Exact USCIS category source
I-485 Employment-Based adjustment applications Processing Time
Published range by office
9–18 months at Field Office Directorate
40–47 months at Service Center Operations
Source row 131A · 2 reporting offices, each listed separately below
USCIS publication
Published range by office
USCIS publishes this category separately for 2 offices. Each row is that office's own published range — no office aggregate or merged range is computed anywhere on this page.
| Office | Lower bound | Upper bound | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field Office Directorate (FOD)Fastest published | 9.0 mo | 18.0 mo | Fast |
| Service Center Operations (SCD)Slowest published | 40.0 mo | 47.0 mo | Very Slow |
Upper bound of each published range. Source: USCIS processing time publications.
95 office series, plotted separately. Field Office Directorate and Service Center Operations report this row currently; 93 offices previously reported it and their series end at their last publication (California Service Center through 2025-09-05; Nebraska Service Center through 2025-09-05; Texas Service Center through 2025-09-05; Albuquerque, NM through 2025-01-29; Agana, GU through 2025-01-29; Albany, NY through 2025-01-29; Anchorage, AK through 2025-01-29; Atlanta, GA through 2025-01-29; Baltimore, MD through 2025-01-29; Brooklyn, NY through 2025-01-29; Boise, ID through 2025-01-29; Boston, MA through 2025-01-29; Buffalo, NY through 2025-01-29; Charlotte Amalie, VI through 2025-01-29; Chicago, IL through 2025-01-29; Charleston, SC through 2025-01-29; Christiansted, VI through 2025-01-29; Cincinnati, OH through 2025-01-29; Cleveland, OH through 2025-01-29; Columbus, OH through 2025-01-29; Charlotte, NC through 2025-01-29; Dallas, TX through 2025-01-29; Denver, CO through 2025-01-29; Detroit, MI through 2025-01-29; Des Moines, IA through 2025-01-29; El Paso, TX through 2025-01-29; Fresno, CA through 2025-01-29; Fort Smith, AR through 2025-01-29; Greer, SC through 2025-01-29; Hartford, CT through 2025-01-29; Helena, MT through 2025-01-29; Honolulu, HI through 2025-01-29; Hialeah, FL through 2025-01-29; Harlingen, TX through 2025-01-29; Houston, TX through 2025-01-29; Imperial, CA through 2025-01-29; Indianapolis, IN through 2025-01-29; Jacksonville, FL through 2025-01-29; Kansas City, MO through 2025-01-29; Kendall, FL through 2025-01-29; Los Angeles County, CA through 2025-01-29; Lawrence, MA through 2025-01-29; Long Island, NY through 2025-01-29; Los Angeles, CA through 2025-01-29; Louisville, KY through 2025-01-29; Las Vegas, NV through 2025-01-29; Manchester, NH through 2025-01-29; Memphis, TN through 2025-01-29; Montgomery, AL through 2025-01-29; Miami, FL through 2025-01-29; Milwaukee, WI through 2025-01-29; Mount Laurel, NJ through 2025-01-29; Newark, NJ through 2025-01-29; New Orleans, LA through 2025-01-29; Norfolk, VA through 2025-01-29; Nashville, TN through 2025-01-29; New York City, NY through 2025-01-29; Fort Myers, FL through 2025-01-29; Oklahoma City, OK through 2025-01-29; Oakland Park, FL through 2025-01-29; Omaha, NE through 2025-01-29; Orlando, FL through 2025-01-29; Philadelphia, PA through 2025-01-29; Phoenix, AZ through 2025-01-29; Pittsburgh, PA through 2025-01-29; Portland, ME through 2025-01-29; Portland, OR through 2025-01-29; Providence, RI through 2025-01-29; Queens, NY through 2025-01-29; Raleigh, NC through 2025-01-29; Reno, NV through 2025-01-29; Santa Ana, CA through 2025-01-29; Sacramento, CA through 2025-01-29; San Juan, PR through 2025-01-29; San Bernardino, CA through 2025-01-29; Seattle, WA through 2025-01-29; San Francisco, CA through 2025-01-29; San Fernando Valley, CA through 2025-01-29; Salt Lake City, UT through 2025-01-29; San Antonio, TX through 2025-01-29; San Diego, CA through 2025-01-29; San Jose, CA through 2025-01-29; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN through 2025-01-29; Spokane, WA through 2025-01-29; Burlington, VT through 2025-01-29; Saint Louis, MO through 2025-01-29; Tampa, FL through 2025-01-29; Tucson, AZ through 2025-01-29; Washington, DC through 2025-01-29; Wichita, KS through 2025-01-29; West Palm Beach, FL through 2025-01-29; Yakima, WA through 2025-01-29; Cranbury, NJ through 2025-01-29). Lines are never drawn between offices.
Dashed lines are offices that no longer report this row; each ends at its last published date for this row.
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Citation
USCIS processing times for Form I-485, Employment-Based adjustment applications, ranged from 9–18 months at Field Office Directorate to 40–47 months at Service Center Operations across 2 reporting offices as of Aug 17, 2026. Source: https://immigrationtimes.org/forms/i-485/categories/131a/. Dataset version DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21311840
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Scope
This page is filtered to the exact USCIS I-485 source row 131A, 131A, across all offices and all publications. The current ranges above are the ranges published for that row at Field Office Directorate and Service Center Operations. The chart plots the full published history of every office that has reported this row — Field Office Directorate, Service Center Operations, California Service Center, Nebraska Service Center, Texas Service Center, Albuquerque, NM, Agana, GU, Albany, NY, Anchorage, AK, Atlanta, GA, Baltimore, MD, Brooklyn, NY, Boise, ID, Boston, MA, Buffalo, NY, Charlotte Amalie, VI, Chicago, IL, Charleston, SC, Christiansted, VI, Cincinnati, OH, Cleveland, OH, Columbus, OH, Charlotte, NC, Dallas, TX, Denver, CO, Detroit, MI, Des Moines, IA, El Paso, TX, Fresno, CA, Fort Smith, AR, Greer, SC, Hartford, CT, Helena, MT, Honolulu, HI, Hialeah, FL, Harlingen, TX, Houston, TX, Imperial, CA, Indianapolis, IN, Jacksonville, FL, Kansas City, MO, Kendall, FL, Los Angeles County, CA, Lawrence, MA, Long Island, NY, Los Angeles, CA, Louisville, KY, Las Vegas, NV, Manchester, NH, Memphis, TN, Montgomery, AL, Miami, FL, Milwaukee, WI, Mount Laurel, NJ, Newark, NJ, New Orleans, LA, Norfolk, VA, Nashville, TN, New York City, NY, Fort Myers, FL, Oklahoma City, OK, Oakland Park, FL, Omaha, NE, Orlando, FL, Philadelphia, PA, Phoenix, AZ, Pittsburgh, PA, Portland, ME, Portland, OR, Providence, RI, Queens, NY, Raleigh, NC, Reno, NV, Santa Ana, CA, Sacramento, CA, San Juan, PR, San Bernardino, CA, Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, San Fernando Valley, CA, Salt Lake City, UT, San Antonio, TX, San Diego, CA, San Jose, CA, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, Spokane, WA, Burlington, VT, Saint Louis, MO, Tampa, FL, Tucson, AZ, Washington, DC, Wichita, KS, West Palm Beach, FL, Yakima, WA, and Cranbury, NJ — as 95 separate series. Labeled “Employment-Based adjustment applications.” It is the Employment-Based adjustment applications category; USCIS publishes no separate bracket eligibility code for it.
For other categories, use the form-wide I-485 source page.
Methodology and limits
Values are copied from USCIS processing time publications and filtered by the exact form and subtype codes above. No other I-485 category, headline range, or office aggregate enters this page.
These published ranges describe USCIS data, not an individual case prediction. This page is informational and is not legal advice.
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Retrieved from 61 USCIS source publications, issued monthly; latest source publication Aug 17, 2026.