I-130 (Family Green Card Petition) Processing Times
Petition for Alien Relative
105.1 mo – 143.6 mo
avg. across all offices
Current I-130 Processing Time
As of , USCIS I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative) processing times average 105.1 mo to 143.6 mo across all offices, with full range 20.0 mo to 263.6 mo. The fastest processing is at Service Center Operations (20.0 mo). Processing times have been increasing over the past three months. Data is checked daily from official USCIS estimates.
Processing Time Trend
Upper bound of processing time range shown. Source: USCIS Processing Times.
The chart includes historical office series (California Service Center and Vermont Service Center) from offices that previously reported this form. The current table below lists only offices with current USCIS estimates.
Field Office Directorate (302 mo) excluded from default view — click “Show all offices including outliers” to include.
<iframe src="https://immigrationtimes.org/embed/i-130.html" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="I-130 Processing Times"></iframe> <p>Source: <a href="https://immigrationtimes.org/forms/i-130/">I-130 Processing Times — ImmigrationTimes.org</a></p>
USCIS Service Center Consolidation
As of , USCIS publishes I-130 processing times at 3 reporting levels (Field Office Directorate, National Benefits Center, and Service Center Operations), down from 8 as recently as June 2024 — when reporting included individual service centers (e.g., California and Nebraska) that now roll up to the divisional level. Source: USCIS published processing times.
I-130 Processing Times by Office
3| Office | Min | Max | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Center Operations (SCD) Fastest | 20.0 mo | 28.0 mo | Fast |
| National Benefits Center (NBC) | 55.0 mo | 70.7 mo | Normal |
| Field Office Directorate (FOD) | 169.4 mo | 263.6 mo | Very Slow |
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As of Jun 23, 2026, USCIS processing times for I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative) range from 20.0 mo to 263.6 mo across all offices (full range; average 105.1 mo–143.6 mo across offices). Source: ImmigrationTimes.org/forms/i-130/. Dataset DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19529862
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Frequently Asked Questions
Current USCIS I-130 processing times range from 20.0 mo to 263.6 mo across all offices (full range; average 105.1 mo–143.6 mo across offices). This data is updated daily from USCIS official processing time estimates.
Based on current data, Service Center Operations has the shortest I-130 processing times at 20.0 mo. See the full comparison in the table above.
Based on data from the last three months, I-130 processing times are increasing. Processing times have risen compared to three months ago. View the trend chart above for the full historical picture.
You can check official processing times on the USCIS website at egov.uscis.gov/processing-times. Select your form (I-130), the office or service center that is processing your case, and your filing category. ImmigrationTimes.org tracks these same times with historical trends and comparisons.
Processing times for I-130 vary by office, filing category, case complexity, and current USCIS workload. Security checks, requests for evidence (RFEs), and application volume can all affect how long a case takes. The office comparison table above shows how times differ by location.
Family Green Card Petition petitions are filed using USCIS Form I-130. Current processing times range from 20.0 mo to 263.6 mo across all offices (full range; average 105.1 mo–143.6 mo across offices). This data is updated daily from official USCIS processing time estimates.
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Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Data aggregated from daily USCIS processing time snapshots. Each office's range averages only the filing categories for which USCIS publishes both a lower and an upper bound, so both endpoints cover the same categories. Data last updated . Permanent link. Verify on USCIS.gov.
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