Employment Based · FY2026 Q2
I-829 — Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status
10.9 mo
Median processing time
as USCIS published it
7,171
Still pending
at the close of the quarter
806
Decided this quarter
approvals and denials
7.9%
Denied, of decisions
not a grade — see below
What these numbers say
In FY2026 Q2 USCIS received 1,136 I-829 filings and decided 806 of them. 7,171 were still waiting when the quarter closed — about 8.9 quarters of work at the rate the agency was clearing them. The median case took 10.9 months.
7.9% 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 | 1,114 | 1,459 | 6,835 | 12.8 mo |
| FY2026 Q2 | 1,136 | 806 | 7,171 | 10.9 mo |