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USCIS Denver (CO) Field Office processing times

The USCIS field office in Denver, CO — 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 DEN).

At the end of Apr–Jun 2026, 11,333 citizenship applications were pending at Denver. The office completed about 542 a month over the past year, so the queue would take about 21 months at that pace — slower than the national 16 months.
N-400 (citizenship)
21 mo
11,333 pending · 542/mo done · #70 of 88
I-485 (green card)
29 mo
16,746 pending · 576/mo done · #53 of 92
I-130 (family petition)
62 mo
26,584 pending · 426/mo done · #31 of 94

Pending cases at Denver

Pending cases at USCIS Denver 010K20K30K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 8,500N-400 · FY19 Q2: 7,743N-400 · FY21 Q4: 7,797N-400 · FY22 Q1: 7,796N-400 · FY22 Q2: 7,761N-400 · FY22 Q3: 7,145N-400 · FY22 Q4: 6,568N-400 · FY23 Q1: 6,745N-400 · FY23 Q2: 5,596N-400 · FY23 Q3: 5,238N-400 · FY23 Q4: 4,767N-400 · FY24 Q1: 5,386N-400 · FY24 Q2: 6,433N-400 · FY24 Q3: 6,264N-400 · FY24 Q4: 7,063N-400 · FY25 Q1: 7,045N-400 · FY25 Q2: 7,533N-400 · FY25 Q3: 7,370N-400 · FY25 Q4: 7,884N-400 · FY26 Q1: 9,672N-400 · FY26 Q2: 10,583N-400 · FY26 Q3: 11,333 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 5,352I-485 · FY19 Q2: 4,623I-485 · FY21 Q4: 6,115I-485 · FY22 Q1: 6,462I-485 · FY22 Q2: 6,478I-485 · FY22 Q3: 7,481I-485 · FY22 Q4: 10,132I-485 · FY23 Q1: 11,085I-485 · FY23 Q2: 9,092I-485 · FY23 Q3: 9,543I-485 · FY23 Q4: 10,475I-485 · FY24 Q1: 11,625I-485 · FY24 Q2: 11,924I-485 · FY24 Q3: 10,261I-485 · FY24 Q4: 10,319I-485 · FY25 Q1: 11,869I-485 · FY25 Q2: 13,390I-485 · FY25 Q3: 14,181I-485 · FY25 Q4: 13,681I-485 · FY26 Q1: 13,703I-485 · FY26 Q2: 14,939I-485 · FY26 Q3: 16,746 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 3,328I-130 · FY19 Q2: 2,807I-130 · FY21 Q4: 3,777I-130 · FY22 Q1: 3,883I-130 · FY22 Q2: 4,007I-130 · FY22 Q3: 4,460I-130 · FY22 Q4: 5,165I-130 · FY23 Q1: 5,895I-130 · FY23 Q2: 4,513I-130 · FY23 Q3: 4,984I-130 · FY23 Q4: 5,618I-130 · FY24 Q1: 6,679I-130 · FY24 Q2: 6,660I-130 · FY24 Q3: 4,600I-130 · FY24 Q4: 4,308I-130 · FY25 Q1: 4,926I-130 · FY25 Q2: 5,808I-130 · FY25 Q3: 5,792I-130 · FY25 Q4: 4,845I-130 · FY26 Q1: 4,472I-130 · FY26 Q2: 5,011I-130 · FY26 Q3: 26,584 26.6K I-130 16.7K I-485 11.3K N-400
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

Completed cases per quarter

Completed cases per quarter at USCIS Denver 01K2K3K4K5K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 3,123N-400 · FY19 Q2: 3,018N-400 · FY21 Q4: 2,767N-400 · FY22 Q1: 2,656N-400 · FY22 Q2: 2,540N-400 · FY22 Q3: 2,895N-400 · FY22 Q4: 2,895N-400 · FY23 Q1: 2,511N-400 · FY23 Q2: 4,120N-400 · FY23 Q3: 3,036N-400 · FY23 Q4: 3,486N-400 · FY24 Q1: 2,168N-400 · FY24 Q2: 2,786N-400 · FY24 Q3: 3,215N-400 · FY24 Q4: 2,609N-400 · FY25 Q1: 3,392N-400 · FY25 Q2: 3,292N-400 · FY25 Q3: 3,561N-400 · FY25 Q4: 2,541N-400 · FY26 Q1: 1,620N-400 · FY26 Q2: 1,083N-400 · FY26 Q3: 1,260 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 1,928I-485 · FY19 Q2: 1,885I-485 · FY21 Q4: 2,323I-485 · FY22 Q1: 1,418I-485 · FY22 Q2: 1,471I-485 · FY22 Q3: 2,054I-485 · FY22 Q4: 3,071I-485 · FY23 Q1: 1,760I-485 · FY23 Q2: 1,409I-485 · FY23 Q3: 2,076I-485 · FY23 Q4: 1,634I-485 · FY24 Q1: 1,031I-485 · FY24 Q2: 1,464I-485 · FY24 Q3: 1,491I-485 · FY24 Q4: 2,107I-485 · FY25 Q1: 1,452I-485 · FY25 Q2: 1,874I-485 · FY25 Q3: 1,983I-485 · FY25 Q4: 3,156I-485 · FY26 Q1: 1,944I-485 · FY26 Q2: 896I-485 · FY26 Q3: 916 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 1,212I-130 · FY19 Q2: 1,224I-130 · FY21 Q4: 820I-130 · FY22 Q1: 924I-130 · FY22 Q2: 891I-130 · FY22 Q3: 640I-130 · FY22 Q4: 433I-130 · FY23 Q1: 423I-130 · FY23 Q2: 961I-130 · FY23 Q3: 1,288I-130 · FY23 Q4: 761I-130 · FY24 Q1: 603I-130 · FY24 Q2: 1,198I-130 · FY24 Q3: 1,174I-130 · FY24 Q4: 1,662I-130 · FY25 Q1: 691I-130 · FY25 Q2: 670I-130 · FY25 Q3: 1,409I-130 · FY25 Q4: 2,456I-130 · FY26 Q1: 1,362I-130 · FY26 Q2: 679I-130 · FY26 Q3: 609 1.3K N-400 916 I-485 609 I-130
Approvals plus denials in each fiscal quarter.

N-400 (citizenship): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20261,9091,04221811,333
Jan–Mar 20261,97389319010,583
Oct–Dec 20253,3201,4172039,672
Jul–Sep 20253,0002,2153267,884
Apr–Jun 20253,2993,2013607,370
Jan–Mar 20253,7622,9733197,533
Oct–Dec 20243,3873,0932997,045
Jul–Sep 20243,3742,3112987,063

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

I-485 (green card): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20262,96871819816,746
Jan–Mar 20262,62179310314,939
Oct–Dec 20253,2791,77017413,703
Jul–Sep 20253,2392,97118513,681
Apr–Jun 20253,6501,84513814,181
Jan–Mar 20253,8301,71416013,390
Oct–Dec 20243,8961,33311911,869
Jul–Sep 20243,1271,98412310,319

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

I-130 (family petition): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20262,3605545526,584
Jan–Mar 2026938624555,011
Oct–Dec 20251,0951,288744,472
Jul–Sep 20251,2992,391654,845
Apr–Jun 20251,3411,370395,792
Jan–Mar 20251,379630405,808
Oct–Dec 20241,347635564,926
Jul–Sep 20241,1291,617454,308

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

Frequently asked questions

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

USCIS does not publish a median per office in its quarterly data, but it does publish the queue: 11,333 N-400s were pending at Denver at the end of Apr–Jun 2026, and the office completed about 542 a month over the last year. At that pace the queue takes about 21 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 Denver?

16,746 I-485 applications were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026; the office completed about 576 a month (backlog estimate 29 months, national 30 months).

Which areas does the Denver 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.