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I-130 processing at Vermont Service Center

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

Time to clear backlog

6.7 months

after USCIS moved cases away

Pending applications

11,146

−88%, cases moved out

Decided in Apr–Jun 2026

5,013

−67% vs. previous quarter

Approval rate

80%

−9 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 Relative8265,01311,1466.7 months

after cases moved away

All Other Relative4521,6866,00511 months

after cases moved away

All categories1,2786,69917,1517.7 months

after cases moved away

What happened to the applications

  • Approved
  • Denied
  • Pending at quarter end
  • Filed (or routed here)
020k40k60k80k100k120k202120222023202420252026cases moved or routed incases moved out
Source: USCIS’s quarterly I-130 by Category, Case Status, and USCIS Field Office Location reports, via the Immigration and Citizenship Data page. A dashed line ("cases moved or routed in"): In Apr–Jun 2021, USCIS moved these cases to the Vermont Service Center and routed new filings here, which the filings line counts: its pile, and the time to clear it, changed for that reason, not because the office sped up or fell behind. A dashed line ("cases moved out"): In Apr–Jun 2026, USCIS moved these cases away from the Vermont Service Center: its pile, and the time to clear it, changed for that reason, not because the office sped up or fell behind.

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. A dashed line marks a quarter in which it did: the pile, and the time to clear it, then include the cases moved in (or leave out those moved away), so they don't show the office falling behind or catching up. The chart leaves it out for quarters in which the office decided fewer than 100 of these cases.

Time to clear backlog
0510152025months202120222023202420252026cases moved or routed incases moved out
A dashed line ("cases moved or routed in"): In Apr–Jun 2021, USCIS moved these cases to the Vermont Service Center and routed new filings here, which the filings line counts: its pile, and the time to clear it, changed for that reason, not because the office sped up or fell behind. A dashed line ("cases moved out"): In Apr–Jun 2026, USCIS moved these cases away from the Vermont Service Center: its pile, and the time to clear it, changed for that reason, not because the office sped up or fell behind.