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Processing times

Petition for Alien Relative

I-130 · 103.8 – 144.5 mo

As of Sep 17, 2026, USCIS I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative) processing times average 103.8 – 144.5 mo across current USCIS source rows, with full range 25.5 – 247.8 mo across 3 reporting offices. Source data is checked daily; USCIS publishes new estimates about monthly.

We check daily. USCIS last published data on Sep 17, 2026.

Processing time trend

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Trend chart embedded from ImmigrationTimes.org (CC-BY-4.0). The upper bound of the published range is shown.

I-130 processing times by office

3 offices

OfficeMinMax
Field Office Directorate(FOD)167.2 mo247.8 mo
National Benefits Center(NBC)53.6 mo59.5 mo
Service Center Operations(SCD)25.5 mo34 mo

Filing categories

  • Permanent resident filing for a spouse or child under 21139 – 300.5 mo
  • Permanent resident for unmarried son or daughter 21 or older188.5 – 340 mo
  • U.S. citizen filing for a brother or sister286.5 – 306.5 mo
  • U.S. citizen filing for a married son or daughter110.5 – 159 mo
  • U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 2183.5 – 113 mo
  • U.S. citizen filing for unmarried son/daughter 21 or older195 – 268 mo

Data as of Sep 17, 2026. Processing-time estimates aggregated by ImmigrationTimes.org from USCIS publications (CC-BY-4.0). Not legal advice; not affiliated with the U.S. government. ImmigrationTimes.org/forms/i-130/.

These are USCIS published processing-time estimates aggregated by ImmigrationTimes.org. They are not guarantees, not legal advice, and not affiliated with the U.S. government. Naphtali does not control government processing.

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