Program overview and waiting estimates for every submission month
Overall processing timeAbout 41 months
Source updated on 2026-10-09
Total people waitingAbout 60,400 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.
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 60,400 people
39 months
2026-08
About 59,100 people
37 months
2026-07
About 57,700 people
34 months
2026-06
About 56,200 people
32 months
2026-05
About 54,700 people
29 months
2026-04
About 53,300 people
27 months
2026-03
About 51,400 people
26 months
2026-02
About 49,500 people
25 months
2026-01
About 47,700 people
24 months
2025 submissions
2025 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2025-12
About 45,900 people
23 months
2025-11
About 43,900 people
22 months
2025-10
About 41,900 people
21 months
2025-09
About 39,900 people
19 months
2025-08
About 37,900 people
18 months
2025-07
About 36,100 people
17 months
2025-06
About 34,300 people
16 months
2025-05
About 32,600 people
15 months
2025-04
About 30,400 people
14 months
2025-03
About 28,300 people
13 months
2025-02
About 26,300 people
12 months
2025-01
About 24,600 people
11 months
2024 submissions
2024 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2024-12
About 22,800 people
11 months
2024-11
About 21,100 people
10 months
2024-10
About 19,500 people
9 months
2024-09
About 18,100 people
8 months
2024-08
About 17,000 people
8 months
2024-07
About 15,800 people
7 months
2024-06
About 14,700 people
7 months
2024-05
About 13,700 people
6 months
2024-04
About 12,600 people
6 months
2024-03
About 11,500 people
5 months
2024-02
About 10,400 people
5 months
2024-01
About 9,500 people
4 months
2023 submissions
2023 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2023-12
About 8,700 people
4 months
2023-11
About 8,000 people
4 months
2023-10
About 7,400 people
3 months
2023-09
About 6,600 people
3 months
2023-08
About 5,900 people
3 months
2023-07
About 5,300 people
2 months
2023-06
About 4,600 people
2 months
2023-05
About 4,000 people
2 months
2023-04
About 3,500 people
2 months
2023-03
About 3,000 people
2 months
2023-02
About 2,600 people
About 1 month
2023-01
About 2,400 people
About 1 month
2022 submissions
2022 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2022-12
About 2,200 people
About 1 month
2022-11
About 2,000 people
About 1 month
2022-10
About 1,800 people
About 1 month
2022-09
About 1,600 people
About 1 month
2022-08
About 1,500 people
About 1 month
2022-07
About 1,400 people
About 1 month
2022-06
About 1,200 people
About 1 month
2022-05
About 1,100 people
About 1 month
2022-04
About 1,100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-03
About 1,000 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-02
About 900 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-01
About 800 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021 submissions
2021 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2021-12
About 800 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-11
About 800 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-10
About 700 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-09
About 700 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-08
About 600 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-07
About 600 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-06
About 500 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-05
About 500 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-04
About 500 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-03
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-02
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-01
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020 submissions
2020 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2020-12
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-11
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-10
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-09
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-08
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-07
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-06
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-05
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-04
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-03
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-02
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-01
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019 submissions
2019 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2019-12
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-11
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-10
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-09
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-08
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-07
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-06
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-05
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-04
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-03
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-02
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-01
About 200 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
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-08
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-07
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-06
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-05
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-04
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-03
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-02
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-01
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017 submissions
2017 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2017-12
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-11
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-10
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-09
About 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.
