Program overview and waiting estimates for every submission month
Overall processing timeMore than 10 years
Source updated on 2026-10-09
Total people waitingAbout 22,900 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 129
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
2026-09
About 22,900 people
More than 10 years
2026-08
About 22,500 people
More than 10 years
2026-07
About 22,200 people
More than 10 years
2026-06
About 21,700 people
More than 10 years
2026-05
About 21,200 people
118 months
2026-04
About 20,700 people
115 months
2026-03
About 20,100 people
112 months
2026-02
About 19,600 people
110 months
2026-01
About 19,000 people
107 months
2025 submissions
2025 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2025-12
About 18,500 people
104 months
2025-11
About 18,000 people
101 months
2025-10
About 17,500 people
99 months
2025-09
About 17,100 people
97 months
2025-08
About 16,700 people
95 months
2025-07
About 16,400 people
93 months
2025-06
About 15,900 people
91 months
2025-05
About 15,500 people
89 months
2025-04
About 15,000 people
86 months
2025-03
About 14,500 people
83 months
2025-02
About 13,900 people
80 months
2025-01
About 13,500 people
78 months
2024 submissions
2024 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2024-12
About 13,000 people
75 months
2024-11
About 12,600 people
74 months
2024-10
About 12,200 people
71 months
2024-09
About 11,700 people
69 months
2024-08
About 11,300 people
67 months
2024-07
About 10,800 people
64 months
2024-06
About 10,400 people
62 months
2024-05
About 10,000 people
60 months
2024-04
About 9,500 people
57 months
2024-03
About 9,100 people
55 months
2024-02
About 8,700 people
53 months
2024-01
About 8,300 people
51 months
2023 submissions
2023 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2023-12
About 8,000 people
49 months
2023-11
About 7,700 people
48 months
2023-10
About 7,300 people
46 months
2023-09
About 7,000 people
44 months
2023-08
About 6,700 people
43 months
2023-07
About 6,300 people
41 months
2023-06
About 5,900 people
39 months
2023-05
About 5,600 people
37 months
2023-04
About 5,300 people
36 months
2023-03
About 5,000 people
34 months
2023-02
About 4,600 people
32 months
2023-01
About 4,400 people
31 months
2022 submissions
2022 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2022-12
About 4,100 people
30 months
2022-11
About 3,900 people
28 months
2022-10
About 3,600 people
26 months
2022-09
About 3,400 people
25 months
2022-08
About 3,000 people
22 months
2022-07
About 2,700 people
20 months
2022-06
About 2,400 people
18 months
2022-05
About 2,100 people
16 months
2022-04
About 1,900 people
14 months
2022-03
About 1,600 people
12 months
2022-02
About 1,400 people
10 months
2022-01
About 1,200 people
9 months
2021 submissions
2021 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2021-12
About 1,000 people
8 months
2021-11
About 900 people
7 months
2021-10
About 800 people
6 months
2021-09
About 700 people
5 months
2021-08
About 600 people
5 months
2021-07
About 600 people
4 months
2021-06
About 500 people
4 months
2021-05
About 400 people
3 months
2021-04
About 400 people
3 months
2021-03
About 300 people
3 months
2021-02
About 300 people
2 months
2021-01
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020 submissions
2020 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2020-12
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-11
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-10
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-09
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-08
About 200 people
2 months
2020-07
About 200 people
2 months
2020-06
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-05
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-04
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-03
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-02
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-01
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019 submissions
2019 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2019-12
About 100 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
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-06
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-05
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-04
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-03
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-02
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-01
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018 submissions
2018 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2018-12
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-11
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-10
About 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)
Not enough comparable values to plot. See the history table.
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.
