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).

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.