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N-400 (U.S. Citizenship) Processing Times

Application for Naturalization

Normal

10.6 mo – 13.6 mo

avg. across USCIS source rows

Current N-400 Processing Time

As of , USCIS N-400 (Application for Naturalization) processing times average 10.6 mo to 13.6 mo across current USCIS source rows, with full range 7.0 mo to 20.5 mo across all field offices. The lowest average upper bound is tied at 8.5 mo across Charlotte Amalie, VI and Hialeah, FL. Processing times have been increasing over the past three months. Data is checked daily from official USCIS estimates.

We check daily — USCIS has not published new data since Jul 15, 2026.

Processing Time Trend

Upper bound of processing time range shown. Source: USCIS Processing Times.

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N-400 Processing Times by Field Office

90 field offices
Field Office Min Max Status
Charlotte Amalie, VI (CHA) Tied lowest upper 7.0 mo 8.5 mo Fast
Hialeah, FL (HIA) Tied lowest upper 7.0 mo 8.5 mo Fast
Helena, MT (HEL) 9.0 mo 9.5 mo Fast
San Juan, PR (SAJ) 7.5 mo 9.5 mo Fast
Cincinnati, OH (CIN) 7.5 mo 10.0 mo Fast
Providence, RI (PRO) 8.5 mo 10.0 mo Fast
Kendall, FL (KND) 8.5 mo 10.5 mo Normal
Montgomery, AL (MGA) 8.5 mo 10.5 mo Normal
Albany, NY (ALB) 8.5 mo 11.0 mo Normal
Cranbury, NJ (NJC) 8.5 mo 11.0 mo Normal
Burlington, VT (STA) 9.5 mo 11.0 mo Normal
Christiansted, VI (CHR) 10.0 mo 11.5 mo Normal
Cleveland, OH (CLE) 8.5 mo 11.5 mo Normal
Fort Smith, AR (FSA) 10.0 mo 11.5 mo Normal
Hartford, CT (HAR) 10.0 mo 11.5 mo Normal
Manchester, NH (MAN) 9.0 mo 11.5 mo Normal
Norfolk, VA (NOR) 8.5 mo 11.5 mo Normal
New York City, NY (NYC) 9.5 mo 11.5 mo Normal
Spokane, WA (SPO) 10.0 mo 11.5 mo Normal
Columbus, OH (CLM) 9.0 mo 12.0 mo Normal
Greer, SC (GRR) 9.0 mo 12.0 mo Normal
Los Angeles, CA (LOS) 9.5 mo 12.0 mo Normal
Louisville, KY (LOU) 9.5 mo 12.0 mo Normal
Phoenix, AZ (PHO) 10.5 mo 12.0 mo Normal
Queens, NY (QNS) 8.0 mo 12.0 mo Normal
Raleigh, NC (RAL) 10.5 mo 12.0 mo Normal
Brooklyn, NY (BNY) 10.0 mo 12.5 mo Normal
Las Vegas, NV (LVG) 11.5 mo 12.5 mo Normal
Nashville, TN (NTN) 11.0 mo 12.5 mo Normal
Philadelphia, PA (PHI) 10.0 mo 12.5 mo Normal
Reno, NV (REN) 10.0 mo 12.5 mo Normal
San Antonio, TX (SNA) 11.0 mo 12.5 mo Normal
Saint Louis, MO (STL) 11.0 mo 12.5 mo Normal
Washington, DC (WAS) 10.5 mo 12.5 mo Normal
Charleston, SC (CHL) 10.5 mo 13.0 mo Normal
Honolulu, HI (HHW) 10.5 mo 13.0 mo Normal
Kansas City, MO (KAN) 11.0 mo 13.0 mo Normal
Miami, FL (MIA) 7.5 mo 13.0 mo Normal
Mount Laurel, NJ (MTL) 8.5 mo 13.0 mo Normal
Newark, NJ (NEW) 10.0 mo 13.0 mo Normal
San Fernando Valley, CA (SFV) 11.5 mo 13.0 mo Normal
Tucson, AZ (TUC) 11.5 mo 13.0 mo Normal
Yakima, WA (YAK) 10.5 mo 13.0 mo Normal
Agana, GU (AGA) 10.5 mo 13.5 mo Normal
Atlanta, GA (ATL) 11.5 mo 13.5 mo Normal
Charlotte, NC (CLT) 10.0 mo 13.5 mo Normal
Los Angeles County, CA (LAC) 10.5 mo 13.5 mo Normal
Memphis, TN (MEM) 10.0 mo 13.5 mo Normal
Omaha, NE (OMA) 11.5 mo 13.5 mo Normal
Portland, OR (POO) 12.0 mo 13.5 mo Normal
Seattle, WA (SEA) 11.0 mo 13.5 mo Normal
Boston, MA (BOS) 13.0 mo 14.0 mo Normal
Buffalo, NY (BUF) 12.5 mo 14.0 mo Normal
Chicago, IL (CHI) 9.5 mo 14.0 mo Normal
Detroit, MI (DET) 11.0 mo 14.0 mo Normal
Des Moines, IA (DSM) 11.0 mo 14.0 mo Normal
Houston, TX (HOU) 11.5 mo 14.0 mo Normal
Imperial, CA (IMP) 12.5 mo 14.0 mo Normal
San Bernardino, CA (SBD) 11.5 mo 14.0 mo Normal
Indianapolis, IN (INP) 12.5 mo 14.5 mo Normal
Pittsburgh, PA (PIT) 10.5 mo 14.5 mo Normal
Tampa, FL (TAM) 12.0 mo 14.5 mo Normal
Wichita, KS (WIC) 11.0 mo 14.5 mo Normal
Boise, ID (BOI) 12.0 mo 15.0 mo Normal
El Paso, TX (ELP) 11.5 mo 15.0 mo Normal
Fresno, CA (FRE) 12.5 mo 15.0 mo Normal
Harlingen, TX (HLG) 10.5 mo 15.0 mo Normal
Long Island, NY (LNY) 10.0 mo 15.0 mo Normal
Milwaukee, WI (MIL) 11.0 mo 15.0 mo Normal
Orlando, FL (ORL) 11.0 mo 15.0 mo Normal
Santa Ana, CA (SAA) 13.0 mo 15.0 mo Normal
Salt Lake City, UT (SLC) 11.0 mo 15.0 mo Normal
Anchorage, AK (ANC) 10.5 mo 15.5 mo Normal
Denver, CO (DEN) 12.5 mo 15.5 mo Normal
Jacksonville, FL (JAC) 13.5 mo 15.5 mo Normal
New Orleans, LA (NOL) 10.5 mo 15.5 mo Normal
Fort Myers, FL (OFM) 12.5 mo 15.5 mo Normal
Oklahoma City, OK (OKC) 12.5 mo 15.5 mo Normal
San Francisco, CA (SFR) 12.0 mo 15.5 mo Normal
West Palm Beach, FL (WPB) 9.0 mo 15.5 mo Normal
Baltimore, MD (BAL) 11.5 mo 16.0 mo Normal
Dallas, TX (DAL) 11.5 mo 16.0 mo Normal
Portland, ME (POM) 12.0 mo 16.0 mo Normal
Albuquerque, NM (ABQ) 11.0 mo 16.5 mo Normal
Lawrence, MA (LAW) 17.0 mo 18.5 mo Slow
Oakland Park, FL (OKL) 11.5 mo 19.0 mo Slow
Sacramento, CA (SAC) 14.0 mo 19.0 mo Slow
San Diego, CA (SND) 12.5 mo 19.5 mo Slow
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (SPM) 13.5 mo 20.0 mo Slow
San Jose, CA (SNJ) 12.5 mo 20.5 mo Slow

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As of Jul 15, 2026, USCIS processing times for N-400 (Application for Naturalization) range from 7.0 mo to 20.5 mo across all field offices (full range; source-row average 10.6 mo–13.6 mo). Source: https://immigrationtimes.org/forms/n-400/. Dataset version DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21311840

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Frequently Asked Questions

Current USCIS N-400 processing times range from 7.0 mo to 20.5 mo across all field offices (full range; source-row average 10.6 mo–13.6 mo). This data is updated daily from USCIS official processing time estimates.

Based on current data, the lowest average upper bound is tied at 8.5 mo across Charlotte Amalie, VI and Hialeah, FL. See the full comparison in the table above.

Based on data from the last three months, N-400 processing times are increasing. Processing times have risen compared to three months ago. View the trend chart above for the full historical picture.

You can check official processing times on the USCIS website at egov.uscis.gov/processing-times. Select your form (N-400), the field office that is processing your case, and your filing category. ImmigrationTimes.org tracks these same times with historical trends and comparisons.

Processing times for N-400 vary by field office, 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 field office comparison table above shows how times differ by location.

U.S. Citizenship petitions are filed using USCIS Form N-400. Current processing times range from 7.0 mo to 20.5 mo across all field offices (full range; source-row average 10.6 mo–13.6 mo). This data is updated daily from official USCIS processing time estimates.

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Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Data aggregated from daily USCIS processing time snapshots. Each office's range averages only the filing categories for which USCIS publishes both a lower and an upper bound, so both endpoints cover the same categories. Data last updated . See our data sources and methodology. Permanent link. Verify on USCIS.gov.

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