Compare processing times

My form's times

Two forms next to each other, and where each office sits on one of them. Figures are USCIS's own; the averages are across offices.

Field offices Categories

One form against another

First form

Second form

I-102 averages 8.7 months longer than I-129 — 21 against 12.3 months across 2 and 15 published categories.

I-102

Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document

18.5–23.5 mo

averaged across 2 published categories

Fastest: National Benefits Center18.5–23.5 mo
Slowest: Service Center Operations (SCOPS)18.5–23.5 mo

I-129

Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker

11.6–12.9 mo

averaged across 15 published categories

Fastest: E3 - Specialty occupation workers from Australia4.5–7 mo
Slowest: Q - Cultural exchange visitors19.5–33 mo (1.6–2.8 yrs)

Where each office sits

Form

2 published, fastest first. The slowest is 0 months behind the fastest on the middle of the range.

National Benefits Center

18.5–23.5 mo

Service Center Operations (SCOPS)

18.5–23.5 mo

Quickest form

I-129

Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker

11.6–12.9 mo on average

Longest-running form

I-102

Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document

18.5–23.5 mo on average

Longest single wait

I-129

Q - Cultural exchange visitors

19.5–33 mo (1.6–2.8 yrs)

Averages on this page treat every office equally, because USCIS publishes ranges but not case volumes — so a form handled almost entirely at one busy office counts that office once, the same as a quiet one. Use them to compare forms against each other, not as the wait you should expect. The ranges themselves are USCIS's own: the low figure is where about 80% of cases have finished and the high figure about 93%. Confirm on Check on USCIS's processing times page.