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",624,"191,683","5,874","3,392",527,"128,205","14,192","8,869","1,151","319,888"
Q2 January - March,"8,185","2,957","1,216","195,774","5,729","2,476",991,"130,596","13,914","5,433","2,207","326,370"
Q3 April - June,"7,155","1,566",961,"200,537","5,067","1,498",820,"133,481","12,222","3,064","1,781","334,018"
Q4 July - September,,,,,,,,,,,,
TOTAL,"23,658","10,000","2,801","200,537","16,670","7,366","2,338","133,481","40,328","17,366","5,139","334,018"
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 may be inaccurately excluded from the total cap count resulting in slight overages.",,,,,,,,,,,,
"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 8/2023, TRK 12294.",,,,,,,,,,,,