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I-601A processing time

Form I-601A, Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver — the provisional waiver, filed before a consular interview to waive unlawful presence. Official USCIS figures, updated when USCIS publishes new reports.

25.4 months is the latest median I-601A processing time (Apr–Jun 2026). That is -2.4 months compared with Apr–Jun 2025. 77,755 cases were pending.
Median time
25.4 mo
Apr–Jun 2026
A year earlier
27.8 mo
Apr–Jun 2025
Pending cases
77,755
end of quarter, all types
Completed
4,132
received 9,993 in the quarter

I-601A median processing time since 2021

I-601A median processing time by quarter 0 mo10 mo20 mo30 mo40 mo50 mo FY22 Q1FY22 Q4FY23 Q3FY24 Q2FY25 Q1FY25 Q4FY26 Q3 All · FY22 Q1: 24.2 moAll · FY22 Q2: 27.8 moAll · FY22 Q3: 35.4 moAll · FY22 Q4: 37.9 moAll · FY23 Q1: 34.3 moAll · FY23 Q2: 42.7 moAll · FY23 Q3: 43.4 moAll · FY24 Q1: 4.2 moAll · FY24 Q2: 41.4 moAll · FY24 Q3: 41.4 moAll · FY24 Q4: 36.9 moAll · FY25 Q1: 32.3 moAll · FY25 Q2: 30.2 moAll · FY25 Q3: 27.8 moAll · FY25 Q4: 25.2 moAll · FY26 Q1: 24.1 moAll · FY26 Q2: 24 moAll · FY26 Q3: 25.4 mo 25.4 mo
Median months from receipt to completion for cases completed in each fiscal quarter. Source: USCIS quarterly all-forms report.

Pending I-601A cases

Pending I-601A cases by quarter 050K100K150K FY22 Q1FY22 Q4FY23 Q3FY24 Q2FY25 Q1FY25 Q4FY26 Q3 All · FY22 Q1: 97,956All · FY22 Q2: 106,109All · FY22 Q3: 113,692All · FY22 Q4: 121,793All · FY23 Q1: 127,694All · FY23 Q2: 134,878All · FY23 Q3: 138,216All · FY23 Q4: 133,147All · FY24 Q1: 139,893All · FY24 Q2: 130,009All · FY24 Q3: 120,902All · FY24 Q4: 103,605All · FY25 Q1: 90,582All · FY25 Q2: 85,272All · FY25 Q3: 79,281All · FY25 Q4: 73,373All · FY26 Q1: 72,504All · FY26 Q2: 71,985All · FY26 Q3: 77,755 77.8K
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

I-601A quarterly figures

QuarterMedianReceivedCompletedPending
Apr–Jun 202625.4 mo9,9934,13277,755
Jan–Mar 202624.0 mo8,5459,09271,985
Oct–Dec 202524.1 mo9,32810,21472,504
Jul–Sep 202525.2 mo10,36016,32073,373
Apr–Jun 202527.8 mo9,95716,02379,281
Jan–Mar 202530.2 mo8,68814,11285,272
Oct–Dec 202432.3 mo6,52819,71090,582
Jul–Sep 202436.9 mo5,80723,065103,605
Apr–Jun 202441.4 mo10,39319,609120,902
Jan–Mar 202441.4 mo8,89719,673130,009
Oct–Dec 20234.2 mo9,35213,208139,893
Jul–Sep 2023—10,1084,895133,147

Frequently asked questions

How long does I-601A take in 2026?

In Apr–Jun 2026, USCIS completed half of all I-601A cases within 25.4 months of filing (median, USCIS quarterly report). Your own case can take longer: half of all cases take longer than the median.

Is I-601A processing getting faster or slower?

Faster: the median was 27.8 months in Apr–Jun 2025 and 25.4 months in Apr–Jun 2026. The longest median since FY2022 was 43.4 months in Apr–Jun 2023.

How many I-601A cases are pending?

77,755 I-601A cases were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026. USCIS received 9,993 and completed 4,132 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.

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