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USCIS Releases Form I-918 Statistics

· November 24, 2015

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status statistics from fiscal year (FY) 2009 to 2015 [PDF version]. The chart includes Form I-918 petitions for principal beneficiaries (U1) and derivative family member beneficiaries (U2, U3, U4, and U5). Although only 10,000 U1 visas may be granted each year, the chart shows that the number of U1 visa applications has increased each year. Consequently, the number of outstanding Form I-918 petitions has increased each year. As of the publishing of this chart, there are 63,762 pending U1 visa petitions. I have included the chart below for your convenience.

							Petitions by Case Status
		Victims of Criminal Activities				Family Members				Total
Period	Petitions Received	Approved	Denied	Pending	Petitions Received	Approved	Denied	Pending	Petitions Received	Approved	Denied	Pending
Fiscal Year – Total
2009	6,835	5,825	688	11,863	4,102	2,838	158	9,275	10,937	8,663	846	21,138
2010	10,742	10,073	4,347	7,403	6,418	9,315	2,576	6,242	17,160	19,388	6,923	13,645
2011	16,768	10,088	2,929	10,184	10,033	7,602	1,645	8,329	26,801	17,690	4,574	18,513
2012	24,768	10,122	2,866	19,899	15,126	7,421	1,465	15,592	39,894	17,543	4,331	35,491
2013	25,432	10,030	1,829	33,540	18,263	8,198	1,440	24,956	43,695	18,228	3,269	58,496
2014	26,039	10,020	4,056	45,898	19,229	8,500	3,017	33,111	45,268	18,520	7,073	79,009
Fiscal Year 2015 by Quarter
Q1. October – December	7,469	10,008	570	42,995	5,618	6,664	405	31,774	13,087	16,672	975	74,769
Q2. January – March
Q3. April – June
Q4. July – September

Please read our site’s resources about applying for U visas [see article], the benefits of U status [see article], and U visa law enforcement certification [see article] or U visa [see category] section.

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