Employment Based

I-956 Application for Regional Center Designation

Application for Regional Center Designation

Quarterly and historical sources

Dataset updated Jul 25, 2026.

Latest official release Not published.

FY2026 Q1

Latest all-forms quarter

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Quarter pending 42

October 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Quarter approvals 13

All listed classifications

Quarter receipts 10

All listed classifications

Quarter denials 3

All listed classifications

ClassificationReceivedApprovedDeniedPendingProcessing
Application for Regional Center Designation101334210.5 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.

Application for Regional Center Designation

Latest published median: 10.7 months.

Service-center coverage

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Official USCIS reports

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Data notes

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  • Historical national median processing times are refreshed from the official USCIS rendered tables. FY2026 is partial-year through May 31, 2026.
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