USCIS Publishes a Count of the Employment-Based Green Card Applications Ahead of Yours

Описание: USCIS publishes an inventory report of pending Forms I-485 in the employment-based preference categories, broken out by preference category, by selected country of chargeability, and by the month and year of the estimated priority date. In USCIS's own words, an applicant with a pending adjustment of status application can use it to estimate how many Forms I-485 USCIS has in its inventory with earlier priority dates for their own category and country of chargeability. Two reports are posted, both on Oct. 26, 2026: one as of Oct. 5, 2026 and one as of Sept. 3, 2026. It is a count, not a wait time — USCIS says wait times depend on the supply and demand of visas at USCIS and the Department of State, the priority date, the country a visa is charged to, and per-country caps. And it leaves two groups out: consular cases in the State Department's inventory, and anyone with a pending or approved immigrant visa petition who has not yet applied for adjustment of status.