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USCIS Brooklyn (NY) Field Office processing times

The USCIS field office in Brooklyn, NY — 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 BNY).

At the end of Apr–Jun 2026, 15,687 citizenship applications were pending at Brooklyn. The office completed about 1,552 a month over the past year, so the queue would take about 10 months at that pace — faster than the national 16 months.
N-400 (citizenship)
10 mo
15,687 pending · 1,552/mo done · #12 of 88
I-485 (green card)
13 mo
17,028 pending · 1,294/mo done · #12 of 92
I-130 (family petition)
77 mo
65,726 pending · 858/mo done · #55 of 94

Pending cases at Brooklyn

Pending cases at USCIS Brooklyn 020K40K60K80K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 24,880N-400 · FY19 Q2: 24,783N-400 · FY21 Q4: 20,563N-400 · FY22 Q1: 16,336N-400 · FY22 Q2: 16,373N-400 · FY22 Q3: 16,448N-400 · FY22 Q4: 15,455N-400 · FY23 Q1: 13,207N-400 · FY23 Q2: 11,710N-400 · FY23 Q3: 11,910N-400 · FY23 Q4: 11,436N-400 · FY24 Q1: 11,271N-400 · FY24 Q2: 12,335N-400 · FY24 Q3: 12,900N-400 · FY24 Q4: 15,296N-400 · FY25 Q1: 16,208N-400 · FY25 Q2: 16,268N-400 · FY25 Q3: 14,939N-400 · FY25 Q4: 14,909N-400 · FY26 Q1: 16,040N-400 · FY26 Q2: 15,344N-400 · FY26 Q3: 15,687 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 14,813I-485 · FY19 Q2: 14,799I-485 · FY21 Q4: 13,439I-485 · FY22 Q1: 13,138I-485 · FY22 Q2: 14,031I-485 · FY22 Q3: 14,470I-485 · FY22 Q4: 13,769I-485 · FY23 Q1: 13,929I-485 · FY23 Q2: 14,633I-485 · FY23 Q3: 14,746I-485 · FY23 Q4: 15,390I-485 · FY24 Q1: 16,929I-485 · FY24 Q2: 18,631I-485 · FY24 Q3: 19,584I-485 · FY24 Q4: 18,511I-485 · FY25 Q1: 18,548I-485 · FY25 Q2: 18,841I-485 · FY25 Q3: 17,803I-485 · FY25 Q4: 15,635I-485 · FY26 Q1: 15,593I-485 · FY26 Q2: 15,072I-485 · FY26 Q3: 17,028 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 12,153I-130 · FY19 Q2: 11,858I-130 · FY21 Q4: 10,377I-130 · FY22 Q1: 9,754I-130 · FY22 Q2: 9,973I-130 · FY22 Q3: 10,151I-130 · FY22 Q4: 10,020I-130 · FY23 Q1: 9,185I-130 · FY23 Q2: 9,015I-130 · FY23 Q3: 8,960I-130 · FY23 Q4: 8,950I-130 · FY24 Q1: 10,242I-130 · FY24 Q2: 10,499I-130 · FY24 Q3: 10,614I-130 · FY24 Q4: 9,071I-130 · FY25 Q1: 9,229I-130 · FY25 Q2: 9,608I-130 · FY25 Q3: 9,078I-130 · FY25 Q4: 7,793I-130 · FY26 Q1: 6,593I-130 · FY26 Q2: 6,515I-130 · FY26 Q3: 65,726 65.7K I-130 17K I-485 15.7K N-400
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

Completed cases per quarter

Completed cases per quarter at USCIS Brooklyn 02K4K6K8K10K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 3,637N-400 · FY19 Q2: 4,776N-400 · FY21 Q4: 7,031N-400 · FY22 Q1: 8,123N-400 · FY22 Q2: 5,679N-400 · FY22 Q3: 5,261N-400 · FY22 Q4: 5,801N-400 · FY23 Q1: 7,260N-400 · FY23 Q2: 6,697N-400 · FY23 Q3: 5,534N-400 · FY23 Q4: 6,044N-400 · FY24 Q1: 5,696N-400 · FY24 Q2: 6,124N-400 · FY24 Q3: 5,567N-400 · FY24 Q4: 4,957N-400 · FY25 Q1: 5,341N-400 · FY25 Q2: 6,087N-400 · FY25 Q3: 7,451N-400 · FY25 Q4: 5,588N-400 · FY26 Q1: 5,528N-400 · FY26 Q2: 4,253N-400 · FY26 Q3: 3,259 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 1,859I-485 · FY19 Q2: 2,558I-485 · FY21 Q4: 2,728I-485 · FY22 Q1: 2,189I-485 · FY22 Q2: 2,167I-485 · FY22 Q3: 2,848I-485 · FY22 Q4: 3,265I-485 · FY23 Q1: 2,882I-485 · FY23 Q2: 2,528I-485 · FY23 Q3: 2,859I-485 · FY23 Q4: 2,583I-485 · FY24 Q1: 2,066I-485 · FY24 Q2: 2,879I-485 · FY24 Q3: 3,045I-485 · FY24 Q4: 3,914I-485 · FY25 Q1: 4,009I-485 · FY25 Q2: 4,354I-485 · FY25 Q3: 4,110I-485 · FY25 Q4: 5,000I-485 · FY26 Q1: 4,283I-485 · FY26 Q2: 3,511I-485 · FY26 Q3: 2,730 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 1,196I-130 · FY19 Q2: 2,040I-130 · FY21 Q4: 1,630I-130 · FY22 Q1: 1,765I-130 · FY22 Q2: 1,626I-130 · FY22 Q3: 1,642I-130 · FY22 Q4: 1,658I-130 · FY23 Q1: 1,486I-130 · FY23 Q2: 2,140I-130 · FY23 Q3: 2,210I-130 · FY23 Q4: 2,037I-130 · FY24 Q1: 1,710I-130 · FY24 Q2: 1,896I-130 · FY24 Q3: 1,996I-130 · FY24 Q4: 2,905I-130 · FY25 Q1: 1,963I-130 · FY25 Q2: 2,306I-130 · FY25 Q3: 2,879I-130 · FY25 Q4: 3,223I-130 · FY26 Q1: 3,008I-130 · FY26 Q2: 2,150I-130 · FY26 Q3: 1,919 3.3K N-400 2.7K I-485 1.9K I-130
Approvals plus denials in each fiscal quarter.

N-400 (citizenship): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20263,4372,52673315,687
Jan–Mar 20263,5273,39585815,344
Oct–Dec 20256,6414,63489416,040
Jul–Sep 20255,6184,69089814,909
Apr–Jun 20255,9446,2951,15614,939
Jan–Mar 20256,3165,11896916,268
Oct–Dec 20246,2564,57976216,208
Jul–Sep 20247,3744,20475315,296

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

I-485 (green card): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20263,6312,32140917,028
Jan–Mar 20262,8893,09142015,072
Oct–Dec 20253,0573,76951415,593
Jul–Sep 20253,5104,42257815,635
Apr–Jun 20254,0163,59451617,803
Jan–Mar 20254,5413,91943518,841
Oct–Dec 20244,5913,68032918,548
Jul–Sep 20243,8433,62628818,511

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

I-130 (family petition): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20264,0571,51640365,726
Jan–Mar 20261,2251,7583926,515
Oct–Dec 20251,2382,6463626,593
Jul–Sep 20251,6512,7404837,793
Apr–Jun 20251,7982,4394409,078
Jan–Mar 20252,1192,0003069,608
Oct–Dec 20241,9361,7452189,229
Jul–Sep 20241,6012,7261799,071

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

Other USCIS offices in New York

Albany
N-400 backlog 11 months · 2,890 pending
Buffalo
N-400 backlog 21 months · 6,459 pending
Long Island
N-400 backlog 12 months · 9,878 pending
New York
N-400 backlog 9 months · 17,071 pending
Queens
N-400 backlog 8 months · 11,953 pending

Frequently asked questions

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

USCIS does not publish a median per office in its quarterly data, but it does publish the queue: 15,687 N-400s were pending at Brooklyn at the end of Apr–Jun 2026, and the office completed about 1,552 a month over the last year. At that pace the queue takes about 10 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 Brooklyn?

17,028 I-485 applications were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026; the office completed about 1,294 a month (backlog estimate 13 months, national 30 months).

Which areas does the Brooklyn 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.