Form I-485 Processing Time

Check the latest estimated USCIS processing time for Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.

Current Estimate Slow, Compared with this form's USCIS processing times since 2022: 17.6 – 32.7 months; Average across 96 categories
Last Updated: Oct 19, 2026; Source: USCIS

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Office – Category	Min	Max	Status
Burlington, VT – Family-based adjustment applications	8.5 mo	12.5 mo	Normal
Tucson, AZ – Family-based adjustment applications	8.5 mo	13.5 mo	Normal
Helena, MT – Family-based adjustment applications	9.5 mo	14.5 mo	Normal
Buffalo, NY – Family-based adjustment applications	10 mo	17.5 mo	Normal
All Field Offices – Employment-based adjustment applications	9.5 mo	19 mo	Normal
Greer, SC – Family-based adjustment applications	15 mo	20.5 mo	Normal
Omaha, NE – Family-based adjustment applications	12 mo	21 mo	Normal
Providence, RI – Family-based adjustment applications	12.5 mo	21 mo	Normal
Fort Smith, AR – Family-based adjustment applications	15 mo	21 mo	Normal
Manchester, NH – Family-based adjustment applications	13 mo	21.5 mo	Normal
Charleston, SC – Family-based adjustment applications	13.5 mo	21.5 mo	Normal
Montgomery, AL – Family-based adjustment applications	13.5 mo	21.5 mo	Normal
Salt Lake City, UT – Family-based adjustment applications	15 mo	21.5 mo	Normal
El Paso, TX – Family-based adjustment applications	12.5 mo	22.5 mo	Normal
Des Moines, IA – Family-based adjustment applications	14.5 mo	22.5 mo	Normal
Harlingen, TX – Family-based adjustment applications	11 mo	23 mo	Normal
Nashville, TN – Family-based adjustment applications	13.5 mo	23.5 mo	Normal
Washington, DC – Family-based adjustment applications	18 mo	24 mo	Normal
Louisville, KY – Family-based adjustment applications	12.5 mo	24.5 mo	Normal
San Antonio, TX – Family-based adjustment applications	13 mo	24.5 mo	Normal
Phoenix, AZ – Family-based adjustment applications	14 mo	24.5 mo	Normal
Saint Louis, MO – Family-based adjustment applications	12 mo	25 mo	Normal
Cincinnati, OH – Family-based adjustment applications	14 mo	25 mo	Normal
Albany, NY – Family-based adjustment applications	15 mo	26.5 mo	Normal
Tampa, FL – Family-based adjustment applications	17 mo	26.5 mo	Normal
Kansas City, MO – Family-based adjustment applications	14 mo	27 mo	Normal
Pittsburgh, PA – Family-based adjustment applications	14 mo	27 mo	Normal
Hialeah, FL – Family-based adjustment applications	14 mo	27.5 mo	Normal
Albuquerque, NM – Family-based adjustment applications	13.5 mo	28 mo	Normal
Service Center Operations (SCOPS) – Based on an approved U Visa	25 mo	28 mo	Normal
Wichita, KS – Family-based adjustment applications	11.5 mo	28.5 mo	Normal
Boston, MA – Family-based adjustment applications	13.5 mo	28.5 mo	Normal
Dallas, TX – Family-based adjustment applications	13.5 mo	29 mo	Normal
Kendall, FL – Family-based adjustment applications	14.5 mo	29 mo	Normal
West Palm Beach, FL – Family-based adjustment applications	16.5 mo	29 mo	Normal
Anchorage, AK – Family-based adjustment applications	9.5 mo	29.5 mo	Normal
Fort Myers, FL – Family-based adjustment applications	20 mo	29.5 mo	Normal
San Juan, PR – Family-based adjustment applications	14.5 mo	30 mo	Normal
Cleveland, OH – Family-based adjustment applications	15.5 mo	30.5 mo	Normal
Philadelphia, PA – Family-based adjustment applications	15 mo	31 mo	Normal
Atlanta, GA – Family-based adjustment applications	16.5 mo	31 mo	Normal
Charlotte, NC – Family-based adjustment applications	18 mo	31 mo	Normal
San Diego, CA – Family-based adjustment applications	13 mo	31.5 mo	Normal
Hartford, CT – Family-based adjustment applications	14.5 mo	31.5 mo	Normal
Milwaukee, WI – Family-based adjustment applications	15.5 mo	32.5 mo	Normal
Jacksonville, FL – Family-based adjustment applications	17 mo	32.5 mo	Normal
Baltimore, MD – Family-based adjustment applications	19 mo	32.5 mo	Normal
Imperial, CA – Family-based adjustment applications	12.5 mo	33 mo	Normal
Long Island, NY – Family-based adjustment applications	16.5 mo	33 mo	Normal
Orlando, FL – Family-based adjustment applications	18.5 mo	33 mo	Normal
San Bernardino, CA – Family-based adjustment applications	19 mo	33 mo	Normal
Memphis, TN – Family-based adjustment applications	22.5 mo	33 mo	Normal
New York City, NY – Family-based adjustment applications	14.5 mo	33.5 mo	Normal
Mount Laurel, NJ – Family-based adjustment applications	21.5 mo	33.5 mo	Normal
Detroit, MI – Family-based adjustment applications	14.5 mo	34.5 mo	Slow
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN – Family-based adjustment applications	16.5 mo	34.5 mo	Slow
Cranbury, NJ – Family-based adjustment applications	17 mo	34.5 mo	Slow
Indianapolis, IN – Family-based adjustment applications	22 mo	35 mo	Slow
Columbus, OH – Family-based adjustment applications	14 mo	35.5 mo	Slow
Houston, TX – Family-based adjustment applications	18 mo	36 mo	Slow
Las Vegas, NV – Family-based adjustment applications	19 mo	36 mo	Slow
Reno, NV – Family-based adjustment applications	18 mo	36.5 mo	Slow
New Orleans, LA – Family-based adjustment applications	21 mo	36.5 mo	Slow
Portland, ME – Family-based adjustment applications	22.5 mo	36.5 mo	Slow
Los Angeles, CA – Family-based adjustment applications	15 mo	37 mo	Slow
Portland, OR – Family-based adjustment applications	16 mo	37 mo	Slow
Fresno, CA – Family-based adjustment applications	16 mo	37.5 mo	Slow
Boise, ID – Family-based adjustment applications	18 mo	37.5 mo	Slow
Christiansted, VI – Family-based adjustment applications	18 mo	37.5 mo	Slow
Honolulu, HI – Family-based adjustment applications	18.5 mo	37.5 mo	Slow
Agana, GU – Family-based adjustment applications	21.5 mo	38 mo	Slow
Newark, NJ – Family-based adjustment applications	22 mo	38 mo	Slow
San Fernando Valley, CA – Family-based adjustment applications	13 mo	38.5 mo	Slow
Los Angeles County, CA – Family-based adjustment applications	17.5 mo	38.5 mo	Slow
Sacramento, CA – Family-based adjustment applications	18 mo	39 mo	Slow
Oklahoma City, OK – Family-based adjustment applications	20.5 mo	39 mo	Slow
Oakland Park, FL – Family-based adjustment applications	22.5 mo	39 mo	Slow
Lawrence, MA – Family-based adjustment applications	20.5 mo	39.5 mo	Slow
Denver, CO – Family-based adjustment applications	22.5 mo	39.5 mo	Slow
Brooklyn, NY – Family-based adjustment applications	19 mo	40 mo	Slow
Miami, FL – Family-based adjustment applications	21.5 mo	40 mo	Slow
Raleigh, NC – Family-based adjustment applications	24.5 mo	40 mo	Slow
Chicago, IL – Family-based adjustment applications	18.5 mo	40.5 mo	Slow
Queens, NY – Family-based adjustment applications	21 mo	40.5 mo	Slow
Norfolk, VA – Family-based adjustment applications	19.5 mo	41 mo	Slow
Charlotte Amalie, VI – Family-based adjustment applications	13.5 mo	41.5 mo	Slow
San Francisco, CA – Family-based adjustment applications	18.5 mo	41.5 mo	Slow
San Jose, CA – Family-based adjustment applications	32.5 mo	43 mo	Very Slow
Santa Ana, CA – Family-based adjustment applications	27.5 mo	43.5 mo	Very Slow
All Field Offices – Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago	34.5 mo	43.5 mo	Very Slow
Service Center Operations (SCOPS) – Based on an approved T Visa	43.5 mo	47.5 mo	Very Slow
Service Center Operations (SCOPS) – Employment-based adjustment applications	42.5 mo	48.5 mo	Very Slow
Seattle, WA – Family-based adjustment applications	36 mo	56.5 mo	Very Slow
Yakima, WA – Family-based adjustment applications	21 mo	57.5 mo	Very Slow
All Field Offices – Based on refugee admission more than 1 year ago	30 mo	60 mo	Very Slow
Spokane, WA – Family-based adjustment applications	22 mo	60.5 mo	Very Slow

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