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USCIS I-140 Statistics - FY2024 Q4

Updated: Author: Alina Kanametova

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Official USCIS Form I-140 processing statistics for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024: receipts, approvals, denials and pending counts for immigrant...

EB-2 NIW

About this document

USCIS statistical tables for Form I-140 by fiscal year, quarter, and case status, with separate counts for EB1, EB2, and EB3 categories. It also breaks out receipts, approvals, and applicant distributions by state and country of birth, and notes that approvals are counted by primary beneficiaries only. The report is labeled Fiscal Year 2024 (Q1-Q4) and uses data queried from CLAIMS3 and ELIS.

Key points

  • Tracks I-140 receipts, approvals, denials, and pending cases by fiscal year and quarter.
  • Separates employment-based preferences EB1, EB2, and EB3, including E11, E12, E13, E21 NIW, E31, E32, and EW3.
  • Defines receipts as new applications entered into the case-tracking system during the reporting period.
  • Defines pending as cases awaiting decision at the end of the reporting period.
  • States that approvals, denials, and pending counts may include petitions received in earlier periods.
  • Shows receipts by applicant state and by country of birth.
  • Notes that approved petition counts include only primary beneficiaries, not dependents.
  • Says the report is based on the fiscal year of approval, not the fiscal year of filing.

What is inside

  1. Form I-140 by fiscal year, quarter, and case status
  2. Table key and references
  3. Source and reporting notes
  4. Receipts by applicant state
  5. Receipts by country of birth
  6. Approvals by applicant state
  7. Approvals by country of birth

When it helps

A USCIS statistical report that can support the background data portion of an EB-1A or NIW filing by showing how I-140 filings and approvals are counted across categories. It also serves as evidence of USCIS reporting methodology and category definitions rather than a case-specific submission.

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