Green Card Approval Rate Drops for 3 of 5 Major Categories
Summary
Green card approval rates fell in three main categories—family-based, employment-based, and Cuban applicants—in the third quarter of fiscal year 2026. Asylum-based and refugee-based approval rates slightly increased during the same period, according to data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).Key Facts
- Family-based green card approval rates dropped by 4.2 percentage points from the previous quarter.
- Employment-based approval rates fell by 0.9 percentage points.
- Cuban applicants’ approval rates sharply declined by 28.9 percentage points, reaching 23.7% in the third quarter.
- Asylum-based approval rates rose slightly to 88.9%.
- Refugee-based approval rates increased to 69.6%.
- Overall green card approval rates decreased by 2.6 percentage points between the second and third quarters.
- The number of family-based applications received dropped from about 127,000 to 95,000.
- Employment-based applications more than doubled from about 47,500 to 97,500.
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