I-130 Processing Time (Petition for Alien Relative)

Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative): At a typical office, half of I-130 cases finish within about 4.9 years and 8 in 10 within about 6.6 years. The full range across case types and offices runs from 21.5 months to 31.5 years (USCIS data, July 15, 2026).

Permanent resident filing for a spouse or child under 21

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
All Field Offices	about 11.6 years	about 25 years
National Benefits Center	about 4.3 years	about 4.6 years
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	—	about 4 years

Permanent resident for unmarried son or daughter 21 or older

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
All Field Offices	about 12.8 years	about 28.3 years
National Benefits Center	about 4.5 years	about 4.8 years
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	—	about 6.1 years

U.S. citizen filing for a brother or sister

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
All Field Offices	about 23.9 years	about 25 years
National Benefits Center	about 4.9 years	about 8.3 years
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	—	about 14.6 years

U.S. citizen filing for a married son or daughter

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
All Field Offices	about 13.3 years	about 13.3 years
National Benefits Center	about 4.7 years	about 5.9 years
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	—	about 12.7 years

U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
All Field Offices	about 6.3 years	about 8.8 years
National Benefits Center	about 4.3 years	about 4.7 years
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	21.5 months	about 2.4 years

U.S. citizen filing for unmarried son/daughter 21 or older

Office	Half of cases within	Nearly all (93%) within
All Field Offices	about 16.3 years	about 31.5 years
National Benefits Center	about 4.3 years	about 4.6 years
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)	—	about 9.1 years

Use the Processing Times tool to add your filing date and see a personalized estimate for your pending case, or explore the Department of Labor queues and the Visa Bulletin waiting line on the same page.