Asylum Clock Calculator
Asylum clock calculator
Enter the date USCIS or the immigration court received a complete Form I-589. The dates below are the earliest possible dates, not a promise.
How the asylum clock works
The asylum clock (officially the 180-day Asylum EAD Clock) starts when USCIS or the immigration court receives a complete asylum application (Form I-589). You may file the work-permit application (Form I-765, category (c)(8)) no earlier than 150 days after that date. The card cannot be issued before the application has been pending 180 days.
Delays you cause do not count — asking to postpone, rescheduling an interview or hearing, missing a biometrics appointment, or failing to appear. Time that does not count pushes the real dates later than this calculation.
What these dates mean
This calculator assumes the clock has run every day since the complete application was received. The dates it shows are the earliest possible dates, never a promise that you may file or that a card will be issued. Check your actual clock with USCIS (your online account) or, for court cases, the EOIR automated case line, and confirm with your lawyer. This is general information, not legal advice.
While you wait, look up your court and judge: asylum grant rates by court, by judge, and by nationality.