Humanitarian · FY2026 Q2
I-918 — Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status
15.2 mo
Median processing time
as USCIS published it
461,200
Still pending
at the close of the quarter
6,687
Decided this quarter
approvals and denials
36.3%
Denied, of decisions
not a grade — see below
What these numbers say
In FY2026 Q2 USCIS received 16,256 I-918 filings and decided 6,687 of them. 461,200 were still waiting when the quarter closed — about 69.0 quarters of work at the rate the agency was clearing them. The median case took 15.2 months.
36.3% 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 | 7,450 | 5,822 | 421,782 | 14.9 mo |
| FY2026 Q2 | 16,256 | 6,687 | 461,200 | 15.2 mo |