N-400 (U.S. Citizenship) Processing Times
Application for Naturalization
8.8 mo – 11.4 mo
avg. across all service centers
Current N-400 Processing Time
As of , USCIS N-400 (Application for Naturalization) processing times average 8.8 mo to 11.4 mo across all service centers, with full range 5.5 mo to 17.5 mo depending on the service center and filing category. The fastest processing is at Hialeah (5.5 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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N-400 Processing Times by Service Center
90| Service Center | Min | Max | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hialeah (HIA) Fastest | 5.5 mo | 7.5 mo | Fast |
| Charlotte (CHA) | 6.5 mo | 8.5 mo | Fast |
| Cincinnati (CIN) | 6.5 mo | 8.5 mo | Fast |
| San Jose (SAJ) | 6.0 mo | 8.5 mo | Fast |
| Montgomery (MGA) | 6.0 mo | 9.0 mo | Fast |
| Norfolk (NOR) | 7.5 mo | 9.0 mo | Fast |
| Seattle (SEA) | 7.5 mo | 9.0 mo | Fast |
| Cleveland (CLE) | 7.5 mo | 9.5 mo | Fast |
| Helena (HEL) | 8.0 mo | 9.5 mo | Fast |
| Kansas City (KAN) | 8.5 mo | 9.5 mo | Fast |
| Phoenix (PHO) | 8.5 mo | 9.5 mo | Fast |
| Providence (PRO) | 7.5 mo | 9.5 mo | Fast |
| San Francisco (SFR) | 7.5 mo | 9.5 mo | Fast |
| Albany (ALB) | 7.0 mo | 10.0 mo | Fast |
| Chicago (CHI) | 7.5 mo | 10.0 mo | Fast |
| Charleston (CHL) | 7.0 mo | 10.0 mo | Fast |
| Columbia (CLM) | 8.5 mo | 10.0 mo | Fast |
| Grand Rapids (GRR) | 8.0 mo | 10.0 mo | Fast |
| Kendall (KND) | 7.0 mo | 10.0 mo | Fast |
| Louisville (LOU) | 7.5 mo | 10.0 mo | Fast |
| Manchester (MAN) | 7.5 mo | 10.0 mo | Fast |
| New York City (NYC) | 8.5 mo | 10.0 mo | Fast |
| Queens (QNS) | 6.5 mo | 10.0 mo | Fast |
| Spokane (SPO) | 8.0 mo | 10.0 mo | Fast |
| Tucson (TUC) | 8.0 mo | 10.0 mo | Fast |
| Fort Smith (FSA) | 9.0 mo | 10.5 mo | Normal |
| Hartford (HAR) | 8.5 mo | 10.5 mo | Normal |
| Hollywood (HHW) | 8.5 mo | 10.5 mo | Normal |
| Las Vegas (LVG) | 9.5 mo | 10.5 mo | Normal |
| New Jersey (NJC) | 7.5 mo | 10.5 mo | Normal |
| Philadelphia (PHI) | 8.0 mo | 10.5 mo | Normal |
| San Bernardino (SBD) | 8.5 mo | 10.5 mo | Normal |
| Santa Ana (SNA) | 9.0 mo | 10.5 mo | Normal |
| Yakima (YAK) | 8.5 mo | 10.5 mo | Normal |
| Boise (BOI) | 9.0 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Los Angeles (LOS) | 8.5 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Memphis (MEM) | 8.5 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Omaha (OMA) | 9.0 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Portland (POO) | 9.5 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Reno (REN) | 8.0 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| South New Jersey (SNJ) | 7.5 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Washington DC (WAS) | 9.5 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Albuquerque (ABQ) | 9.0 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Augusta (AGA) | 7.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Anchorage (ANC) | 8.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Baltimore (BAL) | 8.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Christiansted (CHR) | 9.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Charlotte (CLT) | 8.0 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Detroit (DET) | 9.0 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Des Moines (DSM) | 10.0 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| El Paso (ELP) | 8.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Harlingen (HLG) | 8.0 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Los Angeles County (LAC) | 9.0 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Long Island (LNY) | 8.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Miami (MIA) | 6.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Raleigh (RAL) | 8.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| San Antonio (SAA) | 9.0 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| San Fernando Valley (SFV) | 9.0 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| St. Louis (STL) | 9.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Wichita (WIC) | 9.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Atlanta (ATL) | 10.0 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Brooklyn (BNY) | 9.5 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Boston (BOS) | 10.5 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Buffalo (BUF) | 11.0 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Indianapolis (INP) | 10.5 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Newark (NEW) | 8.5 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Northern Texas (NTN) | 11.0 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Stamford (STA) | 9.0 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Houston (HOU) | 10.0 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| Imperial (IMP) | 9.5 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| Pittsburgh (PIT) | 9.0 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| Fresno (FRE) | 10.5 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Minneapolis (MTL) | 7.5 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Pomona (POM) | 9.5 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Salt Lake City (SLC) | 9.5 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| San Diego (SND) | 9.5 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| St. Paul (SPM) | 9.0 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Denver (DEN) | 10.5 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| Jacksonville (JAC) | 11.5 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| New Orleans (NOL) | 9.0 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| Orlando (ORL) | 9.5 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| Sacramento (SAC) | 10.0 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| Tampa (TAM) | 11.5 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| Milwaukee (MIL) | 9.5 mo | 14.0 mo | Normal |
| West Palm Beach (WPB) | 8.5 mo | 14.0 mo | Normal |
| Oklahoma City (OKC) | 10.5 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| Oakland (OKL) | 9.0 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| Office of Field Operations (OFM) | 13.0 mo | 15.0 mo | Normal |
| Dallas (DAL) | 10.0 mo | 15.5 mo | Normal |
| Lawrence (LAW) | 16.0 mo | 17.5 mo | Slow |
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ImmigrationTimes.org. (2026). N-400 Processing Times (data as of Apr 21, 2026). Retrieved May 13, 2026, from https://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 5.5 mo to 17.5 mo across all service centers (full range; average 8.8 mo–11.4 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, Hialeah has the shortest N-400 processing times at 5.5 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 (N-400), 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 N-400 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.
U.S. Citizenship petitions are filed using USCIS Form N-400. Current processing times range from 5.5 mo to 17.5 mo across all service centers (full range; average 8.8 mo–11.4 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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