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I-130 processing at National Benefits Center, MO

USCIS’s own quarterly numbers for this office. Newest: Apr–Jun 2026.

Time to clear backlog

18 months

same as the quarter before

Pending applications

12,779

+1% vs. previous quarter

Decided in Apr–Jun 2026

2,122

unchanged vs. previous quarter

Approval rate

38%

−4 pts vs. previous quarter
Special cases:

USCIS publishes no times per office. Nationally, I-130 (Immediate Relative) cases filed today are most likely decided in 11–22 months. See the national ranges.

For now, from our reading of the numbers:

USCIS decided 51% fewer of these cases in Apr–Jun 2026 than usual. Plan for the later end of the range.

By category, Apr–Jun 2026

CategoryReceivedDecidedPendingTime to clear backlog
Immediate Relative6982,12212,77918 months
All Other Relative0684160.1 months
All categories6982,80612,79514 months

What happened to the applications

  • Approved
  • Denied
  • Pending at quarter end
  • Filed
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Source: USCIS’s quarterly I-130 by Category, Case Status, and USCIS Field Office Location reports, via the Immigration and Citizenship Data page.

Backlog over time

Time to clear backlog is how long the office would need to decide every pending case at last quarter’s pace. It is not your wait: the pile includes cases on hold and cases USCIS cannot decide yet.

How to read the chart

USCIS sometimes moves pending cases between offices. The chart leaves it out for quarters in which the office decided fewer than 100 of these cases.

Time to clear backlog
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