US Immigration Petition Approval Stats (I-129F, I-130 and others)

[Captain Ewok 1,891]

Have you ever wondered how frequently petitions are denied by USCIS?  We've collected a list of statistics on common petition forms.  Interesting results!

 

I-129F (Fiancee Visa Petition):  19.6% of petitions denied

I-130 (Spouse Visa Petition): 17.8% of petitions denied

I-485 (Permanent Residence Petition): 14.4% of petitions denied

I-751 (Remove Conditions on Residence): 3.7% of petitions denied

N-400 (Citizenship): 10.5% of petitions denied

I-131 (Advance Parole): 31.4% of petitions denied

I-765 (Employment Authorization Documents): 17.5% of petitions denied

I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers): 7.6% of petitions denied

 

Note, that all numbers above are from the last 3 months at USCIS (3Q19).  Ref: USCIS.

 

[Ajk3visa 12]

2 hours ago, Captain Ewok said:

Have you ever wondered how frequently petitions are denied by USCIS?  We've collected a list of statistics on common petition forms.  Interesting results!

 

I-129F (Fiancee Visa Petition):  19.6% of petitions denied

I-130 (Spouse Visa Petition): 17.8% of petitions denied

I-485 (Permanent Residence Petition): 14.4% of petitions denied

I-751 (Remove Conditions on Residence): 3.7% of petitions denied

N-400 (Citizenship): 10.5% of petitions denied

I-131 (Advance Parole): 31.4% of petitions denied

I-765 (Employment Authorization Documents): 17.5% of petitions denied

I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers): 7.6% of petitions denied

 

Note, that all numbers above are from the last 3 months at USCIS (3Q19).  Ref: USCIS.

 

How about the visa approvals and denials by the US embassies?! Do you have a statistical list about it?! 

[geowrian 22,337]

I wonder why there is a sudden uptick in I-129Fs being denied. I wonder if this is related to number of people filing I-129Fs for a spouse in an attempt to speed up I-130 approval (technically the I-129F is being denied, and those stats don't differentiate the basis of I-129F).

 

9 hours ago, Ajk3visa said:

How about the visa approvals and denials by the US embassies?! Do you have a statistical list about it?! 

Lots of stats available...all depends on what kind of data somebody wants to know:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics.html

Edited September 25, 2019 by geowrian

[WaterLeaf 200]

1 hour ago, geowrian said:

I wonder why there is a sudden uptick in I-129Fs being denied. I wonder if this is related to number of people filing I-129Fs for a spouse in an attempt to speed up I-130 approval (technically the I-129F is being denied, and those stats don't differentiate the basis of I-129F).

 

Lots of stats available...all depends on what kind of data somebody wants to know:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics.html

Probably because a lot of these placeholder submissions that never were completed thoroughly and it needed more input work than the rest or missing a lot of stuff that goes for the submission.

I don't have any link to proof that but it's what I've been hearing on some random new places. I could be wrong and get bumped down with other reason why they were denied that I didn't notice.

[SalishSea 17,818]

2 hours ago, geowrian said:

I wonder why there is a sudden uptick in I-129Fs being denied. I wonder if this is related to number of people filing I-129Fs for a spouse in an attempt to speed up I-130 approval (technically the I-129F is being denied, and those stats don't differentiate the basis of I-129F).

 

Lots of stats available...all depends on what kind of data somebody wants to know:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics.html

Or perhaps the move to deny outright ( vs RFE) incomplete  ‘placeholder’ petitions?

[geowrian 22,337]

Both of the above are certainly possible. Although the deny vs RFE issue wouldn't explain the ~5% uptick last quarter (it might explain the upticks prior, though) since I believe that has been policy now for more than Q3 FY2019.

[Alexa&Nathan 62]

19%..... that makes me feel a little nauseous. 

[SJordanS 343]

On 9/26/2019 at 3:14 PM, Alexa&Nathan said:

19%..... that makes me feel a little nauseous. 

Mostly due to incomplete petitions not as bad as it states.  They are not really seeing toi many RFE’s. Per my lawyer 

[linhtim 0]

where exactly did you get the denial statistics? i went into your link and only see monthly visa bulletin. Thank you

 

[TE and AE 39]

On 9/25/2019 at 7:23 AM, geowrian said:

Both of the above are certainly possible. Although the deny vs RFE issue wouldn't explain the ~5% uptick last quarter (it might explain the upticks prior, though) since I believe that has been policy now for more than Q3 FY2019.

It is more than likely the I129F K3 filers from Nebraska.  There has been a large surge with the success of applying and having the I130’s approved faster.