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How to Read a USCIS Processing-Time Page

Understand service center differences, date ranges, and how to avoid false assumptions.

Category: Documents and ID

Audience: TPS, DACA, LPR, Student, Worker

Source status: verified

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Key point

A posted processing estimate is not an approval promise. Different forms, offices, and filing categories move at different speeds.

Read carefully

  • Form type and category.
  • Office handling your case.
  • Date that appears in the inquiry guidance.