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USCIS Los Angeles (CA) Field Office processing times

The USCIS field office in Los Angeles, CA — 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 LOS).

At the end of Apr–Jun 2026, 11,703 citizenship applications were pending at Los Angeles. The office completed about 1,020 a month over the past year, so the queue would take about 11 months at that pace — faster than the national 16 months.
N-400 (citizenship)
11 mo
11,703 pending · 1,020/mo done · #23 of 88
I-485 (green card)
14 mo
20,529 pending · 1,493/mo done · #14 of 92
I-130 (family petition)
54 mo
38,065 pending · 699/mo done · #21 of 94

Pending cases at Los Angeles

Pending cases at USCIS Los Angeles 010K20K30K40K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 14,615N-400 · FY19 Q2: 12,183N-400 · FY21 Q4: 11,498N-400 · FY22 Q1: 11,603N-400 · FY22 Q2: 11,732N-400 · FY22 Q3: 10,575N-400 · FY22 Q4: 9,754N-400 · FY23 Q1: 8,787N-400 · FY23 Q2: 8,404N-400 · FY23 Q3: 7,923N-400 · FY23 Q4: 7,356N-400 · FY24 Q1: 6,993N-400 · FY24 Q2: 7,740N-400 · FY24 Q3: 7,567N-400 · FY24 Q4: 8,403N-400 · FY25 Q1: 9,215N-400 · FY25 Q2: 9,403N-400 · FY25 Q3: 9,284N-400 · FY25 Q4: 8,318N-400 · FY26 Q1: 10,409N-400 · FY26 Q2: 9,659N-400 · FY26 Q3: 11,703 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 11,441I-485 · FY19 Q2: 10,729I-485 · FY21 Q4: 8,607I-485 · FY22 Q1: 9,183I-485 · FY22 Q2: 11,313I-485 · FY22 Q3: 12,494I-485 · FY22 Q4: 12,423I-485 · FY23 Q1: 13,293I-485 · FY23 Q2: 13,283I-485 · FY23 Q3: 14,192I-485 · FY23 Q4: 12,417I-485 · FY24 Q1: 12,872I-485 · FY24 Q2: 14,893I-485 · FY24 Q3: 14,517I-485 · FY24 Q4: 16,154I-485 · FY25 Q1: 17,250I-485 · FY25 Q2: 15,490I-485 · FY25 Q3: 15,871I-485 · FY25 Q4: 13,725I-485 · FY26 Q1: 17,451I-485 · FY26 Q2: 18,465I-485 · FY26 Q3: 20,529 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 7,013I-130 · FY19 Q2: 6,386I-130 · FY21 Q4: 4,707I-130 · FY22 Q1: 4,626I-130 · FY22 Q2: 4,738I-130 · FY22 Q3: 5,363I-130 · FY22 Q4: 5,950I-130 · FY23 Q1: 6,602I-130 · FY23 Q2: 5,309I-130 · FY23 Q3: 5,718I-130 · FY23 Q4: 5,230I-130 · FY24 Q1: 5,555I-130 · FY24 Q2: 5,092I-130 · FY24 Q3: 5,089I-130 · FY24 Q4: 4,804I-130 · FY25 Q1: 5,479I-130 · FY25 Q2: 6,039I-130 · FY25 Q3: 6,090I-130 · FY25 Q4: 4,402I-130 · FY26 Q1: 4,072I-130 · FY26 Q2: 4,444I-130 · FY26 Q3: 38,065 38.1K I-130 20.5K I-485 11.7K N-400
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

Completed cases per quarter

Completed cases per quarter at USCIS Los Angeles 02K4K6K8K10K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 4,991N-400 · FY19 Q2: 4,930N-400 · FY21 Q4: 7,876N-400 · FY22 Q1: 3,834N-400 · FY22 Q2: 4,811N-400 · FY22 Q3: 5,649N-400 · FY22 Q4: 5,247N-400 · FY23 Q1: 5,031N-400 · FY23 Q2: 4,125N-400 · FY23 Q3: 4,560N-400 · FY23 Q4: 4,792N-400 · FY24 Q1: 4,101N-400 · FY24 Q2: 4,607N-400 · FY24 Q3: 4,649N-400 · FY24 Q4: 4,427N-400 · FY25 Q1: 3,996N-400 · FY25 Q2: 4,615N-400 · FY25 Q3: 4,942N-400 · FY25 Q4: 5,609N-400 · FY26 Q1: 2,658N-400 · FY26 Q2: 3,433N-400 · FY26 Q3: 538 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 3,024I-485 · FY19 Q2: 3,510I-485 · FY21 Q4: 4,754I-485 · FY22 Q1: 4,154I-485 · FY22 Q2: 3,121I-485 · FY22 Q3: 5,299I-485 · FY22 Q4: 4,656I-485 · FY23 Q1: 3,593I-485 · FY23 Q2: 3,762I-485 · FY23 Q3: 4,449I-485 · FY23 Q4: 3,967I-485 · FY24 Q1: 3,213I-485 · FY24 Q2: 5,447I-485 · FY24 Q3: 6,017I-485 · FY24 Q4: 8,171I-485 · FY25 Q1: 7,324I-485 · FY25 Q2: 6,347I-485 · FY25 Q3: 3,764I-485 · FY25 Q4: 6,399I-485 · FY26 Q1: 3,084I-485 · FY26 Q2: 3,550I-485 · FY26 Q3: 4,886 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 1,483I-130 · FY19 Q2: 2,632I-130 · FY21 Q4: 1,742I-130 · FY22 Q1: 1,987I-130 · FY22 Q2: 2,252I-130 · FY22 Q3: 1,302I-130 · FY22 Q4: 958I-130 · FY23 Q1: 1,286I-130 · FY23 Q2: 2,478I-130 · FY23 Q3: 1,504I-130 · FY23 Q4: 1,826I-130 · FY24 Q1: 1,828I-130 · FY24 Q2: 2,514I-130 · FY24 Q3: 3,031I-130 · FY24 Q4: 2,052I-130 · FY25 Q1: 2,090I-130 · FY25 Q2: 1,589I-130 · FY25 Q3: 2,265I-130 · FY25 Q4: 3,809I-130 · FY26 Q1: 1,880I-130 · FY26 Q2: 1,242I-130 · FY26 Q3: 1,454 4.9K I-485 1.5K I-130 538 N-400
Approvals plus denials in each fiscal quarter.

N-400 (citizenship): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20262,50943710111,703
Jan–Mar 20262,6823,1063279,659
Oct–Dec 20254,7412,31634210,409
Jul–Sep 20254,6065,1554548,318
Apr–Jun 20254,7624,4794639,284
Jan–Mar 20254,8704,3422739,403
Oct–Dec 20244,8483,7272699,215
Jul–Sep 20245,2373,9814468,403

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

I-485 (green card): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20264,5574,60827820,529
Jan–Mar 20263,1663,36019018,465
Oct–Dec 20253,2282,82026417,451
Jul–Sep 20253,1876,04335613,725
Apr–Jun 20253,4513,43932515,871
Jan–Mar 20253,6005,99635115,490
Oct–Dec 20243,9097,02729717,250
Jul–Sep 20243,5547,83034116,154

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

I-130 (family petition): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20262,6531,31414038,065
Jan–Mar 20261,0581,153894,444
Oct–Dec 20251,1061,7331474,072
Jul–Sep 20251,5143,6221874,402
Apr–Jun 20251,5832,0781876,090
Jan–Mar 20251,6561,4381516,039
Oct–Dec 20241,6071,993975,479
Jul–Sep 20241,4301,9131394,804

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

Other USCIS offices in California

Fresno
N-400 backlog 25 months · 9,722 pending
Imperial
N-400 backlog 22 months · 2,042 pending
Los Angeles County
N-400 backlog 13 months · 12,295 pending
Sacramento
N-400 backlog 21 months · 15,918 pending
San Bernardino
N-400 backlog 17 months · 12,397 pending
San Diego
N-400 backlog 23 months · 12,567 pending
San Fernando Valley
N-400 backlog 18 months · 11,337 pending
San Francisco
N-400 backlog 25 months · 18,645 pending
San Jose
N-400 backlog 27 months · 20,899 pending
Santa Ana
N-400 backlog 21 months · 14,054 pending

Frequently asked questions

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

USCIS does not publish a median per office in its quarterly data, but it does publish the queue: 11,703 N-400s were pending at Los Angeles at the end of Apr–Jun 2026, and the office completed about 1,020 a month over the last year. At that pace the queue takes about 11 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 Los Angeles?

20,529 I-485 applications were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026; the office completed about 1,493 a month (backlog estimate 14 months, national 30 months).

Which areas does the Los Angeles 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.