Form N-600 Processing Time

Check the latest estimated USCIS processing time for Form N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship.

Current Estimate Normal, Compared with this form's USCIS processing times since 2022: 10.4 – 15.2 months; Average across 90 field offices
Last Updated: Oct 19, 2026; Source: USCIS

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Field Office	Min	Max	Status
Charlotte Amalie, VI	3 mo	4 mo	Normal
Christiansted, VI	4 mo	4.5 mo	Normal
Providence, RI	4 mo	6.5 mo	Normal
Manchester, NH	5 mo	7 mo	Normal
Cincinnati, OH	4 mo	7.5 mo	Normal
Greer, SC	6.5 mo	8 mo	Normal
Boise, ID	7.5 mo	8 mo	Normal
Columbus, OH	4 mo	8.5 mo	Normal
Cranbury, NJ	6 mo	8.5 mo	Normal
Portland, OR	6 mo	9.5 mo	Normal
Charleston, SC	7 mo	9.5 mo	Normal
Hialeah, FL	7 mo	9.5 mo	Normal
Newark, NJ	7.5 mo	9.5 mo	Normal
San Fernando Valley, CA	4.5 mo	10 mo	Normal
Hartford, CT	7 mo	10 mo	Normal
Queens, NY	7.5 mo	10 mo	Normal
Las Vegas, NV	9.5 mo	10 mo	Normal
Indianapolis, IN	6.5 mo	10.5 mo	Normal
Lawrence, MA	7.5 mo	10.5 mo	Normal
Philadelphia, PA	8.5 mo	10.5 mo	Normal
Louisville, KY	8 mo	11 mo	Normal
Dallas, TX	8.5 mo	11 mo	Normal
Los Angeles County, CA	9 mo	11 mo	Normal
Tampa, FL	9 mo	11 mo	Normal
Long Island, NY	10 mo	11 mo	Normal
Burlington, VT	10.5 mo	11 mo	Normal
Fort Smith, AR	5 mo	11.5 mo	Normal
Atlanta, GA	6 mo	11.5 mo	Normal
Kendall, FL	8 mo	11.5 mo	Normal
Anchorage, AK	9 mo	11.5 mo	Normal
Nashville, TN	10 mo	11.5 mo	Normal
Wichita, KS	10.5 mo	11.5 mo	Normal
New York City, NY	7.5 mo	12 mo	Normal
San Jose, CA	9 mo	12 mo	Normal
New Orleans, LA	10 mo	12 mo	Normal
Phoenix, AZ	10 mo	12 mo	Normal
San Antonio, TX	10 mo	12 mo	Normal
Albuquerque, NM	11 mo	12 mo	Normal
Fort Myers, FL	10.5 mo	12.5 mo	Normal
Houston, TX	10.5 mo	12.5 mo	Normal
Tucson, AZ	10.5 mo	12.5 mo	Normal
San Bernardino, CA	11 mo	12.5 mo	Normal
Yakima, WA	9.5 mo	13 mo	Normal
Montgomery, AL	10.5 mo	13 mo	Normal
Fresno, CA	11 mo	13 mo	Normal
Pittsburgh, PA	10 mo	13.5 mo	Normal
San Juan, PR	10.5 mo	13.5 mo	Normal
Buffalo, NY	11.5 mo	13.5 mo	Normal
Norfolk, VA	10 mo	14 mo	Normal
Brooklyn, NY	10.5 mo	14 mo	Normal
Santa Ana, CA	12 mo	14 mo	Normal
Oakland Park, FL	8.5 mo	14.5 mo	Normal
Los Angeles, CA	9.5 mo	14.5 mo	Normal
Miami, FL	11.5 mo	14.5 mo	Normal
Imperial, CA	10.5 mo	15 mo	Normal
Chicago, IL	11 mo	15.5 mo	Normal
Baltimore, MD	12 mo	15.5 mo	Normal
Jacksonville, FL	12.5 mo	15.5 mo	Normal
West Palm Beach, FL	13 mo	15.5 mo	Normal
Spokane, WA	13.5 mo	15.5 mo	Normal
Des Moines, IA	12 mo	16 mo	Slow
Helena, MT	12 mo	16 mo	Slow
Mount Laurel, NJ	10.5 mo	16.5 mo	Slow
Oklahoma City, OK	10.5 mo	16.5 mo	Slow
Washington, DC	11 mo	17 mo	Slow
San Francisco, CA	13 mo	17.5 mo	Slow
Denver, CO	13.5 mo	17.5 mo	Slow
Reno, NV	17 mo	17.5 mo	Slow
Portland, ME	6 mo	18 mo	Slow
Honolulu, HI	11.5 mo	18 mo	Slow
Saint Louis, MO	12 mo	19 mo	Slow
Orlando, FL	14.5 mo	19 mo	Slow
Agana, GU	12 mo	20 mo	Very Slow
Charlotte, NC	12.5 mo	20 mo	Very Slow
Seattle, WA	14 mo	20 mo	Very Slow
Cleveland, OH	18.5 mo	20 mo	Very Slow
Harlingen, TX	11.5 mo	21 mo	Very Slow
Salt Lake City, UT	14.5 mo	21.5 mo	Very Slow
Sacramento, CA	9.5 mo	23 mo	Very Slow
Kansas City, MO	14.5 mo	23 mo	Very Slow
Detroit, MI	10.5 mo	23.5 mo	Very Slow
Boston, MA	14 mo	25 mo	Very Slow
San Diego, CA	14 mo	25 mo	Very Slow
Milwaukee, WI	15.5 mo	26.5 mo	Very Slow
Albany, NY	20 mo	27.5 mo	Very Slow
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN	22 mo	30 mo	Very Slow
El Paso, TX	25.5 mo	30 mo	Very Slow
Raleigh, NC	12.5 mo	32 mo	Very Slow
Omaha, NE	9.5 mo	34.5 mo	Very Slow
Memphis, TN	15.5 mo	52.5 mo	Very Slow

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