{"id":2740,"date":"2019-06-06T18:43:45","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T18:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silverimmigration.com\/?p=2740"},"modified":"2025-01-08T17:59:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T17:59:18","slug":"uscis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silverimmigration.com\/en\/2019\/06\/06\/uscis\/","title":{"rendered":"New USCIS Report Provides Insights &#038; Valuable Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For the first time in almost a decade, USCIS has published an annual report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe 2018 USCIS Statistical Annual Report represents a key piece in our continued commitment to provide improved awareness of the nature and scope of work accomplished by the dedicated men and women of USCIS,\u201d said USCIS Director L. Francis Cissna. \u201cFollowing a long absence, we are again publishing an annual report, emphasizing our promise of full transparency and accountability to the American people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The following points highlight the most notable takeaways from the report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>H-1B<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In FY 2018, 396,300 H1B beneficiary petitions were processed (13% increase over five fiscal years)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Approval Rate<\/em>: H-1B Beneficiaries (including initial filings and renewals)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">FY 2017: 93%<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">FY 2018: 85%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>LPR (Green Card)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In FY 2018, nearly 1.1 million people were granted LPR status<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In FY 2018, USCIS adjudicated more than 630,000 I-485 applications (10% increase from 2014)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Approval Rate<\/em>: Family-Based LPR applications<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2017: 88%<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2018: 87%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Approval Rate<\/em>: Employment-Based LPR applications<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2017: 94%<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2018: 91%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Employment Authorization Document<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">USCIS processed more than 1.7 million I-765 applications in FY 2018. The I-765 is the highest volume form<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">From FY 2017 to FY 2018, the number of I-765 applications adjudicated decreased by 21%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>DACA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In September 2017, the termination of the DACA program was announced however court injunctions prohibiting ending DACA remain in place, pending further litigation. As such, USCIS continues to adjudicate certain requests for DACA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The number of I-821D requests processed in FY 2018 decreased by 30 percent from FY 2017<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Citizenship<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In FY 2018, there were approximately 850,000 applications for naturalization (a 5-year high)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Approximately 757,000 individuals took the oath of citizenship (16% increase since FY 2014)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Budget<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">97% of the USCIS budget comes from immigration and naturalization benefit fees and in FY 2018, the budget was more than $4.4 billion<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The above data can be used to inform future policy and applications. 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