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I-730 processing time

Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition — the follow-to-join petition, filed by refugees and asylees for close relatives. Official USCIS figures, updated when USCIS publishes new reports.

not published is the latest median I-730 processing time (Apr–Jun 2026). 23,562 cases were pending.
Median time
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Apr–Jun 2026
A year earlier
14.8 mo
Apr–Jun 2025
Pending cases
23,562
end of quarter, all types
Completed
240
received 2,401 in the quarter

I-730 median processing time since 2021

I-730 median processing time by quarter 0 mo10 mo20 mo30 mo40 mo FY22 Q1FY22 Q4FY23 Q3FY24 Q2FY25 Q1FY25 Q4FY26 Q3 All · FY22 Q1: 25.3 moAll · FY22 Q2: 23.6 moAll · FY22 Q3: 30.1 moAll · FY22 Q4: 30.4 moAll · FY23 Q1: 13.8 moAll · FY23 Q2: 12.1 moAll · FY23 Q3: 9 moAll · FY23 Q4: 5.3 moAll · FY24 Q1: 10.1 moAll · FY24 Q2: 6.6 moAll · FY24 Q3: 6.6 moAll · FY24 Q4: 8.5 moAll · FY25 Q1: 9.4 moAll · FY25 Q2: 11.2 moAll · FY25 Q3: 14.8 moAll · FY25 Q4: 16.9 mo 16.9 mo
Median months from receipt to completion for cases completed in each fiscal quarter. Source: USCIS quarterly all-forms report.

Pending I-730 cases

Pending I-730 cases by quarter 010K20K30K40K50K FY22 Q1FY22 Q4FY23 Q3FY24 Q2FY25 Q1FY25 Q4FY26 Q3 All · FY22 Q1: 26,830All · FY22 Q2: 26,785All · FY22 Q3: 25,880All · FY22 Q4: 22,707All · FY23 Q1: 20,487All · FY23 Q2: 17,504All · FY23 Q3: 14,563All · FY23 Q4: 12,782All · FY24 Q1: 17,658All · FY24 Q2: 21,938All · FY24 Q3: 30,571All · FY24 Q4: 33,967All · FY25 Q1: 40,931All · FY25 Q2: 32,514All · FY25 Q3: 13,442All · FY25 Q4: 14,161All · FY26 Q1: 38,082All · FY26 Q2: 37,779All · FY26 Q3: 23,562 23.6K
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

I-730 quarterly figures

QuarterMedianReceivedCompletedPending
Apr–Jun 2026—2,40124023,562
Jan–Mar 2026—2,8052,18437,779
Oct–Dec 2025—4,2262,62138,082
Jul–Sep 202516.9 mo4,78951514,161
Apr–Jun 202514.8 mo4,6641,43713,442
Jan–Mar 202511.2 mo5,2672,57732,514
Oct–Dec 20249.4 mo5,5592,71940,931
Jul–Sep 20248.5 mo6,6563,93733,967
Apr–Jun 20246.6 mo7,6203,93830,571
Jan–Mar 20246.6 mo6,8042,61821,938
Oct–Dec 202310.1 mo6,8551,70517,658
Jul–Sep 20235.3 mo4,8904,65012,782

Frequently asked questions

How long does I-730 take in 2026?

In Apr–Jun 2026, USCIS completed half of all I-730 cases within not published of filing (median, USCIS quarterly report). Your own case can take longer: half of all cases take longer than the median.

Is I-730 processing getting faster or slower?

USCIS has not published comparable medians for both periods.

How many I-730 cases are pending?

23,562 I-730 cases were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026. USCIS received 2,401 and completed 240 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.

Sources.

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