I-800 Processing Time (Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative)

Form I-800 (Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative): At a typical office, half of I-800 cases finish within about 4 months and 8 in 10 within about 5.5 months. The full range across case types and offices runs from 4 months to 7 months (USCIS data, July 15, 2026).

Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative

OfficeHalf of cases withinNearly all (93%) within
National Benefits Center4 months7 months

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