Humanitarian · FY2026 Q2
I-929 — Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant
27.2 mo
Median processing time
as USCIS published it
2,005
Still pending
at the close of the quarter
227
Decided this quarter
approvals and denials
18.9%
Denied, of decisions
not a grade — see below
What these numbers say
In FY2026 Q2 USCIS received 361 I-929 filings and decided 227 of them. 2,005 were still waiting when the quarter closed — about 8.8 quarters of work at the rate the agency was clearing them. The median case took 27.2 months.
18.9% 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 | 143 | 300 | 1,874 | 28.0 mo |
| FY2026 Q2 | 361 | 227 | 2,005 | 27.2 mo |