Humanitarian · FY2026 Q2
I-730 — Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition
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Median processing time
as USCIS published it
37,779
Still pending
at the close of the quarter
2,184
Decided this quarter
approvals and denials
11.4%
Denied, of decisions
not a grade — see below
What these numbers say
In FY2026 Q2 USCIS received 2,805 I-730 filings and decided 2,184 of them. 37,779 were still waiting when the quarter closed — about 17.3 quarters of work at the rate the agency was clearing them.
11.4% 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 | 4,789 | 515 | 14,161 | 16.9 mo |
| FY2026 Q2 | 2,805 | 2,184 | 37,779 | — |