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USCIS Seattle (WA) Field Office processing times

The USCIS field office in Seattle, WA — 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 SEA).

At the end of Apr–Jun 2026, 18,384 citizenship applications were pending at Seattle. The office completed about 852 a month over the past year, so the queue would take about 22 months at that pace — slower than the national 16 months.
N-400 (citizenship)
22 mo
18,384 pending · 852/mo done · #74 of 88
I-485 (green card)
30 mo
24,937 pending · 837/mo done · #59 of 92
I-130 (family petition)
87 mo
39,604 pending · 454/mo done · #65 of 94

Pending cases at Seattle

Pending cases at USCIS Seattle 010K20K30K40K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 20,764N-400 · FY19 Q2: 22,831N-400 · FY21 Q4: 23,868N-400 · FY22 Q1: 25,482N-400 · FY22 Q2: 25,448N-400 · FY22 Q3: 20,933N-400 · FY22 Q4: 13,043N-400 · FY23 Q1: 9,400N-400 · FY23 Q2: 9,728N-400 · FY23 Q3: 9,455N-400 · FY23 Q4: 7,805N-400 · FY24 Q1: 7,271N-400 · FY24 Q2: 7,867N-400 · FY24 Q3: 7,602N-400 · FY24 Q4: 8,564N-400 · FY25 Q1: 7,958N-400 · FY25 Q2: 7,636N-400 · FY25 Q3: 9,288N-400 · FY25 Q4: 10,861N-400 · FY26 Q1: 12,561N-400 · FY26 Q2: 14,640N-400 · FY26 Q3: 18,384 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 11,608I-485 · FY19 Q2: 12,067I-485 · FY21 Q4: 12,911I-485 · FY22 Q1: 10,551I-485 · FY22 Q2: 11,268I-485 · FY22 Q3: 11,396I-485 · FY22 Q4: 12,494I-485 · FY23 Q1: 15,436I-485 · FY23 Q2: 14,643I-485 · FY23 Q3: 13,885I-485 · FY23 Q4: 14,366I-485 · FY24 Q1: 15,344I-485 · FY24 Q2: 18,390I-485 · FY24 Q3: 19,340I-485 · FY24 Q4: 21,615I-485 · FY25 Q1: 22,383I-485 · FY25 Q2: 25,118I-485 · FY25 Q3: 22,843I-485 · FY25 Q4: 20,730I-485 · FY26 Q1: 22,960I-485 · FY26 Q2: 23,388I-485 · FY26 Q3: 24,937 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 4,874I-130 · FY19 Q2: 4,364I-130 · FY21 Q4: 5,514I-130 · FY22 Q1: 4,416I-130 · FY22 Q2: 4,374I-130 · FY22 Q3: 4,616I-130 · FY22 Q4: 4,951I-130 · FY23 Q1: 5,369I-130 · FY23 Q2: 4,185I-130 · FY23 Q3: 4,150I-130 · FY23 Q4: 3,829I-130 · FY24 Q1: 4,315I-130 · FY24 Q2: 4,302I-130 · FY24 Q3: 5,195I-130 · FY24 Q4: 4,510I-130 · FY25 Q1: 5,101I-130 · FY25 Q2: 5,591I-130 · FY25 Q3: 5,825I-130 · FY25 Q4: 5,216I-130 · FY26 Q1: 5,187I-130 · FY26 Q2: 5,058I-130 · FY26 Q3: 39,604 39.6K I-130 24.9K I-485 18.4K N-400
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

Completed cases per quarter

Completed cases per quarter at USCIS Seattle 02.5K5K7.5K10K12.5K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 5,125N-400 · FY19 Q2: 2,086N-400 · FY21 Q4: 4,163N-400 · FY22 Q1: 2,966N-400 · FY22 Q2: 4,628N-400 · FY22 Q3: 6,898N-400 · FY22 Q4: 11,737N-400 · FY23 Q1: 8,247N-400 · FY23 Q2: 4,823N-400 · FY23 Q3: 4,805N-400 · FY23 Q4: 6,596N-400 · FY24 Q1: 4,399N-400 · FY24 Q2: 6,441N-400 · FY24 Q3: 5,416N-400 · FY24 Q4: 5,240N-400 · FY25 Q1: 6,617N-400 · FY25 Q2: 6,538N-400 · FY25 Q3: 4,969N-400 · FY25 Q4: 4,359N-400 · FY26 Q1: 3,850N-400 · FY26 Q2: 1,390N-400 · FY26 Q3: 623 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 2,524I-485 · FY19 Q2: 2,992I-485 · FY21 Q4: 5,201I-485 · FY22 Q1: 2,040I-485 · FY22 Q2: 2,136I-485 · FY22 Q3: 1,728I-485 · FY22 Q4: 1,210I-485 · FY23 Q1: 1,183I-485 · FY23 Q2: 3,287I-485 · FY23 Q3: 2,509I-485 · FY23 Q4: 2,449I-485 · FY24 Q1: 2,058I-485 · FY24 Q2: 3,220I-485 · FY24 Q3: 4,021I-485 · FY24 Q4: 4,162I-485 · FY25 Q1: 4,903I-485 · FY25 Q2: 3,398I-485 · FY25 Q3: 2,641I-485 · FY25 Q4: 3,632I-485 · FY26 Q1: 2,061I-485 · FY26 Q2: 2,735I-485 · FY26 Q3: 1,617 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 628I-130 · FY19 Q2: 1,147I-130 · FY21 Q4: 788I-130 · FY22 Q1: 1,090I-130 · FY22 Q2: 1,342I-130 · FY22 Q3: 609I-130 · FY22 Q4: 217I-130 · FY23 Q1: 228I-130 · FY23 Q2: 1,612I-130 · FY23 Q3: 1,249I-130 · FY23 Q4: 1,632I-130 · FY24 Q1: 1,451I-130 · FY24 Q2: 1,733I-130 · FY24 Q3: 1,953I-130 · FY24 Q4: 2,021I-130 · FY25 Q1: 1,063I-130 · FY25 Q2: 1,274I-130 · FY25 Q3: 1,534I-130 · FY25 Q4: 2,119I-130 · FY26 Q1: 1,076I-130 · FY26 Q2: 1,562I-130 · FY26 Q3: 696 1.6K I-485 696 I-130 623 N-400
Approvals plus denials in each fiscal quarter.

N-400 (citizenship): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20264,11945416918,384
Jan–Mar 20263,4871,26412614,640
Oct–Dec 20255,4563,55229812,561
Jul–Sep 20255,8684,13322610,861
Apr–Jun 20256,3834,7022679,288
Jan–Mar 20256,2786,2462927,636
Oct–Dec 20246,0586,3642537,958
Jul–Sep 20246,1054,9992418,564

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

I-485 (green card): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20264,9221,37024724,937
Jan–Mar 20264,0202,57116423,388
Oct–Dec 20256,4781,75830322,960
Jul–Sep 20253,9863,28235020,730
Apr–Jun 20254,4042,40623522,843
Jan–Mar 20254,5213,20918925,118
Oct–Dec 20244,6934,76813522,383
Jul–Sep 20243,8014,01514721,615

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

I-130 (family petition): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20262,7546356139,604
Jan–Mar 20268811,477855,058
Oct–Dec 20259771,008685,187
Jul–Sep 20251,1562,041785,216
Apr–Jun 20251,2741,453815,825
Jan–Mar 20251,2941,223515,591
Oct–Dec 20241,1831,022415,101
Jul–Sep 20249601,987344,510

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

Other USCIS offices in Washington

Spokane
N-400 backlog 16 months · 909 pending
Yakima
N-400 backlog 18 months · 1,456 pending

Frequently asked questions

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

USCIS does not publish a median per office in its quarterly data, but it does publish the queue: 18,384 N-400s were pending at Seattle at the end of Apr–Jun 2026, and the office completed about 852 a month over the last year. At that pace the queue takes about 22 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 Seattle?

24,937 I-485 applications were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026; the office completed about 837 a month (backlog estimate 30 months, national 30 months).

Which areas does the Seattle 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.