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USCIS Kansas City (MO) Field Office processing times

The USCIS field office in Kansas City, MO — 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 KAN).

At the end of Apr–Jun 2026, 5,174 citizenship applications were pending at Kansas City. The office completed about 263 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
5,174 pending · 263/mo done · #67 of 88
I-485 (green card)
51 mo
10,503 pending · 207/mo done · #80 of 92
I-130 (family petition)
92 mo
12,934 pending · 140/mo done · #75 of 94

Pending cases at Kansas City

Pending cases at USCIS Kansas City 05K10K15K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 2,129N-400 · FY19 Q2: 2,208N-400 · FY21 Q4: 3,853N-400 · FY22 Q1: 3,719N-400 · FY22 Q2: 3,701N-400 · FY22 Q3: 3,445N-400 · FY22 Q4: 2,921N-400 · FY23 Q1: 2,622N-400 · FY23 Q2: 2,432N-400 · FY23 Q3: 2,250N-400 · FY23 Q4: 2,170N-400 · FY24 Q1: 2,440N-400 · FY24 Q2: 2,854N-400 · FY24 Q3: 3,144N-400 · FY24 Q4: 2,866N-400 · FY25 Q1: 2,954N-400 · FY25 Q2: 3,209N-400 · FY25 Q3: 3,411N-400 · FY25 Q4: 3,293N-400 · FY26 Q1: 3,921N-400 · FY26 Q2: 4,619N-400 · FY26 Q3: 5,174 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 1,747I-485 · FY19 Q2: 1,738I-485 · FY21 Q4: 3,216I-485 · FY22 Q1: 3,268I-485 · FY22 Q2: 4,188I-485 · FY22 Q3: 3,888I-485 · FY22 Q4: 4,160I-485 · FY23 Q1: 4,707I-485 · FY23 Q2: 5,410I-485 · FY23 Q3: 5,270I-485 · FY23 Q4: 5,679I-485 · FY24 Q1: 5,928I-485 · FY24 Q2: 5,498I-485 · FY24 Q3: 5,574I-485 · FY24 Q4: 4,829I-485 · FY25 Q1: 5,843I-485 · FY25 Q2: 6,635I-485 · FY25 Q3: 7,484I-485 · FY25 Q4: 7,877I-485 · FY26 Q1: 8,293I-485 · FY26 Q2: 9,426I-485 · FY26 Q3: 10,503 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 867I-130 · FY19 Q2: 782I-130 · FY21 Q4: 1,343I-130 · FY22 Q1: 1,220I-130 · FY22 Q2: 1,140I-130 · FY22 Q3: 1,315I-130 · FY22 Q4: 1,636I-130 · FY23 Q1: 2,075I-130 · FY23 Q2: 2,304I-130 · FY23 Q3: 2,380I-130 · FY23 Q4: 2,349I-130 · FY24 Q1: 2,179I-130 · FY24 Q2: 2,081I-130 · FY24 Q3: 2,166I-130 · FY24 Q4: 1,580I-130 · FY25 Q1: 1,772I-130 · FY25 Q2: 1,999I-130 · FY25 Q3: 2,116I-130 · FY25 Q4: 1,885I-130 · FY26 Q1: 1,801I-130 · FY26 Q2: 2,026I-130 · FY26 Q3: 12,934 12.9K I-130 10.5K I-485 5.2K N-400
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

Completed cases per quarter

Completed cases per quarter at USCIS Kansas City 05001K1.5K2K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 1,297N-400 · FY19 Q2: 1,146N-400 · FY21 Q4: 1,232N-400 · FY22 Q1: 1,234N-400 · FY22 Q2: 1,246N-400 · FY22 Q3: 1,137N-400 · FY22 Q4: 1,994N-400 · FY23 Q1: 1,519N-400 · FY23 Q2: 1,523N-400 · FY23 Q3: 1,484N-400 · FY23 Q4: 1,482N-400 · FY24 Q1: 964N-400 · FY24 Q2: 1,254N-400 · FY24 Q3: 1,073N-400 · FY24 Q4: 1,668N-400 · FY25 Q1: 1,430N-400 · FY25 Q2: 1,344N-400 · FY25 Q3: 1,392N-400 · FY25 Q4: 1,490N-400 · FY26 Q1: 885N-400 · FY26 Q2: 397N-400 · FY26 Q3: 385 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 767I-485 · FY19 Q2: 826I-485 · FY21 Q4: 1,916I-485 · FY22 Q1: 969I-485 · FY22 Q2: 1,312I-485 · FY22 Q3: 1,999I-485 · FY22 Q4: 1,665I-485 · FY23 Q1: 1,243I-485 · FY23 Q2: 1,162I-485 · FY23 Q3: 855I-485 · FY23 Q4: 739I-485 · FY24 Q1: 1,130I-485 · FY24 Q2: 1,074I-485 · FY24 Q3: 868I-485 · FY24 Q4: 836I-485 · FY25 Q1: 589I-485 · FY25 Q2: 964I-485 · FY25 Q3: 860I-485 · FY25 Q4: 976I-485 · FY26 Q1: 710I-485 · FY26 Q2: 324I-485 · FY26 Q3: 477 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 357I-130 · FY19 Q2: 454I-130 · FY21 Q4: 245I-130 · FY22 Q1: 507I-130 · FY22 Q2: 514I-130 · FY22 Q3: 299I-130 · FY22 Q4: 122I-130 · FY23 Q1: 384I-130 · FY23 Q2: 789I-130 · FY23 Q3: 605I-130 · FY23 Q4: 382I-130 · FY24 Q1: 718I-130 · FY24 Q2: 665I-130 · FY24 Q3: 404I-130 · FY24 Q4: 518I-130 · FY25 Q1: 294I-130 · FY25 Q2: 358I-130 · FY25 Q3: 495I-130 · FY25 Q4: 642I-130 · FY26 Q1: 499I-130 · FY26 Q2: 284I-130 · FY26 Q3: 253 477 I-485 385 N-400 253 I-130
Approvals plus denials in each fiscal quarter.

N-400 (citizenship): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20261,140311745,174
Jan–Mar 20261,152341564,619
Oct–Dec 20251,6457701153,921
Jul–Sep 20251,5351,3401503,293
Apr–Jun 20251,7091,2851073,411
Jan–Mar 20251,7221,2381063,209
Oct–Dec 20241,4991,3131172,954
Jul–Sep 20241,5311,5351332,866

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

I-485 (green card): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20261,7264057210,503
Jan–Mar 20261,524293319,426
Oct–Dec 20251,726660508,293
Jul–Sep 20252,016931457,877
Apr–Jun 20252,110801597,484
Jan–Mar 20251,900900646,635
Oct–Dec 20241,955558315,843
Jul–Sep 20241,412765714,829

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

I-130 (family petition): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20261,0192124112,934
Jan–Mar 2026325264202,026
Oct–Dec 2025370469301,801
Jul–Sep 2025458600421,885
Apr–Jun 2025509465302,116
Jan–Mar 2025457321371,999
Oct–Dec 2024465276181,772
Jul–Sep 2024403484341,580

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

Other USCIS offices in Missouri

St. Louis
N-400 backlog 9 months · 3,318 pending

Frequently asked questions

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

USCIS does not publish a median per office in its quarterly data, but it does publish the queue: 5,174 N-400s were pending at Kansas City at the end of Apr–Jun 2026, and the office completed about 263 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 Kansas City?

10,503 I-485 applications were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026; the office completed about 207 a month (backlog estimate 51 months, national 30 months).

Which areas does the Kansas City 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.