 17, 2021
Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)]10.5-6 monthsService request date June 24, 2021
Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (Standalone; not filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)]12-6.5 monthsService request date May 19, 2021

Potomac Service Center

Published Mar 29, 2022

3 entries

Based on a request by a qualified F-1 academic student [(c)(3)]3-1.5 monthsService request date February 02, 2022
Based on a pending asylum application [(c)(8)]12-10.5 monthsService request date May 08, 2021
All other applications for employment authorization9-5.5 monthsService request date August 06, 2021

Texas Service Center

Published Mar 29, 2022

8 entries

Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)]8-6 monthsService request date September 03, 2021
Based on being an L-2 spouse of an L-1 nonimmigrant [(a)(18)]8-6 monthsService request date September 03, 2021
Based on an approved asylum application [(a)(5)]3-2 monthsService request date February 02, 2022
Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (Standalone; not filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)]8-6 monthsService request date September 03, 2021
Based on a pending asylum application [(c)(8)] learn more. to see belowService request date Not published
Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)]18.5-14 monthsService request date October 19, 2020
Based on TPS for El Salvador [(c)(19), (a)(12)]4-3 monthsService request date January 03, 2022
All other applications for employment authorization3.5-2 monthsService request date January 18, 2022

Vermont Service Center

Published Mar 29, 2022

7 entries

Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (Standalone; not filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)]8.5-5 monthsService request date August 19, 2021
All other applications for employment authorization10.5-6 monthsService request date June 30, 2021
Based on TPS for El Salvador [(c)(19), (a)(12)]7.5-1.5 monthsService request date September 22, 2021
Based on an approved, concurrently filed, I-821D [(c)(33)]3.5-3 monthsService request date January 19, 2022
Based on being an L-2 spouse of an L-1 nonimmigrant [(a)(18)]11.5-7.5 monthsService request date May 29, 2021
Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)]10.5-6 monthsService request date June 24, 2021
Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)]12.5-9 monthsService request date April 28, 2021

Data notes

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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.
Monthly service-wide metrics come from the latest USCIS appropriations reporting CSV and may use a different processing-time methodology than the historical national median series.

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Classification detail

Approved and denied counts

Pending inventory and new receipts

Approved and denied counts

Pending inventory and new receipts

Approved and denied counts

Pending inventory and new receipts

Approved and denied counts

Pending inventory and new receipts

National median processing time by fiscal year

All other applications for employment authorization

Based on an approved, concurrently filed, I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (c)(33).

Based on a pending asylum application

Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application

Based on parole

Historical counts by classification

Approved and denied counts

Pending inventory and new receipts

6 mapped centers

Recent source documents for I-765

March 2022 office snapshots

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