How long is my form taking?
USCIS publishes a range per form and per office. Both matter — the same form can differ by months depending on where it is being handled.
Forms decided centrally, at the National Benefits Center or Service Center Operations. Here the category of work is what changes the answer, not the office.
I-821 — Application for Temporary Protected Status
6.5 to 7 months
South Sudan Re-registration
Estimated median
6.3 months
The published range is the slow tail, not the middle: USCIS's low figure is where about 80% of cases have finished and the high figure about 93%. So half of cases finish sooner than 6.3 months — three in four by 6.5, nine in ten by 7. An estimate from those two published anchors, not a figure USCIS publishes.
South Sudan Re-registration
6.5–7 mo
Median about 6.3 mo · 75% by 6.5 mo · 90% by 7 mo
Sudan Initial
6.5–7 mo
Median about 6.3 mo · 75% by 6.5 mo · 90% by 7 mo
South Sudan Initial
10–13 mo
Median about 9 mo · 75% by 9.9 mo · 90% by 12.7 mo
Burma Initial
8–16 mo
Median about 5.2 mo · 75% by 7.6 mo · 90% by 15.2 mo
Burma Re-registration
6.5–17.5 mo
Median about 2.7 mo · 75% by 6 mo · 90% by 16.4 mo
Somalia Re-registration
12.5–13.5 mo
Median about 12.2 mo · 75% by 12.5 mo · 90% by 13.4 mo
Across 16 categories
- Fastest
- South Sudan Re-registration6.5–7 mo
- Slowest
- Yemen Initial13–47 mo (1.1–3.9 yrs)
Ranges are as published by USCIS: the low figure is where about 80% of cases have finished and the high figure about 93%. Confirm on Check on USCIS's processing times page.