I-765
I-765 processing times
Requests an Employment Authorization Document so you can work legally.
Cases like yours (I-765) typically take about 2.8–3.9 months based on recent USCIS historic national median processing times.
Latest USCIS national median: 3.9 months (FY2026, All other applications for employment authorization). Displayed band is the min–max of the latest three available fiscal-year medians.
These figures come from USCIS historic national medians (min–max of recent fiscal years for the form’s main classification), not a prediction for your case. They are not comparable to the live Case Processing Times tool.
Source: USCIS historic processing times. egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/historic-pt