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USCIS Louisville (KY) Field Office processing times

The USCIS field office in Louisville, KY — 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 LOU).

At the end of Apr–Jun 2026, 4,176 citizenship applications were pending at Louisville. The office completed about 326 a month over the past year, so the queue would take about 13 months at that pace — faster than the national 16 months.
N-400 (citizenship)
13 mo
4,176 pending · 326/mo done · #30 of 88
I-485 (green card)
59 mo
21,655 pending · 369/mo done · #83 of 92
I-130 (family petition)
87 mo
11,945 pending · 137/mo done · #66 of 94

Pending cases at Louisville

Pending cases at USCIS Louisville 05K10K15K20K25K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 1,978N-400 · FY19 Q2: 1,985N-400 · FY21 Q4: 3,994N-400 · FY22 Q1: 3,735N-400 · FY22 Q2: 3,817N-400 · FY22 Q3: 3,332N-400 · FY22 Q4: 2,276N-400 · FY23 Q1: 2,163N-400 · FY23 Q2: 2,304N-400 · FY23 Q3: 2,034N-400 · FY23 Q4: 2,171N-400 · FY24 Q1: 2,223N-400 · FY24 Q2: 2,668N-400 · FY24 Q3: 2,648N-400 · FY24 Q4: 3,082N-400 · FY25 Q1: 2,707N-400 · FY25 Q2: 3,123N-400 · FY25 Q3: 3,170N-400 · FY25 Q4: 2,947N-400 · FY26 Q1: 3,500N-400 · FY26 Q2: 3,799N-400 · FY26 Q3: 4,176 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 1,613I-485 · FY19 Q2: 1,481I-485 · FY21 Q4: 3,510I-485 · FY22 Q1: 3,398I-485 · FY22 Q2: 3,119I-485 · FY22 Q3: 3,344I-485 · FY22 Q4: 3,109I-485 · FY23 Q1: 4,173I-485 · FY23 Q2: 5,007I-485 · FY23 Q3: 5,746I-485 · FY23 Q4: 6,916I-485 · FY24 Q1: 7,919I-485 · FY24 Q2: 9,147I-485 · FY24 Q3: 9,714I-485 · FY24 Q4: 8,875I-485 · FY25 Q1: 9,662I-485 · FY25 Q2: 12,132I-485 · FY25 Q3: 15,364I-485 · FY25 Q4: 17,257I-485 · FY26 Q1: 18,716I-485 · FY26 Q2: 20,153I-485 · FY26 Q3: 21,655 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 655I-130 · FY19 Q2: 603I-130 · FY21 Q4: 787I-130 · FY22 Q1: 697I-130 · FY22 Q2: 666I-130 · FY22 Q3: 756I-130 · FY22 Q4: 997I-130 · FY23 Q1: 993I-130 · FY23 Q2: 1,232I-130 · FY23 Q3: 1,086I-130 · FY23 Q4: 1,087I-130 · FY24 Q1: 1,341I-130 · FY24 Q2: 2,070I-130 · FY24 Q3: 1,859I-130 · FY24 Q4: 1,293I-130 · FY25 Q1: 1,199I-130 · FY25 Q2: 1,184I-130 · FY25 Q3: 1,202I-130 · FY25 Q4: 1,010I-130 · FY26 Q1: 934I-130 · FY26 Q2: 1,036I-130 · FY26 Q3: 11,945 21.7K I-485 11.9K I-130 4.2K N-400
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

Completed cases per quarter

Completed cases per quarter at USCIS Louisville 05001K1.5K2K2.5K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 1,456N-400 · FY19 Q2: 1,230N-400 · FY21 Q4: 1,637N-400 · FY22 Q1: 1,573N-400 · FY22 Q2: 1,570N-400 · FY22 Q3: 1,720N-400 · FY22 Q4: 2,465N-400 · FY23 Q1: 1,538N-400 · FY23 Q2: 1,351N-400 · FY23 Q3: 1,315N-400 · FY23 Q4: 1,489N-400 · FY24 Q1: 1,287N-400 · FY24 Q2: 1,308N-400 · FY24 Q3: 1,505N-400 · FY24 Q4: 1,355N-400 · FY25 Q1: 1,836N-400 · FY25 Q2: 1,348N-400 · FY25 Q3: 1,538N-400 · FY25 Q4: 1,778N-400 · FY26 Q1: 1,049N-400 · FY26 Q2: 601N-400 · FY26 Q3: 484 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 616I-485 · FY19 Q2: 661I-485 · FY21 Q4: 1,432I-485 · FY22 Q1: 785I-485 · FY22 Q2: 843I-485 · FY22 Q3: 1,395I-485 · FY22 Q4: 1,576I-485 · FY23 Q1: 1,727I-485 · FY23 Q2: 1,410I-485 · FY23 Q3: 1,816I-485 · FY23 Q4: 2,378I-485 · FY24 Q1: 1,100I-485 · FY24 Q2: 2,301I-485 · FY24 Q3: 1,596I-485 · FY24 Q4: 2,031I-485 · FY25 Q1: 1,991I-485 · FY25 Q2: 1,621I-485 · FY25 Q3: 1,287I-485 · FY25 Q4: 1,588I-485 · FY26 Q1: 1,108I-485 · FY26 Q2: 796I-485 · FY26 Q3: 930 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 213I-130 · FY19 Q2: 283I-130 · FY21 Q4: 282I-130 · FY22 Q1: 354I-130 · FY22 Q2: 283I-130 · FY22 Q3: 171I-130 · FY22 Q4: 150I-130 · FY23 Q1: 386I-130 · FY23 Q2: 701I-130 · FY23 Q3: 505I-130 · FY23 Q4: 610I-130 · FY24 Q1: 326I-130 · FY24 Q2: 640I-130 · FY24 Q3: 521I-130 · FY24 Q4: 783I-130 · FY25 Q1: 513I-130 · FY25 Q2: 370I-130 · FY25 Q3: 518I-130 · FY25 Q4: 631I-130 · FY26 Q1: 395I-130 · FY26 Q2: 275I-130 · FY26 Q3: 339 930 I-485 484 N-400 339 I-130
Approvals plus denials in each fiscal quarter.

N-400 (citizenship): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20268043551294,176
Jan–Mar 20268994881133,799
Oct–Dec 20251,5748372123,500
Jul–Sep 20251,4931,4852932,947
Apr–Jun 20251,5241,2812573,170
Jan–Mar 20251,7501,1232253,123
Oct–Dec 20241,4911,7171192,707
Jul–Sep 20241,7421,1561993,082

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

I-485 (green card): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20261,74582810221,655
Jan–Mar 20262,0287346220,153
Oct–Dec 20252,6471,0119718,716
Jul–Sep 20253,9091,4998917,257
Apr–Jun 20254,6561,1899815,364
Jan–Mar 20254,7591,5546712,132
Oct–Dec 20244,5651,931609,662
Jul–Sep 20242,9071,934978,875

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

I-130 (family petition): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20267852914811,945
Jan–Mar 2026191256191,036
Oct–Dec 202523036035934
Jul–Sep 2025296595361,010
Apr–Jun 2025305473451,202
Jan–Mar 2025292345251,184
Oct–Dec 2024273494191,199
Jul–Sep 2024223750331,293

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

Frequently asked questions

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

USCIS does not publish a median per office in its quarterly data, but it does publish the queue: 4,176 N-400s were pending at Louisville at the end of Apr–Jun 2026, and the office completed about 326 a month over the last year. At that pace the queue takes about 13 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 Louisville?

21,655 I-485 applications were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026; the office completed about 369 a month (backlog estimate 59 months, national 30 months).

Which areas does the Louisville 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.