VisaTracker
I-129 · 2023 Data

Work Visa (I-129)

Petition for nonimmigrant worker including H-1B, L-1, O-1, and other employment-based temporary visas.

232K
Applications
85%
Approval Rate
210
Avg Days
Stable
Trend

Key Facts

Form Number
I-129
Processing Time
7 months
(210 days average)
Application Volume
232K
10.9% of all applications

Approval Rate Breakdown

Approved85%
Denied / Other15%

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
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.