United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released statistics [PDF version] for Form I-829 (Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions) adjudications from fiscal year (FY) 2008 to 2015. USCIS also included quarterly statistics for FY 2015. USCIS received the most petitions in FY 2015 of the eight years included on the chart. USCIS had the highest rate of approved Form I-829s to denied Form I-829s of any of the eight years in FY 2015 (1,067 to 11), although USCIS approved significantly more Form I-829s in FY 2014. At the time of the publishing of the chart, there are 4,049 pending Form I-829s. I have included the chart below for your convenience.
Petitions by | Case status | |||
Petition by Entrepreneur | to Remove Conditions | |||
Period | Petitions Received | Approved | Denied | Pending |
Fiscal Year — Total | ||||
2008 | 391 | 161 | 69 | 454 |
2009 | 437 | 350 | 57 | 735 |
2010 | 768 | 274 | 56 | 1,167 |
2011 | 2,345 | 1,067 | 46 | 2,395 |
2012 | 712 | 736 | 60 | 1,013 |
2013 | 1,217 | 844 | 44 | 1,345 |
2014 | 2,516 | 1,603 | 178 | 2,075 |
Fiscal Year 2015 by Quarter | ||||
Q1. October — December | 810 | 69 | – | 3,080 |
Q2. January — March | ||||
Q3. April — June | ||||
Q4. July — September |
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