I-918 Processing Time (Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status)

Form I-918 (Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status): At a typical office, half of I-918 cases finish within about 20 months and 8 in 10 within about 23 months. The full range across case types and offices runs from 20 months to 2.1 years (USCIS data, July 15, 2026).

Petition for a noncitizen who is a victim of qualifying criminal activity, and their qualifying family members (Time from Initial Filing to Bona Fide Determination (BFD) Review)

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	20 months	about 2.1 years

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.