Program overview and waiting estimates for every submission month
Overall processing timeAbout 34 months
Source updated on 2026-10-09
Total people waitingAbout 130,700 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.
Submission month details 135
All available months, newest submissions first. Select a year to jump to its records.
2026 submissions
2026 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2026-10
About 130,700 people
34 months
2026-09
About 128,700 people
34 months
2026-08
About 126,800 people
33 months
2026-07
About 116,100 people
30 months
2026-06
About 64,000 people
17 months
2026-05
About 49,300 people
13 months
2026-04
About 38,500 people
10 months
2026-03
About 31,100 people
8 months
2026-02
About 26,800 people
7 months
2026-01
About 23,700 people
6 months
2025 submissions
2025 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2025-12
About 21,800 people
6 months
2025-11
About 19,300 people
5 months
2025-10
About 16,700 people
4 months
2025-09
About 14,000 people
4 months
2025-08
About 11,500 people
3 months
2025-07
About 9,300 people
2 months
2025-06
About 7,800 people
2 months
2025-05
About 6,300 people
2 months
2025-04
About 4,700 people
About 1 month
2025-03
About 3,300 people
About 1 month
2025-02
About 2,100 people
About 1 month
2025-01
About 1,600 people
More time is needed to process the application
2024 submissions
2024 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2024-12
About 1,300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2024-11
About 1,200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2024-10
About 1,100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2024-09
About 1,000 people
More time is needed to process the application
2024-08
About 900 people
More time is needed to process the application
2024-07
About 900 people
More time is needed to process the application
2024-06
About 800 people
More time is needed to process the application
2024-05
About 700 people
More time is needed to process the application
2024-04
About 700 people
More time is needed to process the application
2024-03
About 600 people
More time is needed to process the application
2024-02
About 600 people
More time is needed to process the application
2024-01
About 600 people
More time is needed to process the application
2023 submissions
2023 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2023-12
About 500 people
More time is needed to process the application
2023-11
About 500 people
More time is needed to process the application
2023-10
About 500 people
More time is needed to process the application
2023-09
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2023-08
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2023-07
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2023-06
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2023-05
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2023-04
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2023-03
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2023-02
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2023-01
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022 submissions
2022 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2022-12
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-11
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-10
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-09
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-08
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-07
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-06
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-05
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-04
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-03
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-02
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-01
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021 submissions
2021 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2021-12
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-11
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-10
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-09
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-08
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-07
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-06
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-05
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-04
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-03
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-02
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-01
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020 submissions
2020 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2020-12
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-11
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-10
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-09
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-08
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-07
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-06
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-05
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-04
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-03
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-02
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-01
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019 submissions
2019 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2019-12
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-11
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-10
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-09
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-08
Less than 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
No data available
2018-10
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-09
Less than 100 people
No data available
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
No data available
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
No data available
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
No data available
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
No data available
2017-06
Less than 100 people
No data available
2017-05
Less than 100 people
No data available
2017-04
Less than 100 people
No data available
2017-03
Less than 100 people
No data available
2017-02
Less than 100 people
No data available
2017-01
Less than 100 people
No data available
2016 submissions
2016 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2016-12
Less than 100 people
No data available
2016-11
Less than 100 people
No data available
2016-10
Less than 100 people
No data available
2016-09
Less than 100 people
No data available
2016-08
Less than 100 people
No data available
2016-07
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2016-06
Less than 100 people
No data available
2016-05
Less than 100 people
No data available
2016-04
Less than 100 people
No data available
2016-03
Less than 100 people
No data available
2016-02
Less than 100 people
No data available
2016-01
Less than 100 people
No data available
2015 submissions
2015 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2015-02
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2014 submissions
2014 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2014-06
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2007 submissions
2007 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2007-01
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2006 submissions
2006 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2006-07
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2006-06
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
Program history
Processing time (months)People waiting
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