Number of Form I-918 Petitions for U Nonimmigrant Status,,,,,,,,,,,,
"By Fiscal Year, Quarter, and Case Status",,,,,,,,,,,,
Fiscal Years 2009-2023,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Petitions by Case Status,,,,,,,,,,,
,Victims of Criminal Activities1,,,,Family Members1,,,,Fiscal Year Total,,,
Period,Petitions Received2,Approved3,Denied4,Pending5,Petitions Received2,Approved3,Denied4,Pending5,Petitions Received2,Approved3,Denied4,Pending5
Fiscal Year - Total6,,,,,,,,,,,,
2009,"6,850","6,045",661,"11,740","4,102","2,838",158,"9,275","10,952","8,883",819,"21,015"
2010,"9,657","10,015","3,995","7,480","6,418","9,315","2,576","6,242","16,075","19,330","6,571","13,722"
2011,"14,647","10,025","2,007","10,250","10,033","7,602","1,645","8,329","24,680","17,627","3,652","18,579"
2012,"21,141","10,031","1,684","19,824","15,126","7,421","1,465","15,592","36,267","17,452","3,149","35,416"
2013,"25,486","10,022","1,840","33,409","18,266","7,724","1,234","24,480","43,752","17,746","3,074","57,889"
2014,"26,089","10,077","3,662","45,814","19,297","8,457","2,655","32,948","45,386","18,534","6,317","78,762"
2015,"30,129","10,060","2,440","63,779","22,636","7,649","1,754","46,507","52,765","17,709","4,194","110,286"
2016,"34,797","10,019","1,761","87,290","25,469","7,624","1,257","63,616","60,266","17,643","3,018","150,906"
2017,"37,287","10,011","2,042","112,272","25,703","7,628","1,612","79,971","62,990","17,639","3,654","192,243"
2018,"34,967","10,009","2,317","134,714","24,024","7,906","1,991","94,050","58,991","17,915","4,308","228,764"
2019,"28,364","10,010","2,733","151,758","18,861","7,846","2,397","103,737","47,225","17,856","5,130","255,495"
2020,"22,358","10,013","2,693","161,708","14,090","7,212","2,472","108,366","36,448","17,225","5,165","270,074"
2021,"21,874","10,003","3,594","170,805","15,290","6,728","3,085","114,450","37,164","16,731","6,679","285,255"
2022,"30,120","10,006","2,992","189,381","20,954","7,423","2,803","126,158","51,074","17,429","5,795","315,539"
Fiscal Year 2023 by Quarter,,,,,,,,,,,,
Q1 October - December,"8,318","5,477",615,"191,689","5,874","3,390",525,"128,210","14,192","8,867","1,140","319,899"
Q2 January - March,"8,218","2,957","1,185","195,814","5,756","2,476",969,"130,629","13,974","5,433","2,154","326,443"
Q3 April - June,"7,859","1,566",922,"201,281","5,491","1,496",797,"133,935","13,350","3,062","1,719","335,216"
Q4 July - September,"6,809",0,"1,084","207,133","4,817",527,896,"137,467","11,626",527,"1,980","344,600"
TOTAL,"31,204","10,000","3,806","207,133","21,938","7,889","3,187","137,467","53,142","17,889","6,993","344,600"
References:,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1 Refers to victims of certain criminal activities (U-1) and family members of victims (U-2, 3, 4, 5).",,,,,,,,,,,,
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 petitions 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.,,,,,,,,,,,,
6  Data unavailable in the reporting system for previous fiscal years.,,,,,,,,,,,,
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) Approvals reflect the initial decision on a case. The case may have been reopened and revoked at a later date.,,,,,,,,,,,,
5) Family Member counts use Performance Reporting Tool data for fiscal years 2009-2012. System data is incomplete prior to 2013.,,,,,,,,,,,,
"6) Congress set a cap of 10,000 visas per year. Principal petitioners only are counted against the cap; derivatives are not counted toward the annual cap of 10,000 visas. ",,,,,,,,,,,,
"Due to certain errors in USCIS adjudicative systems, a small number of cases each year exceeded the cap. USCIS actively monitors the adjudicative systems to address any data errors that would result ",,,,,,,,,,,,
in exceeding the annual cap.,,,,,,,,,,,,
"7) 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, and PRT, queried 11/2023, TRK 13215.",,,,,,,,,,,,