N-400 processing times: every category and processing location
Last updated 2026-10-02 · General information, not legal advice
USCIS processing times for N-400 as published on 2026-09-17, this site's 2026-10-02 snapshot: 1 categories at 90 processing locations. The slowest line is 160A at Lawrence MA, 18 months; the fastest is 160A at Cranbury NJ, 9 months. Each row gives the 80% line, the 93% line date that opens a case inquiry, and the change against a year ago. The figures refresh every week; how long before you can sue is in the N-400 naturalization guide.
Every N-400 category and processing location
160A: Application for Naturalization
| Office | 80% line | Case inquiry opens (93% line) | Versus a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence MA | 18 months | 20 months receipt date before | slower by 7 months |
| Sacramento CA | 16 months | 24 months receipt date before | slower by 7.5 months |
| San Jose CA | 16 months | 31.5 months receipt date before | slower by 8.5 months |
| Fort Myers FL | 15.5 months | 19.5 months receipt date before | slower by 3 months |
| Fresno CA | 15.5 months | 19.5 months receipt date before | slower by 7 months |
| San Diego CA | 15.5 months | 23 months receipt date before | slower by 7.5 months |
| Baltimore MD | 15 months | 20.5 months receipt date before | slower by 7.5 months |
| Boise ID | 15 months | 17.5 months receipt date before | slower by 7.5 months |
| Jacksonville FL | 15 months | 18 months receipt date before | slower by 2.5 months |
| Buffalo NY | 14.5 months | 17 months receipt date before | slower by 6 months |
| Imperial CA | 14.5 months | 18 months receipt date before | slower by 5.5 months |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | 14.5 months | 20 months receipt date before | slower by 7 months |
| Portland ME | 14.5 months | 19 months receipt date before | slower by 5 months |
| Portland OR | 14.5 months | 17.5 months receipt date before | slower by 7 months |
| San Francisco CA | 14.5 months | 22.5 months receipt date before | slower by 8 months |
| Denver CO | 14 months | 18 months receipt date before | slower by 6 months |
| Indianapolis IN | 14 months | 16.5 months receipt date before | slower by 5 months |
| Milwaukee WI | 14 months | 17.5 months receipt date before | slower by 5 months |
| Santa Ana CA | 14 months | 17 months receipt date before | slower by 5.5 months |
| Atlanta GA | 13.5 months | 17 months receipt date before | slower by 5 months |
| Boston MA | 13.5 months | 15.5 months receipt date before | slower by 5 months |
| Des Moines IA | 13.5 months | 16.5 months receipt date before | slower by 3.5 months |
| Orlando FL | 13.5 months | 19 months receipt date before | slower by 3 months |
| Salt Lake City UT | 13.5 months | 16 months receipt date before | slower by 5 months |
| Seattle WA | 13.5 months | 15.5 months receipt date before | slower by 7.5 months |
| Tampa FL | 13.5 months | 16.5 months receipt date before | slower by 2 months |
| Yakima WA | 13.5 months | 15.5 months receipt date before | slower by 5.5 months |
| Agana GU | 13 months | 18.5 months receipt date before | slower by 6 months |
| Albuquerque NM | 13 months | 17.5 months receipt date before | slower by 4 months |
| Chicago IL | 13 months | 19.5 months receipt date before | slower by 5 months |
| Dallas TX | 13 months | 16.5 months receipt date before | slower by 5 months |
| Detroit MI | 13 months | 16.5 months receipt date before | slower by 4.5 months |
| El Paso TX | 13 months | 15 months receipt date before | slower by 4.5 months |
| Las Vegas NV | 13 months | 16 months receipt date before | slower by 5 months |
| Nashville TN | 13 months | 17 months receipt date before | slower by 2.5 months |
| Oklahoma City OK | 13 months | 15.5 months receipt date before | slower by 5 months |
| San Bernardino CA | 13 months | 17.5 months receipt date before | slower by 5.5 months |
| San Fernando Valley CA | 13 months | 15.5 months receipt date before | slower by 5.5 months |
| Wichita KS | 13 months | 18 months receipt date before | slower by 4.5 months |
| Anchorage AK | 12.5 months | 19 months receipt date before | slower by 4.5 months |
| Honolulu HI | 12.5 months | 16.5 months receipt date before | slower by 5 months |
| Kansas City MO | 12.5 months | 15 months receipt date before | slower by 4 months |
| New Orleans LA | 12.5 months | 17 months receipt date before | slower by 3 months |
| Oakland Park FL | 12.5 months | 19 months receipt date before | slower by 3.5 months |
| Omaha NE | 12.5 months | 14.5 months receipt date before | slower by 5 months |
| Saint Louis MO | 12.5 months | 14 months receipt date before | slower by 2 months |
| Houston TX | 12 months | 14 months receipt date before | slower by 3.5 months |
| Long Island NY | 12 months | 17 months receipt date before | slower by 3.5 months |
| Memphis TN | 12 months | 16 months receipt date before | slower by 2.5 months |
| Phoenix AZ | 12 months | 13 months receipt date before | slower by 4 months |
| Raleigh NC | 12 months | 16 months receipt date before | slower by 3.5 months |
| Tucson AZ | 12 months | 14 months receipt date before | slower by 4 months |
| Charleston SC | 11.5 months | 15 months receipt date before | slower by 4.5 months |
| Charlotte Amalie VI | 11.5 months | 15 months receipt date before | slower by 6 months |
| Christiansted VI | 11.5 months | 15.5 months receipt date before | slower by 3.5 months |
| Harlingen TX | 11.5 months | 16 months receipt date before | slower by 2.5 months |
| Hartford CT | 11.5 months | 14 months receipt date before | slower by 2.5 months |
| Newark NJ | 11.5 months | 15.5 months receipt date before | slower by 4 months |
| Philadelphia PA | 11.5 months | 15 months receipt date before | slower by 3.5 months |
| Pittsburgh PA | 11.5 months | 14.5 months receipt date before | slower by 3 months |
| Reno NV | 11.5 months | 15 months receipt date before | slower by 4 months |
| San Antonio TX | 11.5 months | 13.5 months receipt date before | slower by 3.5 months |
| Spokane WA | 11.5 months | 13 months receipt date before | slower by 4.5 months |
| Washington DC | 11.5 months | 14.5 months receipt date before | slower by 3.5 months |
| Brooklyn NY | 11 months | 15 months receipt date before | slower by 1.5 months |
| Charlotte NC | 11 months | 14.5 months receipt date before | slower by 3 months |
| Fort Smith AR | 11 months | 13 months receipt date before | slower by 3.5 months |
| Burlington VT | 10.5 months | 12 months receipt date before | slower by 2 months |
| Cleveland OH | 10.5 months | 14.5 months receipt date before | slower by 3.5 months |
| Columbus OH | 10.5 months | 14 months receipt date before | slower by 2 months |
| Los Angeles CA | 10.5 months | 14 months receipt date before | slower by 2.5 months |
| Los Angeles County CA | 10.5 months | 14 months receipt date before | slower by 2.5 months |
| Louisville KY | 10.5 months | 14.5 months receipt date before | slower by 2.5 months |
| Manchester NH | 10.5 months | 13.5 months receipt date before | slower by 2.5 months |
| Norfolk VA | 10.5 months | 13.5 months receipt date before | slower by 1.5 months |
| Queens NY | 10.5 months | 15.5 months receipt date before | slower by 2.5 months |
| Albany NY | 10 months | 13 months receipt date before | slower by 2.5 months |
| Greer SC | 10 months | 13.5 months receipt date before | slower by 4.5 months |
| Kendall FL | 10 months | 13.5 months receipt date before | slower by 2.5 months |
| Miami FL | 10 months | 15 months receipt date before | slower by 1.5 months |
| Mount Laurel NJ | 10 months | 14.5 months receipt date before | slower by 2 months |
| New York City NY | 10 months | 12.5 months receipt date before | slower by 1 month |
| Providence RI | 10 months | 13 months receipt date before | slower by 1.5 months |
| West Palm Beach FL | 10 months | 16.5 months receipt date before | slower by 0.5 months |
| Cincinnati OH | 9.5 months | 13 months receipt date before | slower by 2 months |
| Helena MT | 9.5 months | 11.5 months receipt date before | slower by 3 months |
| Hialeah FL | 9.5 months | 12.5 months receipt date before | slower by 2 months |
| Montgomery AL | 9.5 months | 12 months receipt date before | slower by 3 months |
| San Juan PR | 9.5 months | 11 months receipt date before | slower by 2 months |
| Cranbury NJ | 9 months | 12 months receipt date before | slower by 0.5 months |
N-400 since 2022
Representative line: the median of the 90 field offices for 160A; the 80% line from the last snapshot of each quarter.
| Quarter | 80% line |
|---|---|
| 2022-Q1 | 10 months |
| 2022-Q2 | 15 months |
| 2022-Q3 | 17 months |
| 2022-Q4 | 16.5 months |
| 2023-Q1 | 10.5 months |
| 2023-Q2 | 9.5 months |
| 2023-Q3 | 8.5 months |
| 2023-Q4 | 8 months |
| 2024-Q1 | 7.5 months |
| 2024-Q2 | 7.5 months |
| 2024-Q3 | 7.5 months |
| 2024-Q4 | 7.5 months |
| 2025-Q1 | 7.5 months |
| 2025-Q2 | 8 months |
| 2025-Q3 | 8 months |
| 2025-Q4 | 8 months |
| 2026-Q1 | 8.5 months |
| 2026-Q2 | 10 months |
| 2026-Q3 | 12.5 months |
| 2026-Q4 | 12.5 months |
How to read the two columns
The 80% line is the time within which 80% of the cases completed in the previous six months were decided; USCIS calls it the "normal range". The 93% line is the case-inquiry gate: only a receipt date earlier than it lets you file an "outside normal processing time" inquiry. Neither is the court's test: a court weighs the six TRAC factors on your case, see when you can sue. This site's threshold for each form is in its guide.
Questions about the N-400 data
Why does N-400 vary so much by office?
Each field office has its own backlog and staffing, and USCIS publishes a figure for each. The office follows your address, so a move changes the figure your wait is measured against: see how moving affects processing time. The major offices each have a page under data by field office.
My category is past the 80% line. Can I sue?
The 80% line describes the agency's own output, and no statute makes it the threshold for a suit. This site's threshold for N-400 and the reasoning are in the N-400 naturalization guide; past the 93% line, file a case inquiry first.
How often is this updated, and where is the history?
Source: the USCIS processing-times page, snapshot 2026-10-02 (USCIS publication date 2026-09-17), fetched and archived by this site every week; raw data and every past snapshot are on the USCIS data page. The "receipt date before" cutoff moves forward one day per day under the USCIS rule (today minus a fixed number of days); the page computes it for the day you open it, and without scripts it shows the snapshot-day date.