I-130 (Family Green Card Petition) Processing Times
Petition for Alien Relative
98.7 mo – 111.8 mo
avg. across all service centers
Current I-130 Processing Time
As of , USCIS I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative) processing times average 98.7 mo to 111.8 mo across all service centers, with full range 17.5 mo to 300.0 mo depending on the service center and filing category. The fastest processing is at National Benefits Center (58.5 mo). Processing times have been relatively stable 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.
Field Office Directorate (300 mo) excluded from default view — click “Show all centers including outliers” to include.
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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 in 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 Service Center
3| Service Center | Min | Max | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Benefits Center (NBC) Fastest | 58.5 mo | 69.5 mo | Normal |
| Service Center Operations (SCD) | 17.5 mo | 92.7 mo | Normal |
| Field Office Directorate (FOD) | 152.3 mo | 173.3 mo | Very Slow |
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Citation
ImmigrationTimes.org. (2026). I-130 Processing Times (data as of Apr 21, 2026). Retrieved May 13, 2026, from https://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 17.5 mo to 300.0 mo across all service centers (full range; average 98.7 mo–111.8 mo across centers) depending on the service center and filing category. This data is updated daily from USCIS official processing time estimates.
Based on current data, National Benefits Center has the shortest I-130 processing times at 58.5 mo. See the full comparison in the table above.
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 service center, 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 service center 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 17.5 mo to 300.0 mo across all service centers (full range; average 98.7 mo–111.8 mo across centers) depending on the service center and filing category. 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. Data last updated . Permanent link. Verify on USCIS.gov.
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