N-400 (U.S. Citizenship) Processing Times
Application for Naturalization
12.3 mo – 16.0 mo
avg. across USCIS source rows
Current N-400 Processing Time
As of , USCIS N-400 (Application for Naturalization) processing times average 12.3 mo to 16.0 mo across current USCIS source rows, with full range 9.0 mo to 31.5 mo across all field offices. San Juan, PR has the lowest average upper bound at 11.0 mo (average range 9.5 mo to 11.0 mo). Processing times have been increasing over the past three months. Source data is checked daily; USCIS publishes new estimates about monthly.
Processing Time Trend
Upper bound of processing time range shown. Source: USCIS Processing Times.
<iframe src="https://immigrationtimes.org/embed/n-400.html" width="600" height="400" style="width:100%;max-width:600px;border:0;" frameborder="0" title="N-400 Processing Times"></iframe> <p>Source: <a href="https://immigrationtimes.org/forms/n-400/">N-400 Processing Times — ImmigrationTimes.org</a></p>
N-400 Processing Times by Field Office
90 field offices| Field Office | Min | Max | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan, PR (SAJ) Lowest average upper boundLowest upper | 9.5 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Helena, MT (HEL) | 9.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Montgomery, AL (MGA) | 9.5 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Cranbury, NJ (NJC) | 9.0 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Burlington, VT (STA) | 10.5 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Hialeah, FL (HIA) | 9.5 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| New York City, NY (NYC) | 10.0 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| Albany, NY (ALB) | 10.0 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Cincinnati, OH (CIN) | 9.5 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Fort Smith, AR (FSA) | 11.0 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Phoenix, AZ (PHO) | 12.0 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Providence, RI (PRO) | 10.0 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Spokane, WA (SPO) | 11.5 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Greer, SC (GRR) | 10.0 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| Kendall, FL (KND) | 10.0 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| Manchester, NH (MAN) | 10.5 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| Norfolk, VA (NOR) | 10.5 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| San Antonio, TX (SNA) | 11.5 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| Columbus, OH (CLM) | 10.5 mo | 14.0 mo | Normal |
| Hartford, CT (HAR) | 11.5 mo | 14.0 mo | Normal |
| Houston, TX (HOU) | 12.0 mo | 14.0 mo | Normal |
| Los Angeles County, CA (LAC) | 10.5 mo | 14.0 mo | Normal |
| Los Angeles, CA (LOS) | 10.5 mo | 14.0 mo | Normal |
| Saint Louis, MO (STL) | 12.5 mo | 14.0 mo | Normal |
| Tucson, AZ (TUC) | 12.0 mo | 14.0 mo | Normal |
| Cleveland, OH (CLE) | 10.5 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| Charlotte, NC (CLT) | 11.0 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| Louisville, KY (LOU) | 10.5 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| Mount Laurel, NJ (MTL) | 10.0 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| Omaha, NE (OMA) | 12.5 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| Pittsburgh, PA (PIT) | 11.5 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| Washington, DC (WAS) | 11.5 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| Brooklyn, NY (BNY) | 11.0 mo | 15.0 mo | Normal |
| Charlotte Amalie, VI (CHA) | 11.5 mo | 15.0 mo | Normal |
| Charleston, SC (CHL) | 11.5 mo | 15.0 mo | Normal |
| El Paso, TX (ELP) | 13.0 mo | 15.0 mo | Normal |
| Kansas City, MO (KAN) | 12.5 mo | 15.0 mo | Normal |
| Miami, FL (MIA) | 10.0 mo | 15.0 mo | Normal |
| Philadelphia, PA (PHI) | 11.5 mo | 15.0 mo | Normal |
| Reno, NV (REN) | 11.5 mo | 15.0 mo | Normal |
| Boston, MA (BOS) | 13.5 mo | 15.5 mo | Normal |
| Christiansted, VI (CHR) | 11.5 mo | 15.5 mo | Normal |
| Newark, NJ (NEW) | 11.5 mo | 15.5 mo | Normal |
| Oklahoma City, OK (OKC) | 13.0 mo | 15.5 mo | Normal |
| Queens, NY (QNS) | 10.5 mo | 15.5 mo | Normal |
| Seattle, WA (SEA) | 13.5 mo | 15.5 mo | Normal |
| San Fernando Valley, CA (SFV) | 13.0 mo | 15.5 mo | Normal |
| Yakima, WA (YAK) | 13.5 mo | 15.5 mo | Normal |
| Harlingen, TX (HLG) | 11.5 mo | 16.0 mo | Normal |
| Las Vegas, NV (LVG) | 13.0 mo | 16.0 mo | Normal |
| Memphis, TN (MEM) | 12.0 mo | 16.0 mo | Normal |
| Raleigh, NC (RAL) | 12.0 mo | 16.0 mo | Normal |
| Salt Lake City, UT (SLC) | 13.5 mo | 16.0 mo | Normal |
| Dallas, TX (DAL) | 13.0 mo | 16.5 mo | Normal |
| Detroit, MI (DET) | 13.0 mo | 16.5 mo | Normal |
| Des Moines, IA (DSM) | 13.5 mo | 16.5 mo | Normal |
| Honolulu, HI (HHW) | 12.5 mo | 16.5 mo | Normal |
| Indianapolis, IN (INP) | 14.0 mo | 16.5 mo | Normal |
| Tampa, FL (TAM) | 13.5 mo | 16.5 mo | Normal |
| West Palm Beach, FL (WPB) | 10.0 mo | 16.5 mo | Normal |
| Atlanta, GA (ATL) | 13.5 mo | 17.0 mo | Slow |
| Buffalo, NY (BUF) | 14.5 mo | 17.0 mo | Slow |
| Long Island, NY (LNY) | 12.0 mo | 17.0 mo | Slow |
| New Orleans, LA (NOL) | 12.5 mo | 17.0 mo | Slow |
| Nashville, TN (NTN) | 13.0 mo | 17.0 mo | Slow |
| Santa Ana, CA (SAA) | 14.0 mo | 17.0 mo | Slow |
| Albuquerque, NM (ABQ) | 13.0 mo | 17.5 mo | Slow |
| Boise, ID (BOI) | 15.0 mo | 17.5 mo | Slow |
| Milwaukee, WI (MIL) | 14.0 mo | 17.5 mo | Slow |
| Portland, OR (POO) | 14.5 mo | 17.5 mo | Slow |
| San Bernardino, CA (SBD) | 13.0 mo | 17.5 mo | Slow |
| Denver, CO (DEN) | 14.0 mo | 18.0 mo | Slow |
| Imperial, CA (IMP) | 14.5 mo | 18.0 mo | Slow |
| Jacksonville, FL (JAC) | 15.0 mo | 18.0 mo | Slow |
| Wichita, KS (WIC) | 13.0 mo | 18.0 mo | Slow |
| Agana, GU (AGA) | 13.0 mo | 18.5 mo | Slow |
| Anchorage, AK (ANC) | 12.5 mo | 19.0 mo | Slow |
| Oakland Park, FL (OKL) | 12.5 mo | 19.0 mo | Slow |
| Orlando, FL (ORL) | 13.5 mo | 19.0 mo | Slow |
| Portland, ME (POM) | 14.5 mo | 19.0 mo | Slow |
| Chicago, IL (CHI) | 13.0 mo | 19.5 mo | Slow |
| Fresno, CA (FRE) | 15.5 mo | 19.5 mo | Slow |
| Fort Myers, FL (OFM) | 15.5 mo | 19.5 mo | Slow |
| Lawrence, MA (LAW) | 18.0 mo | 20.0 mo | Slow |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (SPM) | 14.5 mo | 20.0 mo | Slow |
| Baltimore, MD (BAL) | 15.0 mo | 20.5 mo | Slow |
| San Francisco, CA (SFR) | 14.5 mo | 22.5 mo | Very Slow |
| San Diego, CA (SND) | 15.5 mo | 23.0 mo | Very Slow |
| Sacramento, CA (SAC) | 16.0 mo | 24.0 mo | Very Slow |
| San Jose, CA (SNJ) | 16.0 mo | 31.5 mo | Very Slow |
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As of Sep 17, 2026, USCIS processing times for N-400 (Application for Naturalization) range from 9.0 mo to 31.5 mo across all field offices (full range; source-row average 12.3 mo–16.0 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 9.0 mo to 31.5 mo across all field offices (full range; source-row average 12.3 mo–16.0 mo). Figures come from USCIS official processing time estimates, which USCIS publishes about monthly; this page is rebuilt daily.
Based on current data, San Juan, PR has the lowest average upper bound for N-400 at 11.0 mo (average range 9.5 mo to 11.0 mo). 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 9.0 mo to 31.5 mo across all field offices (full range; source-row average 12.3 mo–16.0 mo). Figures come from official USCIS processing time estimates, which USCIS publishes about monthly; this page is rebuilt daily.
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Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Data aggregated from 64 USCIS processing time publications, issued monthly. 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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