Program overview and waiting estimates for every submission month
Overall processing timeAbout 54 months
Source updated on 2026-10-09
Total people waitingAbout 2,200 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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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 2,200 people
52 months
2026-08
About 2,200 people
52 months
2026-07
About 2,200 people
51 months
2026-06
About 2,100 people
51 months
2026-05
About 2,100 people
51 months
2026-04
About 2,100 people
50 months
2026-03
About 2,100 people
50 months
2026-02
About 2,100 people
49 months
2026-01
About 2,000 people
49 months
2025 submissions
2025 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2025-12
About 2,000 people
48 months
2025-11
About 1,900 people
46 months
2025-10
About 1,900 people
46 months
2025-09
About 1,800 people
44 months
2025-08
About 1,700 people
42 months
2025-07
About 1,600 people
40 months
2025-06
About 1,500 people
39 months
2025-05
About 1,500 people
38 months
2025-04
About 1,500 people
37 months
2025-03
About 1,400 people
36 months
2025-02
About 1,400 people
36 months
2025-01
About 1,400 people
35 months
2024 submissions
2024 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2024-12
About 1,300 people
34 months
2024-11
About 1,300 people
33 months
2024-10
About 1,200 people
33 months
2024-09
About 1,200 people
32 months
2024-08
About 1,100 people
31 months
2024-07
About 1,100 people
30 months
2024-06
About 1,000 people
29 months
2024-05
About 1,000 people
28 months
2024-04
About 900 people
27 months
2024-03
About 900 people
26 months
2024-02
About 900 people
25 months
2024-01
About 800 people
23 months
2023 submissions
2023 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2023-12
About 700 people
20 months
2023-11
About 600 people
18 months
2023-10
About 500 people
16 months
2023-09
About 500 people
14 months
2023-08
About 500 people
14 months
2023-07
About 400 people
13 months
2023-06
About 400 people
13 months
2023-05
About 400 people
13 months
2023-04
About 400 people
13 months
2023-03
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2023-02
About 400 people
13 months
2023-01
About 400 people
12 months
2022 submissions
2022 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2022-12
About 400 people
12 months
2022-11
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-10
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-09
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-08
About 400 people
12 months
2022-07
About 400 people
12 months
2022-06
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-05
About 400 people
12 months
2022-04
About 400 people
12 months
2022-03
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-02
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-01
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021 submissions
2021 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2021-12
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-11
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-10
About 400 people
12 months
2021-09
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-08
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-07
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-06
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-05
About 400 people
12 months
2021-04
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-03
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-02
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
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
11 months
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 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-08
About 300 people
11 months
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 300 people
9 months
2019-09
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-08
About 300 people
9 months
2019-07
About 300 people
9 months
2019-06
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-05
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-04
About 200 people
7 months
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 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-11
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-10
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-09
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-08
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-07
About 200 people
6 months
2018-06
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-05
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-04
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-03
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-02
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-01
About 200 people
6 months
2017 submissions
2017 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2017-12
About 200 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
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-07
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-06
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-05
About 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.
