EB-1B · Approval statistics
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Official USCIS statistics
OfficialDecision approval rate · FY2026 Q3
93.0%
Approved 1,408 · Denied 106
▼ 4.2 pts vs. same period a year earlier (FY2025 Q3: 97.2%)
Approved ÷ (approved + denied) in the same period. Pending cases are not counted. Decisions in a quarter can come from petitions filed earlier, so this is the share of decisions that were approvals — not the chance that a petition filed today will be approved.
Source: Form I-140 by Fiscal Year, Quarter and Case Status (Fiscal Year 2022, 4th Quarter, Jul. 1 - Sep. 30, 2022) · Published Dec 16, 2022 · Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
Source: Form I-140 by Fiscal Year, Quarter and Case Status (Fiscal Year 2023, Quarter 4) · Published Jan 11, 2024 · Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
Source: Form I-140 by Fiscal Year, Quarter and Case Status (Fiscal Year 2024, Quarter 4) · Published Dec 16, 2024 · Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
Source: Form I-140 by Fiscal Year, Quarter and Case Status (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 4) · Published Mar 24, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
EB-1B by fiscal year (official)
Official| Period | Received | Approved | Denied | Decision approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5,628 | 5,142 | 116 | 97.8% |
| FY2024 | 5,443 | 4,606 | 95 | 98.0% |
| FY2023 | 5,518 | 5,040 | 334 | 93.8% |
| FY2022 | 4,322 | 3,744 | 324 | 92.0% |
| FY2021 | — | 3,211 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | 2,524 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | 3,103 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | 3,776 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | 3,695 | — | — |
Source: Form I-140 Approvals by Preference and Country (Fiscal Year 2022, Quarters 1 and 2) · Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
Source: Form I-140 by Fiscal Year, Quarter and Case Status (Fiscal Year 2022, 4th Quarter, Jul. 1 - Sep. 30, 2022) · Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
Source: Form I-140 by Fiscal Year, Quarter and Case Status (Fiscal Year 2023, Quarter 4) · Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
Source: Form I-140 by Fiscal Year, Quarter and Case Status (Fiscal Year 2024, Quarter 4) · Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
Recent AAO decisions
OfficialAAO decisions only include cases that were denied and then appealed. They show why some petitions fail — they are not an approval rate.
No AAO decisions ingested for this category yet.
This information is for general informational purposes and is not legal advice. It does not create an attorney-client relationship and does not predict the outcome of any individual case.