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I-824 processing time

Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition — the request to notify a consulate or duplicate approval, filed after an approval for follow-up action. Official USCIS figures, updated when USCIS publishes new reports.

5.6 months is the latest median I-824 processing time (Apr–Jun 2026). That is -0.7 months compared with Apr–Jun 2025. 17,141 cases were pending.
Median time
5.6 mo
Apr–Jun 2026
A year earlier
6.3 mo
Apr–Jun 2025
Pending cases
17,141
end of quarter, all types
Completed
2,558
received 4,469 in the quarter

I-824 median processing time since 2021

I-824 median processing time by quarter 0 mo2 mo4 mo6 mo8 mo10 mo FY22 Q1FY22 Q4FY23 Q3FY24 Q2FY25 Q1FY25 Q4FY26 Q3 All · FY22 Q1: 4.3 moAll · FY22 Q2: 8.4 moAll · FY22 Q3: 9.4 moAll · FY22 Q4: 3.4 moAll · FY23 Q1: 3.4 moAll · FY23 Q2: 3.6 moAll · FY23 Q3: 3 moAll · FY23 Q4: 7.8 moAll · FY24 Q1: 7.8 moAll · FY24 Q2: 9.4 moAll · FY24 Q3: 9.4 moAll · FY24 Q4: 6.5 moAll · FY25 Q1: 6 moAll · FY25 Q2: 4 moAll · FY25 Q3: 6.3 moAll · FY25 Q4: 6.1 moAll · FY26 Q1: 6.9 moAll · FY26 Q2: 8.5 moAll · FY26 Q3: 5.6 mo 5.6 mo
Median months from receipt to completion for cases completed in each fiscal quarter. Source: USCIS quarterly all-forms report.

Pending I-824 cases

Pending I-824 cases by quarter 010K20K30K40K FY22 Q1FY22 Q4FY23 Q3FY24 Q2FY25 Q1FY25 Q4FY26 Q3 All · FY22 Q1: 9,721All · FY22 Q2: 9,862All · FY22 Q3: 10,392All · FY22 Q4: 13,300All · FY23 Q1: 15,863All · FY23 Q2: 21,071All · FY23 Q3: 25,949All · FY23 Q4: 29,341All · FY24 Q1: 33,238All · FY24 Q2: 36,217All · FY24 Q3: 26,535All · FY24 Q4: 17,486All · FY25 Q1: 12,241All · FY25 Q2: 10,967All · FY25 Q3: 12,094All · FY25 Q4: 13,171All · FY26 Q1: 14,266All · FY26 Q2: 15,208All · FY26 Q3: 17,141 17.1K
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

I-824 quarterly figures

QuarterMedianReceivedCompletedPending
Apr–Jun 20265.6 mo4,4692,55817,141
Jan–Mar 20268.5 mo4,1423,13615,208
Oct–Dec 20256.9 mo4,2553,23414,266
Jul–Sep 20256.1 mo4,7533,66013,171
Apr–Jun 20256.3 mo4,7313,65112,094
Jan–Mar 20254.0 mo4,4865,80510,967
Oct–Dec 20246.0 mo4,92610,23212,241
Jul–Sep 20246.5 mo5,66714,73317,486
Apr–Jun 20249.4 mo7,51117,24526,535
Jan–Mar 20249.4 mo9,5938,95936,217
Oct–Dec 20237.8 mo10,0736,16233,238
Jul–Sep 20237.8 mo11,3747,40229,341

Frequently asked questions

How long does I-824 take in 2026?

In Apr–Jun 2026, USCIS completed half of all I-824 cases within 5.6 months of filing (median, USCIS quarterly report). Your own case can take longer: half of all cases take longer than the median.

Is I-824 processing getting faster or slower?

Faster: the median was 6.3 months in Apr–Jun 2025 and 5.6 months in Apr–Jun 2026. The longest median since FY2022 was 9.4 months in Jan–Mar 2024.

How many I-824 cases are pending?

17,141 I-824 cases were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026. USCIS received 4,469 and completed 2,558 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.