USCIS San Francisco (CA) Field Office processing times
The USCIS field office in San Francisco, 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 SFR).
At the end of Apr–Jun 2026, 18,645 citizenship applications were pending at San Francisco. The office completed about 736 a month over the past year, so the queue would take about 25 months at that pace — slower than the national 16 months.
N-400 (citizenship)
25 mo
18,645 pending · 736/mo done · #82 of 88
I-485 (green card)
18 mo
18,364 pending · 1,004/mo done · #24 of 92
I-130 (family petition)
96 mo
45,459 pending · 475/mo done · #81 of 94
Pending cases at San Francisco
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.
How long does N-400 take at the San Francisco field office?
USCIS does not publish a median per office in its quarterly data, but it does publish the queue: 18,645 N-400s were pending at San Francisco at the end of Apr–Jun 2026, and the office completed about 736 a month over the last year. At that pace the queue takes about 25 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 Francisco?
18,364 I-485 applications were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026; the office completed about 1,004 a month (backlog estimate 18 months, national 30 months).
Which areas does the San Francisco office serve?
USCIS assigns cases by your home ZIP code. Check the official field office locator to confirm which office handles your address.
Figures are copied from the official files without changes; derived numbers (changes, backlog estimates) are explained on the methodology page. Not legal advice.