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I-130 processing time

Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative — the family petition, filed by a U.S. citizen or green card holder to sponsor a relative. Official USCIS figures, updated when USCIS publishes new reports.

13.0 months is the latest median I-130 processing time for immediate relatives (Apr–Jun 2026). That is -1.4 months compared with Apr–Jun 2025. 2,404,546 cases were pending.
Median time
13.0 mo
Apr–Jun 2026
A year earlier
14.4 mo
Apr–Jun 2025
Pending cases
2,404,546
end of quarter, all types
Completed
99,297
received 126,417 in the quarter

I-130 median processing time since 2021

I-130 median processing time by quarter 0 mo10 mo20 mo30 mo40 mo50 mo FY22 Q1FY22 Q4FY23 Q3FY24 Q2FY25 Q1FY25 Q4FY26 Q3 All relatives · FY22 Q1: 10.4 moAll relatives · FY22 Q2: 10.7 moAll relatives · FY22 Q3: 11 moAll relatives · FY22 Q4: 14 moAll relatives · FY23 Q1: 13.6 moAll relatives · FY23 Q2: 12.7 moAll relatives · FY23 Q3: 11.9 moAll relatives · FY23 Q4: 10.8 moAll relatives · FY24 Q1: 10.9 moAll relatives · FY24 Q2: 11.6 moAll relatives · FY24 Q3: 11.6 moAll relatives · FY24 Q4: 13.5 mo Other relatives (preference) · FY25 Q1: 33.6 moOther relatives (preference) · FY25 Q2: 35.3 moOther relatives (preference) · FY25 Q3: 36.5 moOther relatives (preference) · FY25 Q4: 38 moOther relatives (preference) · FY26 Q1: 38 moOther relatives (preference) · FY26 Q2: 39.4 moOther relatives (preference) · FY26 Q3: 43.3 mo Immediate relatives · FY25 Q1: 14.3 moImmediate relatives · FY25 Q2: 15.7 moImmediate relatives · FY25 Q3: 14.4 moImmediate relatives · FY25 Q4: 13.7 moImmediate relatives · FY26 Q1: 13.1 moImmediate relatives · FY26 Q2: 12.5 moImmediate relatives · FY26 Q3: 13 mo 43.3 mo Other relative… 13.5 mo All relatives 13 mo Immediate rela…
Median months from receipt to completion for cases completed in each fiscal quarter. Source: USCIS quarterly all-forms report.

Monthly average processing time

USCIS also reports to Congress every month. These are averages for cases completed in each month, so single slow cases pull them up; they are usually higher than the median.

I-130 average processing time by month 0 mo10 mo20 mo30 mo40 mo Nov 2022Jul 2023Feb 2024Sep 2024Apr 2025Nov 2025Aug 2026 18.1 mo
Average months, cases completed in the month. Latest: August 2026. Source: USCIS Report to Congress (monthly).
FormAvg timeReceivedApprovedDeniedPendingPending > 6 mo
All18.1 mo54,97328,02514,7042,475,4452,165,902

Pending I-130 cases

Pending I-130 cases by quarter 0500K1M1.5M2M2.5M FY22 Q1FY22 Q4FY23 Q3FY24 Q2FY25 Q1FY25 Q4FY26 Q3 All relatives · FY22 Q1: 1,585,539All relatives · FY22 Q2: 1,622,266All relatives · FY22 Q3: 1,699,329All relatives · FY22 Q4: 1,808,240All relatives · FY23 Q1: 1,899,166All relatives · FY23 Q2: 1,918,709All relatives · FY23 Q3: 1,912,805All relatives · FY23 Q4: 1,933,785All relatives · FY24 Q1: 2,026,350All relatives · FY24 Q2: 2,109,145All relatives · FY24 Q3: 1,949,814All relatives · FY24 Q4: 2,194,373 Other relatives (preference) · FY25 Q1: 1,448,873Other relatives (preference) · FY25 Q2: 1,493,382Other relatives (preference) · FY25 Q3: 1,529,528Other relatives (preference) · FY25 Q4: 1,555,603Other relatives (preference) · FY26 Q1: 1,576,284Other relatives (preference) · FY26 Q2: 1,597,832Other relatives (preference) · FY26 Q3: 1,617,823 Immediate relatives · FY25 Q1: 852,120Immediate relatives · FY25 Q2: 902,455Immediate relatives · FY25 Q3: 871,740Immediate relatives · FY25 Q4: 801,745Immediate relatives · FY26 Q1: 772,234Immediate relatives · FY26 Q2: 761,638Immediate relatives · FY26 Q3: 786,723 2.2M All relatives 1.6M Other relative… 786.7K Immediate rela…
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

I-130 backlog by USCIS office

USCIS publishes pending and completed I-130 cases for every office each quarter. Dividing the pending cases by the office's average monthly completions over the last four quarters gives a rough backlog-clearance estimate: how long the current queue would take at the recent pace. It is our calculation, not a USCIS processing time; nationally it is about 37 months.

OfficeStatePendingCompleted / monthBacklog estimate
HonoluluHI10,05669145 mo
ImperialCA5,93143137 mo
Oklahoma CityOK16,219121135 mo
New OrleansLA14,775116127 mo
DetroitMI42,380337126 mo
Santa AnaCA39,687328121 mo
SacramentoCA37,140314118 mo
BaltimoreMD56,973499114 mo
TampaFL43,408413105 mo
San JuanPR7,11570101 mo
HoustonTX91,83093398 mo
AnchorageAK2,9383097 mo
BostonMA49,00751296 mo
San FranciscoCA45,45947596 mo
QueensNY81,61585596 mo
Des MoinesIA8,0078495 mo
Long IslandNY40,35642495 mo
Fort MyersFL18,57819695 mo
JacksonvilleFL16,20617294 mo
Kansas CityMO12,93414092 mo
FresnoCA25,19327392 mo
San JoseCA47,44451492 mo
St. PaulMN28,70231591 mo
MilwaukeeWI11,67113090 mo
RaleighNC21,00923689 mo
OmahaNE11,22112788 mo
IndianapolisIN18,19120688 mo
Mount LaurelNJ23,47526688 mo
LouisvilleKY11,94513787 mo
SeattleWA39,60445487 mo
ColumbusOH12,50714586 mo
LawrenceMA27,75932186 mo
West Palm BeachFL31,18336186 mo
MiamiFL29,55635084 mo
WashingtonDC46,09855583 mo
HialeahFL31,35538482 mo
Las VegasNV19,98624980 mo
PhiladelphiaPA64,88683378 mo
KendallFL31,37340478 mo
BrooklynNY65,72685877 mo
Oakland ParkFL32,52142876 mo
RenoNV3,8645274 mo
AtlantaGA51,68670174 mo
CharlotteNC24,28633074 mo
NewarkNJ68,45193373 mo
New Jersey CentralNJ30,93442273 mo
PittsburghPA6,5199072 mo
Los Angeles CountyCA40,20856671 mo
BuffaloNY14,26820370 mo
San Fernando ValleyCA30,26243070 mo
DallasTX82,8001,18570 mo
PortlandOR16,34523470 mo
AlbanyNY10,86315670 mo
OrlandoFL41,19359369 mo
ClevelandOH9,54113869 mo
St. LouisMO10,71615569 mo
San BernardinoCA34,00750168 mo
New YorkNY78,8151,17667 mo
ProvidenceRI9,87814867 mo
HartfordCT26,81840366 mo
NorfolkVA13,31520565 mo
San DiegoCA27,24843063 mo
MontgomeryAL16,56426363 mo
DenverCO26,58442662 mo
PortlandME2,2143661 mo
CincinnatiOH8,48313961 mo
San AntonioTX41,01769159 mo
Salt Lake CityUT14,54124759 mo
YakimaWA3,6166258 mo
WichitaKS4,5287958 mo
NashvilleTN15,17026457 mo
SpokaneWA1,9723655 mo
CharlestonSC9,51017255 mo
Los AngelesCA38,06569954 mo
ChicagoIL68,8011,26654 mo
MemphisTN9,38717554 mo
AganaGU1,7253451 mo
BoiseID3,6567549 mo
PhoenixAZ27,44057947 mo
GreerSC5,94712747 mo
Charlotte AmalieVI9822245 mo
El PasoTX15,50334545 mo
AlbuquerqueNM4,81511044 mo
ManchesterNH4,0739842 mo
HelenaMT9582736 mo
Fort SmithAR4,45113533 mo
HarlingenTX10,15732831 mo
TucsonAZ5,23424022 mo
St. AlbansVT1,2896022 mo
National Benefits CenterPR12,79569518 mo
CaliforniaPR70,1418,9528 mo
NebraskaPR20,3885,9173 mo
VermontPR17,1515,9913 mo
TexasPR20,1267,5123 mo
PotomacPR12,8046,9862 mo

Data for Apr–Jun 2026. Offices with no completions in the period are left out.

I-130 quarterly figures

QuarterTypeMedianReceivedCompletedPending
Apr–Jun 2026Immediate relatives13.0 mo126,41799,297786,723
Jan–Mar 2026Immediate relatives12.5 mo126,666150,203761,638
Oct–Dec 2025Immediate relatives13.1 mo146,726183,314772,234
Jul–Sep 2025Immediate relatives13.7 mo173,595249,288801,745
Apr–Jun 2025Immediate relatives14.4 mo188,381227,184871,740
Jan–Mar 2025Immediate relatives15.7 mo203,682159,827902,455
Oct–Dec 2024Immediate relatives14.3 mo193,443136,766852,120

Frequently asked questions

How long does I-130 take in 2026?

In Apr–Jun 2026, USCIS completed half of all I-130 (immediate relatives) cases within 13.0 months of filing (median, USCIS quarterly report). Other relatives (preference): 43.3 months. The monthly report for August 2026 shows an average of 18.1 months for cases completed that month. Your own case can take longer: half of all cases take longer than the median.

Is I-130 processing getting faster or slower?

Faster: the median was 14.4 months in Apr–Jun 2025 and 13.0 months in Apr–Jun 2026. The longest median since FY2022 was 15.7 months in Jan–Mar 2025.

How many I-130 cases are pending?

2,404,546 I-130 cases were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026. USCIS received 126,417 and completed 99,297 immediate relatives cases in that quarter.

Why is this different from the time on the USCIS website?

The USCIS Check Case Processing Times tool shows how long it took to complete 80% of cases at a specific office over the past six months, so it is usually longer than the median shown here. Use the USCIS tool for case inquiries; use the history here to see the trend.

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