Washington DC — I-485 Family-Based Adjustment Processing Time
USCIS reports 80% of Family-based adjustment applications cases processed through Washington DC are completed within 18 months, per USCIS's own processing-times data.
⚠ This figure may be out of date — check USCIS's official tool for the current number.
Processing office: Washington DC. Figure from USCIS's official processing times tool — check your own case's current estimate directly at egov.uscis.gov/processing-times, since USCIS updates these monthly and your specific receipt date affects where you fall in the range.
Washington DC is faster than 29 of the 90 Family-Based Adjustment locations in this dataset and slower than 54 — 2 months above the median of 16 months.
Which counties this office serves
39 counties route to Washington DC in USCIS's own office locator. If your county is listed here, this is the office whose processing time applies to your case.
DC: District of Columbia · VA: Albemarle, Alleghany, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Buena Vista (city), Charlottesville (city), City of Alexandria, City of Harrisonburg, Clarke, Covington (city), Culpeper, Fairfax, Fairfax (city), Falls Church (city), Fauquier, Fluvanna, Frederick, Fredericksburg (city), Greene, Highland, Loudoun, Louisa, Madison, Manassas (city), Manassas Park (city), Nelson, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Stafford, Staunton (city), Warren, Waynesboro (city), Winchester (city)
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