Official government wait times, and what the numbers actually mean

QueueCheck follows 63 government services across 6 countries: what each agency publishes, when it was last checked, and what the figure measures. Waiting is worse when you cannot tell whether your wait is normal, so every page separates the official number from what readers report.

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United States

18 services covered: US passport routine, US urgent passport, USCIS N-400, US Green Card, Green Card renewal or replacement (I-90), Family-based Green Card, Employment-based Green Card, H-1B visa lottery, US F-1 student visa, USCIS work permit (EAD), Advance Parole travel document, K-1 fiancé visa, Global Entry, TSA PreCheck, NEXUS, Social Security disability (SSDI and SSI), US unemployment benefits, IRS tax refund.

United Kingdom

11 services covered: UK passport standard, UK visitor visa, UK spouse and partner visa, UK Skilled Worker visa, UK student visa, Indefinite Leave to Remain, British citizenship naturalisation, DVSA practical driving test, NHS hospital treatment waiting times, Universal Credit, HMRC tax refund.

Canada

10 services covered: IRCC Express Entry PR, IRCC spousal sponsorship, Canada study permit, Canada visitor visa, Parents and Grandparents sponsorship, Passport Canada, Employment Insurance (EI), Canadian citizenship, Canada work permit, CRA tax refund.

Australia

17 services covered: Subclass 485 visa, Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462), Australian partner visa, Australian skilled visas (189/190), Australian bridging visas, Australian parent visa 143, Australian passport, JobSeeker Payment (Centrelink), Australian citizenship, Australian student visa (subclass 500), Australian visitor visa (subclass 600), ATO tax refund, NDIS access decision, Support at Home aged care, Public elective surgery, Disability Support Pension (Centrelink), Age Pension (Centrelink).

India

6 services covered: Indian passport, India e-Visa, India driving licence, Aadhaar update, PAN card, OCI card.

Pakistan

1 service covered: Pakistani passport.

Tools that answer a question

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QueueCheck Visa Bulletin Checker

Use this free tool to check your priority date against official Department of State Visa Bulletin data, with Final Action and Filing dates explained.

U.S. visa interview wait times

Search the State Department's global table by embassy or consulate and compare visitor, student, exchange and petition-based interview waits.

JobSeeker Payment timeline checker

Check the 21-day response point, decode an on-hold claim, understand what happens after approval, and calculate the current liquid-assets waiting-period band without mixing the clocks.

Australian passport timeframe checker

Compare the complete Routine, Fast Track and Priority timeframes, including the transfer and postage days hidden by the two-day and five-day processing labels.

Will your passport arrive before your trip?

The published US processing time leaves out the post in both directions. Enter the day you applied and the day you fly for the window it actually falls in, and which official route is open today.

Will your UK passport arrive before your flight?

The published 3-week standard service counts from when HM Passport Office receives your documents, not from when you applied. Enter your flight date for the window it actually falls in, and what Fast Track or Premium changes.

Passport validity checker

Six months from arrival, three months past departure, or just the length of the stay: the rule depends where you are going. Enter your dates for the answer.

USCIS processing times

Match your form, category, office and receipt date before comparing a case or asking USCIS about a delay.

USCIS case status and error checker

Decode public status messages, handle account errors and check technical codes without guessing meanings USCIS has not published.

DS-11 or DS-82?

Find whether you need to apply in person on Form DS-11 or can renew by mail or online, then follow the steps.

Official figures, dated

Every published figure carries the date QueueCheck checked it and a link to the agency page it came from. A stale number is worse than no number.

Reader dates, kept separate

Dates shared by readers appear beside official figures, never blended into them. Sharing takes a minute and asks for dates rather than personal details.

Independent of government

QueueCheck is not a government service, a law firm, or an approval predictor. It explains process and points at the official source for every claim.