Analysis of US Immigration Data for Q2 of Fiscal Year 2026: Approval Rate for Talent-Based Immigration Less Than 50%, New EB-5 Facing Hidden Backlog and the September 30 Window
In the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received a total of 2.13 million new applications across all systems (covering various forms including immigration, change of status, work permits, advance parole, etc.), and the agency’s overall backlog exceeded 12 million cases. In the [...]
