Program overview and waiting estimates for every submission month
Overall processing timeAbout 33 months
Source updated on 2026-10-09
Total people waitingAbout 19,400 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 19,400 people
33 months
2026-08
About 18,000 people
31 months
2026-07
About 16,900 people
29 months
2026-06
About 16,100 people
28 months
2026-05
About 15,500 people
27 months
2026-04
About 15,000 people
26 months
2026-03
About 14,400 people
25 months
2026-02
About 13,800 people
24 months
2026-01
About 13,400 people
24 months
2025 submissions
2025 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2025-12
About 12,900 people
23 months
2025-11
About 12,500 people
22 months
2025-10
About 12,200 people
22 months
2025-09
About 11,700 people
21 months
2025-08
About 11,400 people
20 months
2025-07
About 11,000 people
20 months
2025-06
About 10,500 people
19 months
2025-05
About 10,000 people
18 months
2025-04
About 9,400 people
17 months
2025-03
About 8,900 people
16 months
2025-02
About 8,200 people
15 months
2025-01
About 7,600 people
14 months
2024 submissions
2024 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2024-12
About 7,000 people
13 months
2024-11
About 6,400 people
12 months
2024-10
About 5,900 people
11 months
2024-09
About 5,300 people
10 months
2024-08
About 4,800 people
9 months
2024-07
About 4,300 people
8 months
2024-06
About 3,900 people
8 months
2024-05
About 3,500 people
7 months
2024-04
About 3,100 people
6 months
2024-03
About 2,700 people
5 months
2024-02
About 2,200 people
5 months
2024-01
About 1,900 people
4 months
2023 submissions
2023 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2023-12
About 1,700 people
4 months
2023-11
About 1,500 people
3 months
2023-10
About 1,300 people
3 months
2023-09
About 1,200 people
3 months
2023-08
About 1,100 people
3 months
2023-07
About 1,000 people
2 months
2023-06
About 900 people
2 months
2023-05
About 800 people
More time is needed to process the application
2023-04
About 800 people
More time is needed to process the application
2023-03
About 700 people
More time is needed to process the application
2023-02
About 600 people
More time is needed to process the application
2023-01
About 500 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022 submissions
2022 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2022-12
About 500 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-11
About 500 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 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-07
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-06
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-05
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-04
About 300 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-03
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-02
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2022-01
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021 submissions
2021 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2021-12
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-11
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-10
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-09
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-08
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-07
About 200 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-06
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-05
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-04
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-03
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-02
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2021-01
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020 submissions
2020 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2020-12
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-11
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-10
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-09
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-08
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-07
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-06
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-05
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-04
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-03
About 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2020-02
About 100 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
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2019-01
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018 submissions
2018 submission details
Submitted
People ahead
Estimated remaining wait / status
2018-12
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-11
Less than 100 people
More time is needed to process the application
2018-10
Less than 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)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.
