I-612 Processing Times
Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement (under Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended)
11.0 mo – 14.5 mo
avg. across filing categories
Current I-612 Processing Time
As of , USCIS I-612 (Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement (under Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended)) processing times average 11.0 mo to 14.5 mo across all filing categories, with full range 1.5 mo to 24.0 mo across all filing categories. Processing is handled at Service Center Operations. Processing times have been increasing over the past three months. Source data is checked daily; USCIS publishes new estimates about monthly.
Category-specific source pages report the exact USCIS source row and history for a single I-612 eligibility category:
Processing Time by Subtype
| Subtype | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Application for a waiver of the 2-year foreign residence requirement (144D) | 1.5 mo | 5.0 mo |
| Application for a waiver of the 2-year foreign residence requirement based on exceptional hardship or persecution (144A) | 20.5 mo | 24.0 mo |
Processing Time Trend
Upper bound of processing time range shown. Source: USCIS Processing Times.
The chart includes historical office series (California 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.
Chart series show upper-bound processing times for Application for a waiver of the 2-year foreign residence requirement based on exceptional hardship or persecution, one of 2 current filing categories with a published range. The filing-category table below lists each current USCIS category.
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I-612 Processing Times by Service Center
1 service center| Service Center | Min | Max | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Center Operations (SCD) Only reporting locationOnly location | 11.0 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
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As of Aug 17, 2026, USCIS processing times for I-612 (Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement (under Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended)) range from 1.5 mo to 24.0 mo across all filing categories (full range; average 11.0 mo–14.5 mo across categories). Source: https://immigrationtimes.org/forms/i-612/. Dataset version DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21311840
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Frequently Asked Questions
Current USCIS I-612 processing times range from 1.5 mo to 24.0 mo across all filing categories (full range; average 11.0 mo–14.5 mo across categories). Figures come from USCIS official processing time estimates, which USCIS publishes about monthly; this page is rebuilt daily.
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Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Data aggregated from 63 USCIS processing time publications, issued monthly. Data last updated . See our data sources and methodology. Permanent link.