10-year renewal
10-year renewal
USCIS processing time · 80% of completed cases
10.5 months
- USCIS publication date
- August 17, 2026
- Case inquiry threshold · 93%
- 12.5 months
- FillingTide snapshot
Updated August 18, 2026
Form I-90 · Green Card renewal
Green Card renewal processing time (Form I-90)
Compare the USCIS categories for a 10-year Green Card renewal and for initial issuance or replacement. Each reading comes from dated USCIS publications and is a historical comparison, not a forecast for an individual case.
Choose the USCIS category that matches your filing
USCIS reports these I-90 categories separately. FillingTide does not average them because their current values and histories can differ.
Renewal category
10-year renewal
Read the USCIS record labeled for renewal of a 10-year permanent resident card when that is the category attached to your filing.
Issuance / replacement category
Initial issuance or replacement
USCIS publishes initial issuance or replacement as a distinct source category. Use its reading only when that category matches your filing.
Current I-90 processing-time readings
The 80th-percentile processing time describes completed cases. The 93rd-percentile case inquiry threshold is shown in a separate ledger cell and is not the upper end of a processing-time range.
SCD
Initial issuance or replacement
Initial issuance or replacement
USCIS processing time · 80% of completed cases
6 months
- USCIS publication date
- August 17, 2026
- Case inquiry threshold · 93%
- 9 months
- FillingTide snapshot
Compare the two I-90 categories
The table keeps each USCIS category as its own observation. Trend labels describe movement in the 80th-percentile value only; they do not predict the outcome or timing of a pending case.
| Form / category | Office | Processing time · 80% | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
I-90 10-year renewal | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) SCD | 10.5 months | slower |
I-90 Initial issuance or replacement | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) SCD | 6 months | faster |
I-90 history for each published category
Each chart follows only the 80th-percentile processing time. The table preserves the 80% value, the separate 93% inquiry threshold, and both dates for every observation.
10-year renewal
10-year renewal. FillingTide keeps this source category separate and does not infer that it applies to an individual filing.
Slower
The 80th-percentile processing time increased
1.0 months between February 16, 2026 and August 18, 2026. This is a historical comparison, not a forecast for an individual case.
| FillingTide observation | USCIS publication | Processing time · 80% | Inquiry threshold · 93% |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17, 2026 | 10.5 months | 12.5 months | |
| June 23, 2026 | 10.5 months | 11 months | |
| May 22, 2026 | 10.5 months | 11 months | |
| April 21, 2026 | 10.5 months | 11 months | |
| March 16, 2026 | 11 months | 11.5 months | |
| February 18, 2026 | 10 months | 10.5 months | |
| January 14, 2026 | 9.5 months | 10 months |
Initial issuance or replacement
Initial issuance or replacement. FillingTide keeps this source category separate and does not infer that it applies to an individual filing.
Faster
The 80th-percentile processing time decreased
3.0 months between February 16, 2026 and August 18, 2026. This is a historical comparison, not a forecast for an individual case.
| FillingTide observation | USCIS publication | Processing time · 80% | Inquiry threshold · 93% |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17, 2026 | 6 months | 9 months | |
| June 23, 2026 | 6.5 months | 9 months | |
| May 22, 2026 | 7 months | 9.5 months | |
| April 21, 2026 | 7.5 months | 9.5 months | |
| March 16, 2026 | 8.5 months | 11 months | |
| February 18, 2026 | 8.5 months | 11 months | |
| January 14, 2026 | 9 months | 12.5 months |
I-90 adjudication time is not Green Card delivery time
The figures above measure completed Form I-90 cases in the USCIS processing-time dataset. They do not measure the separate mailing period after USCIS approves and produces a card.
If USCIS says it mailed the card but you did not receive it, use the agency's non-delivery resource to review its waiting period and inquiry requirements. Do not add mailing time to the processing-time figure on this page.
Open the USCIS non-delivery resourceHow to interpret these figures
The 80th-percentile processing time and the 93rd-percentile case inquiry threshold answer different questions. Neither is a promise for an individual filing.
- 80th percentile
- The 80th-percentile processing time summarizes how long USCIS took to complete most recently completed cases in the reported category.
- 93rd percentile
- The 93rd-percentile case inquiry threshold is a separate USCIS value used in calculating when a case may be outside normal processing time. Verify the current cutoff with USCIS before acting.
Check the current inquiry cutoff
The case inquiry checker compares a receipt date with the latest supported USCIS service-request cutoff. It does not submit an inquiry, determine eligibility, or replace the official USCIS tool.
Related processing times
Form I-751 removes conditions from a two-year conditional Green Card; Form I-90 covers renewal or replacement tasks for a Permanent Resident Card. The forms are related card-maintenance tasks but are not interchangeable.
Compare I-751 processing timesSource and provenance
USCIS publishes the underlying processing-time figures. FillingTide records the publication and observation dates so changes can be compared over time. Verify time-sensitive information on the official USCIS page . Read our data-source notes.