Form N-400 Processing Time

Check the latest estimated USCIS processing time for Form N-400, Application for Naturalization.

Current Estimate Normal, Compared with this form's USCIS processing times since 2022: 12.3 – 16 months; Average across 90 field offices
Last Updated: Oct 19, 2026; Source: USCIS

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Field Office	Min	Max	Status
San Juan, PR	9.5 mo	11 mo	Normal
Helena, MT	9.5 mo	11.5 mo	Normal
Cranbury, NJ	9 mo	12 mo	Normal
Montgomery, AL	9.5 mo	12 mo	Normal
Burlington, VT	10.5 mo	12 mo	Normal
Hialeah, FL	9.5 mo	12.5 mo	Normal
New York City, NY	10 mo	12.5 mo	Normal
Cincinnati, OH	9.5 mo	13 mo	Normal
Albany, NY	10 mo	13 mo	Normal
Providence, RI	10 mo	13 mo	Normal
Fort Smith, AR	11 mo	13 mo	Normal
Spokane, WA	11.5 mo	13 mo	Normal
Phoenix, AZ	12 mo	13 mo	Normal
Greer, SC	10 mo	13.5 mo	Normal
Kendall, FL	10 mo	13.5 mo	Normal
Manchester, NH	10.5 mo	13.5 mo	Normal
Norfolk, VA	10.5 mo	13.5 mo	Normal
San Antonio, TX	11.5 mo	13.5 mo	Normal
Columbus, OH	10.5 mo	14 mo	Normal
Los Angeles County, CA	10.5 mo	14 mo	Normal
Los Angeles, CA	10.5 mo	14 mo	Normal
Hartford, CT	11.5 mo	14 mo	Normal
Houston, TX	12 mo	14 mo	Normal
Tucson, AZ	12 mo	14 mo	Normal
Saint Louis, MO	12.5 mo	14 mo	Normal
Mount Laurel, NJ	10 mo	14.5 mo	Normal
Cleveland, OH	10.5 mo	14.5 mo	Normal
Louisville, KY	10.5 mo	14.5 mo	Normal
Charlotte, NC	11 mo	14.5 mo	Normal
Pittsburgh, PA	11.5 mo	14.5 mo	Normal
Washington, DC	11.5 mo	14.5 mo	Normal
Omaha, NE	12.5 mo	14.5 mo	Normal
Miami, FL	10 mo	15 mo	Normal
Brooklyn, NY	11 mo	15 mo	Normal
Charleston, SC	11.5 mo	15 mo	Normal
Charlotte Amalie, VI	11.5 mo	15 mo	Normal
Philadelphia, PA	11.5 mo	15 mo	Normal
Reno, NV	11.5 mo	15 mo	Normal
Kansas City, MO	12.5 mo	15 mo	Normal
El Paso, TX	13 mo	15 mo	Normal
Queens, NY	10.5 mo	15.5 mo	Normal
Christiansted, VI	11.5 mo	15.5 mo	Normal
Newark, NJ	11.5 mo	15.5 mo	Normal
Oklahoma City, OK	13 mo	15.5 mo	Normal
San Fernando Valley, CA	13 mo	15.5 mo	Normal
Boston, MA	13.5 mo	15.5 mo	Normal
Seattle, WA	13.5 mo	15.5 mo	Normal
Yakima, WA	13.5 mo	15.5 mo	Normal
Harlingen, TX	11.5 mo	16 mo	Normal
Memphis, TN	12 mo	16 mo	Normal
Raleigh, NC	12 mo	16 mo	Normal
Las Vegas, NV	13 mo	16 mo	Normal
Salt Lake City, UT	13.5 mo	16 mo	Normal
West Palm Beach, FL	10 mo	16.5 mo	Normal
Honolulu, HI	12.5 mo	16.5 mo	Normal
Dallas, TX	13 mo	16.5 mo	Normal
Detroit, MI	13 mo	16.5 mo	Normal
Des Moines, IA	13.5 mo	16.5 mo	Normal
Tampa, FL	13.5 mo	16.5 mo	Normal
Indianapolis, IN	14 mo	16.5 mo	Normal
Long Island, NY	12 mo	17 mo	Slow
New Orleans, LA	12.5 mo	17 mo	Slow
Nashville, TN	13 mo	17 mo	Slow
Atlanta, GA	13.5 mo	17 mo	Slow
Santa Ana, CA	14 mo	17 mo	Slow
Buffalo, NY	14.5 mo	17 mo	Slow
Albuquerque, NM	13 mo	17.5 mo	Slow
San Bernardino, CA	13 mo	17.5 mo	Slow
Milwaukee, WI	14 mo	17.5 mo	Slow
Portland, OR	14.5 mo	17.5 mo	Slow
Boise, ID	15 mo	17.5 mo	Slow
Wichita, KS	13 mo	18 mo	Slow
Denver, CO	14 mo	18 mo	Slow
Imperial, CA	14.5 mo	18 mo	Slow
Jacksonville, FL	15 mo	18 mo	Slow
Agana, GU	13 mo	18.5 mo	Slow
Anchorage, AK	12.5 mo	19 mo	Slow
Oakland Park, FL	12.5 mo	19 mo	Slow
Orlando, FL	13.5 mo	19 mo	Slow
Portland, ME	14.5 mo	19 mo	Slow
Chicago, IL	13 mo	19.5 mo	Slow
Fort Myers, FL	15.5 mo	19.5 mo	Slow
Fresno, CA	15.5 mo	19.5 mo	Slow
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN	14.5 mo	20 mo	Slow
Lawrence, MA	18 mo	20 mo	Slow
Baltimore, MD	15 mo	20.5 mo	Slow
San Francisco, CA	14.5 mo	22.5 mo	Very Slow
San Diego, CA	15.5 mo	23 mo	Very Slow
Sacramento, CA	16 mo	24 mo	Very Slow
San Jose, CA	16 mo	31.5 mo	Very Slow

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