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USCIS San Bernardino (CA) Field Office processing times

The USCIS field office in San Bernardino, 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 SBD).

At the end of Apr–Jun 2026, 12,397 citizenship applications were pending at San Bernardino. The office completed about 722 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
12,397 pending · 722/mo done · #56 of 88
I-485 (green card)
14 mo
13,668 pending · 947/mo done · #16 of 92
I-130 (family petition)
68 mo
34,007 pending · 501/mo done · #38 of 94

Pending cases at San Bernardino

Pending cases at USCIS San Bernardino 010K20K30K40K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 8,116N-400 · FY19 Q2: 7,854N-400 · FY21 Q4: 14,637N-400 · FY22 Q1: 15,412N-400 · FY22 Q2: 12,795N-400 · FY22 Q3: 9,774N-400 · FY22 Q4: 9,617N-400 · FY23 Q1: 7,262N-400 · FY23 Q2: 6,437N-400 · FY23 Q3: 5,778N-400 · FY23 Q4: 6,615N-400 · FY24 Q1: 6,423N-400 · FY24 Q2: 6,909N-400 · FY24 Q3: 6,772N-400 · FY24 Q4: 7,518N-400 · FY25 Q1: 7,854N-400 · FY25 Q2: 7,518N-400 · FY25 Q3: 7,577N-400 · FY25 Q4: 8,209N-400 · FY26 Q1: 10,637N-400 · FY26 Q2: 11,029N-400 · FY26 Q3: 12,397 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 5,547I-485 · FY19 Q2: 4,616I-485 · FY21 Q4: 8,396I-485 · FY22 Q1: 7,128I-485 · FY22 Q2: 5,960I-485 · FY22 Q3: 6,327I-485 · FY22 Q4: 6,703I-485 · FY23 Q1: 8,847I-485 · FY23 Q2: 11,692I-485 · FY23 Q3: 10,387I-485 · FY23 Q4: 7,788I-485 · FY24 Q1: 9,204I-485 · FY24 Q2: 12,029I-485 · FY24 Q3: 10,800I-485 · FY24 Q4: 13,306I-485 · FY25 Q1: 10,322I-485 · FY25 Q2: 10,215I-485 · FY25 Q3: 10,443I-485 · FY25 Q4: 10,876I-485 · FY26 Q1: 12,003I-485 · FY26 Q2: 13,475I-485 · FY26 Q3: 13,668 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 3,457I-130 · FY19 Q2: 2,847I-130 · FY21 Q4: 4,513I-130 · FY22 Q1: 3,533I-130 · FY22 Q2: 2,992I-130 · FY22 Q3: 2,977I-130 · FY22 Q4: 3,646I-130 · FY23 Q1: 3,645I-130 · FY23 Q2: 3,919I-130 · FY23 Q3: 4,541I-130 · FY23 Q4: 3,556I-130 · FY24 Q1: 4,099I-130 · FY24 Q2: 5,410I-130 · FY24 Q3: 5,144I-130 · FY24 Q4: 4,010I-130 · FY25 Q1: 3,501I-130 · FY25 Q2: 4,369I-130 · FY25 Q3: 4,213I-130 · FY25 Q4: 2,936I-130 · FY26 Q1: 2,802I-130 · FY26 Q2: 3,037I-130 · FY26 Q3: 34,007 34K I-130 13.7K I-485 12.4K N-400
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

Completed cases per quarter

Completed cases per quarter at USCIS San Bernardino 02K4K6K8K10K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 4,222N-400 · FY19 Q2: 4,371N-400 · FY21 Q4: 8,383N-400 · FY22 Q1: 5,271N-400 · FY22 Q2: 5,262N-400 · FY22 Q3: 5,848N-400 · FY22 Q4: 3,514N-400 · FY23 Q1: 5,072N-400 · FY23 Q2: 4,595N-400 · FY23 Q3: 3,850N-400 · FY23 Q4: 2,464N-400 · FY24 Q1: 2,959N-400 · FY24 Q2: 4,409N-400 · FY24 Q3: 4,235N-400 · FY24 Q4: 3,800N-400 · FY25 Q1: 3,742N-400 · FY25 Q2: 5,066N-400 · FY25 Q3: 4,178N-400 · FY25 Q4: 3,689N-400 · FY26 Q1: 2,377N-400 · FY26 Q2: 1,732N-400 · FY26 Q3: 867 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 3,133I-485 · FY19 Q2: 3,466I-485 · FY21 Q4: 2,570I-485 · FY22 Q1: 2,521I-485 · FY22 Q2: 2,429I-485 · FY22 Q3: 2,301I-485 · FY22 Q4: 2,704I-485 · FY23 Q1: 2,158I-485 · FY23 Q2: 714I-485 · FY23 Q3: 3,265I-485 · FY23 Q4: 3,644I-485 · FY24 Q1: 3,173I-485 · FY24 Q2: 4,988I-485 · FY24 Q3: 5,047I-485 · FY24 Q4: 5,470I-485 · FY25 Q1: 5,126I-485 · FY25 Q2: 3,928I-485 · FY25 Q3: 2,871I-485 · FY25 Q4: 4,583I-485 · FY26 Q1: 2,549I-485 · FY26 Q2: 2,156I-485 · FY26 Q3: 2,081 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 2,118I-130 · FY19 Q2: 2,589I-130 · FY21 Q4: 807I-130 · FY22 Q1: 2,102I-130 · FY22 Q2: 1,729I-130 · FY22 Q3: 1,448I-130 · FY22 Q4: 541I-130 · FY23 Q1: 1,292I-130 · FY23 Q2: 1,871I-130 · FY23 Q3: 1,554I-130 · FY23 Q4: 2,423I-130 · FY24 Q1: 1,459I-130 · FY24 Q2: 1,921I-130 · FY24 Q3: 2,617I-130 · FY24 Q4: 2,367I-130 · FY25 Q1: 1,438I-130 · FY25 Q2: 1,041I-130 · FY25 Q3: 1,813I-130 · FY25 Q4: 3,244I-130 · FY26 Q1: 1,200I-130 · FY26 Q2: 1,016I-130 · FY26 Q3: 551 2.1K I-485 867 N-400 551 I-130
Approvals plus denials in each fiscal quarter.

N-400 (citizenship): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20262,05168018712,397
Jan–Mar 20262,1431,34738511,029
Oct–Dec 20254,7011,99138610,637
Jul–Sep 20254,2743,2933968,209
Apr–Jun 20254,1773,7374417,577
Jan–Mar 20254,7664,6284387,518
Oct–Dec 20244,0583,4323107,854
Jul–Sep 20244,4933,4663347,518

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

I-485 (green card): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20262,1221,89518613,668
Jan–Mar 20261,8861,95320313,475
Oct–Dec 20252,0932,36518412,003
Jul–Sep 20252,5504,31426910,876
Apr–Jun 20252,5722,65122010,443
Jan–Mar 20252,7933,68124710,215
Oct–Dec 20242,6064,86126510,322
Jul–Sep 20242,5965,15731313,306

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

I-130 (family petition): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20262,5974876434,007
Jan–Mar 2026859925913,037
Oct–Dec 20259111,128722,802
Jul–Sep 20251,4243,149952,936
Apr–Jun 20251,3951,733804,213
Jan–Mar 20251,447950914,369
Oct–Dec 20241,3021,345933,501
Jul–Sep 20241,2002,2361314,010

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
N-400 backlog 11 months · 11,703 pending
Los Angeles County
N-400 backlog 13 months · 12,295 pending
Sacramento
N-400 backlog 21 months · 15,918 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 San Bernardino field office?

USCIS does not publish a median per office in its quarterly data, but it does publish the queue: 12,397 N-400s were pending at San Bernardino at the end of Apr–Jun 2026, and the office completed about 722 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 Bernardino?

13,668 I-485 applications were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026; the office completed about 947 a month (backlog estimate 14 months, national 30 months).

Which areas does the San Bernardino 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.