N-600 Processing Times
Application for Certificate of Citizenship
9.7 mo – 13.6 mo
avg. across USCIS source rows
Current N-600 Processing Time
As of , USCIS N-600 (Application for Certificate of Citizenship) processing times average 9.7 mo to 13.6 mo across current USCIS source rows, with full range 3.0 mo to 52.5 mo across all field offices. Charlotte Amalie, VI has the lowest average upper bound at 4.0 mo (average range 3.0 mo to 4.0 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.
<iframe src="https://immigrationtimes.org/embed/n-600.html" width="600" height="400" style="width:100%;max-width:600px;border:0;" frameborder="0" title="N-600 Processing Times"></iframe> <p>Source: <a href="https://immigrationtimes.org/forms/n-600/">N-600 Processing Times — ImmigrationTimes.org</a></p>
N-600 Processing Times by Field Office
90 field offices| Field Office | Min | Max | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Amalie, VI (CHA) Lowest average upper boundLowest upper | 3.0 mo | 4.0 mo | Fast |
| Cincinnati, OH (CIN) | 3.5 mo | 5.5 mo | Fast |
| Fort Smith, AR (FSA) | 4.0 mo | 5.5 mo | Fast |
| Providence, RI (PRO) | 4.0 mo | 5.5 mo | Fast |
| Christiansted, VI (CHR) | 5.5 mo | 6.0 mo | Fast |
| Manchester, NH (MAN) | 5.0 mo | 6.5 mo | Fast |
| Greer, SC (GRR) | 5.0 mo | 7.0 mo | Fast |
| Atlanta, GA (ATL) | 4.5 mo | 7.5 mo | Fast |
| Boise, ID (BOI) | 7.0 mo | 7.5 mo | Fast |
| Portland, ME (POM) | 6.0 mo | 7.5 mo | Fast |
| Charleston, SC (CHL) | 6.5 mo | 8.0 mo | Fast |
| Columbus, OH (CLM) | 3.5 mo | 8.0 mo | Fast |
| Cranbury, NJ (NJC) | 6.0 mo | 8.0 mo | Fast |
| Hialeah, FL (HIA) | 6.5 mo | 8.5 mo | Fast |
| Indianapolis, IN (INP) | 6.0 mo | 8.5 mo | Fast |
| Dallas, TX (DAL) | 7.5 mo | 9.0 mo | Fast |
| Newark, NJ (NEW) | 7.0 mo | 9.0 mo | Fast |
| Sacramento, CA (SAC) | 8.0 mo | 9.0 mo | Fast |
| Hartford, CT (HAR) | 7.0 mo | 9.5 mo | Normal |
| Portland, OR (POO) | 6.0 mo | 9.5 mo | Normal |
| Queens, NY (QNS) | 7.5 mo | 9.5 mo | Normal |
| Burlington, VT (STA) | 8.5 mo | 9.5 mo | Normal |
| Yakima, WA (YAK) | 8.5 mo | 9.5 mo | Normal |
| Las Vegas, NV (LVG) | 9.5 mo | 10.0 mo | Normal |
| Philadelphia, PA (PHI) | 7.5 mo | 10.0 mo | Normal |
| San Fernando Valley, CA (SFV) | 5.5 mo | 10.0 mo | Normal |
| San Jose, CA (SNJ) | 8.0 mo | 10.0 mo | Normal |
| Kendall, FL (KND) | 7.5 mo | 10.5 mo | Normal |
| Los Angeles County, CA (LAC) | 9.0 mo | 10.5 mo | Normal |
| Louisville, KY (LOU) | 6.5 mo | 10.5 mo | Normal |
| New York City, NY (NYC) | 7.5 mo | 10.5 mo | Normal |
| Brooklyn, NY (BNY) | 8.5 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Lawrence, MA (LAW) | 8.0 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Long Island, NY (LNY) | 9.5 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Los Angeles, CA (LOS) | 6.5 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Norfolk, VA (NOR) | 8.5 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Oklahoma City, OK (OKC) | 8.5 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| San Antonio, TX (SNA) | 9.5 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Tampa, FL (TAM) | 9.5 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Tucson, AZ (TUC) | 9.0 mo | 11.0 mo | Normal |
| Baltimore, MD (BAL) | 8.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Honolulu, HI (HHW) | 9.0 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Nashville, TN (NTN) | 10.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Omaha, NE (OMA) | 7.0 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Washington, DC (WAS) | 9.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Wichita, KS (WIC) | 10.5 mo | 11.5 mo | Normal |
| Albuquerque, NM (ABQ) | 11.0 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Montgomery, AL (MGA) | 10.0 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Mount Laurel, NJ (MTL) | 8.5 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Fort Myers, FL (OFM) | 10.5 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Oakland Park, FL (OKL) | 8.0 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Phoenix, AZ (PHO) | 10.0 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Pittsburgh, PA (PIT) | 10.0 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| San Juan, PR (SAJ) | 9.5 mo | 12.0 mo | Normal |
| Buffalo, NY (BUF) | 10.0 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| Fresno, CA (FRE) | 10.5 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| Houston, TX (HOU) | 10.5 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| New Orleans, LA (NOL) | 10.0 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| Santa Ana, CA (SAA) | 10.5 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| San Bernardino, CA (SBD) | 10.5 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| West Palm Beach, FL (WPB) | 10.5 mo | 12.5 mo | Normal |
| Charlotte, NC (CLT) | 10.0 mo | 13.0 mo | Normal |
| Spokane, WA (SPO) | 10.0 mo | 13.5 mo | Normal |
| Orlando, FL (ORL) | 11.5 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| Salt Lake City, UT (SLC) | 12.0 mo | 14.5 mo | Normal |
| Anchorage, AK (ANC) | 9.0 mo | 15.0 mo | Normal |
| Chicago, IL (CHI) | 12.5 mo | 15.0 mo | Normal |
| Des Moines, IA (DSM) | 11.5 mo | 15.0 mo | Normal |
| Helena, MT (HEL) | 11.0 mo | 15.5 mo | Normal |
| Milwaukee, WI (MIL) | 10.0 mo | 15.5 mo | Normal |
| San Francisco, CA (SFR) | 11.0 mo | 15.5 mo | Normal |
| Detroit, MI (DET) | 8.0 mo | 17.0 mo | Normal |
| Kansas City, MO (KAN) | 11.5 mo | 17.0 mo | Normal |
| Imperial, CA (IMP) | 10.5 mo | 17.5 mo | Normal |
| Reno, NV (REN) | 17.0 mo | 17.5 mo | Normal |
| Cleveland, OH (CLE) | 10.5 mo | 18.5 mo | Normal |
| Denver, CO (DEN) | 11.5 mo | 18.5 mo | Normal |
| Seattle, WA (SEA) | 13.5 mo | 19.0 mo | Normal |
| Agana, GU (AGA) | 11.5 mo | 20.0 mo | Slow |
| Jacksonville, FL (JAC) | 14.0 mo | 20.0 mo | Slow |
| Harlingen, TX (HLG) | 11.0 mo | 21.0 mo | Slow |
| Miami, FL (MIA) | 11.5 mo | 21.5 mo | Slow |
| Raleigh, NC (RAL) | 11.5 mo | 21.5 mo | Slow |
| Saint Louis, MO (STL) | 12.0 mo | 21.5 mo | Slow |
| San Diego, CA (SND) | 17.5 mo | 26.5 mo | Very Slow |
| Albany, NY (ALB) | 20.0 mo | 27.5 mo | Very Slow |
| El Paso, TX (ELP) | 19.0 mo | 29.0 mo | Very Slow |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN (SPM) | 30.0 mo | 30.5 mo | Very Slow |
| Boston, MA (BOS) | 14.0 mo | 45.5 mo | Very Slow |
| Memphis, TN (MEM) | 33.5 mo | 52.5 mo | Very Slow |
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As of Jul 15, 2026, USCIS processing times for N-600 (Application for Certificate of Citizenship) range from 3.0 mo to 52.5 mo across all field offices (full range; source-row average 9.7 mo–13.6 mo). Source: https://immigrationtimes.org/forms/n-600/. Dataset version DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21311840
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Frequently Asked Questions
Current USCIS N-600 processing times range from 3.0 mo to 52.5 mo across all field offices (full range; source-row average 9.7 mo–13.6 mo). This data is updated daily from USCIS official processing time estimates.
Based on current data, Charlotte Amalie, VI has the lowest average upper bound for N-600 at 4.0 mo (average range 3.0 mo to 4.0 mo). See the full comparison in the table above.
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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.
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