US green card backlog reaches 1.56 million pending I-485 applications as of June 30, 2026
Key points
- As of June 30, 2026, 1,560,290 Form I-485 applications were pending at USCIS
- During the quarter, 242,989 were received and 118,366 were decided
- The family-based backlog is about 611,000; the employment-based backlog is about 268,000
As of June 30, 2026, USCIS had 1,560,290 Form I-485 applications pending, with 242,989 received and 118,366 decided during the quarter. The report puts the family-based backlog at about 611,000 and the employment-based backlog at about 268,000.
Original report: The Financial Express ↗Edited with AI assistance. Facts are based on official sources and original reports. For information only; not legal, immigration or insurance advice.