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ARTICLE · 26 JULY 2017

Processing Times Increasing For I-526 And I-829 Petitions

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In the early afternoon of Friday, May 26th, IIUSA circulated its weekly report indicating the all-time high processing times, as stated below:

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Ronald R. Fieldstone
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IIUSA Reports Processing Times for I-526 and I-829 Petitions at Record High

In the early afternoon of Friday, May 26th, IIUSA circulated its weekly report indicating the all-time high processing times, as stated below:

  • As of March 31, 2017, USCIS is processing the I‐526 petitions that it received before September 20, 2015 (a two week increase over the processing times published in February January); therefore, taking approximately 20 months.
  • The I‐829 petitions that USCIS received before October 12, 2014 (up from October 1); therefore, taking approximately 31 months.
  • The I‐924 applications that USCIS received before September 16, 2015 (an increase of over a month from last month's processing times); therefore, taking approximately 20 months.

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