Net backlog and frontlog, all USCIS form types

The net backlog across all USCIS forms reached 7,736,000 as of June 30, 2026, up from 7,028,000 at March 31, 2026.

Compared with a year earlier, the backlog was up 43.0% from 5,408,000 at June 30, 2025.

7,736,000

Net backlog, all forms

As of June 30, 2026

708,000

Change since prior quarter

Since March 31, 2026

11,000

Cases not yet opened

As of June 30, 2026

Net backlog, all forms, as USCIS published it
7,736,0003,800,000December 31, 2023June 30, 2026
As ofNet backlog
December 31, 20234,114,000
March 31, 20243,812,000
June 30, 20243,842,000
September 30, 20243,800,000
December 31, 20244,292,000
March 31, 20254,964,000
June 30, 20255,408,000
September 30, 20256,280,000
December 31, 20256,332,000
March 31, 20267,028,000
June 30, 20267,736,000

These are counts at each period end, not quarterly activity: they cannot be added across quarters. Every figure in this series is published rounded, so a difference smaller than the rounding step is not a change USCIS reported.

The net backlog rose 10.1% since March 31, 2026, an increase of 708,000 cases, as of June 30, 2026.

Measured against a year earlier, the net backlog was up 43.0% as of June 30, 2026, compared with June 30, 2025.

I-130 — Petition for Alien Relative (Preference Relative), quarter by quarter
123,5000December 31, 2024June 30, 2026
As ofNet backlog
December 31, 20240
March 31, 20250
June 30, 20250
September 30, 202548,200
December 31, 202549,500
March 31, 202629,400
June 30, 2026123,500

This is one form line, not a share of anything: the file prints no figure these lines add up to. Every figure in this series is published rounded, so a difference smaller than the rounding step is not a change USCIS reported.

The I-130 Preference Relative category grew by 94,100 cases between March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2026.

I-765 — Application for Employment Authorization (All Other), quarter by quarter
824,7000December 31, 2023June 30, 2026
As ofNet backlog
December 31, 2023178,600
March 31, 202421,900
June 30, 202442,400
September 30, 20240
December 31, 2024276,400
March 31, 2025775,500
June 30, 2025625,500
September 30, 2025768,500
December 31, 2025682,900
March 31, 2026735,900
June 30, 2026824,700

This is one form line, not a share of anything: the file prints no figure these lines add up to. Every figure in this series is published rounded, so a difference smaller than the rounding step is not a change USCIS reported.

The I-765 (All Other) backlog grew by 88,800 cases between March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2026.

Frontlog: cases received but not yet opened
248,0000December 31, 2023June 30, 2026
As ofFrontlog
December 31, 20230
March 31, 202477,300
June 30, 20240
September 30, 20240
December 31, 20240
March 31, 202534,000
June 30, 202560,200
September 30, 2025248,000
December 31, 2025197,700
March 31, 202638,500
June 30, 202611,000

These are counts at each period end, not quarterly activity: they cannot be added across quarters. Every figure in this series is published rounded, so a difference smaller than the rounding step is not a change USCIS reported.

The frontlog fell by 27,500 cases, from 38,500 at March 31, 2026 to 11,000 at June 30, 2026.

Before you use these numbers

  1. These figures are snapshots at each period end, not counts of work done during the quarter, so they cannot be added across quarters.
  2. All published values are rounded, so small differences between periods may not reflect a change USCIS actually reported.
  3. A single form line moving does not mean the underlying reasons for that movement are known from this file; the data does not say why any queue rose or fell.
  4. The frontlog and the net backlog measure different things — cases not yet opened versus cases already pending — and should not be read as parts of the same trend.
Every form USCIS listed this quarter
FormWhat is waitingNet backlogChange since March 2026
I-589Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal1,343,000+14,600
I-765Application for Employment Authorization (All Other)824,700+88,800
I-130Petition for Alien Relative (Immediate Relative)572,300+46,600
I-821Application for Temporary Protected Status565,900-7,200
I-765Application for Employment Authorization (Adjustment Of Status)502,000+88,000
N-400Application for Naturalization473,700+63,600
I-485Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Family)426,800+38,400
I-485Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Cuban)339,100+18,300
I-131Application for Travel Document (Advance Parole)306,100+57,700
WaiversWaivers268,900+34,300
I-90Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card255,200-44,200
I-751Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence244,100+25,900
I-360Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant215,200+17,900
I-918Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status146,000+19,800
I-140Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers132,100+11,200
I-130Petition for Alien Relative (Preference Relative)123,500+94,100
I-485Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Refugee)123,200+22,600
I-485Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Asylum)106,900+9,400
I-914Application for T Nonimmigrant Status99,200+18,100
I-131Application for Travel Document98,200+4,300
I-485Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Employment)88,600+400
I-129Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker74,200+16,300
I-539Application To Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status69,700+16,400
I-601AApplication for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver67,400+4,900
I-485Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Other)52,400+7,900
N-600Application for Certificate of Citizenship34,700+4,200
I-765Application for Employment Authorization (Parolees)25,600+15,800
I-131Application for Travel Document (Parole-in-Place)21,900+3,500
I-730Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition19,100+3,200
I-129FPetition for Alien Fiancé(e)18,200+500
I-765Application for Employment Authorization (Premium Processed)18,000+15,200
DS-230 (IV)Immigrant Visas12,600-3,200
I-824Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition12,500+1,600
G-325ABiographic Information (for Deferred Action)9,500+1,400
I-821DConsideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals8,800-4,500
I-526EImmigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor8,000+700
N-565Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document5,800—
I-829Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status4,900—
I-131Application for Travel Document (DACA)4,600+700
N-400Application for Naturalization (Military)4,100+900
I-102Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document3,000-600
N-336Req. for a Hearing on a Decision in Natz. Proceedings (Under Sect. 336 of the INA)1,900+700
I-929Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant1,600—
I-881App. for Susp. of Deport. or Spec. Rule Cancel. of Removal (Sect. 203 of Public Law 105-100 (NACARA))800—
I-526Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor700—
I-600Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative300—
I-526Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor (Legacy)200—
I-140GImmigrant Petition for the Gold Card Program100—
I-956KRegistration for Direct and Third-Party Promoters100—
LegalizationLegalization/ SAW100—
EOIR AdjustmentEOIR Adjustment0—
I-485Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Indo-Chinese)0—
I-765Application for Employment Authorization (Asylum)0—
I-765Application for Employment Authorization (DACA)0—
I-800Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative0—
I-817Application for Family Unity Benefits0—
I-870Record of Determination/Credible Fear Worksheet0-400
I-899Record of Determination/Reasonable Fear Worksheet0—
I-924Application For Regional Center Designation Under the Immigrant Investor Program0—
I-941Application for Entrepreneur Parole0—
I-956Application for Regional Center Designation0—
I-956FApplication for Approval of Investment in a Commercial Enterprise0—
I-956GRegional Center Annual Statement0—
I-956HBona Fides of Person Involved in Regional Center Program0—
N-648Medical Certification for Disability ExceptionsN/A—