N-400 (U.S. Citizenship) Processing Times
Application for Naturalization
9.8 mo – 12.6 mo
avg. across all field offices
Current N-400 Processing Time
As of , USCIS N-400 (Application for Naturalization) processing times average 9.8 mo to 12.6 mo across all field offices, with full range 6.5 mo to 18.5 mo. The fastest processing is at Hialeah, FL (6.5 mo). Processing times have been increasing 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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N-400 Processing Times by Field Office
90| Field Office | Min | Max | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hialeah, FL (HIA) Fastest | 6.5 mo | 8.0 mo | Fast |
| Charlotte Amalie, VI (CHA) | 7.0 mo | 8.5 mo | Fast |
| Cincinnati, OH (CIN) | 7.5 mo | 9.0 mo | Fast |
| Montgomery, AL (MGA) | 7.0 mo | 9.0 mo | Fast |
| Helena, MT (HEL) | 9.0 mo | 9.5 mo | Fast |
| Providence, RI (PRO) | 8.0 mo | 9.5 mo | Fast |
| San Juan, PR (SAJ) | 7.5 mo | 9.5 mo | Fast |
| Norfolk, VA (NOR) | 7.5 mo | 10.0 mo | Fast |
| Cleveland, OH (CLE) | 8.0 mo | 10.5 mo | Normal |
| Fort Smith, AR (FSA) | 9.5 mo | 10.5 mo | Normal |
| Kendall, FL (KND) | 8.0 mo | 10.5 mo | Normal |
| Manchester, NH (MAN) | 8.5 mo | 10.5 mo | Normal |
| Albany, NY (ALB) | 8.0 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Greer, SC (GRR) | 8.5 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Hartford, CT (HAR) | 9.5 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Cranbury, NJ (NJC) | 8.0 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| New York City, NY (NYC) | 9.0 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Queens, NY (QNS) | 7.5 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Seattle, WA (SEA) | 8.0 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Burlington, VT (STA) | 9.0 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Yakima, WA (YAK) | 9.5 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Agana, GU (AGA) | 8.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Chicago, IL (CHI) | 8.0 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Christiansted, VI (CHR) | 10.0 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Columbus, OH (CLM) | 8.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Los Angeles, CA (LOS) | 9.0 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Louisville, KY (LOU) | 9.0 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Philadelphia, PA (PHI) | 9.0 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Phoenix, AZ (PHO) | 9.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| San Francisco, CA (SFR) | 10.0 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Spokane, WA (SPO) | 9.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Brooklyn, NY (BNY) | 9.5 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Charleston, SC (CHL) | 8.5 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Honolulu, HI (HHW) | 10.0 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Las Vegas, NV (LVG) | 11.0 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Memphis, TN (MEM) | 9.0 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Nashville, TN (NTN) | 11.0 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Raleigh, NC (RAL) | 10.0 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Reno, NV (REN) | 9.5 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| San Bernardino, CA (SBD) | 9.5 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| San Fernando Valley, CA (SFV) | 10.5 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| San Antonio, TX (SNA) | 10.0 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Tucson, AZ (TUC) | 9.5 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Washington, DC (WAS) | 10.0 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Anchorage, AK (ANC) | 9.5 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| Kansas City, MO (KAN) | 11.0 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| Los Angeles County, CA (LAC) | 9.5 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| Newark, NJ (NEW) | 9.5 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| Omaha, NE (OMA) | 10.5 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| Portland, OR (POO) | 11.0 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| Saint Louis, MO (STL) | 11.0 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| Atlanta, GA (ATL) | 11.0 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Charlotte, NC (CLT) | 10.0 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Detroit, MI (DET) | 10.0 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Des Moines, IA (DSM) | 10.5 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Indianapolis, IN (INP) | 11.5 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Miami, FL (MIA) | 7.5 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Mount Laurel, NJ (MTL) | 8.0 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Santa Ana, CA (SAA) | 11.0 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Wichita, KS (WIC) | 10.0 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Albuquerque, NM (ABQ) | 9.5 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| Boston, MA (BOS) | 12.5 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| Buffalo, NY (BUF) | 12.0 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| El Paso, TX (ELP) | 10.5 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| Harlingen, TX (HLG) | 9.0 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| Imperial, CA (IMP) | 12.0 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| Oklahoma City, OK (OKC) | 10.5 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| Baltimore, MD (BAL) | 10.0 mo | 14.0 mo | Normal |
| Houston, TX (HOU) | 11.0 mo | 14.0 mo | Normal |
| Long Island, NY (LNY) | 10.0 mo | 14.0 mo | Normal |
| Pittsburgh, PA (PIT) | 10.0 mo | 14.0 mo | Normal |
| Salt Lake City, UT (SLC) | 11.0 mo | 14.0 mo | Normal |
| Boise, ID (BOI) | 11.0 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| Fresno, CA (FRE) | 12.0 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| Milwaukee, WI (MIL) | 10.5 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| New Orleans, LA (NOL) | 10.0 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| Orlando, FL (ORL) | 10.5 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| Sacramento, CA (SAC) | 12.5 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| San Jose, CA (SNJ) | 9.5 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| Tampa, FL (TAM) | 12.0 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| Denver, CO (DEN) | 11.5 mo | 15.0 mo | Normal |
| Jacksonville, FL (JAC) | 13.0 mo | 15.0 mo | Normal |
| Fort Myers, FL (OFM) | 13.0 mo | 15.5 mo | Normal |
| Portland, ME (POM) | 10.5 mo | 15.5 mo | Normal |
| Dallas, TX (DAL) | 11.0 mo | 16.0 mo | Normal |
| West Palm Beach, FL (WPB) | 9.0 mo | 16.0 mo | Normal |
| San Diego, CA (SND) | 11.0 mo | 16.5 mo | Normal |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (SPM) | 12.0 mo | 18.0 mo | Slow |
| Lawrence, MA (LAW) | 17.0 mo | 18.5 mo | Slow |
| Oakland Park, FL (OKL) | 10.5 mo | 18.5 mo | Slow |
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As of Jun 23, 2026, USCIS processing times for N-400 (Application for Naturalization) range from 6.5 mo to 18.5 mo across all field offices (full range; average 9.8 mo–12.6 mo across offices). Source: ImmigrationTimes.org/forms/n-400/. Dataset DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19529862
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Frequently Asked Questions
Current USCIS N-400 processing times range from 6.5 mo to 18.5 mo across all field offices (full range; average 9.8 mo–12.6 mo across offices). This data is updated daily from USCIS official processing time estimates.
Based on current data, Hialeah, FL has the shortest N-400 processing times at 6.5 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 6.5 mo to 18.5 mo across all field offices (full range; average 9.8 mo–12.6 mo across offices). 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 . Permanent link. Verify on USCIS.gov.
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