Where VisaWhen's data comes from

VisaWhen is an independent project, not affiliated with USCIS, the State Department or any other government agency. Nothing on it is legal advice: its numbers describe how the agencies have been processing cases in general, not what will happen to yours. What the agencies tell you about your own case always takes precedence.

Sources and how recent they are

Scheduled scripts check each source every day and publish new data when there is some. When a source cannot be reached, the newest data we have stays up, with its date. Every page says how recent its numbers are, and the NVC, interview-scheduling and policy sections warn when theirs are older than the source’s usual schedule.

What	Source	The source updates	Newest data here
USCIS applications received, decided and pending, and USCIS's median processing times	USCIS’s quarterly reports, per form and per office	Quarterly, a few months after each quarter ends	Apr–Jun 2026
National Visa Center timeframes	NVC Timeframes page	Weekly	September 21, 2026
Which month of cases each consulate is scheduling for immigrant visa interviews	State Department IV Scheduling Status Tool	About monthly	September 23, 2026
Visas issued per consulate and visa class	State Department monthly immigrant and nonimmigrant visa issuance statistics	Monthly, several months late and often in batches	February 2026
Notices of pauses and suspensions of visa processing	State Department notices and news reports, each linked	Checked by hand, about weekly	Last checked September 25, 2026

The data is stored in the site’s GitHub repository, along with the code that collects it.

Not covered

Prevailing wage determinations and PERM labor certifications are decided by the Department of Labor; see its processing times. Appointment waits for visitor, student and other nonimmigrant visas are in the State Department’s Global Visa Wait Times.