Family Based · FY2026 Q2
I-130 (Immediate Relative) — Petition for Alien Relative
12.5 mo
Median processing time
as USCIS published it
761,638
Still pending
at the close of the quarter
150,203
Decided this quarter
approvals and denials
11.5%
Denied, of decisions
not a grade — see below
What these numbers say
In FY2026 Q2 USCIS received 126,666 I-130 (Immediate Relative) filings and decided 150,203 of them. 761,638 were still waiting when the quarter closed — about 5.1 quarters of work at the rate the agency was clearing them. The median case took 12.5 months.
11.5% of the decisions made were denials. That figure is shown because it is published, not because it is a verdict: USCIS releases no measure that separates an office applying the law strictly from one receiving weaker filings, so nothing on this site grades on it.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Received | Decided | Pending | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Q4 | 173,595 | 249,288 | 801,745 | 13.7 mo |
| FY2026 Q2 | 126,666 | 150,203 | 761,638 | 12.5 mo |
Other I-130 categories
USCIS reports I-130 as separate categories, and they do not run at the same speed.