Employment Based · FY2026 Q2
I-129 — Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker
7.1 mo
Median processing time
as USCIS published it
120,477
Still pending
at the close of the quarter
149,730
Decided this quarter
approvals and denials
10.4%
Denied, of decisions
not a grade — see below
What these numbers say
In FY2026 Q2 USCIS received 130,202 I-129 filings and decided 149,730 of them. 120,477 were still waiting when the quarter closed — about 0.8 quarters of work at the rate the agency was clearing them. The median case took 7.1 months.
10.4% of the decisions made were denials. That figure is shown because it is published, not because it is a verdict: USCIS releases no measure that separates an office applying the law strictly from one receiving weaker filings, so nothing on this site grades on it.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Received | Decided | Pending | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Q4 | 140,984 | 169,624 | 150,876 | 3.6 mo |
| FY2026 Q2 | 130,202 | 149,730 | 120,477 | 7.1 mo |