Program overview and waiting estimates for every submission month
Overall processing timeAbout 40 months
Source updated on 2026-10-09
Total people waitingAbout 71,000 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
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2026 submissions
2026 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2026-09
About 71,000 people
39 months
2026-08
About 70,500 people
39 months
2026-07
About 69,200 people
38 months
2026-06
About 68,800 people
38 months
2026-05
About 68,200 people
37 months
2026-04
About 67,600 people
37 months
2026-03
About 67,200 people
37 months
2026-02
About 66,700 people
37 months
2026-01
About 66,500 people
36 months
2025 submissions
2025 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2025-12
About 66,300 people
36 months
2025-11
About 64,600 people
35 months
2025-10
About 63,400 people
35 months
2025-09
About 62,300 people
34 months
2025-08
About 61,400 people
34 months
2025-07
About 60,500 people
33 months
2025-06
About 59,800 people
33 months
2025-05
About 58,900 people
32 months
2025-04
About 57,700 people
31 months
2025-03
About 56,600 people
31 months
2025-02
About 55,900 people
30 months
2025-01
About 55,500 people
30 months
2024 submissions
2024 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2024-12
About 55,000 people
30 months
2024-11
About 52,000 people
28 months
2024-10
About 48,100 people
26 months
2024-09
About 44,800 people
24 months
2024-08
About 42,200 people
23 months
2024-07
About 39,400 people
22 months
2024-06
About 36,900 people
20 months
2024-05
About 35,100 people
19 months
2024-04
About 33,200 people
18 months
2024-03
About 31,600 people
18 months
2024-02
About 30,200 people
17 months
2024-01
About 28,800 people
16 months
2023 submissions
2023 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2023-12
About 27,800 people
16 months
2023-11
About 23,400 people
13 months
2023-10
About 21,100 people
12 months
2023-09
About 19,100 people
11 months
2023-08
About 17,300 people
10 months
2023-07
About 15,600 people
9 months
2023-06
About 13,900 people
8 months
2023-05
About 12,500 people
8 months
2023-04
About 11,300 people
7 months
2023-03
About 10,500 people
7 months
2023-02
About 9,700 people
6 months
2023-01
About 8,900 people
6 months
2022 submissions
2022 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2022-12
About 8,300 people
6 months
2022-11
About 6,900 people
5 months
2022-10
About 6,200 people
5 months
2022-09
About 5,500 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-08
About 5,100 people
4 months
2022-07
About 4,600 people
4 months
2022-06
About 4,200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-05
About 4,000 people
3 months
2022-04
About 3,800 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-03
About 3,700 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-02
About 3,600 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-01
About 3,500 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021 submissions
2021 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2021-12
About 3,300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-11
About 3,000 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-10
About 2,800 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-09
About 2,600 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-08
About 2,400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-07
About 2,200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-06
About 2,100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-05
About 1,900 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-04
About 1,800 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-03
About 1,600 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-02
About 1,500 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-01
About 1,400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020 submissions
2020 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2020-12
About 1,300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-11
About 1,100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-10
About 900 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-09
About 800 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-08
About 700 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-07
About 700 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-06
About 700 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-05
About 600 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-04
About 600 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-03
About 600 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-02
About 500 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-01
About 500 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019 submissions
2019 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2019-12
About 500 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-11
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-10
About 400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-09
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-08
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-07
About 300 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 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 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
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
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-03
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-02
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2017-01
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2016 submissions
2016 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2016-12
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2016-11
About 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.
