I-765 processing time

Alien with Final Order of Deportation Under an OSUP [(c)(18)]

USCIS publishes 16.5–18.5 months for this category, handled at National Benefits Center.

All other applications for employment authorization

USCIS publishes 10.5–14.5 months at National Benefits Center and 16–19 months at Service Center Operations (SCOPS).

Application for Suspension of Deportation/Sec.244/NACARA/Cancel of Removal [(c)(10)]

USCIS publishes 10–24 months for this category, handled at National Benefits Center.

Based on a pending asylum application [(c)(8)] -renewal/replacement

USCIS publishes 18.5–21.5 months for this category, handled at Service Center Operations (SCOPS).

USCIS note for this category: “USCIS posts 1 processing time for any service center location that processes requests for an Employment Authorization Document based on a pending asylum application. We keep these requests in an electronic system that allows us generally to process adjudication-ready cases in the order USCIS receives them, regardless of where the case is pending or where the adjudicator is.”

Based on a pending asylum application [(c)(8)] – Initial Application

USCIS note for this category: “USCIS posts 1 processing time for any service center location that processes requests for an initial Employment Authorization Document based on a pending asylum application. We keep these requests in an electronic system that allows us generally to process adjudication-ready cases in the order USCIS receives them, regardless of where the case is pending or where the adjudicator is.”

Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)]

USCIS publishes 12–16.5 months at National Benefits Center and 12.5–16 months at Service Center Operations (SCOPS).

Based on a request by a qualified F-1 academic student [(c)(3)]

USCIS publishes 5–6.5 months for this category, handled at Service Center Operations (SCOPS).

Based on an approved asylum application [(a)(5)]

USCIS publishes 2.5–17 months for this category, handled at Service Center Operations (SCOPS).

Based on an approved, concurrently filed, I-821D [(c)(33)]

USCIS note for this category: “Consistent with the July 16, 2021 order from the Southern District of Texas that prohibits DHS from granting initial DACA requests, USCIS has suspended calculations of processing times for initial DACA requests. https://www.uscis.gov/DACADecisionStateofTexas”

Based on being admitted as a Refugee [(a)(3)]

USCIS publishes 18.5–21.5 months for this category, handled at Service Center Operations (SCOPS).

Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)]

USCIS publishes 6.5–10 months for this category, handled at Service Center Operations (SCOPS).

Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (Standalone; not filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)]

USCIS publishes 17.5–19 months for this category, handled at Service Center Operations (SCOPS).

Based on being an L-2 spouse of an L-1 nonimmigrant [(a)(18)]

USCIS publishes 18–28 months for this category, handled at Service Center Operations (SCOPS).

Based on parole

USCIS publishes 13.5–18 months for this category, handled at National Benefits Center.

Based on TPS for El Salvador [(c)(19), (a)(12)]

USCIS publishes 18.5–19.5 months for this category, handled at Service Center Operations (SCOPS).

USCIS quarterly counts for I-765

Source: USCIS, "Number of Service-wide Forms by Quarter, Form Status, and Processing Time" (each quarter links to its file on uscis.gov). Fiscal years start October 1. "Withheld" means USCIS suppressed a small number.

National median by fiscal year

• All other applications for employment authorization: 2.8 months in FY 2025, 4 months in FY 2026 (partial year, as published)
• Based on an approved, concurrently filed, I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (c)(33).: 0.5 months in FY 2025, 3.7 months in FY 2026 (partial year, as published)
• Based on a pending asylum application: 0.7 months in FY 2025, 0.8 months in FY 2026 (partial year, as published)
• Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application: 2.2 months in FY 2025, 6.4 months in FY 2026 (partial year, as published)
• Based on parole: 0.9 months in FY 2025, 6.4 months in FY 2026 (partial year, as published)

Source: USCIS, Historical National Median Processing Time (in Months) for All USCIS Offices for Select Forms By Fiscal Year, Fiscal Year 2021 to 2026 (up to August 30, 2026). Recorded October 17, 2026.