I-821 Processing Time (Application for Temporary Protected Status)

Form I-821 (Application for Temporary Protected Status): At a typical office, half of I-821 cases finish within about 18 months and 8 in 10 within about 18.3 months. The full range across case types and offices runs from 6.5 months to 2.5 years (USCIS data, August 17, 2026).

Trend: a year ago, a typical office's median for I-821 was 10.5 months; today it is 15 months — about 4.5 months slower than last year.

El Salvador Initial

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	about 2.1 years	about 2.5 years

El Salvador Re-registration

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	17.5 months	18 months

Somalia Initial

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	20 months	20.5 months

Sudan Initial

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	6.5 months	7 months

Sudan Re-registration

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	17 months	17.5 months

Ukraine Initial

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	22 months	about 2.1 years

Ukraine Re-registration

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	18 months	18.5 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.