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Processing times

Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor (Legacy)

I-526(L) · 103 – 116 mo

As of Sep 17, 2026, USCIS I-526(L) (Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor (Legacy)) processing times average 103 – 116 mo across current USCIS source rows, with full range 89.5 – 127 mo across 1 reporting office. Source data is checked daily; USCIS publishes new estimates about monthly.

We check daily. USCIS last published data on Sep 17, 2026.

Processing time trend

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I-526(L) processing times by office

1 office

OfficeMinMax
Immigrant Investor Program Office(IPO)103 mo116 mo

Filing categories

  • All other areas - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States89.5 – 105 mo
  • China - mainland born - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States116.5 – 127 mo

Data as of Sep 17, 2026. Processing-time estimates aggregated by ImmigrationTimes.org from USCIS publications (CC-BY-4.0). Not legal advice; not affiliated with the U.S. government. ImmigrationTimes.org/forms/i-526-l/.

These are USCIS published processing-time estimates aggregated by ImmigrationTimes.org. They are not guarantees, not legal advice, and not affiliated with the U.S. government. Naphtali does not control government processing.

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