VisaTracker
I-485 · 2023 Data

Green Card (I-485)

Adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. Includes family-sponsored, employment-based, and diversity visa immigrants.

1.2M
Applications
82%
Approval Rate
480
Avg Days
Increasing
Trend

Key Facts

Form Number
I-485
Processing Time
16 months
(480 days average)
Application Volume
1.2M
55.0% of all applications

Approval Rate Breakdown

Approved82%
Denied / Other18%

Other Visa Categories

Naturalization (N-400)
876K apps · 91% approved
Family Petition (I-130)
515K apps · 87% approved
Work Visa (I-129)
232K apps · 85% approved
Asylum (I-589)
20K apps · 37% 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.