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I-821 processing time

Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status — the TPS application, filed by nationals of TPS-designated countries. Official USCIS figures, updated when USCIS publishes new reports.

15.5 months is the latest median I-821 processing time (Apr–Jun 2026). That is +7.1 months compared with Apr–Jun 2025. 567,110 cases were pending.
Median time
15.5 mo
Apr–Jun 2026
A year earlier
8.4 mo
Apr–Jun 2025
Pending cases
567,110
end of quarter, all types
Completed
8,106
received 657 in the quarter

I-821 median processing time since 2021

I-821 median processing time by quarter 0 mo5 mo10 mo15 mo20 mo FY22 Q1FY22 Q4FY23 Q3FY24 Q2FY25 Q1FY25 Q4FY26 Q3 All · FY22 Q1: 6.4 moAll · FY22 Q2: 8.9 moAll · FY22 Q3: 9.9 moAll · FY22 Q4: 12.3 moAll · FY23 Q1: 13.9 moAll · FY23 Q2: 16.7 moAll · FY23 Q3: 7.1 moAll · FY23 Q4: 7.2 moAll · FY24 Q1: 9.6 moAll · FY24 Q2: 5.3 moAll · FY24 Q3: 5.3 moAll · FY24 Q4: 5.6 moAll · FY25 Q1: 5.6 moAll · FY25 Q2: 5.4 moAll · FY25 Q3: 8.4 moAll · FY25 Q4: 7 moAll · FY26 Q1: 9.9 moAll · FY26 Q2: 12.6 moAll · FY26 Q3: 15.5 mo 15.5 mo
Median months from receipt to completion for cases completed in each fiscal quarter. Source: USCIS quarterly all-forms report.

Pending I-821 cases

Pending I-821 cases by quarter 0250K500K750K1M1.3M FY22 Q1FY22 Q4FY23 Q3FY24 Q2FY25 Q1FY25 Q4FY26 Q3 All · FY22 Q1: 313,852All · FY22 Q2: 295,511All · FY22 Q3: 251,614All · FY22 Q4: 247,356All · FY23 Q1: 311,206All · FY23 Q2: 428,647All · FY23 Q3: 349,691All · FY23 Q4: 442,486All · FY24 Q1: 438,494All · FY24 Q2: 486,418All · FY24 Q3: 344,263All · FY24 Q4: 585,873All · FY25 Q1: 465,118All · FY25 Q2: 808,124All · FY25 Q3: 1,014,324All · FY25 Q4: 1,173,699All · FY26 Q1: 582,813All · FY26 Q2: 574,448All · FY26 Q3: 567,110 567.1K
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

I-821 quarterly figures

QuarterMedianReceivedCompletedPending
Apr–Jun 202615.5 mo6578,106567,110
Jan–Mar 202612.6 mo8399,216574,448
Oct–Dec 20259.9 mo1,41710,890582,813
Jul–Sep 20257.0 mo183,76710,6811,173,699
Apr–Jun 20258.4 mo246,27444,5271,014,324
Jan–Mar 20255.4 mo396,23848,667808,124
Oct–Dec 20245.6 mo122,816255,774465,118
Jul–Sep 20245.6 mo441,433209,382585,873
Apr–Jun 20245.3 mo71,510220,922344,263
Jan–Mar 20245.3 mo275,180238,965486,418
Oct–Dec 20239.6 mo244,602246,078438,494
Jul–Sep 20237.2 mo169,95775,649442,486

Frequently asked questions

How long does I-821 take in 2026?

In Apr–Jun 2026, USCIS completed half of all I-821 cases within 15.5 months of filing (median, USCIS quarterly report). Your own case can take longer: half of all cases take longer than the median.

Is I-821 processing getting faster or slower?

Slower: the median was 8.4 months in Apr–Jun 2025 and 15.5 months in Apr–Jun 2026. The longest median since FY2022 was 16.7 months in Jan–Mar 2023.

How many I-821 cases are pending?

567,110 I-821 cases were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026. USCIS received 657 and completed 8,106 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.