Analysis

I-130 processing time by relationship: spouse, parent, child, sibling

USCIS reports two I-130 queues, not six. Here is which one your relative is in.

Search for "I-130 processing time for siblings" and you will get a number. USCIS never published one. The agency reports I-130 as exactly two rows — immediate relative and all other relative — and breaks neither down by relationship. What decides your wait is which of those two rows you are counted in.

12.5 months

Immediate relative

761,638 pending

39.4 months

All other relative

1,597,832 pending

26.9 mo

The gap

same form, different queue

Which queue each relationship falls in

If you are petitioning for USCIS counts it as Median Queue
A spouse of a U.S. citizen Immediate Relative 12.5 months 761,638
A spouse of a green card holder All Other Relative 39.4 months 1,597,832
A parent of a U.S. citizen Immediate Relative 12.5 months 761,638
An unmarried child under 21 of a U.S. citizen Immediate Relative 12.5 months 761,638
A child over 21 of a U.S. citizen All Other Relative 39.4 months 1,597,832
A sibling of a U.S. citizen All Other Relative 39.4 months 1,597,832

USCIS I-130 figures, FY2026 Q2

Source — USCIS quarterly data release, FY2026 Q2. Public domain.

Every figure above is read from the USCIS quarterly data release and rebuilt each time a new one is imported — this piece was last rebuilt 20 minutes ago. Nothing here is legal advice, and ImmigrationAll is not affiliated with USCIS or any government agency.