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Message from the Director
The fiscal year (FY) 2022 Annual Statistical Report demonstrates our commitment to delivering
decisions to families, businesses, workers, and those seeking refuge in our country. In FY 2022,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) completed 8.6 million applications,
petitions, and requests—the highest since FY 2018—and well above completion levels at the
onset of the pandemic.
This progress is thanks to appropriated funding we received from Congress in FY 2022 to
address the application processing backlog. Notably, USCIS reduced the number of pending
naturalization applications by about 35 percent and reduced the backlog of Form N-400
applications by 62 percent, reaching a 15-year high in naturalizations (967,500). FY 2022 was
also a record year for USCIS completions of employment-based immigrant visas, which
increased by 29 percent – from 169,000 in FY 2021 to 217,000 in FY 2022.
The USCIS workforce made these gains in backlog reduction and increased production while
also greatly expanding our work in humanitarian areas. On April 21, 2022, the United States
announced a key step toward fulfilling President Biden’s commitment to welcome Ukrainians
fleeing Russia’s invasion. Uniting for Ukraine (U4U) provides a pathway for Ukrainian citizens
and their immediate family members who are outside the United States to come to the United
States and stay temporarily in a 2-year period of parole. The first step in the Uniting for Ukraine
process is for the U.S.-based supporter to file a Form I-134, Declaration of Financial Support
with USCIS. By the end of FY 2022, USCIS confirmed approximately 119,000 Form I-134
applications.
In addition to quickly developing and launching U4U, USCIS further supported our
humanitarian mission through the phased implementation of the Asylum Processing Rule
1
,
responded to the increase in the refugee admissions ceiling to 125,000, and handled growing
workloads stemming from initial and reregistration applications for Temporary Protected Status
from 12 different countries. We received 239,000 applications for affirmative asylum—the most
in the history of the Asylum Division —and completed over 54,100 credible fear screenings, up
from 44,000 in FY 2021. The increase in humanitarian caseloads also drives increases in
employment authorizations, and we completed 2.4 million applications for Employment
Authorization Documents, 31 percent higher than in the previous FY.
The gains we made in FY 2022 are even more remarkable when considering that we expanded a
new Citizenship and Integration Grants Program, reduced the FOIA backlog, and increased
actual online filing by 42 percent. I am so very proud of our workforce and our continued
progress to administer our nation’s legal immigration system as we uphold America’s promise as
a nation of welcome and possibility with fairness, integrity, and respect for all we serve.
Sincerely,
Ur M. Jaddou
Director
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
1
The March 2022 Interim Final Rule, titled “Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of
Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers” went into effect on May 31, 2022.
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About U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
USCIS administers the nation’s lawful immigration system. We manage a broad range of
programs through which we process millions of immigration and naturalization benefit requests
each year. We are responsible for:
Adjudicating Petitions, Applications, and Requests
FY 2022 Snapshot
9.1 million receipts
19,500 USCIS employees
$5.4 billion budget, 92 percent supported by fees
967,500 took the oath of allegiance for
naturalization
547,000 granted lawful permanent residence
120,100 protection interviews conducted by asylum
officers
44,200 refugees interviewed
2.4 million employment authorization applications
received
13.4 million Contact Center calls received
49 million new hires verified for eligibility to work
in the United States
2.4 million biometrics collected
$20 million in citizenship and integration grants
94.7 million screenings for fraud, public safety, and
national security cases
• Citizenship and Lawful Permanent
Resident status: Individuals who wish
to become U.S. citizens through
naturalization or to become lawful
permanent residents submit their
applications to USCIS.
• Family-based immigrant petitions:
We manage the process that allows
lawful permanent residents and U.S.
citizens to bring certain qualifying
relatives to live and work in the
United States.
• Employment-based nonimmigrant
and immigrant petitions: We manage
the process that allows individuals
from other countries to lawfully work
in the United States. Some of these
opportunities are temporary (such as
H-1B specialty occupations) and some
provide a path to lawful permanent
residence.
• Humanitarian programs: USCIS
administers a number of
humanitarian programs. These
include programs for asylum seekers,
refugees, special immigrant juveniles,
and those eligible for temporary
protected status, as well as victims of
certain qualifying criminal activity,
including domestic violence, and
human trafficking.
• Other services: USCIS handles requests for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) program, victims of crime and exploitation, individuals who seek to change or
extend status in the United States as well as for those who need to replace their
Permanent Resident Card (Green Card), among other services for immigrants and
nonimmigrants.
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Managing the E-Verify System
We administer E-Verify, a tool that helps ensure a legal work force by allowing participating
employers to confirm online whether their new employees are eligible to work in the United
States. We also administer the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program
that assists federal, state, local and tribal benefit-administering agencies to confirm eligibility
for public benefits and licenses by providing citizenship and immigration status information to
them.
Deterring, Detecting, and Addressing Vulnerabilities
We determine whether individuals or organizations requesting benefits pose a threat to national
security, public safety, or the integrity of the nation’s immigration system. As part of the
background check process, biometrics are submitted at 131 Application Support Centers. Our
work also includes administratively investigating immigration benefit fraud, detecting and
mitigating threats to national security and public safety, referring concerns to appropriate law
enforcement partners, and identifying and addressing internal risks and vulnerabilities.
Promoting the Integration of Immigrants into American Society
The USCIS Office of Citizenship is mandated by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. No.
107–296) to promote instruction and training on citizenship rights and responsibilities,
including the development of educational materials. The mission of the Office of Citizenship is
to provide federal leadership, tools, and resources, such as grants to organizations that provide
education programs, to proactively foster civic integration.
Communicating with the Public
Through our Contact Center and responding to Freedom of Information Act requests, we
respond to millions of inquiries about the legal U.S. immigration system to applicants and other
stakeholders. USCIS facilitates open and transparent communication between USCIS offices
nationwide, external stakeholders, and the communities they represent, through public
engagements to ensure that the public has a clear understanding of our agency’s priorities and
policies.
Applications, Petitions, and Req
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Overview
USCIS Received More than 9 Million Applications, Petitions and
Requests and Completed 8.6 million, the Highest Since FY 2018
uests Received
in FY 2022 (in millions)
9.1
8.5
8.1
7.7
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
USCIS received nearly the same
number of applications, petitions,
and requests for benefits in FY
2022 as it did in FY 2021: 9.04
million in FY 2022 vs. 9.08 million
in FY 2021. Similar to FY 2021,
USCIS received a large number of
applications for Temporary
Protected Status (Form I-821) and
lawful permanent resident (LPR)
status (Form I-485) in FY 2022.
Compared to FY 2021, USCIS saw a
large increase in applications for
asylum (Form I-589) in FY 2022.
Applications, Petitions and Requests Completed
in FY 2022 (in millions)
8.7
8.6
8.2
7.6
7.2
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
In FY 2022, USCIS completed 8.6
million applications, petitions, and
requests – the highest number
since FY 2018. USCIS focused
efforts on completing specific
forms such as Form I-485,
Application to Register Permanent
Residence or Adjust Status,
particularly for employment-based
visas; Form N-400, Application
for Naturalization; and Form I-
821, Application for Temporary
Protected Status (TPS). In FY
2022, USCIS completed 181,000
more N-400 applications and
195,000 more I-821 applications
than in FY 2021.
9.1
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Citizenship and Lawful Permanent Resident Status
USCIS Completed More Applications for Naturalization in FY
2022—the Highest Number in Nearly 15 Years
USCIS received approximately 781,000 applications for naturalization (Form N-400) in FY
2022, 17,000 fewer than USCIS received in FY 2021, and the lowest in the last five years.
Generally, applications for naturalization spike in a Presidential election year and decrease in
the following years. Although USCIS received fewer applications, it completed almost 1,076,000
applications for naturalization in FY 2022, a 20 percent increase or 181,000 more applications
than in FY 2021, and the highest in nearly 15 years. Of those completed, USCIS naturalized
967,500 new citizens in FY 2022. This increase can be attributed to the continued impact of
actions taken in FY 2021 that include a full reopening of USCIS offices and in-person services
after temporary closures and reduced staffing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reuse of
biometric information, and the deployment of video-facilitated interviews, among other
efficiency initiatives. In FY 2022, USCIS reduced the number of pending Form N-400
applications by about 35 percent and reduced the backlog of Form N-400 applications by 62
percent.
Applications for Naturalization (N-400) Received and Completed, FY 2018 – FY 2022
837,400
967,900
781,200
849,300
706,000
1,075,700
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
Receipts Completions
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Military Naturalizations
On July 3, 2002, President George W. Bush issued Executive Order 13269, which designated the
period beginning on September 11, 2001, as a period in which the Armed Forces of the United
States were engaged in armed conflict with a hostile foreign force for the purposes of section 329
of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The Executive Order allowed qualifying service members
who served honorably on or after September 11, 2001, to naturalize under section 329 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, which provides certain exceptions to the usual naturalization
requirements.
Since 2002, USCIS has naturalized more than 158,000 members of the U.S. military both at home
and abroad; naturalization ceremonies have taken place in more than 30 countries from Albania
to the United Arab Emirates. In the last five years, USCIS has naturalized 33,000 service
members. In FY 2022, USCIS naturalized 10,600 service members, an almost 21 percent increase
from the previous year. This substantial increase can be attributed to the use of video interviews
for overseas military members and their qualifying family members as well as video naturalization
ceremonies. In addition, to increase transparency, USCIS publishes additional data on military
naturalizations on the military naturalization statistics website.
In FY 2022, USCIS Received Fewer Applications for Lawful
Permanent Resident (LPR) Status (14 percent) but Completed
More Applications (7 percent) than in FY 2021
In FY 2022, USCIS received 14 percent fewer (619,000) Form I-485, Application to Register
Permanent Residence or Adjust Status than in FY 2021 (717,000).
USCIS completed about 7 percent more adjustment of status applications in FY 2022 (611,000)
than in FY 2021 (572,100). USCIS increased the number of completions in most LPR subtypes
including employment-based adjustments which increased by 29 percent – from 169,oo0 in FY
2021 to 217,00o in FY 2022. While USCIS completed more adjustment of status applications,
family-based applications decreased by 13 percent between FY 2022 and FY 2021, 270,000 in
FY 2022 and 311,000 in FY 2021. USCIS adjudicated 57,000 applications for asylum-based LPR
status in FY 2022, compared to 22,000 in FY 2021, about a 159 percent increase. Completions
for refugee-based LPR status decreased from approximately 15,000 in FY 2021 to 14,000 to FY
2022.
USCIS and the Department of State issued all available employment-based immigrant visas
(275,111) in FY 2022 – double the pre-pandemic number. This was made possible by additional
agency-wide efforts, including overtime resources provided by congressional appropriations.
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Applications for Lawful Permanent Resident Status (Form I-485) Completed,
FY 2018 – FY 2022 (in thousands)
Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF)
In December 2019, Congress enacted the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020
which included the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) provision. LRIF provides
an opportunity for certain Liberian nationals and certain family members who meet
eligibility requirements to obtain LPR status. This program ended with the filing deadline for
LRIF applications on December 20, 2021. Since the start of the program, USCIS received
over 4,000 applications which includes approximately 2,220 approved, 500 denials, and
1,200 pending. For just FY 2022, USCIS approved over 900 applications, denied about 260
applications, and 1,200 applications remained pending adjudication.
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Family-based Immigrant Petitions
USCIS Received More Petitions for Alien Relatives in FY 2022
than Last Fiscal Year
USCIS received more Petitions for Alien Relative (Form I-130) in FY 2022 than in any of the
previous five fiscal years. USCIS adjudicated 52,800 fewer Form I-130 petitions (702,300) in FY
2022 than in the previous year.
Petitions for Alien Relatives (Form I-130) Received and Completed,
FY 2018 – FY 2022
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Nonimmigrant Workers and Employment-based
Immigrant Petitions
Receipts of Form I-129 Petitions Increased by 18 Percent in FY
2022 from FY 2021; Completions Remained Nearly the Same.
The number of Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, petitions USCIS received in FY
2022 (629,300) was 18 percent higher than in FY 2021, and the highest in the last five years.
USCIS adjudicated approximately the same number of Form I-129 petitions (611,800) in FY
2022 as in the previous year. Completions were slightly lower than receipts in FY 2022, however
completions were higher than receipts in the 4 years prior. This is due to the number of
secondary actions (which are considered a completion), such as revocations. In FY 2022, for
example, USCIS processed about 76,200 revocations; one reason a revocation may occur is if the
petitioner requests to withdraw the petition after approval. The Form I-129 petition is used for
employers and employees seeking H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, L, O, and P classifications, among others.
Form I-129 Petitions Received and Completed, FY 2018 – FY 2022
551,000
551,900
629,300
573,500
665,900
611,800
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
Receipts Completions
Notes: Applications may have been filed in previous fiscal years.
H-1B nonimmigrant worker petitions comprise the largest share of Form I-129 petitions USCIS
receives each year. In FY 2022, H-1B petitions comprised almost three-fourths of all Form I-129
petitions received, roughly the same as the previous five years. Like H-1B nonimmigrant
petitions, other Form I-129 nonimmigrant petition receipts in FY 2022 remained consistent
with previous years, as did completions. For both the H-2A and H-2B nonimmigrant
classifications, more than one worker may be included in a single petition.
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H-2B Program
In FY 2022, USCIS received 12,500 petitions from U.S. employers seeking to bring foreign nationals to
the United States to fill temporary nonagricultural jobs. An employer may petition for more than one
employee on a single petition.
There is a statutory numerical limit, or cap, on the total number of noncitizens who may be issued an H-
2B visa or otherwise granted H-2B status during a fiscal year. Currently, Congress has set the H-2B cap
at 66,000 visas per fiscal year, with 33,000 for workers who begin employment in the first half of the
fiscal year (October 1 - March 31) and 33,000 for workers who begin employment in the second half of
the fiscal year (April 1 - September 30). Generally, H-2B petitions may only be approved for nationals of
countries that the Secretary of Homeland Security has designated.
Based on time-limited statutory authority provided by Congress, in January 2022, DHS announced a
supplemental cap of 20,000 visas for the first half of fiscal year 2022, which consisted of 13,500 visas
available only to returning H-2B workers of the last three years and 6,500 for visas for nationals of
Haiti, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. In May 2022, DHS announced an additional
supplemental cap of 35,000 visas for the second half of fiscal year 2022, comprising 23,500 visas for
returning H-2B workers and 11,500 visas for nationals of Haiti, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.
USCIS reached the numerical cap (including the supplemental cap for returning workers) for the
number of noncitizens who may be issued an H-2B visa in both the first and second half of FY 2022,
supplemental except for, however, the cap for Haiti, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala was not
reached.
Form I-129 Petitions Completed by Type, FY 2022
H-1B
451,100
L-1
47,900
O
27,800
H-2A
24,200
All other
14,300
TN
14,000
H-2B
12,500
P
11,300
R
8,800
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EB-5 Program and the I-526/E Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor
In FY 2022, USCIS received over 800,900 petitions from immigrant investors and their families
(spouses and unmarried children under 21), approximately the same as in FY 2021 but less than the
previous four fiscal years. In FY 2022, USCIS completed 1,200 Form I-526 petitions, 61 percent
fewer than last year. One reason for the decrease in completions was the sunset of the Regional
Center Program from June 30, 2021, until its reauthorization on March 15, 2022. Under the EB-5
Immigrant Investor Program, investors are eligible to apply for a Green Card if they make the
necessary investment in a commercial enterprise in the United States and plan to create or preserve
10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers.
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Employment Authorization Applications
USCIS Completed 31 Percent more Employment Authorization
Applications in FY 2022 than Last Fiscal Year
Certain foreign nationals who are in the United States may file Form I-765, Application for
Employment Authorization, to request employment authorization and an Employment
Authorization Document (EAD). Other foreign nationals whose immigration status authorizes
them to work in the United States without restrictions may also use Form I-765 to apply for an
EAD that shows such authorization. Applicants may use this form to request initial employment
authorization, a renewal, or replacement of an EAD. In FY 2022, USCIS received over 2.3
million applications for employment authorization, 10 percent lower than the previous year, and
completed close to 2.4 million applications, 31 percent higher than in FY 2021. Completions
include approximately 28,000 Ukrainians through the Uniting for Ukraine program as well as
45,000 for Afghans through Operation Allies Welcome.
Form I-765 Applications Received and Completed, FY 2018 – FY 2022
2,142,400
2,000,300
2,365,600
2,140,800
1,999,900
2,335,200
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
Completions Receipts
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Humanitarian Programs
USCIS administers several humanitarian-based immigration programs, including those for
refugees, asylees, special immigrant juveniles, victims of domestic violence, trafficking, and
other qualifying criminal activities, as well as those seeking Temporary Protected Status and
parole for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit. Limits exist on the number
of refugees who may be admitted to the United States per year; the annual refugee ceiling is set
by the President in consultation with Congress. In FY 2021, USCIS expanded its capacity to
conduct certain refugee interviews remotely using video-teleconferencing, which enabled USCIS
to mitigate the impact of COVID-19-related restrictions on international travel for much of the
year. In FY 2021, USCIS also deployed officers to 12 international locations to conduct in-person
initial refugee interviews or to provide support for video interviews conducted remotely from the
United States. In FY 2022 USCIS interviewed approximately 40,500 refugee applicants in
person and over 3,600 refugee applicants remotely in 61 countries.
There are two processes for applying for asylum in the United States. Affirmative asylum,
administered by USCIS using Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of
Removal, is generally for asylum seekers who are not in removal proceedings; defensive asylum
is generally for individuals who are in removal proceedings and request asylum while in
immigration court through the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) at the
Department of Justice. In 2022, the Departments published the Asylum Processing Interim
Final Rule, which permits USCIS to adjudicate in the first instance the asylum claims of
individuals in expedited removal proceedings who are found to have a credible fear of
persecution or torture in an Asylum Merits Interview process.
In addition to adjudicating affirmative asylum applications, USCIS also conducts credible fear
and reasonable fear screenings (Forms I-870 and I-899).
2
In FY 2022, USCIS conducted
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
3
and Title 42 non-refoulement interviews
4
and
assessments. Credible fear screenings apply to individuals in expedited removal proceedings
who indicate an intention to apply for asylum, a fear of persecution or torture, or a fear of return
to their home country. Individuals are screened to determine whether there is a significant
possibility that the individual could establish eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal, or
a significant possibility that he or she is eligible for protection under the regulations
implementing the Convention Against Torture. As of May 31, 2022, under the Interim Final
Rule (IFR), “Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding
of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers,” USCIS may retain the asylum and
withholding of removal application of individuals found to have a credible fear or may place the
2
In addition to these programs, USCIS also adjudicates suspension of deportation or cancellation of
removal under the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA 203) and
threshold screening assessments under the 2022 Additional Protocol to the 2002 U.S. – Canada
Agreement for the Cooperation in the Examination of Refugee Status Claims from Nationals of Third
Countries, 88 Fed. Reg. 18,227 (Mar. 28, 2023).
3
In FY 2022, DHS was under court order to reimplement MPP in good faith. However, during FY 2022
Q4, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas lifted its injunction requiring DHS to
reimplement MPP in good faith. See Order, Texas v. Biden, No. 21 Civ. 00067 (N.D. Tex. Aug. 8, 2022),
ECF No. 147. Therefore, DHS no longer enrolled individuals in MPP and all individuals in MPP at the
time were disenrolled from MPP.
4
Section 265 of the Public Health Services Act, 42 U.S.C. § 265, authorized the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (“CDC”) to bar the entry of individuals into the United States, in order to protect
the public from contagious diseases.
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individuals into removal proceedings with an immigration judge.
5
For cases retained by USCIS,
USCIS conducts an Asylum Merits Interview and adjudicates the asylum claim. The Interim
Final Rule is being implemented in a phased approach.
Reasonable fear screenings apply to individuals who are subject to a final administrative
removal order due to an aggravated felony conviction or who are subject to a reinstated order of
removal and express a fear of return. Individuals who establish a reasonable possibility of
persecution or torture upon return to their home country are referred to an immigration court
where they may apply for withholding or deferral of removal.
Under the now terminated MPP, citizens and nationals of certain countries other than Mexico
who arrived in the United States by land from Mexico could be returned to Mexico while their
U.S. removal proceedings were pending. Individuals who were potentially subject to MPP or
who were subject to MPP who expressed a fear of persecution or torture in Mexico were referred
to USCIS for an MPP non-refoulement interview and assessment. Individuals who established
that there was a reasonable possibility they would face persecution or torture in Mexico were
removed from MPP. Pursuant to its public health authority in 42 U.S.C. § 265 ("Title 42"), the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) required the expulsion of unauthorized single
adults and family units arriving at the land borders to protect against the spread of COVID-19
until the policy’s expiration on May 11, 2023. USCIS conducted non-refoulement interviews for
those who were subject to Title 42 and claimed a fear of torture. Individuals who established a
fear of torture were then processed under Title 8 of the U.S. Code.
USCIS Received 239,000 Applications for Affirmative Asylum -
the Highest Ever
Applications for Affirmative Asylum (Form I-589) Received and Completed,
FY 2018 – FY 2022
106,100
92,800
239,000
82,000
56,000
41,100
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
Receipts Completions
In FY 2022, USCIS
received approximately
239,000 applications for
asylum (Form I-589) and
completed about 41,100
applications. The number
of I-589 applications
received in FY 2022
quadrupled compared to
the prior year and was
the highest in the
previous four years.
In FY 2022, USCIS
experienced a significant
surge in applications filed by Cuban and Venezuelan nationals. Between FY 2021 and FY 2022,
annual affirmative asylum receipts from Cuban nationals increased from approximately 2,800,
5
See DHS and DOJ, Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of
Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers, 87 Fed. Reg. 18078 (March 29, 2022).
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to 64,600 (2,207 percent), while receipts from Venezuelan nationals increased from
approximately 9,200, to 47,300 (414 percent). Applications from these two countries alone
comprised approximately 51 percent of total I-589 receipts in FY 2022.
In addition, USCIS received 9,353 affirmative asylum applications filed by Afghan nationals in
FY 2022, after receiving fewer than 1,000 in FY 2021. On August 29, 2021, President Biden
directed DHS to lead and coordinate ongoing efforts across the federal government to support
vulnerable Afghans as they evacuated their country and safely resettled in the United States,
including those who worked alongside us in Afghanistan over the past two decades. Many of
these individuals applied for asylum since arriving in the United States, and USCIS is
responsible for adjudicating their asylum applications.
USCIS Completed 757 Asylum Merits Interviews
At the end of the first fiscal year since phased implementation of the IFR titled “Procedures for
Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT
Protection Claims by Asylum Officers” began, USCIS completed 757 Asylum Merits Interview
cases.
6
Screening Trends: Credible Fear Referrals Increased by 16
Percent while Reasonable Fear Referrals Increased 36 Percent
Compared to Last Year
The number of credible fear
referrals received by USCIS
increased in FY 2022 by 16 percent
from FY 2021 levels, from 59,200 to
68,300. Likewise, the number of
credible fear screenings completed
by USCIS officers also increased
from 44,000 in FY 2021 to 54,100 in
FY 2022.
The number of reasonable fear
referrals received increased in FY
2022 to 6,900 (up from 5,100 in FY
2021); USCIS officers completed
6,100 reasonable fear cases, up from
4,500 in FY 2021.
In addition, USCIS received 16,600
referrals for MPP non-refoulement
assessments in FY 2022, a 10
6
See Asylum Processing Rule Cohort Reports, DHS Office of Immigration Statistics,
https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/special-reports/asylum-processing-rule-report (last updated
Apr. 20, 2023).
99,000
105,400
30,800
59,200
68,300
97,700
102,300
33,600
44,000
54,100
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
Referrals Completions
Credible Fear Referrals and Completions
(Form I-867), FY 2018 – FY 2022
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percent increase from 1,470 MPP referrals from the Southwest border in FY 2021.
7
USCIS
officers completed 1,100 Title 42 interviews in FY 2022, down from the 2,900 in FY 2021.
USCIS Received Over 46,600 Requests for Parole in FY 2022 for
Urgent Humanitarian or Significant Public Benefit Reasons
Individuals who are outside of the United States may request parole into the United States based
on urgent humanitarian or significant public benefit reasons by filing a Form I-131, Application
for Travel Document. Parole allows an individual, who may be inadmissible or otherwise
ineligible for admission into the United States, to be paroled into the United States for a
temporary period. Parole ends on the date the parole period expires, when the beneficiary
departs the United States, or acquires an immigration status, whichever occurs first. In FY 2022,
USCIS received over 46,600 requests for urgent humanitarian or significant public benefit
parole.
8
This is the highest number of requests in the last decade. By comparison, FY 2021 had
14,400 requests, and all prior FYs through FY 2017 were less than 2000 requests.
USCIS Completed More T Visa Applications in FY 2022 than the
Previous Year
T nonimmigrant status
(commonly referred to as the
T visa, Form I-914,
Application for T
Nonimmigrant Status)
provides a temporary
immigration benefit to
eligible trafficking victims
for up to 4 years. A
principal T visa applicant
may also apply for
derivative T nonimmigrant
status for certain qualifying
family members. By statute,
no more than 5,000
principal T visas may be
granted in any fiscal year
(qualifying family members
are not subject to the
7
DHS attempted to terminate MPP in January and June 2021. However, on August 13, 2021, the U.S.
District Court in the Northern District of Texas vacated in its entirety Secretary Mayorkas’ June 1, 2021,
memorandum. Pursuant to the district court’s injunction, DHS took steps to reimplement and enforce
MPP in good faith. On October 29, 2021, Secretary Mayorkas issued a new memorandum to terminate
MPP upon the injunction being lifted. On June 30, 2022, the Supreme Court held that the Government’s
recission of MPP did not violate the law and that the October 29, 2021, memorandum constituted final
agency action. See Biden v. Texas, 142 S. Ct. 2528 (2022). On August 8, 2022, the U.S. District Court for
the Northern District of Texas lifted its injunction requiring DHS to reimplement MPP in good faith.
8
Requests for parole from U.S. Government Executive Agencies are not included; these requests are
generally fairly small in number and are not submitted using the Form I-131.
3,000
2,200
4,700
1,800
3,400
3,700
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
Receipts Completions
Applications for T Nonimmigrant Status, (Form I-
914) Received and Completed, FY 2018 – FY 2022
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annual cap). The T visa cap has not been reached since the implementation of the T visa
program.
In FY 2022, USCIS received 4,700 T visa applications (this includes both principal applicants
and qualifying family members), the highest number of applications in the last five years. USCIS
completed about 54 percent more applications in FY 2022 (3,700) than the previous year - the
highest number of completions in the last five years.
USCIS Received About 35 Percent More U Visa Petitions than
Last Year
U nonimmigrant status (commonly referred to as the U visa, Form I-918, Petition for U
Nonimmigrant Status) provides a temporary immigration benefit to eligible victims of certain
qualifying criminal activities who assist law enforcement in the detection, investigation,
prosecution, conviction or sentencing of those criminal activities. U nonimmigrant status is also
available to certain qualifying family members of principal U nonimmigrants. By statute, no
more than 10,000 individuals may receive principal U nonimmigrant status in any fiscal year
(qualifying family members are not subject to the annual cap).
The number of petitions for U
nonimmigrant status submitted to
USCIS increased by 35 percent, from
36,800 in FY 2021 to almost 50,000
petitions received in FY 2022—rebounding
to pre-pandemic numbers. The number of
completions in FY 2022 was about the
same as the previous four years (23,700)
due to the annual cap. In June 2021,
USCIS announced the U nonimmigrant
bona fide determination process to address
the volume of U nonimmigrant petitions
and a growing number of cases awaiting
placement on the waiting list or final
adjudication. With this initiative, USCIS
will be able to conduct efficient reviews of
petitions for U nonimmigrant status and
provide work authorization and deferred
action to eligible principal petitioners and
their qualifying family members living in
the United States in a timelier manner. In FY 2022, USCIS more than doubled the number of
bona fide determinations it conducted for principal petitioners and their qualifying family
members (54,100 in FY 2022 and 22,800 in FY 2021) in addition to the 23,700 completions
noted above.
Petitions for U Nonimmigrant Status (Form I-918)
Received and Completed, FY 2018 – FY 2022
58,700
36,200
49,900
22,200
22,800
23,700
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
Receipts Completions
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USCIS Completed 856 Percent More Temporary Protected Status
(TPS) Applications in FY 2022
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is another humanitarian program that offers temporary
status to nationals of certain countries (or parts of countries), who are already in the United
States. The Secretary of Homeland Security may designate a foreign country for TPS due to
conditions in the country that temporarily prevent the country’s nationals from returning safely,
or in certain circumstances, where the country is unable to handle the return of its nationals
adequately. Eligible individuals without nationality who last resided in the designated country
may also be granted TPS. The designation is only valid for a specific period of time and may be
redesignated, extended, or terminated by the Secretary. Noncitizens request TPS by filing Form
I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status. In general, TPS beneficiaries must reregister
for TPS periodically to maintain their TPS, while nationals of some countries designated in
earlier years are not required by USCIS to submit a reregistration application according to the
regular schedule due to pending litigation. The number of receipts and completions tends to
fluctuate based on when the TPS beneficiaries are eligible to reregister.
In FY 2022, USCIS received 182,300 TPS applications and completed 218,300. The number of
applications filed is a substantial decrease from the prior year (307,300 in FY 2021) but remains
significantly higher than the 13,600 applications received in FY 2020 and 5,600 in FY 2019.
USCIS completed
dramatically more
applications in FY 2022
than in recent years
(218,300 in FY 2022 up
from 22,900 in FY 2021).
Many TPS applications
were received in the second
half of the last fiscal year
and were completed in this
fiscal year. In FY 2022,
USCIS began accepting
initial applications and
reregistration applications
for TPS under new or
extended designations for
Afghanistan, Burma,
Cameroon, Ethiopia, Haiti,
Somalia, South Sudan,
Sudan, Syria, Ukraine,
Venezuela, and Yemen.
Petitions for Temporary Protected Status (Form I-821)
Received and Completed, FY 2018 – FY 2022
314,600
13,600
182,300
304,400
14,200
218,300
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
Receipts Completions
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Uniting for Ukraine
On April 21, 2022, the United States announced a key step toward fulfilling President Biden’s
commitment to welcome Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion. Uniting for Ukraine provides a
pathway for Ukrainian citizens and their immediate family members who are outside the
United States to come to the United States and stay temporarily in a 2-year period of parole.
Ukrainians participating in Uniting for Ukraine must have a supporter in the United States
who agrees to provide them with financial support for the duration of their stay in the United
States. The first step in the Uniting for Ukraine process is for the U.S.-based supporter to file
a Form I-134, Declaration of Financial Support with USCIS. The U.S. government then vets
the supporter to ensure that they are able to financially support the individual they agree to
support. By the end of FY 2022, USCIS confirmed approximately 119,000 Form I-134
applications for Ukrainian nationals.
USCIS Received the Highest Number of Violence Against Women
Act Petitions than the Previous Four Years
VAWA Self-Petitions (Form I-360) Received
and Completed, FY 2018 – FY 2022
Certain family members of an
abusive U.S. citizen or LPR who
were subjected to battery or extreme
cruelty may be eligible to self-
petition for immigrant classification
under the Violence Against Women
Act (VAWA) (Form I-360). Those
with an approved VAWA petition
may be eligible to apply for lawful
permanent residence.
The number of VAWA self-petitions
received has steadily increased over
the last five years. In FY 2022,
USCIS received significantly more
(32,700) VAWA petitions compared
to previous years. USCIS also
completed more VAWA petitions in
FY 2022 (11,700) than previous
years.
12,800
14,900
32,700
6,500
11,200
11,700
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
Receipts Completions
USCIS Received More Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions in
FY 2022 than in the Previous Four Years
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Certain noncitizen juveniles
who have the protection of a
juvenile or family court because
of abuse, abandonment, or
neglect by a parent, may be
eligible for the Special
Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ)
classification (Form I-360,
Petition for Amerasian,
Widow(er), or Special
Immigrant). Those with an
approved SIJ petition may be
eligible to apply for lawful
permanent residence.
The number of SIJ petitions
USCIS received in FY 2022
(31,900) was the highest number received in the last four years. USCIS completed slightly more
petitions in FY 2022 (19,300) than the prior year (17,300).
SIJ Petitions (Form I-360)
Received and Completed, FY 2018 – FY 2022
Other Services
USCIS provides services for nonimmigrants and other noncitizens living inside and outside of
the United States. These services include the processing of requests for Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals (DACA), extension of stay and change of status requests, the renewal or
replacement of green cards for LPRs, and issuance of travel documents that permit noncitizens
to enter and/or reenter the United States lawfully from abroad (including parole).
The Number of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Requests and Completions Decreased in FY 2022
DACA Requests (Form I-821D)
Received and Completed, FY 2018 – FY 2022
Certain noncitizens may request
deferred action under the
Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals (DACA) policy (Form
I-821D). As required by court
order, USCIS resumed
accepting and processing initial
DACA requests in December
2020. However, because of a
July 2021 order, USCIS was
able to continue accepting new
initial DACA requests but was
prohibited from granting initial
DACA requests. In August
2022, DHS published the
DACA final rule to preserve and
fortify the DACA policy.
260,300
314,200
286,500
333,300
299,100
298,100
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
Receipts Completions
21,900
18,700
31,900
6,300
41,500
19,300
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
Receipts Completions
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Though the rule took effect on October 31, 2022, pursuant to a court order issued that same
month, DHS remains prohibited from granting initial DACA requests. DHS can, however,
continue to accept and process renewal DACA requests under the final rule.
In FY 2022, the number of initial and renewal requests received for DACA decreased to about
286,500 compared with 439,400 in FY 2021. The number of DACA requests USCIS completed
(both initial and renewal) also decreased from 363,300 in FY 2021 to 298,100 in FY 2022.
Extension of Stay and Change of Status Applications Completed
Increased Slightly in FY 2022
Applications to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status,
(Form I-539) Received and Completed, FY 2018 – FY 2022
231,000
221,600
442,800
288,300
267,500
228,200
230,300
194,100
335,500
360,600
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
Receipts Completions
USCIS completed the
largest number of Form
I-539 applications
(Form I-539,
Application to
Extend/Change
Nonimmigrant Status)
in FY 2022 (360,600)
than any of the
previous four years.
Receipts for extension
of stay and change of
status requests declined
from 288,300 in FY
2021 to 267,500 in FY
2022.
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In FY 2022, USCIS Received the Fewest Number of Appeals and
Motions in the Past Five Years
Applications for Notice of Appeal or Motion,
(Form I-290B) Received and Completed,
FY 2018 – FY 2022
Form I-290B, Notice of
Appeal or Motion, is used to
file an appeal or a motion
with USCIS when a benefit
requestor receives a denial
or other unfavorable
decision on an immigration
form.
In FY 2022, USCIS received
and completed the lowest
number of Forms I-290B in
the last five years.
In FY 2022, the Number of Applications to Replace Permanent
Resident Card Increased Slightly
Applications for a Permanent Resident Card
replacement (Form I-90, Application to
Replace Permanent Resident Card)
increased slightly to about 813,500 in FY
2022 – the most applications in the last
five years. Conversely, USCIS completed
about 24 percent fewer Form I-90
applications in FY 2022 than last year
(403,800, down from 530,100 in FY 2021).
The changes in the number of completions
over the years are the result of operational
changes including periodic use of
streamlined processing as well as the
increase and decrease of staff dedicated to
processing Form I-90 applications.
28,000
32,300
25,400
24,200
30,700
23,400
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
Receipts Completions
Applications to Replace a Permanent Resident
Card, (Form I-90) Received and Completed, FY
2018 – FY 2022
711,900
702,700
813,500
1,142,000
844,300
403,800
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
Receipts Completions
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USCIS Received and Completed the Highest Number of
Applications for Travel Documents and Parole in FY 2022 than
in the Last Five Years
The number of travel document
applications (Form I-131,
Application for Travel Document),
including those requesting
Advance Parole Documents,
increased to the highest number of
applications received in the last
five years. In FY 2022, USCIS
received 695,800 applications.
Form I-131 travel document
applications include those
requested by refugees, requests for
advance parole including DACA
recipients, and those who received
parole in place, among others. The
significant increase in Form I-131
receipts since FY 2020 was due, in
part, to the increase in
employment-based Form I-485
applications and the increase in
DACA receipts. USCIS also
completed about 52 percent more
travel document applications in FY 2022 (603,900) than in FY 2021 (398,500).
Applications for Travel Document and Parole (Form
I-131), Received and Completed, FY 2018 – FY 2022
Online Filing Increased 42 Percent in FY 2022
USCIS Online Filings, FY 2018 - FY 2022
In FY 2022, 2,073,800
applications and petitions were
filed online—a 42 percent
increase from FY 2021. Online
filings initially increased during
the start of the COVID-19
pandemic. In addition to online
filing of petitions, applications
and requests, USCIS collects
some immigrant filing fees
490,700
500,900
438,200
694,200
695,800
474,000
470,500
450,800
398,500
603,900
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
Receipts Completions
1,070,500
1,175,700
1,450,700
1,460,300
2,073,800
FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22
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online.
9
Over the years, USCIS has expanded the number of applications and requests available
for online filing. In FY 2022, Form I-821D (to request deferred action under DACA) was added
to online filing.
9
Those immigrating to the United States as lawful permanent residents must pay the USCIS Immigrant
Fee online, with some exemptions. This fee is used to support immigrant visa packet processing and
Green Card production.
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USCIS Programs and Initiatives
Citizenship and Integration Grant Program
The USCIS Office of Citizenship helps the public learn about U.S. citizenship and assists
applicants with a variety of resources and tools, including the Citizenship and Integration Grant
Program.
On June 27, 2022, USCIS awarded nearly $20 million in grants to 66 organizations in 35 states
to help prepare lawful permanent residents (LPRs) for naturalization. USCIS focused this year
on reaching remote, underserved, and/or isolated communities per Executive Order 14012,
Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and
Inclusion Efforts for New Americans, and corresponding Interagency Strategy on Promoting
Naturalization. The $20 million appropriated by Congress for the program represents twice the
amount appropriated in prior years.
Citizenship and Integration Grants provide funding to organizations that prepare immigrants
for naturalization and promote civic integration through increased knowledge of English, U.S.
history and civics. In addition to the traditional programs that fund direct services, including
citizenship preparation classes and naturalization legal services, DHS expanded the FY 2022
grants to include opportunities for creative and innovative approaches to preparing immigrants
for naturalization. Grants were also made available to fund regional or statewide hubs:
citizenship support networks that build capacity among their affiliates to provide direct services
to immigrants.
USCIS Contact Center and Public Engagement
The USCIS Contact Center responds to questions by phone, email, live chat, and written
correspondence. Individuals can receive assistance in locating information on the USCIS
website, in both English and Spanish, using the virtual assistant, Emma. Additionally, in FY
2022, 13.7 million calls were received at the USCIS Contact Center. USCIS held over 2,500
virtual engagements with approximately 103,000 attendees, including 17 public listening
sessions. USCIS hosts engagements in English, Spanish, and other languages including Arabic,
Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Dari, and Urdu. We covered multiple topics, including citizenship
and naturalization, USCIS data, online filing, TPS, public charge, avoiding immigration scams,
United for Ukraine, family-based petitions, and business immigration.
Increased Data Transparency
Data transparency and improving access to data and information continues to be an important
priority for the agency. In FY 2022, as part of the efforts to increase naturalization promotion
and outreach, USCIS made factsheets available as well as launched a new online dashboard
outlining key statistics by location about lawful permanent residents who have become eligible
to naturalize. USCIS also made available a factsheet outlining statistics about qualifying
applicants who were victims of human trafficking or forced labor. Also in FY 2022, USCIS
launched the H-2A Employer Data Hub which includes data from fiscal years 2015 through
2022 on petitioners who submitted petitions to employ H-2A nonimmigrant workers during
that timeframe. The hub allows querying data by fiscal year, employer (petitioner) name, city,
state, ZIP code, worksite state, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code,
and Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code. It also has data on consular processing,
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wage levels, and the first adjudicative decision (approval or denial) that USCIS made on
petitions for initial and continuing employment.
Freedom of Information Act
The USCIS centralized Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office receives, tracks, and processes
all USCIS FOIA requests to ensure transparency within the agency. Requests can include
individual immigration records, data and statistical information, memoranda, audio and video
recordings, publications, webpages, telephone logs and email messages. In FY 2019, USCIS
stood up FIRST, the federal government’s first fully electronic FOIA/Privacy Act request and
delivery system that allows users to submit and track FOIA requests and receive documents
electronically. In FY 2022, USCIS received 302,698 FOIA/PA requests, which accounts for
approximately 56 percent of all FOIA requests received by DHS and completed 299,690
requests which accounts for approximately 59 percent of all requests completed by DHS.
Employment Verification
E-Verify is a web-based system that allows enrolled employers to confirm the eligibility of their
employees to work in the United States. E-Verify employers confirm the identity and
employment eligibility of newly hired employees by electronically matching information
provided by employees on the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, against records
available to the Social Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security. In FY
2022, approximately 1.1 million employers were enrolled in the program, representing more
than 3 million hiring sites creating almost 49 million E-Verify cases.
SAVE
The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program assists federal, state, local,
and tribal benefit and licensing-administering agencies to confirm the citizenship and
immigration status of benefit applicants so only those entitled to benefits receive them. As of
September 30, 2022, SAVE had 1,197 agencies enrolled and processed over 18.9 million cases.
Fraud Detection and National Security
The Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) Directorate’s primary mission is to
determine whether individuals or organizations filing for immigration benefits pose a threat to
national security, public safety, or the integrity of the nation’s legal immigration system. FDNS
officers investigate and document national security, public safety, and fraud concerns identified
during the processing of immigration benefit applications and petitions. They also perform
checks of USCIS databases and public information, as well as other administrative inquiries, to
verify information provided on, and in support of, applications and petitions.
In FY 2022, USCIS personnel completed more than 5,700 site visits as part of the Targeted Site
Visit and Verification Program. The primary background screening system for USCIS (known as
ATLAS) processed more than 94.7 million screenings through law enforcement and other
federal databases for fraud, public safety, and national security cases that are worked by
specially trained USCIS officers. FDNS responded to over 40,000 requests for assistance from
law enforcement and other interagency partners.
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About USCIS Data
The data in this report cover fiscal years 2018 through 2022; the federal fiscal year is October 1
through September 30. Most data are rounded to the nearest hundred. Some figures in this
report may differ from previously published numbers as some previous reports relied on other
data sources, were compiled at different times, or use different definitions for completions. For
this report, completions include all outcomes such as approvals, denials, and revocations,
among others. Applications, petitions, or requests completed during the year may have been
received in a previous fiscal year. Receipts are based on the date received in a USCIS lockbox or
mailroom. Processing times vary across forms.
USCIS data have some inherent limitations. Data inaccuracies may result for various reasons
such as during the data entry process, either by USCIS staff when entering data or by applicants
themselves when filling out forms. Information is limited to data provided on immigration
forms, with only certain information entered into our databases. Given the transactional nature
of USCIS work, the status of some applications can change, leading to changes in the underlying
statistics. Statistics can also vary depending on the time period used for calculations. Generally,
an adjudication of an application or petition may happen weeks or months after it was initially
received. This means that statistics of completed cases, such as approvals and denials, may be
for petitions or applications submitted months (or sometimes years) earlier. For additional
information on USCIS data and data limitations, please see the “Understanding Our Data”
section of the USCIS website.
This report’s analysis was prepared by the Performance Analysis and External Reporting
Division of the Office of Performance and Quality at USCIS. Past annual statistical reports and
other USCIS data and statistics can be found on our reports and studies and Immigration and
Citizenship data and webpages.
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Appendix A
Data Table 1: Receipts and Completions by Select Form Types, FY 2018 – FY 2022
1
FY 2018
FY 2019
FY 2020
FY 2021
FY 2022
Total Receipts and Completions
Receipts
8,468,000
8,145,000
7,725,000
9,084,000
9,035,000
Completions
8,691,000
8,212,000
7,585,000
7,214,000
8,595,000
Form N-400, Application for Citizenship
Receipts
837,400
831,000
967,900
798,000
781,000
Completions
849,300
931,800
706,000
895,000
1,076,000
Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
Receipts - Total
655,400
548,900
519,700
717,300
619,000
Family
334,200
333,700
300,200
290,000
340,400
Employment
132,700
102,000
99,100
297,400
168,500
Refugee & Asylee
109,700
68,100
69,000
67,600
32,900
All other
78,800
45,100
51,400
62,200
77,200
Completions - Total
638,000
652,900
504,200
572,100
610,800
Family
301,700
395,000
281,400
310,700
270,500
Employment
120,100
113,700
128,200
168,600
217,400
Refugee & Asylee
101,600
69,800
42,400
36,800
70,900
All other
114,600
74,300
52,200
56,100
52,000
Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative
Receipts
836,000
748,700
712,000
757,200
883,200
Completions
633,200
759,000
840,800
755,100
702,300
Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker
2
Receipts - Total
551,000
551,200
551,900
534,400
629,300
H-1B
418,600
420,500
427,200
398,300
474,300
H-2A
13,400
15,500
17,000
20,300
24,400
H-2B
6,100
7,500
5,400
9,200
12,400
L-1
41,300
41,200
40,000
39,400
43,300
O
25,200
26,500
22,300
20,700
28,200
P
12,300
13,100
8,500
7,700
11,600
R
8,500
8,900
7,300
6,800
7,900
TN
8,200
7,100
13,100
12,900
13,900
All other
17,400
10,900
11,100
19,200
13,300
Completions - Total
573,500
644,100
665,900
618,300
611,800
H-1B
444,600
510,400
547,800
418,300
451,100
H-2A
13,400
15,600
15,900
20,100
24,200
H-2B
6,100
7,500
5,300
9,100
12,500
L-1
39,600
42,400
35,900
41,400
47,900
O
25,400
26,200
23,000
21,200
27,800
P
12,400
12,900
9,000
7,700
11,300
R
9,100
8,400
7,200
8,000
8,800
TN
8,400
7,400
9,600
15,700
14,000
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All other
14,500
13,300
12,300
77,000
14,300
Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization Document
Receipts
2,140,800
2,189,400
1,999,900
2,595,000
2,335,200
Completions
2,142,400
2,135,500
2,000,300
1,804,900
2,365,600
Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor
Receipts
6,400
4,200
4,400
800
600
Completions
15,500
4,700
3,400
3,000
1,200
Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor
Receipts
0
0
0
0
0
Completions
0
0
0
0
0
Form I-526E, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor
Receipts
0
0
0
0
300
Completions
0
0
0
0
0
I-829, Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status
Receipts
3,400
3,800
3,300
3,200
1,200
Completions
2,700
1,600
2,800
2,200
1,600
I-924, Application for Regional Center Designation Under the Immigrant Investor Program
Receipts
120
80
30
10
0
Completions
720
200
320
60
0
I-956, Application for Regional Center Designation
Receipts
0
0
0
0
100
Completions
0
0
0
0
0
I-956F, Application for Approval of an Investment in a Commercial Enterprise
Receipts
0
0
0
0
100
Completions
0
0
0
0
0
I-956G, Regional Center Annual Statement
Receipts
0
0
0
0
0
Completions
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
I-956H, Bona Fides of Persons Involved with Regional Center Program
10
Receipts
0
0
0
0
0
Completions
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
I-956K, Registration for Direct and Third-Party Promoters
11
Receipts
0
0
0
0
0
Completions
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal
Receipts
106,100
96,000
92,800
61,800
193,000
Completions
82,000
78,600
56,000
39,200
41,200
Form I-867, Credible Fear Screenings
Receipts
99,000
105,400
30,900
59,200
68,300
Completions
97,700
102,300
33,600
44,000
54,100
Form I-899, Reasonable Fear Screenings
Receipts
11,100
11,100
8,700
5,100
6,900
10
https://www.uscis.gov/i-956h
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Completions
11,000
11,800
7,500
4,500
6,100
Form I-914, Application for T Nonimmigrant Status
Receipts
3,000
2,300
2,200
2,700
4,700
Completions
1,800
1,600
3,400
2,400
3,700
Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status and Form I-918A, Petition for
Qualifying Family Member of U-1 Recipient
Receipts
58,700
48,000
36,200
37,000
50,000
Completions
22,200
23,300
22,800
23,000
24,000
Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status
Receipts
314,600
5,600
13,600
302,000
182,000
Completions
304,400
37,100
14,200
24,000
218,000
Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant
4
Receipts (SIJ)
21,900
20,700
18,700
22,700
32,000
Completions (SIJ)
6,300
25,700
41,500
17,300
19,000
Receipts (VAWA)
12,800
13,900
14,900
23,200
33,000
Completions (VAWA)
6,500
9,100
11,200
10,500
12,000
Form I-821D, Request for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA)
Receipts
260,300
386,500
314,200
439,000
286,000
Completions
333,300
393,200
299,100
363,000
298,000
Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status
3
Receipts
231,000
221,600
442,800
288,000
268,000
Completions
228,200
230,300
194,100
336,000
361,000
Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion
Receipts
28,000
31,700
32,300
28,200
25,400
Completions
24,200
29,300
30,700
26,300
23,400
Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident (LPR) Card
Receipts
711,900
724,600
702,700
804,000
814,000
Completions
1,142,000
520,600
844,300
530,000
404,000
Form I-131, Application for Travel Document
Receipts - Total
490,700
500,900
438,200
694,200
695,800
Refugee Travel Document
84,300
90,400
64,600
72,600
72,900
Advance Parole
404,500
403,100
364,200
595,500
578,000
Parole in Place
1,900
7,400
9,200
14,600
20,700
DACA Travel Document
0
0
200
11,500
24,200
Completions - Total
474,000
470,500
450,800
398,500
603,900
Refugee Travel Document
81,000
88,800
64,700
45,900
44,900
Advance Parole
387,000
375,000
379,800
341,400
528,400
Parole in Place
6,000
6,700
6,300
7,700
8,500
DACA Travel Document
0
0
0
3,500
22,100
Reference(s):
1
Although all USCIS receipts and completions are included in the grand total, not all form types are broken
out in this table
2
Data presented show petitions only; some petitions, such as H-2A and H-2B petitions, may include
multiple beneficiaries. The I-129 petition types shown will not sum to the total due to rounding. These data
may differ from other published reports due to different definitions of completions; in this report we
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include revocations in the completion category. The number of completed employment-based I-485
applications do not include applications in the fourth preference category.
3
Data are for affirmatively filed I-589 asylum applications and do not include defensive asylum claims
before a DOJ EOIR immigration court.
4
The Form I-360 may be submitted for different classifications. Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJ) refers to
foreign children in the United States who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected. VAWA refers to
those who self-petition as a spouse of an abusive U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, self-petition as
a child of an abusive U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, and those who self-petition as a parent of
an abusive U.S. citizen son or daughter.
Note(s):
1) Some applications, petitions, or requests completed may have been received in prior a year(s).
2) Counts may not sum due to rounding.
3) Counts may differ from those reported in other available reports due to system updates and post-
adjudicative outcomes.
4. The federal fiscal year is from October 1 to September 30.
Source(s):
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Office of Performance and
Quality
Data Table 2: USCIS Online Filings, FY 2018 – FY 2022
Forms Filed Online
Immigrant Fees Filed Online
Total Online Filings
FY 2018
553,700
516,700
1,070,500
FY 2019
701,100
474,500
1,175,700
FY 2020
1,183,500
267,200
1,450,700
FY 2021
1,246,300
214,300
1,460,600
FY 2022
1,624,600
449,264
2,073,800
Note(s):
1) The federal fiscal year is from October 1
st
through September 30
th
.
2) Counts may not sum to the total due to rounding.
3) Forms included in the “forms filed online” column include Form I-90, Form N-400, Form N-336, Form N-565, Form
I-539, Form I-130, Form N-600, Form N-600K, Form I-765, Form I-821, Form I-821D and Immigrant Fees. Those
immigrating to the United States as a lawful permanent resident must pay the USCIS Immigrant Fee online, with
some exemptions. This fee is used to process the immigrant visa packet processing and Green Card production.
Source(s):
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Office of Performance and Quality