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I-956F Processing Times

Application for Approval of an Investment in a Commercial Enterprise

Fast

11.5 mo – 15.0 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 15.0 mo, with full range 11.5 mo to 15.0 mo. Processing is handled at Immigrant Investor Program Office. Processing times have been decreasing over the past three months. Source data is checked daily; USCIS publishes new estimates about monthly.

We check daily — USCIS has not published new data since Aug 17, 2026.

Processing Time Trend

Upper bound of processing time range shown. Source: USCIS Processing Times.

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I-956F Processing Times by Office

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Immigrant Investor Program Office (IPO) Only location 11.5 mo 15.0 mo Fast

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As of Aug 17, 2026, USCIS processing times for I-956F (Application for Approval of an Investment in a Commercial Enterprise) range from 11.5 mo to 15.0 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 15.0 mo. 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 30 USCIS processing time publications, issued monthly. Data last updated . See our data sources and methodology. Permanent link.

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