Case status Online
USCIS provides an online Case Status tool to track the status of an immigration application, petition, or request.
Simply click the link below to visit the USICS Case status Online page and enter a Receipt Number.
The receipt number is a unique 13-character identifier that USCIS provides for each application or petition it receives. The agency uses it to identify and track its cases.
The receipt number consists of three letters-for example, EAC, WAC, LIN, SRC, NBC, MSC or IOE-and 10 numbers. You can find it on notices of action USCIS has sent you.
Omit dashes ("-") when entering a receipt number. However, you can include all other characters, including asterisks ("*"), if they are listed on your notice as part of the receipt number.
Visa status Online
The U.S. Department of State provides an online tool to check the status of your Visa Application.
Click the below link to check VISA Status on their website. Please enter a CAPTCHA key if required.
Visa Bulletin
The Visa Bulletin provides information regarding the cut-off dates which govern visa availability in the numerically limited visa categories and other immigrant visa related information.
To check the latest, please click below:
I-526 Petitions
Number of Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur by Fiscal Year, Quarter, and Case Status
Fiscal Year 2008-2021
 Number of Form I-526, Immigrant Petition |
Number of Form I-526, Immigrant Petition | ||||
| Period/Petitions | Petitions by Case Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received1 | Approved2 | Denied3 | Pending4 | |
| Fiscal Year - Total | ||||
| 2008 | 1,258 | 642 | 120 | 853 |
| 2009 | 1,031 | 1,265 | 208 | 514 |
| 2010 | 1,953 | 1,369 | 165 | 1,125 |
| 2011 | 3,805 | 1,571 | 372 | 3,347 |
| 2012 | 6,041 | 3,677 | 957 | 5,018 |
| 2013 | 6,346 | 3,699 | 943 | 7,131 |
| 2014 | 10,950 | 5,115 | 1,266 | 12,474 |
| 2015 | 14,373 | 8,761 | 1,056 | 17,367 |
| 2016 | 14,147 | 7,632 | 1,735 | 20,804 |
| 2017 | 12,165 | 11,321 | 922 | 24,992 |
| 2018 | 6,424 | 13,571 | 1,551 | 14,394 |
| 2019 | 4,194 | 3,659 | 1,014 | 13,763 |
| 2020 | 4,378 | 2,577 | 844 | 15,063 |
| 2021 | 814 | 2,398 | 650 | 13,008 |
| Fiscal Year 2022 by Quarter | ||||
| Q1. October - December | 189 | 16 | 45 | 13,132 |
| Q2. January - March | 420 | 50 | 102 | 13,385 |
| Q3. April - June | 32 | 264 | 191 | 12,998 |
| Total | 641 | 330 | 338 | |
| Petitions by Case Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period/Petitions | Received1 | Approved2 | Denied3 | Pending4 |
| Fiscal Year - Total | ||||
| 2008 | 1,258 | 642 | 120 | 853 |
| 2009 | 1,031 | 1,265 | 208 | 514 |
| 2010 | 1,953 | 1,369 | 165 | 1,125 |
| 2011 | 3,805 | 1,571 | 372 | 3,347 |
| 2012 | 6,041 | 3,677 | 957 | 5,018 |
| 2013 | 6,346 | 3,699 | 943 | 7,131 |
| 2014 | 10,950 | 5,115 | 1,266 | 12,474 |
| 2015 | 14,373 | 8,761 | 1,056 | 17,367 |
| 2016 | 14,147 | 7,632 | 1,735 | 20,804 |
| 2017 | 12,165 | 11,321 | 922 | 24,992 |
| 2018 | 6,424 | 13,571 | 1,551 | 14,394 |
| Fiscal Year 2019 by Quarter | ||||
| Q1. Oct - Dec | 1,808 | 2,175 | 398 | 13,508 |
| Q2. Jan - Mar | 580 | 795 | 180 | 13,105 |
| Q3. Apr - Jun | 615 | 333 | 246 | 13,070 |
| Q4. Jul - Sep | 1,191 | 356 | 190 | 13,763 |
| Total | 4,194 | 3,659 | 1,014 | 13,763 |
Reference(s):
- The number of new petitions received and entered into a case-tracking system during the reporting period.
- The number of petitions approved during the reporting period.
- The number of petitions that were denied during the reporting period.
- The number of petitions awaiting a decision as of the end of the reporting period.
Note(s):
- Some petitions approved or denied may have been received in previous reporting periods.
- The report reflects the most up-to-date data available at the time the database is queried.
- Notes on corrections: This USCIS report mistakenly credits I-526 that were filed in the last days of June 2021 (the filing surge between the Behring decision and RC program expiration) as receipts in July to September 2021. The corrections I entered come from the different I-526 receipt data in this report: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/data/1-EB-5_New_Rule_Effects_Report_7.19.2021_Final_508C.pdf.
Source(s):
- Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Performance Reporting Tool, queried December 2020.
- All data except I-589, I-870, I-899 and I-881 - Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Performance Reporting Tool (PRT), USCIS Electronic Immigration System (ELIS) and C3 Consolidated, November 2021, TRK 8242. I-589, I-870, I-899 and I-881 data were provided by the Directorate of Refugee, Asylum and International Operations (RAIO).
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Source: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/reports/Quarterly_All_Forms_FY2020Q3.pdf
Source: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/data/Quarterly_All_Forms_FY2021Q4.pdf
Source: https://blog.lucidtext.com/2021/12/16/fy2021-q4-update-on-i-526-and-i-829-processing/
Source: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/reports/Quarterly_All_Forms_FY2022_Q1.pdf