Updated August 2026

USCIS Processing Times 2026

Current processing times for every major USCIS form, broken down by service center and field office. Find your form below to see how long your case may take.

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Processing Times by Form

Select a form to see detailed processing times by service center, common questions, and what status messages mean.

Form I-485

I-485 Processing Time

The I-485 is the application for a green card (permanent residence) for people already in ...

Current range:15.5–30.1 months
Form I-765

I-765 EAD Processing Time

The I-765 is the application for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD), which gives y...

Current range:11.3–15.4 months
Form I-131

I-131 Advance Parole Processing Time

The I-131 can request Advance Parole, which may let a person with a pending I-485 travel w...

Current range:Official USCIS selector required
Form I-130

I-130 Processing Time

The I-130 is filed by a US citizen or green card holder to establish a qualifying family r...

Current range:12.9 months median
Form N-400

N-400 Citizenship Processing Time

The N-400 is the application for US citizenship through naturalization for eligible green ...

Current range:Official USCIS selector required
Form I-129

I-129 Processing Time

The I-129 is the petition an employer files with USCIS to hire or extend an employee on a ...

Current range:9.5–10.5 months
Form I-140

I-140 Processing Time

The I-140 is filed by a US employer to sponsor a foreign national employee for a green car...

Current range:Official USCIS selector required

By Service Center

Legacy prefixes can indicate where USCIS originally receipted a filing; they do not prove the current office. IOE means electronic processing, not a service center, and transfers do not change the receipt number.

WAC
CSC
Laguna Niguel, CA
EAC
VSC
St. Albans, VT
LIN
NSC
Lincoln, NE
SRC
TSC
Mesquite, TX
MSC
NBC
Lee's Summit, MO
YSC
PSC
Arlington, VA

Field Office Processing-Time Lookup

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N-400 applicants attend a naturalization examination and interview. USCIS decides I-485 interview waivers case by case. When an interview is scheduled, timing varies by field office.

New York, NY
New York City Field Office
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Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Field Office
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Chicago, IL
Chicago Field Office
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Houston, TX
Houston Field Office
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Miami, FL
Miami Field Office
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San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Field Office
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Processing times shown are approximate ranges based on publicly available USCIS data and community reports. Always check current official times at egov.uscis.gov/processing-times. GreenLight is not affiliated with USCIS, DHS, or any US government agency. Nothing here is legal advice.

About this data

Processing times are USCIS data, compiled via ImmigrationTimes.org and refreshed daily. Last data refresh: August 8, 2026. Free to cite with attribution.

USCIS Processing Times, GreenLight (greenlighttrack.com/processing-times), data via ImmigrationTimes.org. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
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