Compare Processing Times
Two forms side by side, and where each office sits on one of them. Every range is as published.
Taking the middle of each published range, I-485 runs about 10.5 months longer than N-400 across the offices that publish them.
I-485
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
Published for 93 offices
- Fastest
- Burlington VT8.5 to 12.5 months
- Slowest
- Seattle WA36 to 56.5 months (3 to 4.7 years)
Across these 93 offices, the middle of the published ranges is 24.7 months.
N-400
Application for Naturalization
Published for 90 offices
- Fastest
- San Juan PR9.5 to 11 months
- Slowest
- San Jose CA16 to 31.5 months (1.3 to 2.6 years)
Across these 90 offices, the middle of the published ranges is 14.2 months.
Burlington VT
8.5 to 12.5 months
Family-Based adjustment applications
Tucson AZ
8.5 to 13.5 months
Family-Based adjustment applications
Helena MT
9.5 to 14.5 months
Family-Based adjustment applications
Buffalo NY
10 to 17.5 months
Family-Based adjustment applications
All Field Offices
9.5 to 19 months
Employment-Based adjustment applications
Omaha NE
12 to 21 months
Family-Based adjustment applications
Providence RI
12.5 to 21 months
Family-Based adjustment applications
Harlingen TX
11 to 23 months
Family-Based adjustment applications
Manchester NH
13 to 21.5 months
Family-Based adjustment applications
Charleston SC
13.5 to 21.5 months
Family-Based adjustment applications
El Paso TX
12.5 to 22.5 months
Family-Based adjustment applications
Montgomery AL
13.5 to 21.5 months
Family-Based adjustment applications
Greer SC
15 to 20.5 months
Family-Based adjustment applications
Fort Smith AR
15 to 21 months
Family-Based adjustment applications
Salt Lake City UT
15 to 21.5 months
Family-Based adjustment applications
Des Moines IA
14.5 to 22.5 months
Family-Based adjustment applications
Louisville KY
12.5 to 24.5 months (1 to 2 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Nashville TN
13.5 to 23.5 months
Family-Based adjustment applications
Saint Louis MO
12 to 25 months (1 to 2.1 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
San Antonio TX
13 to 24.5 months (1.1 to 2 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Phoenix AZ
14 to 24.5 months (1.2 to 2 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Anchorage AK
9.5 to 29.5 months (0.8 to 2.5 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Cincinnati OH
14 to 25 months (1.2 to 2.1 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Wichita KS
11.5 to 28.5 months (1 to 2.4 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Kansas City MO
14 to 27 months (1.2 to 2.3 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Pittsburgh PA
14 to 27 months (1.2 to 2.3 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Albany NY
15 to 26.5 months (1.3 to 2.2 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Albuquerque NM
13.5 to 28 months (1.1 to 2.3 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Hialeah FL
14 to 27.5 months (1.2 to 2.3 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Boston MA
13.5 to 28.5 months (1.1 to 2.4 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Washington DC
18 to 24 months (1.5 to 2 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Dallas TX
13.5 to 29 months (1.1 to 2.4 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Kendall FL
14.5 to 29 months (1.2 to 2.4 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Tampa FL
17 to 26.5 months (1.4 to 2.2 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
San Diego CA
13 to 31.5 months (1.1 to 2.6 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
San Juan PR
14.5 to 30 months (1.2 to 2.5 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Imperial CA
12.5 to 33 months (1 to 2.8 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
West Palm Beach FL
16.5 to 29 months (1.4 to 2.4 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Cleveland OH
15.5 to 30.5 months (1.3 to 2.5 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Hartford CT
14.5 to 31.5 months (1.2 to 2.6 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Philadelphia PA
15 to 31 months (1.3 to 2.6 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Atlanta GA
16.5 to 31 months (1.4 to 2.6 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Milwaukee WI
15.5 to 32.5 months (1.3 to 2.7 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
New York City NY
14.5 to 33.5 months (1.2 to 2.8 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Charlotte NC
18 to 31 months (1.5 to 2.6 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Detroit MI
14.5 to 34.5 months (1.2 to 2.9 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Columbus OH
14 to 35.5 months (1.2 to 3 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Fort Myers FL
20 to 29.5 months (1.7 to 2.5 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Jacksonville FL
17 to 32.5 months (1.4 to 2.7 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Long Island NY
16.5 to 33 months (1.4 to 2.8 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN
16.5 to 34.5 months (1.4 to 2.9 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Baltimore MD
19 to 32.5 months (1.6 to 2.7 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Cranbury NJ
17 to 34.5 months (1.4 to 2.9 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Orlando FL
18.5 to 33 months (1.5 to 2.8 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
San Fernando Valley CA
13 to 38.5 months (1.1 to 3.2 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Los Angeles CA
15 to 37 months (1.3 to 3.1 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
San Bernardino CA
19 to 33 months (1.6 to 2.8 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Portland OR
16 to 37 months (1.3 to 3.1 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Fresno CA
16 to 37.5 months (1.3 to 3.1 years)
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Houston TX
18 to 36 months (1.5 to 3 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Reno NV
18 to 36.5 months (1.5 to 3 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Charlotte Amalie VI
13.5 to 41.5 months (1.1 to 3.5 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Las Vegas NV
19 to 36 months (1.6 to 3 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Mount Laurel NJ
21.5 to 33.5 months (1.8 to 2.8 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Boise ID
18 to 37.5 months (1.5 to 3.1 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Christiansted VI
18 to 37.5 months (1.5 to 3.1 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Memphis TN
22.5 to 33 months (1.9 to 2.8 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Honolulu HI
18.5 to 37.5 months (1.5 to 3.1 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Los Angeles County CA
17.5 to 38.5 months (1.5 to 3.2 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Indianapolis IN
22 to 35 months (1.8 to 2.9 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Sacramento CA
18 to 39 months (1.5 to 3.3 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
New Orleans LA
21 to 36.5 months (1.8 to 3 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Brooklyn NY
19 to 40 months (1.6 to 3.3 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Chicago IL
18.5 to 40.5 months (1.5 to 3.4 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Portland ME
22.5 to 36.5 months (1.9 to 3 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Agana GU
21.5 to 38 months (1.8 to 3.2 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Oklahoma City OK
20.5 to 39 months (1.7 to 3.3 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Lawrence MA
20.5 to 39.5 months (1.7 to 3.3 years)
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Newark NJ
22 to 38 months (1.8 to 3.2 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
San Francisco CA
18.5 to 41.5 months (1.5 to 3.5 years)
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Norfolk VA
19.5 to 41 months (1.6 to 3.4 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Miami FL
21.5 to 40 months (1.8 to 3.3 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Oakland Park FL
22.5 to 39 months (1.9 to 3.3 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Queens NY
21 to 40.5 months (1.8 to 3.4 years)
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Denver CO
22.5 to 39.5 months (1.9 to 3.3 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Raleigh NC
24.5 to 40 months (2 to 3.3 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Santa Ana CA
27.5 to 43.5 months (2.3 to 3.6 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
San Jose CA
32.5 to 43 months (2.7 to 3.6 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
All Field Offices
34.5 to 43.5 months (2.9 to 3.6 years)
Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago
Yakima WA
21 to 57.5 months (1.8 to 4.8 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Spokane WA
22 to 60.5 months (1.8 to 5 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
All Field Offices
30 to 60 months (2.5 to 5 years)
Based on refugee admission more than 1 year ago
Seattle WA
36 to 56.5 months (3 to 4.7 years)
Family-Based adjustment applications
Every range here is as published, for one office. The middle of a range is ours: it orders the list, and where a sentence uses it, it says so. Ranges come without case volumes, so each office counts once. USCIS's processing times page.