USCIS processing analytics

BV67890

is there a criteria or order by which USCIS processes the requests, it seems adhoc and completely arbitrary at this point

laomao

BV67890 the following is my understanding. USCIS does not process applications in a strictly arbitrary order. However, there is no strict priority or criteria based on which applications are processed in a particular sequence. Here are some of the factors I can think up of that may influence processing order: receipt date, case type expedite requests or premium processing, background checks and complexity of the case.

JosephMasotti

I've noticed a pattern with I-765s in my wife's receipt block group (IOE-09189): many of them are being approved in ₂ months, but many other are not. Every day, they seem to "progress" to the next day. For instance, yesterday they approved many I-765s with RD 1/11/23, and today they approved many with 1/12/23. This stretches back as far as I can tell. I'm wondering if maybe those who are approved in this semi-structured pattern are refugees who are part of the class action lawsuit? It seems really arbitrary. Why are only some of them being approved in this systematic way, but not others?