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USCIS Baltimore (MD) Field Office processing times

The USCIS field office in Baltimore, MD — pending cases, completions and backlog for N-400 (citizenship), I-485 (green card), I-130 (family petition), from USCIS's quarterly office reports (office code BAL).

At the end of Apr–Jun 2026, 16,716 citizenship applications were pending at Baltimore. The office completed about 935 a month over the past year, so the queue would take about 18 months at that pace — slower than the national 16 months.
N-400 (citizenship)
18 mo
16,716 pending · 935/mo done · #59 of 88
I-485 (green card)
44 mo
29,254 pending · 672/mo done · #73 of 92
I-130 (family petition)
114 mo
56,973 pending · 499/mo done · #87 of 94

Pending cases at Baltimore

Pending cases at USCIS Baltimore 020K40K60K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 23,113N-400 · FY19 Q2: 23,171N-400 · FY21 Q4: 19,161N-400 · FY22 Q1: 18,810N-400 · FY22 Q2: 18,084N-400 · FY22 Q3: 16,054N-400 · FY22 Q4: 12,712N-400 · FY23 Q1: 12,292N-400 · FY23 Q2: 12,261N-400 · FY23 Q3: 13,014N-400 · FY23 Q4: 10,584N-400 · FY24 Q1: 10,290N-400 · FY24 Q2: 11,303N-400 · FY24 Q3: 9,696N-400 · FY24 Q4: 10,434N-400 · FY25 Q1: 12,304N-400 · FY25 Q2: 12,364N-400 · FY25 Q3: 11,835N-400 · FY25 Q4: 11,553N-400 · FY26 Q1: 12,018N-400 · FY26 Q2: 13,798N-400 · FY26 Q3: 16,716 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 13,220I-485 · FY19 Q2: 12,263I-485 · FY21 Q4: 14,081I-485 · FY22 Q1: 14,640I-485 · FY22 Q2: 14,703I-485 · FY22 Q3: 15,661I-485 · FY22 Q4: 15,076I-485 · FY23 Q1: 19,322I-485 · FY23 Q2: 17,327I-485 · FY23 Q3: 17,318I-485 · FY23 Q4: 19,436I-485 · FY24 Q1: 19,108I-485 · FY24 Q2: 15,888I-485 · FY24 Q3: 15,745I-485 · FY24 Q4: 16,033I-485 · FY25 Q1: 17,346I-485 · FY25 Q2: 20,649I-485 · FY25 Q3: 21,779I-485 · FY25 Q4: 21,124I-485 · FY26 Q1: 22,084I-485 · FY26 Q2: 24,446I-485 · FY26 Q3: 29,254 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 8,179I-130 · FY19 Q2: 7,950I-130 · FY21 Q4: 7,172I-130 · FY22 Q1: 7,032I-130 · FY22 Q2: 7,086I-130 · FY22 Q3: 7,589I-130 · FY22 Q4: 8,371I-130 · FY23 Q1: 9,594I-130 · FY23 Q2: 7,887I-130 · FY23 Q3: 8,178I-130 · FY23 Q4: 9,170I-130 · FY24 Q1: 10,816I-130 · FY24 Q2: 7,959I-130 · FY24 Q3: 7,423I-130 · FY24 Q4: 8,187I-130 · FY25 Q1: 8,742I-130 · FY25 Q2: 10,193I-130 · FY25 Q3: 10,248I-130 · FY25 Q4: 9,610I-130 · FY26 Q1: 9,119I-130 · FY26 Q2: 10,066I-130 · FY26 Q3: 56,973 57K I-130 29.3K I-485 16.7K N-400
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

Completed cases per quarter

Completed cases per quarter at USCIS Baltimore 02K4K6K8K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 3,833N-400 · FY19 Q2: 4,460N-400 · FY21 Q4: 5,883N-400 · FY22 Q1: 4,725N-400 · FY22 Q2: 5,615N-400 · FY22 Q3: 6,270N-400 · FY22 Q4: 7,636N-400 · FY23 Q1: 5,582N-400 · FY23 Q2: 5,186N-400 · FY23 Q3: 3,598N-400 · FY23 Q4: 7,679N-400 · FY24 Q1: 4,901N-400 · FY24 Q2: 5,528N-400 · FY24 Q3: 6,736N-400 · FY24 Q4: 5,312N-400 · FY25 Q1: 3,880N-400 · FY25 Q2: 5,758N-400 · FY25 Q3: 5,433N-400 · FY25 Q4: 5,182N-400 · FY26 Q1: 4,465N-400 · FY26 Q2: 1,178N-400 · FY26 Q3: 391 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 2,162I-485 · FY19 Q2: 2,924I-485 · FY21 Q4: 2,491I-485 · FY22 Q1: 2,407I-485 · FY22 Q2: 1,946I-485 · FY22 Q3: 1,351I-485 · FY22 Q4: 1,542I-485 · FY23 Q1: 1,324I-485 · FY23 Q2: 3,093I-485 · FY23 Q3: 2,031I-485 · FY23 Q4: 879I-485 · FY24 Q1: 2,366I-485 · FY24 Q2: 1,676I-485 · FY24 Q3: 1,239I-485 · FY24 Q4: 1,371I-485 · FY25 Q1: 1,134I-485 · FY25 Q2: 1,308I-485 · FY25 Q3: 2,825I-485 · FY25 Q4: 3,822I-485 · FY26 Q1: 1,898I-485 · FY26 Q2: 455I-485 · FY26 Q3: 1,890 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 1,276I-130 · FY19 Q2: 1,627I-130 · FY21 Q4: 1,429I-130 · FY22 Q1: 1,542I-130 · FY22 Q2: 1,194I-130 · FY22 Q3: 764I-130 · FY22 Q4: 481I-130 · FY23 Q1: 593I-130 · FY23 Q2: 2,078I-130 · FY23 Q3: 1,348I-130 · FY23 Q4: 433I-130 · FY24 Q1: 1,874I-130 · FY24 Q2: 997I-130 · FY24 Q3: 742I-130 · FY24 Q4: 857I-130 · FY25 Q1: 757I-130 · FY25 Q2: 915I-130 · FY25 Q3: 2,299I-130 · FY25 Q4: 2,645I-130 · FY26 Q1: 1,338I-130 · FY26 Q2: 444I-130 · FY26 Q3: 1,563 1.9K I-485 1.6K I-130 391 N-400
Approvals plus denials in each fiscal quarter.

N-400 (citizenship): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20263,15625413716,716
Jan–Mar 20262,9841,0997913,798
Oct–Dec 20254,8793,99447112,018
Jul–Sep 20254,6424,74543711,553
Apr–Jun 20255,0015,06436911,835
Jan–Mar 20255,8305,42533312,364
Oct–Dec 20245,8273,60827212,304
Jul–Sep 20246,0174,88742510,434

National view: N-400 processing time (9.5 months median nationwide).

I-485 (green card): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20266,8801,65123929,254
Jan–Mar 20264,1494055024,446
Oct–Dec 20254,6271,74315522,084
Jul–Sep 20254,4333,56625621,124
Apr–Jun 20254,7422,64018521,779
Jan–Mar 20255,3111,15415420,649
Oct–Dec 20245,1771,00912517,346
Jul–Sep 20244,5851,17919216,033

National view: I-485 processing time (7.0 months median nationwide).

I-130 (family petition): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20263,4541,43612756,973
Jan–Mar 20261,0124044010,066
Oct–Dec 20251,1351,2091299,119
Jul–Sep 20251,4732,4761699,610
Apr–Jun 20251,6012,15314610,248
Jan–Mar 20251,75679112410,193
Oct–Dec 20241,594686718,742
Jul–Sep 20241,3607391188,187

National view: I-130 processing time (13.0 months median nationwide).

Frequently asked questions

How long does N-400 take at the Baltimore field office?

USCIS does not publish a median per office in its quarterly data, but it does publish the queue: 16,716 N-400s were pending at Baltimore at the end of Apr–Jun 2026, and the office completed about 935 a month over the last year. At that pace the queue takes about 18 months to clear (national: 16 months). For the official 80th-percentile time for this office, use the USCIS processing times tool.

How many green card applications are pending at Baltimore?

29,254 I-485 applications were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026; the office completed about 672 a month (backlog estimate 44 months, national 30 months).

Which areas does the Baltimore office serve?

USCIS assigns cases by your home ZIP code. Check the official field office locator to confirm which office handles your address.

Sources.

Figures are copied from the official files without changes; derived numbers (changes, backlog estimates) are explained on the methodology page. Not legal advice.