I-751 processing times

Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. Newest: Aug 2026.

If you file today, most likely

19–38 months

could be 14–70 months

How we worked this out

The range starts from USCIS’s median of 22.6 months for Apr–Jun 2026 and widens it by how far real waits landed from the median in past quarters. In past quarters, the typical wait fell in the most likely range about half the time, and in the could-be range 8 times in 10. We make the range wider when USCIS decides far fewer cases than usual. But in past slowdowns like this, the typical wait fell inside the could-be range only about 2 times in 3.

Time to clear backlog

80 months

about the same (was 81 months)

Pending applications

360,671

+3% vs. previous month

Decided in Aug 2026

4,517

+5% vs. previous month

Approval rate

78%

−11 pts vs. previous month

If you file today

Category	Most likely (50%)	Could be (80%)	USCIS median
I-751	19–38 months	14–70 months	22.6 months

What happened to the applications

Approved
Denied
Pending at quarter end
Filed

Last 6 years

All years

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.

Month by month:

Month	Filed	Decided	Pending
Aug 2026	14,018	4,517	360,671
Jul 2026	15,548	4,312	350,668
Jun 2026	17,246	3,596	339,830
May 2026	17,295	3,216	325,956
Apr 2026	16,544	4,405	312,025
Mar 2026	16,505	5,733	299,880

Pending is counted on the last day of each month. USCIS counts months and quarters separately, so these can differ a little from the chart. Source: USCIS’s Application Processing Data reports.

USCIS median and 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

For Apr–Jun 2024, USCIS published the quarter before's medians again, so the chart has none for Apr–Jun 2024.

Time to clear backlog
USCIS median processing time

Last 6 years

All years

USCIS’s median is how long the cases it decided in the quarter had taken. 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.