I-212 Processing Times
Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United States After Deportation or Removal
42.8 mo – 56.0 mo
avg. across USCIS source rows
Current I-212 Processing Time
As of , USCIS I-212 (Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United States After Deportation or Removal) processing times average 42.8 mo to 56.0 mo across current USCIS source rows, with full range 42.5 mo to 60.0 mo across all offices. Service Center Operations has the lowest average upper bound at 52.0 mo (average range 43.0 mo to 52.0 mo). Processing times have been increasing over the past three months. Source data is checked daily; USCIS publishes new estimates about monthly.
Processing Time Trend
Upper bound of processing time range shown. Source: USCIS Processing Times.
The chart includes historical office series (Nebraska Service Center) from offices that previously reported this form. The current table below lists only offices with current USCIS estimates.
Dashed lines are offices that no longer report this form; each ends at its last published date.
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I-212 Processing Times by Office
2 offices| Office | Min | Max | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Center Operations (SCD) Lowest average upper boundLowest upper | 43.0 mo | 52.0 mo | Very Slow |
| Field Office Directorate (FOD) | 42.5 mo | 60.0 mo | Very Slow |
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As of Aug 17, 2026, USCIS processing times for I-212 (Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United States After Deportation or Removal) range from 42.5 mo to 60.0 mo across all offices (full range; source-row average 42.8 mo–56.0 mo). Source: https://immigrationtimes.org/forms/i-212/. Dataset version DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21311840
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Frequently Asked Questions
Current USCIS I-212 processing times range from 42.5 mo to 60.0 mo across all offices (full range; source-row average 42.8 mo–56.0 mo). Figures come from USCIS official processing time estimates, which USCIS publishes about monthly; this page is rebuilt daily.
Based on current data, Service Center Operations has the lowest average upper bound for I-212 at 52.0 mo (average range 43.0 mo to 52.0 mo). See the full comparison in the table above.
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Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Data aggregated from 63 USCIS processing time publications, issued monthly. Each office's range averages only the filing categories for which USCIS publishes both a lower and an upper bound, so both endpoints cover the same categories. Data last updated . See our data sources and methodology. Permanent link.
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