USCIS Form I-765 processing times
I-765
Data publishedApplication for Employment Authorization
| Office | Subtype | Range |
|---|---|---|
| National Benefits Center | Application for Suspension of Deportation/Sec.244/NACARA/Cancel of Removal [(c)(10)] | 9.5–23 months |
| National Benefits Center | Based on parole | 13.5–18 months |
| National Benefits Center | Alien with Final Order of Deportation Under an OSUP [(c)(18)] | 16–17.5 months |
| National Benefits Center | Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)] | 11–15 months |
| National Benefits Center | All other applications for employment authorization | 9.5–13 months |
| Service Center Operations | Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)] | 6.5–10 months |
| Service Center Operations | Based on being an L-2 spouse of an L-1 nonimmigrant [(a)(18)] | 17.5–28 months |
| Service Center Operations | Based on being admitted as a Refugee [(a)(3)] | 19–22.5 months |
| Service Center Operations | Based on an approved asylum application [(a)(5)] | 3.5–17 months |
| Service Center Operations | Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (Standalone; not filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)] | 17–18.5 months |
| Service Center Operations | Based on a request by a qualified F-1 academic student [(c)(3)] | 4–6 months |
| Service Center Operations | Based on an approved, concurrently filed, I-821D [(c)(33)] | — |
| Service Center Operations | Based on a pending asylum application [(c)(8)] -renewal/replacement | 15.5–19 months |
| Service Center Operations | Based on a pending asylum application [(c)(8)] – Initial Application | 0.92–1 months |
| Service Center Operations | Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)] | 12.5–15.5 months |
| Service Center Operations | Based on TPS for El Salvador [(c)(19), (a)(12)] | 18–18.5 months |
| Service Center Operations | All other applications for employment authorization | 15–18.5 months |
ImmigrationTimes.org cross-office aggregate, not a USCIS-published figure: 11.8–16.3 months (range across offices: 11.8–17.3 months)
ImmigrationTimes.org/forms/i-765/ · updated 2026-08-17
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