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USCIS Releases Updated I-526 and I-829 Processing Times

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released data on processing times for I-526 and I-829 petitions.

Here are the updates they provided:

I-526

The average processing time for Form I-526 is currently 16.6 months, which represents a 23.9% increase over this time last year. Since December 2015, I-526 processing times have been consistently above 16 months and 16.6 months which represents the longest processing times for I-526 petitions in Program history.

I-829

I-829 processing times increased by a dramatic 47.8% in a year over year comparison with a petition processing time over 20.1 months. For the first time ever I-829 processing times eclipsed the 20 month mark continuing the upward trend of processing times since December of 2015.

 

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