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USCIS Nashville (TN) Field Office processing times

The USCIS field office in Nashville, TN — 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 NTN).

At the end of Apr–Jun 2026, 6,037 citizenship applications were pending at Nashville. The office completed about 453 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
6,037 pending · 453/mo done · #36 of 88
I-485 (green card)
33 mo
10,580 pending · 323/mo done · #65 of 92
I-130 (family petition)
57 mo
15,170 pending · 264/mo done · #24 of 94

Pending cases at Nashville

Pending cases at USCIS Nashville 05K10K15K20K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 5,613N-400 · FY19 Q2: 5,926N-400 · FY21 Q4: 5,460N-400 · FY22 Q1: 5,876N-400 · FY22 Q2: 5,478N-400 · FY22 Q3: 5,166N-400 · FY22 Q4: 4,804N-400 · FY23 Q1: 5,080N-400 · FY23 Q2: 5,064N-400 · FY23 Q3: 4,996N-400 · FY23 Q4: 4,813N-400 · FY24 Q1: 4,502N-400 · FY24 Q2: 5,174N-400 · FY24 Q3: 4,376N-400 · FY24 Q4: 4,629N-400 · FY25 Q1: 4,652N-400 · FY25 Q2: 5,373N-400 · FY25 Q3: 5,515N-400 · FY25 Q4: 5,654N-400 · FY26 Q1: 5,918N-400 · FY26 Q2: 5,613N-400 · FY26 Q3: 6,037 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 2,705I-485 · FY19 Q2: 2,541I-485 · FY21 Q4: 3,593I-485 · FY22 Q1: 3,803I-485 · FY22 Q2: 4,342I-485 · FY22 Q3: 4,379I-485 · FY22 Q4: 4,701I-485 · FY23 Q1: 5,937I-485 · FY23 Q2: 5,689I-485 · FY23 Q3: 5,757I-485 · FY23 Q4: 5,803I-485 · FY24 Q1: 6,321I-485 · FY24 Q2: 6,228I-485 · FY24 Q3: 5,850I-485 · FY24 Q4: 5,758I-485 · FY25 Q1: 6,930I-485 · FY25 Q2: 8,051I-485 · FY25 Q3: 8,580I-485 · FY25 Q4: 8,862I-485 · FY26 Q1: 9,312I-485 · FY26 Q2: 9,436I-485 · FY26 Q3: 10,580 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 1,401I-130 · FY19 Q2: 1,284I-130 · FY21 Q4: 1,546I-130 · FY22 Q1: 1,641I-130 · FY22 Q2: 1,780I-130 · FY22 Q3: 1,932I-130 · FY22 Q4: 2,234I-130 · FY23 Q1: 2,401I-130 · FY23 Q2: 2,558I-130 · FY23 Q3: 2,473I-130 · FY23 Q4: 2,310I-130 · FY24 Q1: 2,532I-130 · FY24 Q2: 2,382I-130 · FY24 Q3: 1,947I-130 · FY24 Q4: 1,804I-130 · FY25 Q1: 2,086I-130 · FY25 Q2: 2,243I-130 · FY25 Q3: 2,548I-130 · FY25 Q4: 2,597I-130 · FY26 Q1: 2,480I-130 · FY26 Q2: 2,154I-130 · FY26 Q3: 15,170 15.2K I-130 10.6K I-485 6K N-400
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

Completed cases per quarter

Completed cases per quarter at USCIS Nashville 02K4K6K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 1,130N-400 · FY19 Q2: 1,194N-400 · FY21 Q4: 671N-400 · FY22 Q1: 769N-400 · FY22 Q2: 1,821N-400 · FY22 Q3: 1,505N-400 · FY22 Q4: 1,755N-400 · FY23 Q1: 1,181N-400 · FY23 Q2: 1,551N-400 · FY23 Q3: 1,489N-400 · FY23 Q4: 1,771N-400 · FY24 Q1: 1,682N-400 · FY24 Q2: 1,302N-400 · FY24 Q3: 2,395N-400 · FY24 Q4: 1,730N-400 · FY25 Q1: 1,591N-400 · FY25 Q2: 1,267N-400 · FY25 Q3: 1,705N-400 · FY25 Q4: 1,541N-400 · FY26 Q1: 1,528N-400 · FY26 Q2: 1,481N-400 · FY26 Q3: 886 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 702I-485 · FY19 Q2: 990I-485 · FY21 Q4: 1,240I-485 · FY22 Q1: 597I-485 · FY22 Q2: 743I-485 · FY22 Q3: 1,124I-485 · FY22 Q4: 799I-485 · FY23 Q1: 540I-485 · FY23 Q2: 5,073I-485 · FY23 Q3: 739I-485 · FY23 Q4: 1,035I-485 · FY24 Q1: 912I-485 · FY24 Q2: 671I-485 · FY24 Q3: 1,346I-485 · FY24 Q4: 857I-485 · FY25 Q1: 800I-485 · FY25 Q2: 899I-485 · FY25 Q3: 790I-485 · FY25 Q4: 972I-485 · FY26 Q1: 843I-485 · FY26 Q2: 1,100I-485 · FY26 Q3: 957 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 302I-130 · FY19 Q2: 522I-130 · FY21 Q4: 353I-130 · FY22 Q1: 282I-130 · FY22 Q2: 325I-130 · FY22 Q3: 312I-130 · FY22 Q4: 156I-130 · FY23 Q1: 259I-130 · FY23 Q2: 247I-130 · FY23 Q3: 511I-130 · FY23 Q4: 647I-130 · FY24 Q1: 607I-130 · FY24 Q2: 455I-130 · FY24 Q3: 474I-130 · FY24 Q4: 622I-130 · FY25 Q1: 389I-130 · FY25 Q2: 556I-130 · FY25 Q3: 504I-130 · FY25 Q4: 627I-130 · FY26 Q1: 640I-130 · FY26 Q2: 975I-130 · FY26 Q3: 928 957 I-485 928 I-130 886 N-400
Approvals plus denials in each fiscal quarter.

N-400 (citizenship): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20261,2507661206,037
Jan–Mar 20261,1911,3771045,613
Oct–Dec 20251,7711,3781505,918
Jul–Sep 20251,7841,4191225,654
Apr–Jun 20251,7121,5601455,515
Jan–Mar 20252,0091,1061615,373
Oct–Dec 20241,6361,4861054,652
Jul–Sep 20241,9761,5032274,629

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

I-485 (green card): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20262,4618827510,580
Jan–Mar 20261,6301,046549,436
Oct–Dec 20252,100788559,312
Jul–Sep 20252,061914588,862
Apr–Jun 20252,459733578,580
Jan–Mar 20252,215830698,051
Oct–Dec 20242,215730706,930
Jul–Sep 20241,758795625,758

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

I-130 (family petition): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20261,2948814715,170
Jan–Mar 2026387932432,154
Oct–Dec 2025457613272,480
Jul–Sep 2025616597302,597
Apr–Jun 2025617466382,548
Jan–Mar 2025586523332,243
Oct–Dec 2024566349402,086
Jul–Sep 2024482575471,804

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

Other USCIS offices in Tennessee

Memphis
N-400 backlog 11 months · 2,253 pending

Frequently asked questions

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

USCIS does not publish a median per office in its quarterly data, but it does publish the queue: 6,037 N-400s were pending at Nashville at the end of Apr–Jun 2026, and the office completed about 453 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 Nashville?

10,580 I-485 applications were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026; the office completed about 323 a month (backlog estimate 33 months, national 30 months).

Which areas does the Nashville 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.