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USCIS Dallas (TX) Field Office processing times

The USCIS field office in Dallas, TX — 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 DAL).

At the end of Apr–Jun 2026, 28,662 citizenship applications were pending at Dallas. The office completed about 1,405 a month over the past year, so the queue would take about 20 months at that pace — slower than the national 16 months.
N-400 (citizenship)
20 mo
28,662 pending · 1,405/mo done · #68 of 88
I-485 (green card)
24 mo
38,257 pending · 1,565/mo done · #45 of 92
I-130 (family petition)
70 mo
82,800 pending · 1,185/mo done · #44 of 94

Pending cases at Dallas

Pending cases at USCIS Dallas 020K40K60K80K100K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 34,245N-400 · FY19 Q2: 32,207N-400 · FY21 Q4: 32,929N-400 · FY22 Q1: 29,147N-400 · FY22 Q2: 29,434N-400 · FY22 Q3: 28,893N-400 · FY22 Q4: 21,936N-400 · FY23 Q1: 16,176N-400 · FY23 Q2: 12,935N-400 · FY23 Q3: 12,536N-400 · FY23 Q4: 13,195N-400 · FY24 Q1: 12,699N-400 · FY24 Q2: 15,713N-400 · FY24 Q3: 15,285N-400 · FY24 Q4: 17,607N-400 · FY25 Q1: 16,923N-400 · FY25 Q2: 16,728N-400 · FY25 Q3: 16,412N-400 · FY25 Q4: 18,249N-400 · FY26 Q1: 22,135N-400 · FY26 Q2: 25,589N-400 · FY26 Q3: 28,662 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 23,337I-485 · FY19 Q2: 20,793I-485 · FY21 Q4: 19,029I-485 · FY22 Q1: 20,088I-485 · FY22 Q2: 18,973I-485 · FY22 Q3: 20,914I-485 · FY22 Q4: 23,401I-485 · FY23 Q1: 30,982I-485 · FY23 Q2: 28,257I-485 · FY23 Q3: 28,056I-485 · FY23 Q4: 29,981I-485 · FY24 Q1: 30,268I-485 · FY24 Q2: 28,561I-485 · FY24 Q3: 28,888I-485 · FY24 Q4: 27,145I-485 · FY25 Q1: 31,286I-485 · FY25 Q2: 32,929I-485 · FY25 Q3: 32,576I-485 · FY25 Q4: 32,149I-485 · FY26 Q1: 34,010I-485 · FY26 Q2: 34,539I-485 · FY26 Q3: 38,257 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 15,492I-130 · FY19 Q2: 13,812I-130 · FY21 Q4: 10,646I-130 · FY22 Q1: 11,041I-130 · FY22 Q2: 10,601I-130 · FY22 Q3: 11,450I-130 · FY22 Q4: 13,472I-130 · FY23 Q1: 16,334I-130 · FY23 Q2: 12,825I-130 · FY23 Q3: 12,086I-130 · FY23 Q4: 12,682I-130 · FY24 Q1: 12,773I-130 · FY24 Q2: 11,516I-130 · FY24 Q3: 11,406I-130 · FY24 Q4: 10,769I-130 · FY25 Q1: 11,440I-130 · FY25 Q2: 12,357I-130 · FY25 Q3: 10,908I-130 · FY25 Q4: 10,014I-130 · FY26 Q1: 9,106I-130 · FY26 Q2: 9,107I-130 · FY26 Q3: 82,800 82.8K I-130 38.3K I-485 28.7K N-400
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

Completed cases per quarter

Completed cases per quarter at USCIS Dallas 05K10K15K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 9,448N-400 · FY19 Q2: 9,125N-400 · FY21 Q4: 10,240N-400 · FY22 Q1: 10,009N-400 · FY22 Q2: 7,362N-400 · FY22 Q3: 7,118N-400 · FY22 Q4: 14,382N-400 · FY23 Q1: 12,849N-400 · FY23 Q2: 10,989N-400 · FY23 Q3: 7,757N-400 · FY23 Q4: 7,203N-400 · FY24 Q1: 7,544N-400 · FY24 Q2: 7,126N-400 · FY24 Q3: 8,807N-400 · FY24 Q4: 6,935N-400 · FY25 Q1: 9,044N-400 · FY25 Q2: 9,541N-400 · FY25 Q3: 9,550N-400 · FY25 Q4: 8,156N-400 · FY26 Q1: 3,781N-400 · FY26 Q2: 1,566N-400 · FY26 Q3: 3,358 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 3,811I-485 · FY19 Q2: 6,747I-485 · FY21 Q4: 6,127I-485 · FY22 Q1: 3,373I-485 · FY22 Q2: 4,179I-485 · FY22 Q3: 3,927I-485 · FY22 Q4: 2,375I-485 · FY23 Q1: 1,300I-485 · FY23 Q2: 3,273I-485 · FY23 Q3: 5,911I-485 · FY23 Q4: 5,039I-485 · FY24 Q1: 4,587I-485 · FY24 Q2: 4,971I-485 · FY24 Q3: 5,535I-485 · FY24 Q4: 5,104I-485 · FY25 Q1: 5,234I-485 · FY25 Q2: 5,138I-485 · FY25 Q3: 7,644I-485 · FY25 Q4: 6,871I-485 · FY26 Q1: 5,228I-485 · FY26 Q2: 4,269I-485 · FY26 Q3: 2,411 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 2,056I-130 · FY19 Q2: 4,372I-130 · FY21 Q4: 2,758I-130 · FY22 Q1: 2,286I-130 · FY22 Q2: 2,945I-130 · FY22 Q3: 2,325I-130 · FY22 Q4: 738I-130 · FY23 Q1: 220I-130 · FY23 Q2: 3,527I-130 · FY23 Q3: 3,901I-130 · FY23 Q4: 3,706I-130 · FY24 Q1: 3,639I-130 · FY24 Q2: 3,381I-130 · FY24 Q3: 4,010I-130 · FY24 Q4: 3,658I-130 · FY25 Q1: 3,173I-130 · FY25 Q2: 3,212I-130 · FY25 Q3: 5,660I-130 · FY25 Q4: 4,758I-130 · FY26 Q1: 4,516I-130 · FY26 Q2: 3,114I-130 · FY26 Q3: 1,834 3.4K N-400 2.4K I-485 1.8K I-130
Approvals plus denials in each fiscal quarter.

N-400 (citizenship): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20266,1673,08926928,662
Jan–Mar 20265,0691,32424225,589
Oct–Dec 20259,2303,35043122,135
Jul–Sep 20258,8357,40475218,249
Apr–Jun 20258,8108,89165916,412
Jan–Mar 20259,1638,68385816,728
Oct–Dec 20248,3748,68336116,923
Jul–Sep 20249,1996,36956617,607

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

I-485 (green card): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20269,2042,19521638,257
Jan–Mar 20267,0514,02824134,539
Oct–Dec 20258,7924,90432434,010
Jul–Sep 20258,6126,42244932,149
Apr–Jun 20259,1087,33131332,576
Jan–Mar 20259,0774,78835032,929
Oct–Dec 20249,0784,92431031,286
Jul–Sep 20247,4734,64046427,145

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

I-130 (family petition): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20266,5911,70812682,800
Jan–Mar 20262,2883,0141009,107
Oct–Dec 20252,5304,2692479,106
Jul–Sep 20253,3604,46429410,014
Apr–Jun 20253,3615,45220810,908
Jan–Mar 20253,3872,93228012,357
Oct–Dec 20243,1752,96021311,440
Jul–Sep 20242,8673,41424410,769

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

Other USCIS offices in Texas

El Paso
N-400 backlog 16 months · 5,737 pending
Harlingen
N-400 backlog 12 months · 3,359 pending
Houston
N-400 backlog 18 months · 31,057 pending
San Antonio
N-400 backlog 17 months · 18,999 pending

Frequently asked questions

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

USCIS does not publish a median per office in its quarterly data, but it does publish the queue: 28,662 N-400s were pending at Dallas at the end of Apr–Jun 2026, and the office completed about 1,405 a month over the last year. At that pace the queue takes about 20 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 Dallas?

38,257 I-485 applications were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026; the office completed about 1,565 a month (backlog estimate 24 months, national 30 months).

Which areas does the Dallas 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.