Number of I-360 Petitions for Special Immigrant with a Classification of Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ),,,,
"By Fiscal Year, Quarter, and Case Status",,,,
Fiscal Years 2010-2023,,,,
,Petitions by Case Status,,,
,Special Immigrant Juvenile1,,,
Period,Petitions Received2,Approved3,Denied4,Pending5
Fiscal Year - Total,,,,
2010,"1,646","1,591",107,"1,294"
2011,"2,226","1,869",96,"1,578"
2012,"2,969","2,724",124,"1,680"
2013,"3,996","3,418",197,"1,992"
2014,"5,815","4,581",233,"2,223"
2015,"11,528","8,672",396,"4,720"
2016,"19,574","14,977",611,"8,594"
2017,"22,161","11,470",934,"18,293"
2018,"21,917","4,710","1,654","33,791"
2019,"20,721","23,145","2,545","29,299"
2020,"18,711","39,745","1,737","8,011"
2021,"22,699","15,924","1,372","14,072"
2022,"31,933","18,681",578,"24,160"
Fiscal Year 2023 by Quarter,,,,
   Q1 October - December,"10,980","8,811",184,"26,226"
   Q2 January - March,"12,388","10,727",269,"27,750"
   Q3 April - June,,,,
   Q4 July - September,,,,
TOTAL,"23,368","19,538",453,"27,750"
References:,,,,
"1 Refers to foreign children in the United States who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected.",,,,
"2 The number of new petitions received and entered into a case 
tracking system during the reporting period.",,,,
3 The number of petitions approved during the reporting period.,,,,
4 The number of petitions denied during the reporting period.,,,,
5 The number of applications awaiting a decision as of the end of the reporting period. Some actions taken on cases are not reflected in this report such as administrative,,,,
"   closures and transfers between offices, thus the total pending counts cannot be calculated using data from previous reporting periods.",,,,
Notes: ,,,,
"1) Some petitions approved, denied, or pending a decision may have been received in previous reporting periods. ",,,,
2) The report reflects the most up-to-date estimate available at the time the database is queried.,,,,
3) Counts may differ from previous periods due to system updates and post-adjudicative outcomes.,,,,
"4) For a complete list of USCIS forms and descriptions, visit https://www.uscis.gov/forms",,,,
Source:,,,,
"Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Office of Performance and Quality",,,,
"NPD, CLAIMS3, queried 5/2023, TRK 11848",,,,