Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status

I-918 · 21.5 – 27.5 mo

As of Sep 17, 2026, USCIS I-918 (Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status) processing times average 21.5 – 27.5 mo across current USCIS source rows, with full range 21.5 – 27.5 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-918 processing times by office

1 office

Office	Min	Max
Service Center Operations(SCD)	21.5 mo	27.5 mo

Filing categories

Petition for a noncitizen who is a victim of qualifying criminal activity, and their qualifying family members (Time from Initial Filing to Bona Fide Determination (BFD) Review)21.5 – 27.5 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-918/.

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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