EB-3 Visa Update April 2026: USCIS Field Office Efficiency Data Q2-Q4 FY2025

A detailed community analysis of official USCIS Q2, Q3, and Q4 FY2025 Performance Data has surfaced key insights into how Employment-Based (EB) field offices are managing their caseloads. The data, drawn directly from the USCIS Immigration and Citizenship Data portal, focuses exclusively on EB metrics to give applicants a clearer picture of processing efficiency. The primary metric highlighted is the Clearance Rate, calculated as Total EB Cases Cleared divided by Total EB Cases Assigned. A clearance rate above 100% indicates that a given field office is processing more cases than it receives — effectively reducing its backlog — while a rate below 100% signals the office is falling further behind. For EB-3 applicants, understanding field office performance can be critical when predicting interview scheduling timelines or anticipating delays in final adjudication. Offices with consistently high clearance rates are more likely to schedule interviews promptly and move cases forward without extended holds. While the full breakdown of individual field offices was not included in the truncated content, this type of quarterly performance analysis provides a data-driven basis for applicants and attorneys to set expectations and strategically plan responses to USCIS requests. Applicants are encouraged to cross-reference this data with the official USCIS reports-and-studies portal for the most accurate and up-to-date field office statistics relevant to their specific jurisdiction.