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USCIS Milwaukee (WI) Field Office processing times

The USCIS field office in Milwaukee, WI — 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 MIL).

At the end of Apr–Jun 2026, 3,934 citizenship applications were pending at Milwaukee. The office completed about 292 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
3,934 pending · 292/mo done · #39 of 88
I-485 (green card)
38 mo
8,055 pending · 214/mo done · #68 of 92
I-130 (family petition)
90 mo
11,671 pending · 130/mo done · #71 of 94

Pending cases at Milwaukee

Pending cases at USCIS Milwaukee 02.5K5K7.5K10K12.5K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 3,454N-400 · FY19 Q2: 3,312N-400 · FY21 Q4: 4,034N-400 · FY22 Q1: 3,570N-400 · FY22 Q2: 3,571N-400 · FY22 Q3: 2,952N-400 · FY22 Q4: 2,294N-400 · FY23 Q1: 2,274N-400 · FY23 Q2: 2,512N-400 · FY23 Q3: 2,625N-400 · FY23 Q4: 2,020N-400 · FY24 Q1: 2,154N-400 · FY24 Q2: 2,283N-400 · FY24 Q3: 2,398N-400 · FY24 Q4: 2,908N-400 · FY25 Q1: 3,234N-400 · FY25 Q2: 3,598N-400 · FY25 Q3: 3,062N-400 · FY25 Q4: 2,945N-400 · FY26 Q1: 3,491N-400 · FY26 Q2: 3,525N-400 · FY26 Q3: 3,934 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 2,978I-485 · FY19 Q2: 2,386I-485 · FY21 Q4: 2,983I-485 · FY22 Q1: 2,874I-485 · FY22 Q2: 2,724I-485 · FY22 Q3: 3,045I-485 · FY22 Q4: 3,526I-485 · FY23 Q1: 4,317I-485 · FY23 Q2: 4,169I-485 · FY23 Q3: 3,951I-485 · FY23 Q4: 4,267I-485 · FY24 Q1: 4,545I-485 · FY24 Q2: 4,789I-485 · FY24 Q3: 4,873I-485 · FY24 Q4: 4,686I-485 · FY25 Q1: 5,220I-485 · FY25 Q2: 5,872I-485 · FY25 Q3: 6,146I-485 · FY25 Q4: 5,998I-485 · FY26 Q1: 6,540I-485 · FY26 Q2: 7,224I-485 · FY26 Q3: 8,055 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 1,638I-130 · FY19 Q2: 1,147I-130 · FY21 Q4: 1,318I-130 · FY22 Q1: 1,171I-130 · FY22 Q2: 1,222I-130 · FY22 Q3: 1,379I-130 · FY22 Q4: 1,725I-130 · FY23 Q1: 2,026I-130 · FY23 Q2: 1,827I-130 · FY23 Q3: 1,697I-130 · FY23 Q4: 1,773I-130 · FY24 Q1: 1,943I-130 · FY24 Q2: 1,906I-130 · FY24 Q3: 1,588I-130 · FY24 Q4: 1,423I-130 · FY25 Q1: 1,558I-130 · FY25 Q2: 1,978I-130 · FY25 Q3: 1,931I-130 · FY25 Q4: 1,706I-130 · FY26 Q1: 1,742I-130 · FY26 Q2: 1,948I-130 · FY26 Q3: 11,671 11.7K I-130 8.1K I-485 3.9K N-400
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

Completed cases per quarter

Completed cases per quarter at USCIS Milwaukee 05001K1.5K2K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 1,390N-400 · FY19 Q2: 1,245N-400 · FY21 Q4: 1,483N-400 · FY22 Q1: 1,487N-400 · FY22 Q2: 1,292N-400 · FY22 Q3: 1,836N-400 · FY22 Q4: 1,759N-400 · FY23 Q1: 1,232N-400 · FY23 Q2: 1,027N-400 · FY23 Q3: 1,109N-400 · FY23 Q4: 1,837N-400 · FY24 Q1: 1,124N-400 · FY24 Q2: 1,369N-400 · FY24 Q3: 1,105N-400 · FY24 Q4: 940N-400 · FY25 Q1: 1,065N-400 · FY25 Q2: 1,243N-400 · FY25 Q3: 1,889N-400 · FY25 Q4: 1,349N-400 · FY26 Q1: 925N-400 · FY26 Q2: 819N-400 · FY26 Q3: 410 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 791I-485 · FY19 Q2: 1,184I-485 · FY21 Q4: 1,037I-485 · FY22 Q1: 704I-485 · FY22 Q2: 589I-485 · FY22 Q3: 623I-485 · FY22 Q4: 681I-485 · FY23 Q1: 411I-485 · FY23 Q2: 700I-485 · FY23 Q3: 634I-485 · FY23 Q4: 443I-485 · FY24 Q1: 590I-485 · FY24 Q2: 818I-485 · FY24 Q3: 923I-485 · FY24 Q4: 839I-485 · FY25 Q1: 551I-485 · FY25 Q2: 562I-485 · FY25 Q3: 774I-485 · FY25 Q4: 1,093I-485 · FY26 Q1: 629I-485 · FY26 Q2: 468I-485 · FY26 Q3: 380 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 387I-130 · FY19 Q2: 763I-130 · FY21 Q4: 183I-130 · FY22 Q1: 498I-130 · FY22 Q2: 366I-130 · FY22 Q3: 208I-130 · FY22 Q4: 50I-130 · FY23 Q1: 83I-130 · FY23 Q2: 548I-130 · FY23 Q3: 522I-130 · FY23 Q4: 274I-130 · FY24 Q1: 416I-130 · FY24 Q2: 585I-130 · FY24 Q3: 696I-130 · FY24 Q4: 611I-130 · FY25 Q1: 153I-130 · FY25 Q2: 190I-130 · FY25 Q3: 486I-130 · FY25 Q4: 676I-130 · FY26 Q1: 372I-130 · FY26 Q2: 300I-130 · FY26 Q3: 210 410 N-400 380 I-485 210 I-130
Approvals plus denials in each fiscal quarter.

N-400 (citizenship): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 2026775345653,934
Jan–Mar 2026843757623,525
Oct–Dec 20251,4688011243,491
Jul–Sep 20251,2031,1961532,945
Apr–Jun 20251,3401,7201693,062
Jan–Mar 20251,5761,0691743,598
Oct–Dec 20241,385988773,234
Jul–Sep 20241,431853872,908

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

I-485 (green card): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20261,409334468,055
Jan–Mar 20261,380413557,224
Oct–Dec 20251,606586436,540
Jul–Sep 20251,4811,019745,998
Apr–Jun 20251,438713616,146
Jan–Mar 20251,540497655,872
Oct–Dec 20241,485518335,220
Jul–Sep 20241,180784554,686

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

I-130 (family petition): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20269461902011,671
Jan–Mar 2026353260401,948
Oct–Dec 2025329350221,742
Jul–Sep 2025435642341,706
Apr–Jun 2025461452341,931
Jan–Mar 2025503160301,978
Oct–Dec 2024447137161,558
Jul–Sep 2024334567441,423

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

Frequently asked questions

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

USCIS does not publish a median per office in its quarterly data, but it does publish the queue: 3,934 N-400s were pending at Milwaukee at the end of Apr–Jun 2026, and the office completed about 292 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 Milwaukee?

8,055 I-485 applications were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026; the office completed about 214 a month (backlog estimate 38 months, national 30 months).

Which areas does the Milwaukee 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.