I-956: Application for Regional Center Designation
Employment Based. Reported by USCIS for FY2026 Q3.
Median processing time
11.4 months
receipt to completion, cases completed this quarter
Pending
46
awaiting a decision as of 2026-06-30
Received this quarter
9
FY2026 Q3
Completed this quarter
10
9 approved, 1 denied
Fiscal year to date, FY2026 Q3
| Received | Approved | Denied | Completed | Pending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 33 | 11 | 44 | 46 |
Notes on this form
- I-956 approvals may include certain regional center reaffirmations and I-956 denials may include certain regional center terminations.
Where these numbers come from
These figures are taken directly from USCIS's "Number of Service-wide Forms By Quarter, Form Status, and Processing Time" report, published quarterly on the USCIS Data Library. Every count on this page is reconciled against that report's own total row before publication; a workbook that does not reconcile is not used. Nothing here is estimated.
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