Immigration Processing Times: USCIS, DOL, and the Visa Bulletin
How long are immigration cases taking right now? This page tracks the published processing data from all three agencies that control immigration timelines: USCIS form processing times, the Department of Labor's PERM and prevailing wage queues, and the State Department's Visa Bulletin.
For USCIS forms — including family petitions (Form I-130), adjustment of status (Form I-485), naturalization (Form N-400), work permits (Form I-765), and green card renewals (Form I-90) — select your form, case type, and office to see how long recent cases have taken, and add your filing date for a personalized estimate of the typical remaining wait.
The figures describe recent past cases and are not a guarantee for any individual case. Timelines change monthly, and this page updates as each agency publishes new data. This tool is educational and is not legal advice.
Current USCIS processing times at a glance
Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative): roughly 22 to 378 months depending on case type and office.
Form I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status): roughly 6 to 144 months depending on case type and office.
Form N-400 (Application for Naturalization): roughly 7 to 21 months depending on case type and office.
Form I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization): roughly 4 to 26 months depending on case type and office.
Form I-90 (Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card): roughly 7 to 11 months depending on case type and office.
Form I-131 (Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records): roughly 16 to 28 months depending on case type and office.
Source: USCIS published processing times, July 15, 2026. Use the tool above for your specific case type and office.
The green card waiting line (Visa Bulletin)
Congress limits how many family- and employment-based green cards can be issued each year, so most categories have a waiting line. The State Department's Visa Bulletin (July 2026) reports where that line stands. The clearest reading: the petitions reaching the front of the line today are the ones filed on the bulletin's cutoff dates.
Family categories
F1 (unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens): petitions filed about 8.5 years ago are being decided today for most countries. Waits from Mexico, the Philippines, India, and China are often longer.
F2A (spouses and young children of green card holders): petitions filed about 1.6 years ago are being decided today for most countries. Waits from Mexico, the Philippines, India, and China are often longer.
F2B (unmarried adult children of green card holders): petitions filed about 8.7 years ago are being decided today for most countries. Waits from Mexico, the Philippines, India, and China are often longer.
F3 (married children of U.S. citizens): petitions filed about 14.3 years ago are being decided today for most countries. Waits from Mexico, the Philippines, India, and China are often longer.
F4 (brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens): petitions filed about 17.6 years ago are being decided today for most countries. Waits from Mexico, the Philippines, India, and China are often longer.
Spouses, parents, and children under 21 of U.S. citizens are immediate relatives with no yearly limit and no Visa Bulletin line.
Employment categories
EB-1 (priority workers): current for most countries — India and China are often backlogged further.
EB-2 (advanced degrees or exceptional ability): current for most countries — India and China are often backlogged further.
EB-3 (skilled workers and professionals): petitions filed about 2 years ago are being decided today for most countries.
EB-3 Other Workers: petitions filed about 4.4 years ago are being decided today for most countries.
EB-4 (special immigrants): petitions filed about 3.9 years ago are being decided today for most countries.
EB-5 (investors): current for most countries — India and China are often backlogged further.
Department of Labor processing times (PERM and prevailing wage)
PERM labor certification applications (Form ETA-9089), analyst review: the Department of Labor is reviewing applications filed around July 2025, with decisions averaging 403 calendar days (about 13.2 months) from filing.
PERM audit review: cases with priority dates around December 2025 are being reviewed now; audit decisions are averaging 290 calendar days (about 9.5 months).
PERM reconsideration requests: appeals from around March 2026 are being reviewed now.
Prevailing wage determinations (Form ETA-9141), PERM: requests received around April 2026 (OEWS) and March 2026 (other wage sources) are being issued now.
Prevailing wage determinations (Form ETA-9141), H-1B: requests received around April 2026 (OEWS) and March 2026 (other wage sources) are being issued now.
Source: DOL FLAG processing times. Employment-based green cards usually begin with these Department of Labor steps, followed by the I-140 petition at USCIS and, for backlogged categories, the employment-based Visa Bulletin line.