USCIS publishes a processing time for Form I-130 at 3 offices. The published upper bound runs from 34.0 months at Service Center Operations (SCOPS) to 340.0 months at All Field Offices. Each office also carries a case inquiry date — the date USCIS uses to decide whether a case is outside normal processing times. If the receipt date on your Form I-797C receipt notice is earlier than it, USCIS will accept a case inquiry (a service request) on the case; if it is later, USCIS treats the case as still within normal processing times. At the September 17, 2026 revision, 8 of these 18 entries had that date moved backward.
I-130 processing time at each USCIS office that adjudicates it
| Office | Subtype | Processing time | Case inquiry date |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Field Offices | 134A-F21 Permanent resident filing for a spouse or child under 21 | 139–300.5 months | October 11, 2001 |
| All Field Offices | 134A-IR U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21 | 83.5–113 months+3.0 mo | May 15, 2017−92 d |
| All Field Offices | 134B-F11 U.S. citizen filing for unmarried son/daughter 21 or older | 195–268 months−110.0 mo | June 26, 2004+3,346 d |
| All Field Offices | 134B-F24 Permanent resident for unmarried son or daughter 21 or older | 188.5–340 months | June 27, 1998 |
| All Field Offices | 134B-F31 U.S. citizen filing for a married son or daughter | 110.5–159 months−0.5 mo | July 24, 2013 |
| All Field Offices | 134B-F41 U.S. citizen filing for a brother or sister | 286.5–306.5 months | April 12, 2001 |
| National Benefits Center | 134A-F21 Permanent resident filing for a spouse or child under 21 | 52–56.5 months+1.0 mo | February 04, 2022−33 d |
| National Benefits Center | 134A-IR U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21 | 53–58 months+1.5 mo | December 24, 2021−34 d |
| National Benefits Center | 134B-F11 U.S. citizen filing for unmarried son/daughter 21 or older | 52.5–55.5 months | March 09, 2022 |
| National Benefits Center | 134B-F24 Permanent resident for unmarried son or daughter 21 or older | 53.5–56 months−1.5 mo | February 20, 2022+55 d |
| National Benefits Center | 134B-F31 U.S. citizen filing for a married son or daughter | 53.5–64.5 months−6.5 mo | June 09, 2021+200 d |
| National Benefits Center | 134B-F41 U.S. citizen filing for a brother or sister | 57–66.5 months−2.0 mo | April 06, 2021+58 d |
| Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 134A-F21 Permanent resident filing for a spouse or child under 21 | up to 49.5 months+1.0 mo | September 06, 2022−24 d |
| Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 134A-IR U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21 | 25.5–34 months+2.5 mo | December 19, 2023−77 d |
| Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 134B-F11 U.S. citizen filing for unmarried son/daughter 21 or older | up to 109.5 months+1.0 mo | September 07, 2017−24 d |
| Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 134B-F24 Permanent resident for unmarried son or daughter 21 or older | up to 76 months+1.0 mo | June 19, 2020−28 d |
| Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 134B-F31 U.S. citizen filing for a married son or daughter | up to 151 months−2.0 mo | March 16, 2014+56 d |
| Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 134B-F41 U.S. citizen filing for a brother or sister | up to 177 months+1.0 mo | January 22, 2012−31 d |
How to read the I-130 figures
Processing time is the range USCIS itself publishes for Form I-130. It is an estimate of how long the agency is taking overall, not a measurement of any individual case, and USCIS revises it roughly monthly without announcing the change.
Case inquiry date is the one that decides what you can do. Find your office in the table above and compare that date against the receipt date printed on your Form I-797C receipt notice. If your receipt date is earlier, USCIS treats the case as outside normal processing times and will accept a case inquiry, also called a service request. If it is later, USCIS treats the case as still within normal processing times and will not act on an inquiry.
The coloured figures show what moved at the most recent revision. Next to a processing time, a red figure means USCIS raised the published upper bound. Next to a case inquiry date, a red figure means the date moved backward — cases that had become eligible to inquire are once again treated as within normal processing times.
What USCIS changed for I-130
Every revision this archive has recorded that touched Form I-130. USCIS publishes no history of its own revisions, so this is the only record that these figures were ever different.
| Observed | USCIS posting date | Inquiry date moved back | Slower | Faster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | August 17, 2026 → September 17, 2026 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 2026-08-18 | July 15, 2026 → August 17, 2026 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 2026-07-16 | June 23, 2026 → July 15, 2026 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2026-06-24 | May 22, 2026 → June 23, 2026 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
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Processing times for other forms
Every form USCIS publishes a processing time for.
I-90 I-102 I-129 I-129CW I-129F I-131 I-140 I-212 I-360 I-407 I-485 I-526 I-526(L) I-526E I-539 I-600 I-600A I-600A3 I-601 I-601A I-612 I-730 I-751 I-765 I-765V I-800 I-800A I-800A3 I-817 I-821 I-821D I-824 I-829 I-914 I-918 I-929 I-956 I-956F N-400 N-565 N-600 N-600K
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