USCIS Santa Ana (CA) Field Office processing times
The USCIS field office in Santa Ana, 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 SAA).
At the end of Apr–Jun 2026, 14,054 citizenship applications were pending at Santa Ana. The office completed about 669 a month over the past year, so the queue would take about 21 months at that pace — slower than the national 16 months.
N-400 (citizenship)
21 mo
14,054 pending · 669/mo done · #72 of 88
I-485 (green card)
25 mo
15,005 pending · 612/mo done · #46 of 92
I-130 (family petition)
121 mo
39,687 pending · 328/mo done · #89 of 94
Pending cases at Santa Ana
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.
How long does N-400 take at the Santa Ana field office?
USCIS does not publish a median per office in its quarterly data, but it does publish the queue: 14,054 N-400s were pending at Santa Ana at the end of Apr–Jun 2026, and the office completed about 669 a month over the last year. At that pace the queue takes about 21 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 Santa Ana?
15,005 I-485 applications were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026; the office completed about 612 a month (backlog estimate 25 months, national 30 months).
Which areas does the Santa Ana 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.