Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal. Newest: Apr–Jun 2026.
Time to clear backlog
205 months
Pending applications
1,392,782
−2% vs. previous quarter
Decided in Apr–Jun 2026
20,399
not compared: USCIS nearly stopped deciding these the quarter before
Approval rate
8%
not compared: USCIS nearly stopped deciding these the quarter before
Special cases:
What happened to the applications
Approved
Denied
Pending at quarter end
Filed
Source: USCIS’s quarterly All USCIS Application and Petition Form Types reports, via the Immigration and Citizenship Data page. A diamond marks a pending count that doesn't match the quarter before's count plus the quarter's filings minus its decisions: it is what USCIS reported, but USCIS doesn't say why they differ, so the pages draw no conclusions from it.
Backlog over time
Time to clear backlog is how long USCIS would need to decide every pending case if it kept deciding them at the same speed. It is not your wait: the pile includes cases on hold and cases USCIS cannot decide yet.
How to read the chart
USCIS does not publish a median processing time for this form.
Time to clear backlog
A triangle marks a quarter far off the top of the scale, such as one in which USCIS decided almost nothing; hover over or tap it for its numbers. A diamond marks a pending count that doesn't match the quarter before's count plus the quarter's filings minus its decisions: it is what USCIS reported, but USCIS doesn't say why they differ, so the pages draw no conclusions from it.
