Visa Categories
US Visa Categories
8 USCIS visa categories with annual application volume, approval rate, and processing-time benchmarks. Sorted by application count to surface the busiest pathways.
- Nonimmigrant Admission61.1M apps · 9400% approved · 30d avg
- Green Card (I-485)1.2M apps · 8200% approved · 480d avg
- Naturalization (N-400)876K apps · 9100% approved · 390d avg
- Family Petition (I-130)515K apps · 8700% approved · 540d avg
- Work Visa (I-129)232K apps · 8500% approved · 210d avg
- Refugee Admission (I-590)60K apps · 6500% approved · 600d avg
- Diversity Visa (DV Lottery)40K apps · 4500% approved · 365d avg
- Asylum (I-589)20K apps · 3700% approved · 730d avg