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Vermont Service Center — pending cases, completions and backlog for I-485 (green card), I-130 (family petition), from USCIS's quarterly office reports (office code ESC).

246,100 I-485 applications were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026; at the recent pace of 805 a month the queue would take about 306 months.
I-485 (green card)
306 mo
246,100 pending · 805/mo done · #4 of 4
I-130 (family petition)
3 mo
17,151 pending · 5,991/mo done · #3 of 6

Pending cases at Vermont Service Center

Pending cases at USCIS Vermont Service Center 0200K400K600K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 31,174I-485 · FY19 Q2: 30,928I-485 · FY21 Q4: 52,220I-485 · FY22 Q1: 58,013I-485 · FY22 Q2: 63,951I-485 · FY22 Q3: 68,416I-485 · FY22 Q4: 73,280I-485 · FY23 Q1: 74,757I-485 · FY23 Q2: 81,239I-485 · FY23 Q3: 92,829I-485 · FY23 Q4: 103,075I-485 · FY24 Q1: 122,223I-485 · FY24 Q2: 142,323I-485 · FY24 Q3: 138,668I-485 · FY24 Q4: 134,425I-485 · FY25 Q1: 127,570I-485 · FY25 Q2: 112,559I-485 · FY25 Q3: 158,856I-485 · FY25 Q4: 173,465I-485 · FY26 Q1: 184,280I-485 · FY26 Q2: 234,265I-485 · FY26 Q3: 246,100 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 128,605I-130 · FY19 Q2: 129,235I-130 · FY21 Q4: 158,975I-130 · FY22 Q1: 176,690I-130 · FY22 Q2: 188,530I-130 · FY22 Q3: 206,238I-130 · FY22 Q4: 223,776I-130 · FY23 Q1: 239,582I-130 · FY23 Q2: 248,639I-130 · FY23 Q3: 246,357I-130 · FY23 Q4: 249,695I-130 · FY24 Q1: 257,680I-130 · FY24 Q2: 275,537I-130 · FY24 Q3: 292,534I-130 · FY24 Q4: 360,704I-130 · FY25 Q1: 378,842I-130 · FY25 Q2: 535,149I-130 · FY25 Q3: 491,403I-130 · FY25 Q4: 472,485I-130 · FY26 Q1: 467,776I-130 · FY26 Q2: 465,141I-130 · FY26 Q3: 17,151 246.1K I-485 17.2K I-130
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

Completed cases per quarter

Completed cases per quarter at USCIS Vermont Service Center 010K20K30K40K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 5,119I-485 · FY19 Q2: 5,309I-485 · FY21 Q4: 2,405I-485 · FY22 Q1: 1,560I-485 · FY22 Q2: 2,038I-485 · FY22 Q3: 2,138I-485 · FY22 Q4: 3,018I-485 · FY23 Q1: 2,716I-485 · FY23 Q2: 3,147I-485 · FY23 Q3: 3,056I-485 · FY23 Q4: 3,180I-485 · FY24 Q1: 2,232I-485 · FY24 Q2: 1,917I-485 · FY24 Q3: 1,965I-485 · FY24 Q4: 2,481I-485 · FY25 Q1: 2,451I-485 · FY25 Q2: 2,796I-485 · FY25 Q3: 4,257I-485 · FY25 Q4: 4,308I-485 · FY26 Q1: 2,466I-485 · FY26 Q2: 1,216I-485 · FY26 Q3: 1,674 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 1,934I-130 · FY19 Q2: 1,498I-130 · FY21 Q4: 22,865I-130 · FY22 Q1: 14,984I-130 · FY22 Q2: 21,556I-130 · FY22 Q3: 20,305I-130 · FY22 Q4: 17,654I-130 · FY23 Q1: 16,585I-130 · FY23 Q2: 22,846I-130 · FY23 Q3: 24,307I-130 · FY23 Q4: 31,706I-130 · FY24 Q1: 27,181I-130 · FY24 Q2: 24,755I-130 · FY24 Q3: 21,154I-130 · FY24 Q4: 19,723I-130 · FY25 Q1: 18,599I-130 · FY25 Q2: 21,579I-130 · FY25 Q3: 22,324I-130 · FY25 Q4: 25,552I-130 · FY26 Q1: 21,163I-130 · FY26 Q2: 18,479I-130 · FY26 Q3: 6,699 6.7K I-130 1.7K I-485
Approvals plus denials in each fiscal quarter.

I-485 (green card): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 202614,7651,078596246,100
Jan–Mar 202644,810773443234,265
Oct–Dec 20257,1961,901565184,280
Jul–Sep 2025653,495813173,465
Apr–Jun 2025693,642615158,856
Jan–Mar 2025572,314482112,559
Oct–Dec 20243502,013438127,570
Jul–Sep 20245292,193288134,425

National view: I-485 processing time (7.0 months median nationwide).

I-130 (family petition): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20261,2784,6992,00017,151
Jan–Mar 202622,98015,2023,277465,141
Oct–Dec 202527,78818,7852,378467,776
Jul–Sep 202530,30823,3612,191472,485
Apr–Jun 202533,95219,9502,374491,403
Jan–Mar 202538,15219,6561,923535,149
Oct–Dec 202437,82116,9331,666378,842
Jul–Sep 202433,67017,3722,351360,704

National view: I-130 processing time (13.0 months median nationwide).

Other USCIS offices in Vermont

St. Albans
N-400 backlog 11 months · 485 pending

Frequently asked questions

How many green card applications are pending at Vermont Service Center?

246,100 I-485 applications were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026; the office completed about 805 a month (backlog estimate 306 months, national 30 months).

Which cases does the Vermont Service Center handle?

Service centers process petitions and applications that are filed by mail or online, without an interview; USCIS moves work between centers to balance workloads, so the center on your receipt notice depends on the form and the filing address on the form's "Where to file" page, not only on where you live. Interviews (for example most I-485 and all N-400 cases) take place at a field office. Your receipt number prefix shows the center: WAC = California, LIN = Nebraska, SRC = Texas, EAC = Vermont, YSC = Potomac, MSC/NBC = National Benefits Center, IOE = USCIS online filing.

Sources.

Figures are copied from the official files without changes; derived numbers (changes, backlog estimates) are explained on the methodology page. Not legal advice.