USCIS processing times, by form and office
Real case processing times pulled directly from USCIS's own published data — not an estimate. Each entry links to its own page with context on who the category applies to. New entries are added as they're published; for the authoritative, always-current number, check USCIS's official processing times tool directly.
USCIS publishes these figures one lookup at a time — you can't compare offices, and you can't see which office handles your county without searching ZIP by ZIP. This directory puts every published figure in one place and pairs each field office with the counties it actually serves. It's maintained by AskDM, a self-petition course and AI case builder built by a practicing immigration paralegal: the same person who prepares these filings decides what belongs in the package. A long wait is the one part of this process nobody can shorten — but it is time you can spend getting your evidence and petition fully organized instead of waiting unprepared.
I-140 — Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers
- Extraordinary ability (E11)32.5 mo
- Outstanding professor or researcher (E12)15 mo
- Multinational executive or manager (E13)27.5 mo
- Advanced degree or exceptional ability (E21)3 mo
- Skilled worker or professional (E31; E32)4 mo
- Unskilled worker (EW3)9 mo
- Advanced degree or exceptional ability requesting a National Interest Waiver (NIW)30 mo
- Schedule A Nurses25.5 mo
I-129 — Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker
I-765 — Application for Employment Authorization
- Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)]6.5 mo
- Based on being an L-2 spouse of an L-1 nonimmigrant [(a)(18)]18 mo
- Based on being admitted as a Refugee [(a)(3)]18.5 mo
- Based on an approved asylum application [(a)(5)]2.5 mo
- Application for Suspension of Deportation/Sec.244/NACARA/Cancel of Removal [(c)(10)]10 mo
- Based on parole13.5 mo
- Alien with Final Order of Deportation Under an OSUP [(c)(18)]16.5 mo
- Based on being an H-4 spouse of an H-1B nonimmigrant (Standalone; not filed with I-539 H4) [(c)(26)]17.5 mo
- Based on a request by a qualified F-1 academic student [(c)(3)]5 mo
- Based on a pending asylum application [(c)(8)] -renewal/replacement18.5 mo
- Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)]12 mo
- Based on TPS for El Salvador [(c)(19), (a)(12)]18.5 mo
- All other applications for employment authorization10.5 mo
N-400 — Application for Naturalization
- Agana GU13 mo
- Albany NY10 mo
- Albuquerque NM13 mo
- Anchorage AK12.5 mo
- Atlanta GA13.5 mo
- Baltimore MD15 mo
- Boise ID15 mo
- Boston MA13.5 mo
- Brooklyn NY11 mo
- Buffalo NY14.5 mo
- Burlington VT10.5 mo
- Charleston SC11.5 mo
- Charlotte Amalie VI11.5 mo
- Charlotte NC11 mo
- Chicago IL13 mo
- Christiansted VI11.5 mo
- Cincinnati OH9.5 mo
- Cleveland OH10.5 mo
- Columbus OH10.5 mo
- Cranbury NJ9 mo
- Dallas TX13 mo
- Denver CO14 mo
- Des Moines IA13.5 mo
- Detroit MI13 mo
- El Paso TX13 mo
- Fort Myers FL15.5 mo
- Fort Smith AR11 mo
- Fresno CA15.5 mo
- Greer SC10 mo
- Harlingen TX11.5 mo
- Hartford CT11.5 mo
- Helena MT9.5 mo
- Hialeah FL9.5 mo
- Honolulu HI12.5 mo
- Houston TX12 mo
- Imperial CA14.5 mo
- Indianapolis IN14 mo
- Jacksonville FL15 mo
- Kansas City MO12.5 mo
- Kendall FL10 mo
- Las Vegas NV13 mo
- Lawrence MA18 mo
- Long Island NY12 mo
- Los Angeles CA10.5 mo
- Los Angeles County CA10.5 mo
- Louisville KY10.5 mo
- Manchester NH10.5 mo
- Memphis TN12 mo
- Miami FL10 mo
- Milwaukee WI14 mo
- Minneapolis-St. Paul MN14.5 mo
- Montgomery AL9.5 mo
- Mount Laurel NJ10 mo
- Nashville TN13 mo
- Newark NJ11.5 mo
- New Orleans LA12.5 mo
- New York City NY10 mo
- Norfolk VA10.5 mo
- Oakland Park FL12.5 mo
- Oklahoma City OK13 mo
- Omaha NE12.5 mo
- Orlando FL13.5 mo
- Philadelphia PA11.5 mo
- Phoenix AZ12 mo
- Pittsburgh PA11.5 mo
- Portland ME14.5 mo
- Portland OR14.5 mo
- Providence RI10 mo
- Queens NY10.5 mo
- Raleigh NC12 mo
- Reno NV11.5 mo
- Sacramento CA16 mo
- Saint Louis MO12.5 mo
- Salt Lake City UT13.5 mo
- San Antonio TX11.5 mo
- San Bernardino CA13 mo
- San Diego CA15.5 mo
- San Fernando Valley CA13 mo
- San Francisco CA14.5 mo
- San Jose CA16 mo
- San Juan PR9.5 mo
- Santa Ana CA14 mo
- Seattle WA13.5 mo
- Spokane WA11.5 mo
- Tampa FL13.5 mo
- Tucson AZ12 mo
- Washington DC11.5 mo
- West Palm Beach FL10 mo
- Wichita KS13 mo
- Yakima WA13.5 mo
I-485 — Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
- Employment-based adjustment applications — Service Center Operations (SCOPS)42.5 mo
- All Field Offices9.5 mo
- Agana GU21.5 mo
- Albany NY15 mo
- Albuquerque NM13.5 mo
- Anchorage AK9.5 mo
- Atlanta GA16.5 mo
- Baltimore MD19 mo
- Boise ID18 mo
- Boston MA13.5 mo
- Brooklyn NY19 mo
- Buffalo NY10 mo
- Burlington VT8.5 mo
- Charleston SC13.5 mo
- Charlotte Amalie VI13.5 mo
- Charlotte NC18 mo
- Chicago IL18.5 mo
- Christiansted VI18 mo
- Cincinnati OH14 mo
- Cleveland OH15.5 mo
- Columbus OH14 mo
- Cranbury NJ17 mo
- Dallas TX13.5 mo
- Denver CO22.5 mo
- Des Moines IA14.5 mo
- Detroit MI14.5 mo
- El Paso TX12.5 mo
- Fort Myers FL20 mo
- Fort Smith AR15 mo
- Fresno CA16 mo
- Greer SC15 mo
- Harlingen TX11 mo
- Hartford CT14.5 mo
- Helena MT9.5 mo
- Hialeah FL14 mo
- Honolulu HI18.5 mo
- Houston TX18 mo
- Imperial CA12.5 mo
- Indianapolis IN22 mo
- Jacksonville FL17 mo
- Kansas City MO14 mo
- Kendall FL14.5 mo
- Las Vegas NV19 mo
- Lawrence MA20.5 mo
- Long Island NY16.5 mo
- Los Angeles CA15 mo
- Los Angeles County CA17.5 mo
- Louisville KY12.5 mo
- Manchester NH13 mo
- Memphis TN22.5 mo
- Miami FL21.5 mo
- Milwaukee WI15.5 mo
- Minneapolis-St. Paul MN16.5 mo
- Montgomery AL13.5 mo
- Mount Laurel NJ21.5 mo
- Nashville TN13.5 mo
- Newark NJ22 mo
- New Orleans LA21 mo
- New York City NY14.5 mo
- Norfolk VA19.5 mo
- Oakland Park FL22.5 mo
- Oklahoma City OK20.5 mo
- Omaha NE12 mo
- Orlando FL18.5 mo
- Philadelphia PA15 mo
- Phoenix AZ14 mo
- Pittsburgh PA14 mo
- Portland ME22.5 mo
- Portland OR16 mo
- Providence RI12.5 mo
- Queens NY21 mo
- Raleigh NC24.5 mo
- Reno NV18 mo
- Sacramento CA18 mo
- Saint Louis MO12 mo
- Salt Lake City UT15 mo
- San Antonio TX13 mo
- San Bernardino CA19 mo
- San Diego CA13 mo
- San Fernando Valley CA13 mo
- San Francisco CA18.5 mo
- San Jose CA32.5 mo
- San Juan PR14.5 mo
- Santa Ana CA27.5 mo
- Seattle WA36 mo
- Spokane WA22 mo
- Tampa FL17 mo
- Tucson AZ8.5 mo
- Washington DC18 mo
- West Palm Beach FL16.5 mo
- Wichita KS11.5 mo
- Yakima WA21 mo