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USCIS processing times: every form and office
The time USCIS took to complete 80 percent of its cases, for all 42 forms and every office the agency publishes, with the receipt date that lets you ask about a delayed case.
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USCIS publishes one processing time for each form, category and office: the number of months it took to complete 80 percent of the cases it decided in the previous six months. The figure is a reference point, not a promise; USCIS says so on the tool itself, and cases are generally worked in the order received. This page holds every figure the tool published when it was read on September 6, 2026, 480 combinations across 42 forms, taken from the USCIS processing times tool with data through July 2026.
Two numbers matter for a pending case. The first is the processing time itself. The second is the case-inquiry date: USCIS will not accept a question about a delayed case until the case is older than the time it took to complete 93 percent of cases, and the "inquiry" column gives the receipt date that qualifies today. If your receipt notice is dated earlier than that day, you may submit a case inquiry.
Where a form is decided at the 90 field offices, the table shows the median office and names the fastest and slowest; the complete office lists are on N-400 processing times by field office and I-485 processing times by field office. Service Center Operations (SCOPS) is USCIS's name for casework spread across its service centers, which it no longer reports by location.
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| Form | Category | Office | 80% completed within (months) | Note | Case age before an inquiry (months) | Inquiry allowed for receipts before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I-90 | I-90 Replacement | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 6 | — | 9 | December 12, 2025 |
| I-90 | I-90 Renewal | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 10.5 | — | 12.5 | August 28, 2025 |
| I-102 | Initial issuance or replacement of a Form I-94 | National Benefits Center | 18.5 | — | 23.5 | September 25, 2024 |
| I-102 | Initial issuance or replacement of a Form I-94 | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 18.5 | — | 23.5 | September 25, 2024 |
| I-129 | E - Treaty traders and investors | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 19.5 | — | 22 | November 7, 2024 |
| I-129 | E3 - Specialty occupation workers from Australia | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 4.5 | — | 7 | February 8, 2026 |
| I-129 | H-1B - Specialty occupation - Visa to be issued abroad | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 10 | — | 11.5 | October 4, 2025 |
| I-129 | H-1B - Specialty occupation - Change of status in the U.S. | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 10 | — | 11.5 | October 1, 2025 |
| I-129 | H-1B - Specialty occupation - Extension of stay in the U.S. | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 11 | — | 12 | September 19, 2025 |
| I-129 | H-2A - Temporary agricultural workers - Named Beneficiary | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 2 | — | 4 | May 8, 2026 |
| I-129 | H-2A - Temporary agricultural workers - Unnamed Beneficiary | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 0.5 | — | 4 | May 8, 2026 |
| I-129 | H-2B - Temporary nonagricultural workers | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 5.5 | — | 8.5 | December 31, 2025 |
| I-129 | H-3 - Temporary trainees | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 16.5 | — | 19.5 | January 25, 2025 |
| I-129 | Intracompany transferees and blanket L | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 7 | — | 10.5 | October 27, 2025 |
| I-129 | O - Extraordinary ability | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 14 | — | 17 | April 9, 2025 |
| I-129 | P - Athletes, artists, and entertainers | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 12.5 | — | 14.5 | July 3, 2025 |
| I-129 | Q - Cultural exchange visitors | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 19.5 | — | 33 | December 12, 2023 |
| I-129 | R - Religious occupation | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 9 | — | 12 | September 18, 2025 |
| I-129 | TN - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA, formerly NAFTA) professional | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 4.5 | — | 7 | February 10, 2026 |
| I-129CW | CW-1 - CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 7 | — | 10 | November 7, 2025 |
| I-129F | K1/K2/K3/K4 - Fiance(e) or spouse and/or dependent children | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 12.5 | — | 16 | May 17, 2025 |
| I-130 | Permanent resident filing for a spouse or child under 21 | All Field Offices | 167 | Includes the wait for a visa number | 300.5 | September 7, 2001 |
| I-130 | U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21 | All Field Offices | 80 | — | 110 | July 13, 2017 |
| I-130 | U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21 | National Benefits Center | 52.5 | — | 56.5 | December 25, 2021 |
| I-130 | U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21 | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 24 | — | 31.5 | February 1, 2024 |
| I-130 | U.S. citizen filing for unmarried son/daughter 21 or older | All Field Offices | 216 | Includes the wait for a visa number | 378 | March 27, 1995 |
| I-130 | Permanent resident for unmarried son or daughter 21 or older | All Field Offices | 188.5 | Includes the wait for a visa number | 340 | May 24, 1998 |
| I-130 | U.S. citizen filing for a married son or daughter | All Field Offices | 159 | Includes the wait for a visa number | 159.5 | June 20, 2013 |
| I-130 | U.S. citizen filing for a brother or sister | All Field Offices | 286.5 | Includes the wait for a visa number | 306.5 | March 9, 2001 |
| I-131 | Re-entry permit or refugee travel document | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 16 | — | 21 | December 17, 2024 |
| I-131 | Advance parole | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 24 | — | 29.5 | April 5, 2024 |
| I-140 | Extraordinary ability (E11) | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 31 | — | 34.5 | November 2, 2023 |
| I-140 | Outstanding professor or researcher (E12) | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 15.5 | — | 19 | February 11, 2025 |
| I-140 | Multinational executive or manager (E13) | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 27 | — | 29 | April 12, 2024 |
| I-140 | Advanced degree or exceptional ability (E21) | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 2.5 | — | 7.5 | January 30, 2026 |
| I-140 | Skilled worker or professional (E31; E32) | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 4 | — | 8.5 | December 31, 2025 |
| I-140 | Unskilled worker (EW3) | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 7.5 | — | 12.5 | September 2, 2025 |
| I-140 | Advanced degree or exceptional ability requesting a National Interest Waiver (NIW) | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 29 | — | 32 | January 7, 2024 |
| I-140 | Schedule A Nurses | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 24.5 | — | 26 | July 13, 2024 |
| I-212 | Permission to reapply for admission after deportation and removal | All Field Offices | 42.5 | — | 60 | September 10, 2021 |
| I-212 | Permission to reapply for admission after deportation and removal | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 43 | — | 52 | May 10, 2022 |
| I-360 | All other special immigrants | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 19.5 | — | 31.5 | February 2, 2024 |
| I-360 | Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 51.5 | — | 58 | November 15, 2021 |
| I-360 | Religious workers | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 12 | — | 16.5 | May 2, 2025 |
| I-360 | Afghan or Iraqi Translators and Afghan or Iraqi nationals who worked for on or behalf of the U.S. government | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 14 | — | 16 | May 9, 2025 |
| I-407 | Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status | Eastern Forms Center | 2 | — | 2.5 | July 2, 2026 |
| I-485 | I-485 Family | 90 field offices, median shown (6.5 at Burlington VT to 31.5 at San Jose CA) | 15.25 | Every office is on the by-office page | — | — |
| I-485 | I-485 Asylee | All Field Offices | 34 | — | 41.5 | March 28, 2023 |
| I-485 | I-485 Refugee | All Field Offices | 32 | — | 70.5 | November 3, 2020 |
| I-485 | I-485 Tvisa | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 43.5 | — | 47.5 | October 1, 2022 |
| I-485 | I-485 Uvisa | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 24.5 | — | 28 | May 20, 2024 |
| I-526 | Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor | Immigrant Investor Program Office | 34 | — | 39 | June 16, 2023 |
| I-526E | Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor | Immigrant Investor Program Office | 35 | — | 38 | July 19, 2023 |
| I-539 | Change of status to B nonimmigrant | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 7.5 | — | 9 | December 19, 2025 |
| I-539 | Change of status to F or M student or J exchange visitor category | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 8 | — | 10 | November 7, 2025 |
| I-539 | Change of status to H4 dependents | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 10.5 | — | 13.5 | August 2, 2025 |
| I-539 | Change of status to L dependent | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 14.5 | — | 15.5 | May 22, 2025 |
| I-539 | All other change of status applications | National Benefits Center | 0.2 | — | 2.5 | June 22, 2026 |
| I-539 | All other change of status applications | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 12 | — | 15.5 | June 1, 2025 |
| I-539 | Change of status to H4 dependent with I-765 | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 7 | — | 9 | December 9, 2025 |
| I-539 | Extension of stay for B nonimmigrant | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 8 | — | 9.5 | November 24, 2025 |
| I-539 | Extension of stay for F or M students and J exchange visitor category | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 6 | — | 7.5 | January 21, 2026 |
| I-539 | Extension of stay for H4 dependents | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 10 | — | 12.5 | August 26, 2025 |
| I-539 | Extension of stay for L dependents | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 8 | — | 11.5 | September 28, 2025 |
| I-539 | All other extension of stay applications | National Benefits Center | 0.7 | — | 2.5 | June 22, 2026 |
| I-539 | All other extension of stay applications | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 10 | — | 15 | June 20, 2025 |
| I-539 | Extension of stay for T nonimmigrant | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 21.5 | — | 22 | November 7, 2024 |
| I-539 | Extension of stay for U nonimmigrant | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 20.5 | — | 23 | October 18, 2024 |
| I-539 | Extension of stay for H4 dependents with I-765 | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 4.5 | — | 8.5 | December 26, 2025 |
| I-539 | Reinstatement to student status | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 14.5 | — | 16.5 | April 26, 2025 |
| I-600 | U.S. citizen filing to adopt an orphan | National Benefits Center | 27 | — | 33.5 | November 26, 2023 |
| I-600A | U.S. citizen who plans to adopt a foreign-born child | National Benefits Center | 10 | — | 13 | August 9, 2025 |
| I-600A3 | Request for Action on Approved Form I-600A/I-600 | National Benefits Center | 5.5 | — | 7.5 | January 20, 2026 |
| I-601 | Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility | All Field Offices | 26.5 | — | 54.5 | February 28, 2022 |
| I-601 | Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 40.5 | — | 45 | December 17, 2022 |
| I-601A | Provisional Waiver of Unlawful Presence | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 27.5 | — | 32.5 | January 1, 2024 |
| I-612 | Application for a waiver of the 2-year foreign residence requirement based on exceptional hardship or persecution | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 20.5 | — | 24 | September 20, 2024 |
| I-612 | Application for a waiver of the 2-year foreign residence requirement | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 1.5 | — | 5 | April 18, 2026 |
| I-751 | Removal of lawful permanent resident conditions (spouses of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents) | All Field Offices | 37 | — | 60 | September 19, 2021 |
| I-751 | Removal of lawful permanent resident conditions (spouses of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents) | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 33.5 | — | 36.5 | September 5, 2023 |
| I-765 | Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)] | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 6.5 | — | 10 | November 14, 2025 |
| I-765 | Based on being an L-2 spouse of an L-1 nonimmigrant [(a)(18)] | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 17.5 | — | 28 | May 18, 2024 |
| I-765 | Based on being admitted as a Refugee [(a)(3)] | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 19 | — | 22.5 | October 30, 2024 |
| I-765 | Based on an approved asylum application [(a)(5)] | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 3.5 | — | 17 | April 18, 2025 |
| I-765 | Application for Suspension of Deportation/Sec.244/NACARA/Cancel of Removal [(c)(10)] | National Benefits Center | 9.5 | — | 23 | October 16, 2024 |
| I-765 | Based on parole | National Benefits Center | 13.5 | — | 18 | March 17, 2025 |
| I-765 | Alien with Final Order of Deportation Under an OSUP [(c)(18)] | National Benefits Center | 16 | — | 17.5 | March 26, 2025 |
| I-765 | Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (Standalone; not filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)] | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 17 | — | 18.5 | February 27, 2025 |
| I-765 | Based on a request by a qualified F-1 academic student [(c)(3)] | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 4 | — | 6 | March 8, 2026 |
| I-765 | Based on a pending asylum application [(c)(8)] -renewal/replacement | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 15.5 | — | 19 | February 5, 2025 |
| I-765 | Based on a pending asylum application [(c)(8)] – Initial Application | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 1 | — | 0.9 | August 11, 2026 |
| I-765 | Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)] | National Benefits Center | 11 | — | 15 | June 14, 2025 |
| I-765 | Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)] | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 12.5 | — | 15.5 | May 31, 2025 |
| I-765 | Based on TPS for El Salvador [(c)(19), (a)(12)] | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 18 | — | 18.5 | March 7, 2025 |
| I-765 | All other applications for employment authorization | National Benefits Center | 9.5 | — | 13 | August 11, 2025 |
| I-765 | All other applications for employment authorization | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 15 | — | 18.5 | March 1, 2025 |
| I-765V | Abused spouse of an A, E-3, G, or H nonimmigrant [(c)(27-30)] | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 11.5 | — | 12 | October 1, 2025 |
| I-800 | Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative | National Benefits Center | 3.5 | — | 7.5 | February 4, 2026 |
| I-800A | Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country | National Benefits Center | 4.5 | — | 6 | March 14, 2026 |
| I-800A3 | Request for Action on Approved Form I-800A | National Benefits Center | 2.5 | — | 4 | May 7, 2026 |
| I-817 | Voluntary departure under the family unity program | National Benefits Center | 5.5 | — | 55.5 | January 29, 2022 |
| I-817 | Voluntary departure under the family unity program | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 5.5 | — | 55.5 | January 29, 2022 |
| I-821 | Sudan Initial | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 6.5 | — | 7 | March 1, 2026 |
| I-821 | Sudan Re-registration | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 17 | — | 17.5 | April 15, 2025 |
| I-821 | Somalia Initial | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 20 | — | 20.5 | January 10, 2025 |
| I-821 | El Salvador Initial | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 25 | — | 30 | March 10, 2024 |
| I-821 | El Salvador Re-registration | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 17.5 | — | 18 | March 8, 2025 |
| I-821 | Ukraine Initial | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 22 | — | 25.5 | August 5, 2024 |
| I-821 | Ukraine Re-registration | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 18 | — | 18.5 | February 28, 2025 |
| I-821D | Renewal | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 6.5 | — | 3.5 | May 23, 2026 |
| I-824 | To request further action on an approved application or petition | National Benefits Center | 8 | — | 14.5 | June 27, 2025 |
| I-824 | To request further action on an approved application or petition | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 13.5 | — | 19.5 | January 23, 2025 |
| I-829 | Removal of lawful permanent resident conditions (immigrant investors) | Immigrant Investor Program Office | 24 | — | 72.5 | August 29, 2020 |
| I-914 | Provides temporary immigration benefits to noncitizen victims of trafficking and their eligible family members | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 33 | — | 37.5 | July 28, 2023 |
| I-918 | Petition for a noncitizen who is a victim of qualifying criminal activity, and their qualifying family members (Time from Initial Filing to Bona Fide Determination (BFD) Review) | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 21 | — | 27 | June 15, 2024 |
| I-929 | Family member of U nonimmigrant | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 33.5 | — | 40 | May 13, 2023 |
| I-956 | Application for Regional Center Designation | Immigrant Investor Program Office | 27 | — | 44.5 | December 25, 2022 |
| I-956F | Application for Approval of an Investment in a Commercial Enterprise | Immigrant Investor Program Office | 11.5 | — | 15 | June 19, 2025 |
| I-526(L) | China - mainland born - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States | Immigrant Investor Program Office | 115.5 | — | 127 | February 21, 2016 |
| I-526(L) | All other areas - For use by an investor who wishes to immigrate to the United States | Immigrant Investor Program Office | 92.5 | — | 106.5 | November 5, 2017 |
| N-400 | Application for Naturalization | 90 field offices, median shown (8 at Cincinnati OH to 17.5 at Lawrence MA) | 11.5 | Every office is on the by-office page | — | — |
| N-565 | U.S. citizen applying for a replacement of naturalization or citizenship certificate | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 8.5 | — | 10 | November 16, 2025 |
| N-600 | Application for recognition of U.S. citizenship | 90 field offices, median shown (3 at Charlotte Amalie VI to 30 at Minneapolis-St. Paul MN) | 10 | — | — | — |
| N-600K | Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322 | 90 field offices, median shown (3.5 at Kansas City MO to 65 at Saint Louis MO) | 14 | — | — | — |
Read from the USCIS processing times tool on September 6, 2026; the tool reported completions through July 2026. "80% completed within" is USCIS's own measure: the time within which 80 percent of the cases decided in the previous six months were completed. The inquiry columns come from the same tool and use the 93rd percentile. Weeks and days in the source are converted to months here; the CSV keeps the converted figure. Where a category is decided at every field office, the months column is the median office and the office cell names the fastest and slowest; the by-office pages list all of them. Rows marked "Includes the wait for a visa number" are family-preference I-130 petitions that USCIS holds until the Visa Bulletin shows a visa available, so the figure measures the statutory queue rather than the agency's own work.Download CSV
What to do
- Find your form, category and office on the receipt notice; the office is the one that sent the notice, not necessarily where you live. Official link
- Compare the receipt date on your notice with the inquiry column. If your receipt is older than that date, USCIS will accept a case inquiry. Official link
- Check the case status page for the receipt number before inquiring; a request for evidence or an interview notice often explains the wait. Official link
- If an inquiry gets no answer after 30 days, the CIS Ombudsman takes requests for help with cases outside normal processing times. Official link
Questions readers ask
- What does "80% of cases completed within" mean?
- USCIS looks at every case of that form, category and office it decided in the previous six months and reports the time within which 80 percent of them were completed. One in five cases took longer. It is a description of recent history, not an estimate for a particular case.
- When can I ask USCIS about my delayed case?
- When your case is older than the time it took to complete 93 percent of cases, a stricter figure than the one on the page. The inquiry column gives the receipt date that qualifies today: if your receipt notice is dated before it, you may submit a case inquiry online.
- How long is the N-400 citizenship application taking?
- As of the July 2026 data, the median field office completed 80 percent of N-400 cases within 11.5 months. The fastest office was Cincinnati OH at 8 months and the slowest was Lawrence MA at 17.5 months. Every office is listed on the N-400 by-office page.
- Why does my office not appear?
- Forms decided at service centers are reported under Service Center Operations or the National Benefits Center rather than by location. Forms decided at field offices are listed on the N-400 and I-485 by-office pages; other field-office forms show the median office here with the fastest and slowest named.
Background: USCIS processing times, explained
Mentioned:U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
How we reported this
Built from the documents in the Source Card. Opened on September 6, 2026 with the full set of figures from the USCIS tool, data through July 2026. Refreshed each month after USCIS updates the tool.
This page describes public documents and agency procedures. It is not legal advice, and FactFiled has no attorney on its review panel; the reviewer named below checked the page against the documents it cites. For a decision about your own case, use the official source linked above or consult a lawyer.
Written by Mirza Seraj Baig · Checked against the documents in the source card (editorial standards).
Updates
- Opened on September 6, 2026 with the full set of figures from the USCIS tool, data through July 2026. Refreshed each month after USCIS updates the tool.