Program overview and waiting estimates for every submission month
Overall processing timeAbout 77 months
Source updated on 2026-10-09
Total people waitingAbout 36,400 people
Collection month: 2026-10
The table shows cohort estimates as of the source update, not personal positions or approval dates. Remaining wait is not a live countdown and should not be added to overall processing time.
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2026 submissions
2026 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2026-09
About 36,400 people
76 months
2026-08
About 36,400 people
76 months
2026-07
About 36,400 people
76 months
2026-06
About 36,400 people
76 months
2026-05
About 36,400 people
76 months
2026-04
About 36,400 people
76 months
2026-03
About 36,400 people
76 months
2026-02
About 36,400 people
76 months
2026-01
About 36,400 people
76 months
2025 submissions
2025 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2025-12
About 36,400 people
76 months
2025-11
About 36,400 people
76 months
2025-10
About 36,400 people
76 months
2025-09
About 36,400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2025-08
About 36,400 people
76 months
2025-07
About 36,400 people
76 months
2025-06
About 36,400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2025-05
About 36,400 people
76 months
2025-04
About 36,400 people
76 months
2025-03
About 34,800 people
72 months
2025-02
About 24,700 people
51 months
2025-01
About 24,700 people
51 months
2024 submissions
2024 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2024-12
About 24,700 people
51 months
2024-11
About 24,700 people
51 months
2024-10
About 24,700 people
51 months
2024-09
About 24,700 people
51 months
2024-08
About 24,700 people
51 months
2024-07
About 24,700 people
51 months
2024-06
About 24,700 people
51 months
2024-05
About 24,600 people
More time is needed to process the application
2024-04
About 23,900 people
50 months
2024-03
About 23,300 people
48 months
2024-02
About 22,900 people
47 months
2024-01
About 22,500 people
47 months
2023 submissions
2023 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2023-12
About 18,100 people
38 months
2023-11
About 18,100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2023-10
About 18,000 people
37 months
2023-09
About 17,800 people
37 months
2023-08
About 17,600 people
36 months
2023-07
About 17,400 people
36 months
2023-06
About 17,200 people
36 months
2023-05
About 17,000 people
35 months
2023-04
About 16,900 people
35 months
2023-03
About 16,700 people
35 months
2023-02
About 16,500 people
34 months
2023-01
About 16,300 people
34 months
2022 submissions
2022 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2022-12
About 12,600 people
26 months
2022-11
About 12,300 people
25 months
2022-10
About 12,100 people
25 months
2022-09
About 11,900 people
25 months
2022-08
About 11,700 people
24 months
2022-07
About 11,400 people
24 months
2022-06
About 11,200 people
23 months
2022-05
About 11,000 people
23 months
2022-04
About 10,800 people
22 months
2022-03
About 10,600 people
22 months
2022-02
About 10,300 people
21 months
2022-01
About 9,900 people
20 months
2021 submissions
2021 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2021-12
About 5,800 people
12 months
2021-11
About 5,700 people
12 months
2021-10
About 5,500 people
11 months
2021-09
About 5,400 people
11 months
2021-08
About 5,200 people
11 months
2021-07
About 5,000 people
10 months
2021-06
About 4,900 people
10 months
2021-05
About 4,700 people
10 months
2021-04
About 4,500 people
9 months
2021-03
About 3,900 people
8 months
2021-02
About 3,500 people
7 months
2021-01
About 3,000 people
7 months
2020 submissions
2020 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2020-12
About 2,300 people
5 months
2020-11
About 2,200 people
5 months
2020-10
About 2,100 people
5 months
2020-09
About 1,900 people
5 months
2020-08
About 1,600 people
4 months
2020-07
About 1,400 people
4 months
2020-06
About 1,200 people
3 months
2020-05
About 1,000 people
3 months
2020-04
About 900 people
2 months
2020-03
About 700 people
2 months
2020-02
About 400 people
About 1 month
2020-01
About 300 people
About 1 month
2019 submissions
2019 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2019-12
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-11
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-10
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-09
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-08
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-07
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-06
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-05
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-04
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-03
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-02
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-01
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018 submissions
2018 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2018-12
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-11
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-10
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-09
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-08
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-07
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-06
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-05
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-04
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-03
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-02
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-01
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017 submissions
2017 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2017-12
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-11
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-10
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-09
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-08
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-07
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-06
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-05
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-04
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-03
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-02
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-01
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2016 submissions
2016 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2016-12
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2016-11
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2016-10
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2016-09
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2016-08
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2016-07
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2016-06
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2016-05
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2016-04
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2016-03
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2016-02
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2016-01
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
Program history
Processing time (months)People waiting
Lines connect exact or approximate values only. Bounds and unknown values are left as gaps; see the table for their full meaning. Changes in counts are net changes, not approvals.
