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I-290B processing time

Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion — the appeal or motion to reopen/reconsider, filed to appeal or reopen a USCIS decision. Official USCIS figures, updated when USCIS publishes new reports.

2.9 months is the latest median I-290B processing time (Apr–Jun 2026). That is +0.9 months compared with Apr–Jun 2025. 28,258 cases were pending.
Median time
2.9 mo
Apr–Jun 2026
A year earlier
2.0 mo
Apr–Jun 2025
Pending cases
28,258
end of quarter, all types
Completed
7,889
received 10,144 in the quarter

I-290B median processing time since 2021

I-290B median processing time by quarter 0 mo5 mo10 mo15 mo FY22 Q1FY22 Q4FY23 Q3FY24 Q2FY25 Q1FY25 Q4FY26 Q3 All · FY22 Q1: 10.5 moAll · FY22 Q2: 10.7 moAll · FY22 Q3: 11.9 moAll · FY22 Q4: 9.2 moAll · FY23 Q1: 13.3 moAll · FY23 Q2: 6.5 moAll · FY23 Q3: 3.6 moAll · FY23 Q4: 2.1 moAll · FY24 Q1: 4.5 moAll · FY24 Q2: 3.4 moAll · FY24 Q3: 3.4 moAll · FY24 Q4: 2.8 moAll · FY25 Q1: 2.4 moAll · FY25 Q2: 2.8 moAll · FY25 Q3: 2 moAll · FY25 Q4: 2.4 moAll · FY26 Q1: 2 moAll · FY26 Q2: 3.9 moAll · FY26 Q3: 2.9 mo 2.9 mo
Median months from receipt to completion for cases completed in each fiscal quarter. Source: USCIS quarterly all-forms report.

Pending I-290B cases

Pending I-290B cases by quarter 050K100K150K200K FY22 Q1FY22 Q4FY23 Q3FY24 Q2FY25 Q1FY25 Q4FY26 Q3 All · FY22 Q1: 27,819All · FY22 Q2: 18,055All · FY22 Q3: 18,655All · FY22 Q4: 19,582All · FY23 Q1: 163,074All · FY23 Q2: 163,426All · FY23 Q3: 158,919All · FY23 Q4: 20,346All · FY24 Q1: 24,096All · FY24 Q2: 22,344All · FY24 Q3: 21,150All · FY24 Q4: 20,618All · FY25 Q1: 22,461All · FY25 Q2: 21,286All · FY25 Q3: 23,761All · FY25 Q4: 25,179All · FY26 Q1: 26,452All · FY26 Q2: 26,407All · FY26 Q3: 28,258 28.3K
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

I-290B quarterly figures

QuarterMedianReceivedCompletedPending
Apr–Jun 20262.9 mo10,1447,88928,258
Jan–Mar 20263.9 mo7,8037,31426,407
Oct–Dec 20252.0 mo9,7368,23126,452
Jul–Sep 20252.4 mo13,38311,42925,179
Apr–Jun 20252.0 mo12,2019,38423,761
Jan–Mar 20252.8 mo8,9939,85821,286
Oct–Dec 20242.4 mo10,0567,95922,461
Jul–Sep 20242.8 mo9,1869,43220,618
Apr–Jun 20243.4 mo8,5929,37221,150
Jan–Mar 20243.4 mo8,4379,74322,344
Oct–Dec 20234.5 mo8,8541,27624,096
Jul–Sep 20232.1 mo10,1229,46420,346

Frequently asked questions

How long does I-290B take in 2026?

In Apr–Jun 2026, USCIS completed half of all I-290B cases within 2.9 months of filing (median, USCIS quarterly report). Your own case can take longer: half of all cases take longer than the median.

Is I-290B processing getting faster or slower?

Slower: the median was 2.0 months in Apr–Jun 2025 and 2.9 months in Apr–Jun 2026. The longest median since FY2022 was 13.3 months in Oct–Dec 2022.

How many I-290B cases are pending?

28,258 I-290B cases were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026. USCIS received 10,144 and completed 7,889 cases in that quarter.

Why is this different from the time on the USCIS website?

The USCIS Check Case Processing Times tool shows how long it took to complete 80% of cases at a specific office over the past six months, so it is usually longer than the median shown here. Use the USCIS tool for case inquiries; use the history here to see the trend.

Sources.

Figures are copied from the official files without changes; derived numbers (changes, backlog estimates) are explained on the methodology page. Not legal advice.