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USCIS field office processing times

USCIS decides family-based green card (I-485) and citizenship (N-400) applications at local field offices, and publishes a processing time for each. Here are all 90, side by side and ranked, with USCIS’s figures as published September 17, 2026.

Checked against USCIS guidance on October 9, 2026. The sources are listed at the end of this page.

The short version

USCIS publishes a separate processing time for each of its 90 field offices. As published September 17, 2026:

Family-based green card (I-485): from 12.5 months at Burlington VT to 60.5 months at Spokane WA. The median office is at 32.8 months.
Citizenship (N-400): from 11 months at San Juan PR to 31.5 months at San Jose CA. The median office is at 15.5 months.

Fastest and slowest offices for a family-based green card

	Field office	I-485 (family-based)	N-400
Fastest	Burlington VT	12.5 months	12 months
Fastest	Tucson AZ	13.5 months	14 months
Fastest	Helena MT	14.5 months	11.5 months
Fastest	Buffalo NY	17.5 months	17 months
Fastest	Greer SC	20.5 months	13.5 months
Slowest	Spokane WA	60.5 months	13 months
Slowest	Yakima WA	57.5 months	15.5 months
Slowest	Seattle WA	56.5 months	15.5 months
Slowest	Santa Ana CA	43.5 months	17 months
Slowest	San Jose CA	43 months	31.5 months

Every field office, ranked

Ranked from the shortest family-based I-485 figure to the longest; offices with the same figure share a rank. Figures published September 17, 2026.

Rank	Field office	State	I-485 (family-based)	N-400
1	Burlington VT	VT	12.5 months	12 months
2	Tucson AZ	AZ	13.5 months	14 months
3	Helena MT	MT	14.5 months	11.5 months
4	Buffalo NY	NY	17.5 months	17 months
5	Greer SC	SC	20.5 months	13.5 months
6	Fort Smith AR	AR	21 months	13 months
6	Omaha NE	NE	21 months	14.5 months
6	Providence RI	RI	21 months	13 months
9	Charleston SC	SC	21.5 months	15 months
9	Manchester NH	NH	21.5 months	13.5 months
9	Montgomery AL	AL	21.5 months	12 months
9	Salt Lake City UT	UT	21.5 months	16 months
13	Des Moines IA	IA	22.5 months	16.5 months
13	El Paso TX	TX	22.5 months	15 months
15	Harlingen TX	TX	23 months	16 months
16	Nashville TN	TN	23.5 months	17 months
17	Washington DC	DC	24 months	14.5 months
18	Louisville KY	KY	24.5 months	14.5 months
18	Phoenix AZ	AZ	24.5 months	13 months
18	San Antonio TX	TX	24.5 months	13.5 months
21	Cincinnati OH	OH	25 months	13 months
21	Saint Louis MO	MO	25 months	14 months
23	Albany NY	NY	26.5 months	13 months
23	Tampa FL	FL	26.5 months	16.5 months
25	Kansas City MO	MO	27 months	15 months
25	Pittsburgh PA	PA	27 months	14.5 months
27	Hialeah FL	FL	27.5 months	12.5 months
28	Albuquerque NM	NM	28 months	17.5 months
29	Boston MA	MA	28.5 months	15.5 months
29	Wichita KS	KS	28.5 months	18 months
31	Dallas TX	TX	29 months	16.5 months
31	Kendall FL	FL	29 months	13.5 months
31	West Palm Beach FL	FL	29 months	16.5 months
34	Anchorage AK	AK	29.5 months	19 months
34	Fort Myers FL	FL	29.5 months	19.5 months
36	San Juan PR	PR	30 months	11 months
37	Cleveland OH	OH	30.5 months	14.5 months
38	Atlanta GA	GA	31 months	17 months
38	Charlotte NC	NC	31 months	14.5 months
38	Philadelphia PA	PA	31 months	15 months
41	Hartford CT	CT	31.5 months	14 months
41	San Diego CA	CA	31.5 months	23 months
43	Baltimore MD	MD	32.5 months	20.5 months
43	Jacksonville FL	FL	32.5 months	18 months
43	Milwaukee WI	WI	32.5 months	17.5 months
46	Imperial CA	CA	33 months	18 months
46	Long Island NY	NY	33 months	17 months
46	Memphis TN	TN	33 months	16 months
46	Orlando FL	FL	33 months	19 months
46	San Bernardino CA	CA	33 months	17.5 months
51	Mount Laurel NJ	NJ	33.5 months	14.5 months
51	New York City NY	NY	33.5 months	12.5 months
53	Cranbury NJ	NJ	34.5 months	12 months
53	Detroit MI	MI	34.5 months	16.5 months
53	Minneapolis-St. Paul MN	MN	34.5 months	20 months
56	Indianapolis IN	IN	35 months	16.5 months
57	Columbus OH	OH	35.5 months	14 months
58	Houston TX	TX	36 months	14 months
58	Las Vegas NV	NV	36 months	16 months
60	New Orleans LA	LA	36.5 months	17 months
60	Portland ME	ME	36.5 months	19 months
60	Reno NV	NV	36.5 months	15 months
63	Los Angeles CA	CA	37 months	14 months
63	Portland OR	OR	37 months	17.5 months
65	Boise ID	ID	37.5 months	17.5 months
65	Christiansted VI	VI	37.5 months	15.5 months
65	Fresno CA	CA	37.5 months	19.5 months
65	Honolulu HI	HI	37.5 months	16.5 months
69	Agana GU	GU	38 months	18.5 months
69	Newark NJ	NJ	38 months	15.5 months
71	Los Angeles County CA	CA	38.5 months	14 months
71	San Fernando Valley CA	CA	38.5 months	15.5 months
73	Oakland Park FL	FL	39 months	19 months
73	Oklahoma City OK	OK	39 months	15.5 months
73	Sacramento CA	CA	39 months	24 months
76	Denver CO	CO	39.5 months	18 months
76	Lawrence MA	MA	39.5 months	20 months
78	Brooklyn NY	NY	40 months	15 months
78	Miami FL	FL	40 months	15 months
78	Raleigh NC	NC	40 months	16 months
81	Chicago IL	IL	40.5 months	19.5 months
81	Queens NY	NY	40.5 months	15.5 months
83	Norfolk VA	VA	41 months	13.5 months
84	Charlotte Amalie VI	VI	41.5 months	15 months
84	San Francisco CA	CA	41.5 months	22.5 months
86	San Jose CA	CA	43 months	31.5 months
87	Santa Ana CA	CA	43.5 months	17 months
88	Seattle WA	WA	56.5 months	15.5 months
89	Yakima WA	WA	57.5 months	15.5 months
90	Spokane WA	WA	60.5 months	13 months

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What the number means

For each form, category and office, USCIS shows one figure: the 80th percentile. It is how long it took USCIS to complete 80% of the cases it decided over the prior six months. So 8 in 10 recent cases finished within that time; the slowest 2 in 10 took longer.

USCIS describes the figures as a reference point, not a guarantee of how long your case will take, and it updates them. Every figure on this page carries the date USCIS published it.

Which field office is mine?

The office shown on your most recent USCIS notice. Look up that office in the table, or on USCIS’s Check Case Processing Times page.

When you can ask USCIS about a slow case

USCIS’s glossary says it will only research your case if it is taking longer than the current processing time. On the Check Case Processing Times page you enter the receipt date from your receipt notice, and the tool tells you whether you can contact USCIS yet. When you can, it links you to submit an inquiry online.

That inquiry is a service request for a “case outside normal processing time.” You can make one online or through the USCIS Contact Center. USCIS’s general goal is to resolve a service request within 15 business days of creating it.

Frequently asked questions

Which USCIS field office is the fastest?

As published September 17, 2026, Burlington VT has the shortest figure for a family-based green card (12.5 months), and San Juan PR for citizenship (11 months).

Which USCIS field office is the slowest?

As published September 17, 2026, Spokane WA has the longest figure for a family-based green card (60.5 months), and San Jose CA for citizenship (31.5 months).

Why are processing times different at each field office?

USCIS publishes a separate figure for each office that decides a form. This page reports those figures; it does not explain why one office is faster than another.

Can I use this data in an article?

Yes. Please cite USCIS as the source and link to this page, for example: “Source: USCIS, Check Case Processing Times (published September 17, 2026), compiled by MyCheck.” A CSV download is on this page.

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Sources

MyCheck is not affiliated with USCIS or any government agency. Processing times are USCIS’s published figures as of the date shown and describe past cases, not a promise about yours. This page is general information, not legal advice.