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I-956F Processing Times

Application for Approval of an Investment in a Commercial Enterprise

Fast

11.5 mo – 16.5 mo

Current I-956F Processing Time

As of , USCIS I-956F (Application for Approval of an Investment in a Commercial Enterprise) processing times average 11.5 mo to 16.5 mo, with full range 11.5 mo to 16.5 mo. Processing is handled at Immigrant Investor Program Office. Processing times have been decreasing over the past three months. Data is checked daily from official USCIS estimates.

We check daily — USCIS has not published new data since Jul 15, 2026.

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I-956F Processing Times by Office

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Immigrant Investor Program Office (IPO) Only location 11.5 mo 16.5 mo Fast

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As of Jul 15, 2026, USCIS processing times for I-956F (Application for Approval of an Investment in a Commercial Enterprise) range from 11.5 mo to 16.5 mo. Source: https://immigrationtimes.org/forms/i-956f/. Dataset version DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21311840

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Current USCIS I-956F processing times range from 11.5 mo to 16.5 mo. This data is updated daily from USCIS official processing time estimates.

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Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Data aggregated from daily USCIS processing time snapshots. Data last updated . See our data sources and methodology. Permanent link.

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