Latest quarter
USCIS recorded 9,737 forms received, 6,966 approved, 2,307 denied and 9,273 total completions for FY2026 Q3. Pending stood at 35,871 at quarter end. The median receipt-to-completion time for cases completed in this quarter was 9 months. The reporting period runs from 2026-04-01 to 2026-06-30.
Pending and completed-case processing time
The pending stock rose by 1,195 from 34,676 in FY2026 Q2 to 35,871 in FY2026 Q3. USCIS warns that transfers and administrative actions mean this stock cannot be rebuilt by adding receipts and subtracting completions.
The completed-case median increased from 7.5 to 9 months, a rise of 1.5 months. These are the ages of completed cases measured from receipt, not the ages of the cases still waiting.
Across the available endpoints, pending was 3,314 lower than 39,185 in FY2024 Q1. The median was 1.5 months lower than the earlier 10.5 months. The gaps prevent a continuous account of quarter-to-quarter changes.
Quarterly figures
| Reporting quarter | Received | Approved | Denied | Total completions | Pending at period end | Median months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Q1 | 9,689 | 13,771 | 2,283 | 16,054 | 39,185 | 10.5 |
| FY2024 Q2 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
| FY2024 Q3 | 11,537 | 17,360 | 2,974 | 20,334 | 22,328 | 8.5 |
| FY2024 Q4 | 10,966 | 6,665 | 3,337 | 10,002 | 23,920 | 5.6 |
| FY2025 Q1 | 11,609 | 4,728 | 3,211 | 7,939 | 28,839 | 6.1 |
| FY2025 Q2 | 12,269 | 7,169 | 3,393 | 10,562 | 31,019 | 5.7 |
| FY2025 Q3 | 11,903 | 4,804 | 2,683 | 7,487 | 36,053 | 7.2 |
| FY2025 Q4 | 10,958 | 7,214 | 2,025 | 9,239 | 38,599 | 7.9 |
| FY2026 Q1 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
| FY2026 Q2 | 8,676 | 8,604 | 2,839 | 11,443 | 34,676 | 7.5 |
| FY2026 Q3 | 9,737 | 6,966 | 2,307 | 9,273 | 35,871 | 9 |
The missing FY2024 Q2 and FY2026 Q1 workbooks were not obtained under the expected file names. They appear as gaps, never zeroes. No values are inferred from fiscal-year-to-date totals.
Fiscal-year-to-date figures
| Reporting quarter | Received | Approved | Denied | Total completions | Pending at period end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Q1 | 9,689 | 13,771 | 2,283 | 16,054 | 39,185 |
| FY2024 Q2 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
| FY2024 Q3 | 32,192 | 49,717 | 8,663 | 58,380 | 22,328 |
| FY2024 Q4 | 43,158 | 56,382 | 12,000 | 68,382 | 23,920 |
| FY2025 Q1 | 11,609 | 4,728 | 3,211 | 7,939 | 28,839 |
| FY2025 Q2 | 23,878 | 11,897 | 6,604 | 18,501 | 31,019 |
| FY2025 Q3 | 35,781 | 16,701 | 9,287 | 25,988 | 36,053 |
| FY2025 Q4 | 46,739 | 23,915 | 11,312 | 35,227 | 38,599 |
| FY2026 Q1 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
| FY2026 Q2 | 18,061 | 17,216 | 5,758 | 22,974 | 34,676 |
| FY2026 Q3 | 27,798 | 24,182 | 8,065 | 32,247 | 35,871 |
The fiscal-year-to-date columns count activity from the start of the fiscal year through the reporting quarter. Pending is the stock at the end of that period, not a sum across quarters. The workbooks provide no fiscal-year-to-date processing-time column.
What the columns mean
- Received
- New forms entered into a case-tracking system during the reporting period.
- Approved and denied
- Decisions made during the reporting period. Cases may have arrived in an earlier period.
- Total completions
- Completed cases in the period. Approvals plus denials match completions in these form rows. USCIS notes that other form types can include administrative closures or other outcomes.
- Pending
- Cases awaiting a decision at the end of the reporting period. Transfers and other actions prevent a simple receipts-minus-completions reconciliation.
- Median processing time
- Months from receipt to completion for cases completed during the quarter. Half, 50%, were completed within this time. It is not a forecast for a newly filed case.
Figures are the estimates available when USCIS queried its systems. Processing delays, system updates and later actions can revise previously published figures. The series keeps each acquired quarter as reported in its own workbook. Median months are displayed rounded to one decimal where needed. A missing source value would remain unavailable.
Petitions and visa issuances are different
This is the USCIS I-129F form total, without a nationality or visa-class split. The form also serves the spouse visa category described by the State Department. It must not be labelled a fiance-only petition series. Visa issuances are a separate State Department measure. Approval and denial counts are not the outcomes of the same receipt cohort and supply no personal approval odds or visa refusal rate.
Official workbooks and footnotes
Source: US Citizenship and Immigration Services, quarterly all-forms reports. Each row comes from the form row in the linked file. The explanations above follow the received, decision, completion, pending and median-time footnotes and the revision notes in every acquired workbook.
- FY2024 Q1: quarterly_all_forms_fy2024_q1.xlsx
- FY2024 Q3: quarterly_all_forms_fy2024_q3.xlsx
- FY2024 Q4: quarterly_all_forms_fy2024_q4.xlsx
- FY2025 Q1: quarterly_all_forms_fy2025_q1.xlsx
- FY2025 Q2: quarterly_all_forms_fy2025_q2.xlsx
- FY2025 Q3: quarterly_all_forms_fy2025_q3.xlsx
- FY2025 Q4: quarterly_all_forms_fy2025_q4_v1.xlsx
- FY2026 Q2: quarterly_all_forms_fy2026_q2_v1.xlsx
- FY2026 Q3: quarterly_all_forms_fy2026_q3_v1.xlsx
Visa source methods explain the separate nationality series.