I-485 (Green Card (AOS)) Processing Times
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
13.0 mo – 26.3 mo
avg. across all service centers
Current I-485 Processing Time
As of , USCIS I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status) processing times average 13.0 mo to 26.3 mo across all service centers, with full range 6.0 mo to 180.0 mo depending on the service center and filing category. The fastest processing is at Buffalo (7.5 mo). Processing times have been relatively stable over the past three months. Data is checked daily from official USCIS estimates.
Processing Time Trend
Upper bound of processing time range shown. Source: USCIS Processing Times.
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I-485 Processing Times by Service Center
92| Service Center | Min | Max | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo (BUF) Fastest | 7.5 mo | 12.5 mo | Fast |
| Stamford (STA) | 6.0 mo | 12.5 mo | Fast |
| Montgomery (MGA) | 10.5 mo | 14.0 mo | Fast |
| Kansas City (KAN) | 9.5 mo | 14.5 mo | Fast |
| Wichita (WIC) | 9.0 mo | 14.5 mo | Fast |
| Tucson (TUC) | 9.5 mo | 15.0 mo | Fast |
| Grand Rapids (GRR) | 10.5 mo | 15.5 mo | Fast |
| Hollywood (HHW) | 9.0 mo | 15.5 mo | Fast |
| Fort Smith (FSA) | 11.5 mo | 16.0 mo | Fast |
| Manchester (MAN) | 8.5 mo | 16.0 mo | Fast |
| Portland (POO) | 9.0 mo | 16.0 mo | Fast |
| St. Louis (STL) | 10.0 mo | 16.0 mo | Fast |
| Charleston (CHL) | 12.5 mo | 17.5 mo | Fast |
| Kendall (KND) | 10.5 mo | 17.5 mo | Fast |
| Philadelphia (PHI) | 11.0 mo | 18.0 mo | Fast |
| Boston (BOS) | 8.5 mo | 18.5 mo | Fast |
| Cincinnati (CIN) | 9.0 mo | 18.5 mo | Fast |
| Omaha (OMA) | 11.5 mo | 18.5 mo | Fast |
| Salt Lake City (SLC) | 8.5 mo | 18.5 mo | Fast |
| Boise (BOI) | 10.5 mo | 19.0 mo | Fast |
| Detroit (DET) | 10.5 mo | 19.0 mo | Fast |
| San Diego (SND) | 9.0 mo | 19.0 mo | Fast |
| Las Vegas (LVG) | 10.5 mo | 19.5 mo | Fast |
| Pittsburgh (PIT) | 9.0 mo | 19.5 mo | Fast |
| Helena (HEL) | 7.0 mo | 20.0 mo | Fast |
| Reno (REN) | 9.5 mo | 20.0 mo | Fast |
| Dallas (DAL) | 10.0 mo | 20.5 mo | Fast |
| Washington DC (WAS) | 13.0 mo | 20.5 mo | Fast |
| Des Moines (DSM) | 12.5 mo | 21.0 mo | Normal |
| Milwaukee (MIL) | 10.5 mo | 21.0 mo | Normal |
| Louisville (LOU) | 11.5 mo | 21.5 mo | Normal |
| Orlando (ORL) | 11.0 mo | 21.5 mo | Normal |
| Phoenix (PHO) | 11.5 mo | 21.5 mo | Normal |
| Albuquerque (ABQ) | 11.5 mo | 22.0 mo | Normal |
| Denver (DEN) | 12.0 mo | 22.0 mo | Normal |
| El Paso (ELP) | 10.5 mo | 22.0 mo | Normal |
| Harlingen (HLG) | 9.0 mo | 22.0 mo | Normal |
| Lawrence (LAW) | 13.5 mo | 22.0 mo | Normal |
| Cleveland (CLE) | 13.0 mo | 22.5 mo | Normal |
| Memphis (MEM) | 13.5 mo | 22.5 mo | Normal |
| Northern Texas (NTN) | 11.5 mo | 22.5 mo | Normal |
| Raleigh (RAL) | 9.5 mo | 22.5 mo | Normal |
| Augusta (AGA) | 11.5 mo | 23.0 mo | Normal |
| Albany (ALB) | 14.5 mo | 23.0 mo | Normal |
| Columbia (CLM) | 11.0 mo | 23.0 mo | Normal |
| Pomona (POM) | 14.0 mo | 23.0 mo | Normal |
| New York City (NYC) | 12.0 mo | 23.5 mo | Normal |
| San Antonio (SAA) | 10.0 mo | 23.5 mo | Normal |
| Santa Ana (SNA) | 12.5 mo | 23.5 mo | Normal |
| West Palm Beach (WPB) | 12.0 mo | 23.5 mo | Normal |
| Charlotte (CHA) | 14.0 mo | 24.0 mo | Normal |
| Fresno (FRE) | 12.5 mo | 24.0 mo | Normal |
| Tampa (TAM) | 14.5 mo | 24.0 mo | Normal |
| Field Office Directorate (FOD) | 15.5 mo | 24.3 mo | Normal |
| Charlotte (CLT) | 15.5 mo | 24.5 mo | Normal |
| St. Paul (SPM) | 11.0 mo | 24.5 mo | Normal |
| Chicago (CHI) | 10.5 mo | 25.0 mo | Normal |
| Hartford (HAR) | 12.0 mo | 25.0 mo | Normal |
| Office of Field Operations (OFM) | 18.0 mo | 25.0 mo | Normal |
| Oklahoma City (OKC) | 11.5 mo | 25.0 mo | Normal |
| San Bernardino (SBD) | 12.5 mo | 25.5 mo | Normal |
| San Fernando Valley (SFV) | 10.0 mo | 25.5 mo | Normal |
| Hialeah (HIA) | 12.5 mo | 26.0 mo | Normal |
| Houston (HOU) | 12.5 mo | 26.0 mo | Normal |
| Anchorage (ANC) | 12.0 mo | 26.5 mo | Normal |
| Atlanta (ATL) | 13.0 mo | 26.5 mo | Normal |
| Jacksonville (JAC) | 14.5 mo | 27.0 mo | Normal |
| Indianapolis (INP) | 13.0 mo | 27.5 mo | Normal |
| Los Angeles County (LAC) | 13.5 mo | 27.5 mo | Normal |
| Yakima (YAK) | 15.0 mo | 27.5 mo | Normal |
| New Jersey (NJC) | 14.0 mo | 28.0 mo | Normal |
| Long Island (LNY) | 14.0 mo | 29.0 mo | Normal |
| Minneapolis (MTL) | 14.5 mo | 29.5 mo | Normal |
| Christiansted (CHR) | 13.0 mo | 30.0 mo | Normal |
| Sacramento (SAC) | 13.0 mo | 30.0 mo | Normal |
| Providence (PRO) | 13.5 mo | 30.5 mo | Normal |
| Queens (QNS) | 14.0 mo | 31.0 mo | Normal |
| Newark (NEW) | 14.5 mo | 31.5 mo | Normal |
| South New Jersey (SNJ) | 12.0 mo | 31.5 mo | Normal |
| New Orleans (NOL) | 15.0 mo | 32.0 mo | Normal |
| Los Angeles (LOS) | 15.0 mo | 32.5 mo | Normal |
| San Francisco (SFR) | 11.5 mo | 32.5 mo | Normal |
| Baltimore (BAL) | 15.0 mo | 34.0 mo | Slow |
| Norfolk (NOR) | 20.5 mo | 34.0 mo | Slow |
| Brooklyn (BNY) | 14.5 mo | 36.0 mo | Slow |
| Miami (MIA) | 14.0 mo | 36.5 mo | Slow |
| San Jose (SAJ) | 15.0 mo | 37.0 mo | Slow |
| Oakland (OKL) | 21.5 mo | 38.5 mo | Slow |
| Imperial (IMP) | 21.5 mo | 39.5 mo | Slow |
| Seattle (SEA) | 15.5 mo | 49.5 mo | Very Slow |
| Spokane (SPO) | 17.5 mo | 52.0 mo | Very Slow |
| Service Center Operations (SCD) | 33.7 mo | 74.0 mo | Very Slow |
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ImmigrationTimes.org. (2026). I-485 Processing Times (data as of Apr 21, 2026). Retrieved May 13, 2026, from https://immigrationtimes.org/forms/i-485/. Dataset DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19529862
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Frequently Asked Questions
Current USCIS I-485 processing times range from 6.0 mo to 180.0 mo across all service centers (full range; average 13.0 mo–26.3 mo across centers) depending on the service center and filing category. This data is updated daily from USCIS official processing time estimates.
Based on current data, Buffalo has the shortest I-485 processing times at 7.5 mo. See the full comparison in the table above.
You can check official processing times on the USCIS website at egov.uscis.gov/processing-times. Select your form (I-485), the office or service center that is processing your case, and your filing category. ImmigrationTimes.org tracks these same times with historical trends and comparisons.
Processing times for I-485 vary by service center, filing category, case complexity, and current USCIS workload. Security checks, requests for evidence (RFEs), and application volume can all affect how long a case takes. The service center comparison table above shows how times differ by location.
Green Card (AOS) petitions are filed using USCIS Form I-485. Current processing times range from 6.0 mo to 180.0 mo across all service centers (full range; average 13.0 mo–26.3 mo across centers) depending on the service center and filing category. This data is updated daily from official USCIS processing time estimates.
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