Program overview and waiting estimates for every submission month
Overall processing timeAbout 75 months
Source updated on 2026-10-09
Total people waitingAbout 3,600 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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2026 submissions
2026 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2026-09
About 3,600 people
74 months
2026-08
About 3,600 people
73 months
2026-07
About 3,600 people
73 months
2026-06
About 3,600 people
73 months
2026-05
About 3,600 people
72 months
2026-04
About 3,600 people
72 months
2026-03
About 3,600 people
72 months
2026-02
About 3,500 people
72 months
2026-01
About 3,500 people
72 months
2025 submissions
2025 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2025-12
About 3,500 people
72 months
2025-11
About 3,500 people
72 months
2025-10
About 3,500 people
72 months
2025-09
About 3,500 people
71 months
2025-08
About 3,500 people
71 months
2025-07
About 3,500 people
71 months
2025-06
About 3,500 people
70 months
2025-05
About 3,400 people
70 months
2025-04
About 3,400 people
70 months
2025-03
About 3,400 people
70 months
2025-02
About 3,400 people
69 months
2025-01
About 3,400 people
69 months
2024 submissions
2024 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2024-12
About 3,400 people
69 months
2024-11
About 3,400 people
69 months
2024-10
About 3,400 people
68 months
2024-09
About 3,300 people
68 months
2024-08
About 3,300 people
67 months
2024-07
About 3,300 people
67 months
2024-06
About 3,300 people
67 months
2024-05
About 3,300 people
66 months
2024-04
About 3,200 people
66 months
2024-03
About 3,200 people
65 months
2024-02
About 3,100 people
64 months
2024-01
About 3,100 people
63 months
2023 submissions
2023 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2023-12
About 3,000 people
62 months
2023-11
About 3,000 people
61 months
2023-10
About 2,900 people
59 months
2023-09
About 2,800 people
58 months
2023-08
About 2,800 people
57 months
2023-07
About 2,700 people
56 months
2023-06
About 2,700 people
55 months
2023-05
About 2,600 people
54 months
2023-04
About 2,600 people
53 months
2023-03
About 2,500 people
52 months
2023-02
About 2,500 people
51 months
2023-01
About 2,500 people
50 months
2022 submissions
2022 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2022-12
About 2,400 people
49 months
2022-11
About 2,300 people
48 months
2022-10
About 2,300 people
47 months
2022-09
About 2,200 people
46 months
2022-08
About 2,200 people
45 months
2022-07
About 2,200 people
45 months
2022-06
About 2,100 people
44 months
2022-05
About 2,100 people
43 months
2022-04
About 2,100 people
43 months
2022-03
About 2,100 people
43 months
2022-02
About 2,100 people
42 months
2022-01
About 2,000 people
42 months
2021 submissions
2021 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2021-12
About 2,000 people
40 months
2021-11
About 1,900 people
40 months
2021-10
About 1,900 people
39 months
2021-09
About 1,800 people
38 months
2021-08
About 1,800 people
37 months
2021-07
About 1,700 people
36 months
2021-06
About 1,700 people
35 months
2021-05
About 1,600 people
34 months
2021-04
About 1,600 people
34 months
2021-03
About 1,600 people
33 months
2021-02
About 1,600 people
32 months
2021-01
About 1,500 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020 submissions
2020 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2020-12
About 1,500 people
31 months
2020-11
About 1,500 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-10
About 1,500 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-09
About 1,400 people
30 months
2020-08
About 1,400 people
30 months
2020-07
About 1,400 people
29 months
2020-06
About 1,400 people
29 months
2020-05
About 1,400 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-04
About 1,300 people
28 months
2020-03
About 1,300 people
27 months
2020-02
About 1,300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-01
About 1,300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019 submissions
2019 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2019-12
About 1,200 people
26 months
2019-11
About 1,200 people
25 months
2019-10
About 1,200 people
25 months
2019-09
About 1,200 people
25 months
2019-08
About 1,100 people
24 months
2019-07
About 1,100 people
23 months
2019-06
About 1,100 people
23 months
2019-05
About 1,000 people
22 months
2019-04
About 1,000 people
20 months
2019-03
About 900 people
19 months
2019-02
About 800 people
18 months
2019-01
About 800 people
17 months
2018 submissions
2018 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2018-12
About 700 people
16 months
2018-11
About 700 people
14 months
2018-10
About 500 people
11 months
2018-09
About 500 people
10 months
2018-08
About 400 people
8 months
2018-07
About 300 people
6 months
2018-06
About 200 people
4 months
2018-05
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-04
About 200 people
3 months
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
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2016-09
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2016-08
About 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.
