I-130 (Family Green Card Petition) Processing Times
Petition for Alien Relative
110.4 mo – 153.7 mo
avg. across USCIS source rows
Current I-130 Processing Time
As of , USCIS I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative) processing times average 110.4 mo to 153.7 mo across current USCIS source rows, with full range 53.6 mo to 247.8 mo across all offices. National Benefits Center has the lowest average upper bound at 59.5 mo (average range 53.6 mo to 59.5 mo). Processing times have been decreasing over the past three months. Source data is checked daily; USCIS publishes new estimates about monthly.
Category-specific source pages report the exact USCIS source row and history for a single I-130 eligibility category:
- Permanent resident filing for a spouse or child under 21
- U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21
- U.S. citizen filing for unmarried son/daughter 21 or older
- Permanent resident for unmarried son or daughter 21 or older
- U.S. citizen filing for a married son or daughter
- U.S. citizen filing for a brother or sister
Processing Time Trend
Upper bound of processing time range shown. Source: USCIS Processing Times.
The chart includes historical office series (California Service Center, Vermont Service Center, and Nebraska Service Center and 3 other offices) from offices that previously reported this form. The current table below lists only offices with current USCIS estimates.
Dashed lines are offices that no longer report this form; each ends at its last published date.
Chart series show upper-bound processing times for U.S. citizen filing for a brother or sister, one of 6 current USCIS categories with a published range. The office comparison table uses office-level averages across current USCIS categories.
Field Office Directorate (peak 306.5 mo for the charted category) excluded from default view — click “Show all offices including outliers” to include.
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USCIS Service Center Consolidation
As of , USCIS publishes I-130 processing times at 2 reporting levels (Field Office Directorate and National Benefits Center), 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
2 offices| Office | Min | Max | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Benefits Center (NBC) Lowest average upper boundLowest upper | 53.6 mo | 59.5 mo | Normal |
| Field Office Directorate (FOD) | 167.2 mo | 247.8 mo | Very Slow |
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As of Oct 19, 2026, USCIS processing times for I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative) range from 53.6 mo to 247.8 mo across all offices and all filing categories (full range; source-row average 110.4 mo–153.7 mo). Source: https://immigrationtimes.org/forms/i-130/. Dataset version DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21311840
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Frequently Asked Questions
Current USCIS I-130 processing times range from 53.6 mo to 247.8 mo across all offices (full range; source-row average 110.4 mo–153.7 mo). Figures come from USCIS official processing time estimates, which USCIS publishes about monthly; this page is rebuilt daily.
Based on current data, National Benefits Center has the lowest average upper bound for I-130 at 59.5 mo (average range 53.6 mo to 59.5 mo). See the full comparison in the table above.
Based on data from the last three months, I-130 processing times are decreasing. Processing times have improved 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 53.6 mo to 247.8 mo across all offices (full range; source-row average 110.4 mo–153.7 mo). Figures come from official USCIS processing time estimates, which USCIS publishes about monthly; this page is rebuilt daily.
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Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Data aggregated from 65 USCIS processing time publications, issued monthly. 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 . See our data sources and methodology. Permanent link. Verify on USCIS.gov.
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