I-539 Processing Time (Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status)

Form I-539 (Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status): At a typical office, half of I-539 cases finish within about 7.5 months and 8 in 10 within about 9.3 months. The full range across case types and offices runs from 0.2 months to 23 months (USCIS data, July 15, 2026).

Trend: a year ago, a typical office's median for I-539 was 4.5 months; today it is 7 months — about 2.5 months slower than last year.

All other change of status applications

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
National Benefits Center	0.2 months	2.5 months
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	10.5 months	15 months

All other extension of stay applications

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
National Benefits Center	0.2 months	2.5 months
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	7.5 months	14 months

Change of status to B nonimmigrant

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	7.5 months	8.5 months

Change of status to F or M student or J exchange visitor category

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	8 months	10 months

Change of status to H4 dependent with I-765

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	6.5 months	8 months

Change of status to H4 dependents

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	10 months	13 months

Change of status to L dependent

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	14 months	15.5 months

Extension of stay for B nonimmigrant

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	7.5 months	9 months

Extension of stay for F or M students and J exchange visitor category

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	5 months	7 months

Extension of stay for H4 dependents

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	9.5 months	11.5 months

Extension of stay for H4 dependents with I-765

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	4 months	8 months

Extension of stay for L dependents

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	7.5 months	11 months

Extension of stay for T nonimmigrant

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	21 months	22.5 months

Extension of stay for U nonimmigrant

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	20 months	23 months

Reinstatement to student status

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	13.5 months	16 months

Use the Processing Times tool to add your filing date and see a personalized estimate for your pending case, or explore the Department of Labor queues and the Visa Bulletin waiting line on the same page.