Asylum, Refugee & Humanitarian Processing Times

Name: USCIS Humanitarian Immigration Processing Time Data
Creator: ImmigrationTimes.org
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Processing times for asylum, U-visa (crime victims), VAWA (domestic violence), T-visa (trafficking), and other humanitarian immigration applications.

6 forms tracked. Updated Mar 29, 2026. Fastest: I-821D at 3.5 mo.

Humanitarian Immigration Trends

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

Humanitarian Immigration Forms

Form	Description	Processing Time	Status	Centers
I-821D	Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals	3.5 mo – 3.5 mo	Fast	1
I-821	Application for Temporary Protected Status	12.9 mo – 20.0 mo	Slow	1
I-360	Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant	21.5 mo – 29.3 mo	Normal	1
I-918	Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status	19.0 mo – 31.5 mo	Fast	1
I-914	Application for T Nonimmigrant Status	29.0 mo – 32.0 mo	Very Slow	1
I-929	Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant	35.0 mo – 42.5 mo	Normal	1

Frequently Asked Questions

Current humanitarian immigration processing times range from 3.5 mo (I-821D) to 42.5 mo (I-929) depending on the form. Data is updated daily.

Based on current data, I-821D (Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) has the fastest processing time at 3.5 mo.

Cite This Data

Citation

ImmigrationTimes.org. (2026). Humanitarian Immigration Processing Times. Retrieved Mar 29, 2026, from https://immigrationtimes.org/humanitarian/

Source: USCIS. Updated Mar 29, 2026. Permanent link.