I-765: What “Case Is Still Being Processed By USCIS” Means

This is the most common resting status in the USCIS system: the case is in line and nothing new has been published about it. It frequently appears after a fee was taken or biometrics were completed, and it can hold for a long time without meaning anything is wrong.

Good to do now

  • Compare your time in this status against the live percentiles above rather than against individual anecdotes.
  • If you are far beyond normal processing times for your form, consider an outside-normal-processing-time inquiry with USCIS.
  • Keep your address current with USCIS so any notice actually reaches you.

Live numbers

Waiting in this status now
476,350 tracked cases
Moved into it in the last 4 weeks
44,730 cases
Time in this status so far
typically 171 days (74 to 293 for the middle half)

Where tracked cases went next

Approval Case Decision Rendered48%

median 100 days (54 to 189) · 97,421 cases

Card Was Produced28%

median 87 days (45 to 152) · 56,045 cases

Case Was Terminated17%

median 174 days (132 to 276) · 33,639 cases

Case Was Denied5%

median 127 days (73 to 171) · 9,834 cases

TPS Country Designation Terminated by FRN3%

median 193 days (165 to 209) · 6,739 cases

of tracked I-765 cases that moved from this status, filing years 2026+2025

Measured from cases tracked on MyCasesHub, not all USCIS filings. Data as of 2026-06-10. Not legal advice.

Frequently asked questions

Does "still being processed" mean an officer is working on my case?
Not necessarily. It is a generic in-queue status; it usually means the case is waiting rather than actively on a desk.
My status went back to this from something else. Is that bad?
Status text sometimes cycles without a substantive change. A move back to this status on its own is not evidence of a problem.
When should I contact USCIS about a case in this status?
A common reference point is when your case is outside the posted processing time for your form and office. Before that, inquiries rarely change anything.

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MyCasesHub is not affiliated with USCIS. Statistics are measured from cases tracked on MyCasesHub, not all USCIS filings. This page is general information, not legal advice.