USCIS Reduces Backlog in FY 2023 - Articles

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Posted by: Jamie Rhode on Mar 4, 2024

For the first time in over a decade, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reduced its backlog. Data for fiscal year (FY) 2023 released last month indicates that USCIS completed more than 10 million pending cases, resulting in an overall backlog reduction by 15%. The agency administered the Oath of Allegiance to more than 878,500 new U.S. citizens, effectively eliminating the backlog of naturalization applications. The median processing time for naturalization applicants decreased from 10.5 months to 6.1 months by the end of FY 2023. In FY 2024, the agency plans to address remaining delays, adopt a new fee schedule, implement new online filing tools and continue to build capacity to process asylum and refugee applications. More information is available on USCIS's website.