VisaTracker
I-589 · 2023 Data

Asylum (I-589)

Application for asylum protection for individuals who have suffered persecution or fear persecution.

20K
Applications
37%
Approval Rate
730
Avg Days
Increasing
Trend

Key Facts

Form Number
I-589
Processing Time
24 months
(730 days average)
Application Volume
20K
0.9% of all applications

Approval Rate Breakdown

Approved37%
Denied / Other63%

Other Visa Categories

Green Card (I-485)
1.2M apps · 82% approved
Naturalization (N-400)
876K apps · 91% approved
Family Petition (I-130)
515K apps · 87% approved
Work Visa (I-129)
232K apps · 85% approved
Refugee Admission (I-590)
60K apps · 65% approved
Diversity Visa (DV Lottery)
40K apps · 45% approved
Nonimmigrant Admission
61.1M apps · 94% approved

About This Data

Data from USCIS quarterly reports (2023). Last updated May 2025. See our methodology.