There is no such thing as "the" I-765 processing time. USCIS splits work authorisation by the basis it was filed on, and the categories run at different speeds — 0.6 months for Asylum against 4.5 months for All Other in FY2026 Q2.
| Eligibility basis | Median | Filed | Decided | Pending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asylum | 0.6 months | 151,673 | 191,726 | 107,579 |
| DACA | 3.9 months | 86,462 | 18,713 | 226,375 |
| Adjustment Of Status | 4.3 months | 144,512 | 49,267 | 584,851 |
| All Other | 4.5 months | 205,995 | 125,516 | 998,662 |
USCIS I-765 figures, FY2026 Q2
Which category your EAD is in
OPT, H-4 and several other bases are not named separately — they sit inside the "All Other" group, which is why a single quoted "OPT processing time" is always an approximation of a category rather than a figure for OPT itself.
The page for each basis
Source — USCIS quarterly data release, FY2026 Q2. Public domain.
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