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USCIS San Antonio (TX) Field Office processing times

The USCIS field office in San Antonio, TX — 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 SNA).

At the end of Apr–Jun 2026, 18,999 citizenship applications were pending at San Antonio. The office completed about 1,100 a month over the past year, so the queue would take about 17 months at that pace — slower than the national 16 months.
N-400 (citizenship)
17 mo
18,999 pending · 1,100/mo done · #57 of 88
I-485 (green card)
29 mo
30,622 pending · 1,042/mo done · #57 of 92
I-130 (family petition)
59 mo
41,017 pending · 691/mo done · #28 of 94

Pending cases at San Antonio

Pending cases at USCIS San Antonio 010K20K30K40K50K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 13,737N-400 · FY19 Q2: 12,703N-400 · FY21 Q4: 13,394N-400 · FY22 Q1: 13,249N-400 · FY22 Q2: 11,867N-400 · FY22 Q3: 11,645N-400 · FY22 Q4: 11,303N-400 · FY23 Q1: 10,691N-400 · FY23 Q2: 10,745N-400 · FY23 Q3: 9,947N-400 · FY23 Q4: 7,958N-400 · FY24 Q1: 7,864N-400 · FY24 Q2: 9,640N-400 · FY24 Q3: 9,425N-400 · FY24 Q4: 10,706N-400 · FY25 Q1: 11,620N-400 · FY25 Q2: 11,748N-400 · FY25 Q3: 11,379N-400 · FY25 Q4: 11,017N-400 · FY26 Q1: 14,005N-400 · FY26 Q2: 16,316N-400 · FY26 Q3: 18,999 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 7,746I-485 · FY19 Q2: 6,217I-485 · FY21 Q4: 8,723I-485 · FY22 Q1: 8,937I-485 · FY22 Q2: 11,572I-485 · FY22 Q3: 12,353I-485 · FY22 Q4: 12,980I-485 · FY23 Q1: 15,566I-485 · FY23 Q2: 16,267I-485 · FY23 Q3: 16,171I-485 · FY23 Q4: 18,753I-485 · FY24 Q1: 20,638I-485 · FY24 Q2: 19,702I-485 · FY24 Q3: 20,291I-485 · FY24 Q4: 18,795I-485 · FY25 Q1: 22,841I-485 · FY25 Q2: 27,131I-485 · FY25 Q3: 27,197I-485 · FY25 Q4: 27,432I-485 · FY26 Q1: 28,461I-485 · FY26 Q2: 28,989I-485 · FY26 Q3: 30,622 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 4,334I-130 · FY19 Q2: 3,191I-130 · FY21 Q4: 4,230I-130 · FY22 Q1: 4,502I-130 · FY22 Q2: 4,541I-130 · FY22 Q3: 4,418I-130 · FY22 Q4: 5,859I-130 · FY23 Q1: 6,828I-130 · FY23 Q2: 6,845I-130 · FY23 Q3: 5,486I-130 · FY23 Q4: 5,788I-130 · FY24 Q1: 5,492I-130 · FY24 Q2: 5,950I-130 · FY24 Q3: 5,815I-130 · FY24 Q4: 5,429I-130 · FY25 Q1: 5,770I-130 · FY25 Q2: 7,255I-130 · FY25 Q3: 7,029I-130 · FY25 Q4: 6,430I-130 · FY26 Q1: 6,464I-130 · FY26 Q2: 5,820I-130 · FY26 Q3: 41,017 41K I-130 30.6K I-485 19K N-400
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

Completed cases per quarter

Completed cases per quarter at USCIS San Antonio 02K4K6K8K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 2,569N-400 · FY19 Q2: 4,508N-400 · FY21 Q4: 5,311N-400 · FY22 Q1: 3,803N-400 · FY22 Q2: 4,908N-400 · FY22 Q3: 4,827N-400 · FY22 Q4: 4,421N-400 · FY23 Q1: 4,266N-400 · FY23 Q2: 4,301N-400 · FY23 Q3: 4,785N-400 · FY23 Q4: 6,855N-400 · FY24 Q1: 4,364N-400 · FY24 Q2: 4,409N-400 · FY24 Q3: 5,349N-400 · FY24 Q4: 4,338N-400 · FY25 Q1: 4,470N-400 · FY25 Q2: 6,263N-400 · FY25 Q3: 6,604N-400 · FY25 Q4: 6,613N-400 · FY26 Q1: 3,526N-400 · FY26 Q2: 1,411N-400 · FY26 Q3: 1,644 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 2,541I-485 · FY19 Q2: 3,405I-485 · FY21 Q4: 3,582I-485 · FY22 Q1: 2,787I-485 · FY22 Q2: 2,458I-485 · FY22 Q3: 5,015I-485 · FY22 Q4: 3,860I-485 · FY23 Q1: 2,577I-485 · FY23 Q2: 326I-485 · FY23 Q3: 2,394I-485 · FY23 Q4: 2,249I-485 · FY24 Q1: 2,419I-485 · FY24 Q2: 2,319I-485 · FY24 Q3: 2,818I-485 · FY24 Q4: 2,316I-485 · FY25 Q1: 2,484I-485 · FY25 Q2: 2,352I-485 · FY25 Q3: 3,798I-485 · FY25 Q4: 4,428I-485 · FY26 Q1: 3,254I-485 · FY26 Q2: 2,802I-485 · FY26 Q3: 2,017 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 1,561I-130 · FY19 Q2: 2,078I-130 · FY21 Q4: 1,474I-130 · FY22 Q1: 1,474I-130 · FY22 Q2: 1,578I-130 · FY22 Q3: 2,010I-130 · FY22 Q4: 598I-130 · FY23 Q1: 1,298I-130 · FY23 Q2: 2,320I-130 · FY23 Q3: 1,624I-130 · FY23 Q4: 1,216I-130 · FY24 Q1: 1,444I-130 · FY24 Q2: 1,513I-130 · FY24 Q3: 1,729I-130 · FY24 Q4: 1,347I-130 · FY25 Q1: 803I-130 · FY25 Q2: 697I-130 · FY25 Q3: 2,282I-130 · FY25 Q4: 2,656I-130 · FY26 Q1: 1,523I-130 · FY26 Q2: 2,353I-130 · FY26 Q3: 1,755 2K I-485 1.8K I-130 1.6K N-400
Approvals plus denials in each fiscal quarter.

N-400 (citizenship): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20264,1111,53211218,999
Jan–Mar 20263,7921,22518616,316
Oct–Dec 20256,3903,24028614,005
Jul–Sep 20256,0436,32728611,017
Apr–Jun 20256,0896,33726711,379
Jan–Mar 20256,3596,03123211,748
Oct–Dec 20245,4154,25521511,620
Jul–Sep 20245,5284,14019810,706

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

I-485 (green card): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20265,4191,76525230,622
Jan–Mar 20264,9192,55125128,989
Oct–Dec 20256,5883,07517928,461
Jul–Sep 20256,7324,19323527,432
Apr–Jun 20257,7023,62817027,197
Jan–Mar 20257,8992,24610627,131
Oct–Dec 20247,2652,36611822,841
Jul–Sep 20244,8072,19012618,795

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

I-130 (family petition): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20263,9931,63012541,017
Jan–Mar 20261,4982,2101435,820
Oct–Dec 20251,6691,457666,464
Jul–Sep 20252,0612,5531036,430
Apr–Jun 20252,0892,198847,029
Jan–Mar 20251,906655427,255
Oct–Dec 20241,837775285,770
Jul–Sep 20241,6191,311365,429

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

Other USCIS offices in Texas

Dallas
N-400 backlog 20 months · 28,662 pending
El Paso
N-400 backlog 16 months · 5,737 pending
Harlingen
N-400 backlog 12 months · 3,359 pending
Houston
N-400 backlog 18 months · 31,057 pending

Frequently asked questions

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

USCIS does not publish a median per office in its quarterly data, but it does publish the queue: 18,999 N-400s were pending at San Antonio at the end of Apr–Jun 2026, and the office completed about 1,100 a month over the last year. At that pace the queue takes about 17 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 San Antonio?

30,622 I-485 applications were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026; the office completed about 1,042 a month (backlog estimate 29 months, national 30 months).

Which areas does the San Antonio 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.