July 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
I-130 Petition for Alien Relative
Immediate Relative
Latest official report date: Mar 25, 2026
Latest quarter workbook: July 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025.
Latest published workbook
Latest published workbook
Workbook processing months
Annual and quarterly movement
Annual processing months
Immediate Relative across the USCIS annual median processing-time series, preferring the official FY2016-FY2024 historical factsheet where USCIS publishes it and falling back to the pulled legacy export elsewhere.
Last eight quarters pending
Pending inventory from the quarterly all-forms report.
Latest quarters
| Quarter | Received | Approved | Denied | Pending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2019 | 166,264 | 157,587 | 14,718 | 1,546,378 |
| Q3 2019 | 196,601 | 173,245 | 16,089 | 1,571,173 |
| Q4 2019 | 203,727 | 209,481 | 28,650 | 1,564,880 |
| Q1 2020 | 231,143 | 192,451 | 21,933 | 1,570,512 |
| Q2 2020 | 203,236 | 199,806 | 25,267 | 1,543,183 |
| Q3 2020 | 110,547 | 199,432 | 34,278 | 1,452,157 |
| Q4 2020 | 167,118 | 141,871 | 25,728 | 1,472,788 |
| Q1 2021 | 149,173 | 163,689 | 19,259 | 1,490,690 |
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Recent source documents for I-130
Form I-130, (Awaiting Visa Availability) (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 4)
Published Mar 25, 2026
Contains information on USCIS approved family based petitions awaiting visa final priority dates. Form I-130 is included by preference category and country.
I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, by Category, Case Status, and USCIS Field Office or Service Center Location (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 4)
Published Mar 24, 2026
Contains quarterly performance data on alien relative petitions. It displays the number of petitions received, approved, denied, and pending by quarter of fiscal year, office, and subtype.
Form I-130, (Awaiting Visa Availability) (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 3)
Published Oct 9, 2025
Contains information on USCIS approved family based petitions awaiting visa final priority dates. Form I-130 is included by preference category and country.
I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, by Category, Case Status, and USCIS Field Office or Service Center Location (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 3)
Published Oct 8, 2025
Contains quarterly performance data on alien relative petitions. It displays the number of petitions received, approved, denied, and pending by quarter of fiscal year, office, and subtype.
I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, by Category, Case Status, and USCIS Field Office or Service Center Location (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 2)
Published Jul 2, 2025
Contains quarterly performance data on alien relative petitions. It displays the number of petitions received, approved, denied, and pending by quarter of fiscal year, office, and subtype.
Form I-130, (Awaiting Visa Availability) (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 2)
Published Jul 1, 2025
Contains information on USCIS approved family based petitions awaiting visa final priority dates. Form I-130 is included by preference category and country.
Form I-130, (Awaiting Visa Availability) (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 1)
Published May 1, 2025
Contains information on USCIS approved family based petitions awaiting visa final priority dates. Form I-130 is included by preference category and country.
I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, by Category, Case Status, and USCIS Field Office or Service Center Location (Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 1)
Published Apr 30, 2025
Contains quarterly performance data on alien relative petitions. It displays the number of petitions received, approved, denied, and pending by quarter of fiscal year, office, and subtype.
Form I-130, (Awaiting Visa Availability) (Fiscal Year 2024, Quarter 4)
Published Dec 17, 2024
Contains information on USCIS approved family based petitions awaiting visa final priority dates. Form I-130 is included by preference category and country.
I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, by Category, Case Status, and USCIS Field Office or Service Center Location (Fiscal Year 2024, Quarter 4)
Published Dec 16, 2024
Contains quarterly performance data on alien relative petitions. It displays the number of petitions received, approved, denied, and pending by quarter of fiscal year, office, and subtype.
Older office-specific processing snapshots
California Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
6 subtype entries
California Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- Permanent resident filing for a spouse or child under 21 30-23 months Service request date November 18, 2019
- U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21 8.5-6.5 months Service request date September 02, 2021
- U.S. citizen filing for an unmarried son or daughter over 21 59-45.5 months Service request date June 17, 2017
- Permanent resident filing for an unmarried son or daughter over 21 79-60.5 months Service request date October 21, 2015
- U.S. citizen filing for a married son or daughter over 21 146.5-113 months Service request date February 24, 2010
- U.S. citizen filing for a brother or sister 177.5-136.5 months Service request date July 30, 2007
Nebraska Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
6 subtype entries
Nebraska Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- Permanent resident filing for a spouse or child under 21 7-5 months Service request date October 07, 2021
- U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21 7-5 months Service request date October 07, 2021
- U.S. citizen filing for an unmarried son or daughter over 21 10-7.5 months Service request date July 20, 2021
- Permanent resident filing for an unmarried son or daughter over 21 66.5-51 months Service request date October 28, 2016
- U.S. citizen filing for a married son or daughter over 21 133-102.5 months Service request date April 20, 2011
- U.S. citizen filing for a brother or sister 160.5-123.5 months Service request date December 26, 2008
Potomac Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
6 subtype entries
Potomac Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- Permanent resident filing for a spouse or child under 21 36.5-28 months Service request date April 25, 2019
- U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21 13-10 months Service request date April 09, 2021
- U.S. citizen filing for an unmarried son or daughter over 21 36.5-28 months Service request date April 25, 2019
- Permanent resident filing for an unmarried son or daughter over 21 36.5-28 months Service request date April 25, 2019
- U.S. citizen filing for a married son or daughter over 21 36.5-28 months Service request date April 25, 2019
- U.S. citizen filing for a brother or sister 36.5-28 months Service request date April 25, 2019
Texas Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
6 subtype entries
Texas Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- Permanent resident filing for a spouse or child under 21 22.5-17.5 months Service request date June 27, 2020
- U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21 14.5-11 months Service request date March 03, 2021
- U.S. citizen filing for an unmarried son or daughter over 21 22.5-17.5 months Service request date June 27, 2020
- Permanent resident filing for an unmarried son or daughter over 21 22.5-17.5 months Service request date June 27, 2020
- U.S. citizen filing for a married son or daughter over 21 22.5-17.5 months Service request date June 27, 2020
- U.S. citizen filing for a brother or sister 22.5-17.5 months Service request date June 27, 2020
Vermont Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
6 subtype entries
Vermont Service Center
Published Mar 29, 2022
- Permanent resident filing for a spouse or child under 21 33.5-26 months Service request date July 29, 2019
- U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21 16-12 months Service request date January 16, 2021
- U.S. citizen filing for an unmarried son or daughter over 21 72-55.5 months Service request date May 11, 2016
- Permanent resident filing for an unmarried son or daughter over 21 66.5-51.5 months Service request date October 22, 2016
- U.S. citizen filing for a married son or daughter over 21 72-55.5 months Service request date May 20, 2016
- U.S. citizen filing for a brother or sister 123-95 months Service request date February 06, 2012
What to know before using this page
- Annual processing-month history for select classifications is refreshed from the official USCIS Historical Processing Times Trends factsheet (data as of March 5, 2024).
- Current processing-time estimates in the local snapshot come from cached USCIS API responses published on March 29, 2022. They are included only as legacy context; the primary up-to-date source is the USCIS Immigration and Citizenship Data RSS feed and linked quarterly workbooks.
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