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USCIS West Palm Beach (FL) Field Office processing times

The USCIS field office in West Palm Beach, FL — 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 WPB).

At the end of Apr–Jun 2026, 7,286 citizenship applications were pending at West Palm Beach. The office completed about 710 a month over the past year, so the queue would take about 10 months at that pace — faster than the national 16 months.
N-400 (citizenship)
10 mo
7,286 pending · 710/mo done · #15 of 88
I-485 (green card)
48 mo
21,492 pending · 447/mo done · #76 of 92
I-130 (family petition)
86 mo
31,183 pending · 361/mo done · #62 of 94

Pending cases at West Palm Beach

Pending cases at USCIS West Palm Beach 010K20K30K40K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 5,308N-400 · FY19 Q2: 5,969N-400 · FY21 Q4: 7,258N-400 · FY22 Q1: 7,087N-400 · FY22 Q2: 6,601N-400 · FY22 Q3: 7,087N-400 · FY22 Q4: 6,766N-400 · FY23 Q1: 5,600N-400 · FY23 Q2: 5,409N-400 · FY23 Q3: 5,718N-400 · FY23 Q4: 6,042N-400 · FY24 Q1: 5,373N-400 · FY24 Q2: 6,569N-400 · FY24 Q3: 6,656N-400 · FY24 Q4: 7,554N-400 · FY25 Q1: 7,900N-400 · FY25 Q2: 9,047N-400 · FY25 Q3: 8,583N-400 · FY25 Q4: 7,760N-400 · FY26 Q1: 8,058N-400 · FY26 Q2: 7,334N-400 · FY26 Q3: 7,286 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 5,739I-485 · FY19 Q2: 4,823I-485 · FY21 Q4: 4,832I-485 · FY22 Q1: 4,516I-485 · FY22 Q2: 5,312I-485 · FY22 Q3: 6,208I-485 · FY22 Q4: 7,648I-485 · FY23 Q1: 8,255I-485 · FY23 Q2: 7,940I-485 · FY23 Q3: 9,884I-485 · FY23 Q4: 10,035I-485 · FY24 Q1: 11,840I-485 · FY24 Q2: 11,611I-485 · FY24 Q3: 11,765I-485 · FY24 Q4: 10,632I-485 · FY25 Q1: 12,725I-485 · FY25 Q2: 15,218I-485 · FY25 Q3: 17,632I-485 · FY25 Q4: 18,202I-485 · FY26 Q1: 18,293I-485 · FY26 Q2: 20,455I-485 · FY26 Q3: 21,492 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 3,614I-130 · FY19 Q2: 3,109I-130 · FY21 Q4: 2,511I-130 · FY22 Q1: 2,547I-130 · FY22 Q2: 2,616I-130 · FY22 Q3: 2,989I-130 · FY22 Q4: 3,398I-130 · FY23 Q1: 3,653I-130 · FY23 Q2: 3,675I-130 · FY23 Q3: 3,663I-130 · FY23 Q4: 3,884I-130 · FY24 Q1: 4,006I-130 · FY24 Q2: 3,695I-130 · FY24 Q3: 3,909I-130 · FY24 Q4: 3,798I-130 · FY25 Q1: 3,940I-130 · FY25 Q2: 4,616I-130 · FY25 Q3: 4,937I-130 · FY25 Q4: 4,602I-130 · FY26 Q1: 4,271I-130 · FY26 Q2: 5,318I-130 · FY26 Q3: 31,183 31.2K I-130 21.5K I-485 7.3K N-400
Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

Completed cases per quarter

Completed cases per quarter at USCIS West Palm Beach 01K2K3K4K FY19 Q1FY22 Q2FY23 Q2FY24 Q2FY25 Q2FY26 Q3 N-400 · FY19 Q1: 2,485N-400 · FY19 Q2: 1,517N-400 · FY21 Q4: 3,336N-400 · FY22 Q1: 2,376N-400 · FY22 Q2: 3,131N-400 · FY22 Q3: 3,231N-400 · FY22 Q4: 2,651N-400 · FY23 Q1: 3,270N-400 · FY23 Q2: 2,792N-400 · FY23 Q3: 2,132N-400 · FY23 Q4: 2,288N-400 · FY24 Q1: 2,780N-400 · FY24 Q2: 3,496N-400 · FY24 Q3: 3,396N-400 · FY24 Q4: 2,992N-400 · FY25 Q1: 2,535N-400 · FY25 Q2: 3,241N-400 · FY25 Q3: 3,128N-400 · FY25 Q4: 3,300N-400 · FY26 Q1: 1,604N-400 · FY26 Q2: 2,107N-400 · FY26 Q3: 1,505 I-485 · FY19 Q1: 2,185I-485 · FY19 Q2: 2,652I-485 · FY21 Q4: 2,276I-485 · FY22 Q1: 1,724I-485 · FY22 Q2: 1,980I-485 · FY22 Q3: 2,624I-485 · FY22 Q4: 2,544I-485 · FY23 Q1: 1,640I-485 · FY23 Q2: 390I-485 · FY23 Q3: 3,169I-485 · FY23 Q4: 3,611I-485 · FY24 Q1: 2,311I-485 · FY24 Q2: 3,508I-485 · FY24 Q3: 3,154I-485 · FY24 Q4: 1,929I-485 · FY25 Q1: 1,101I-485 · FY25 Q2: 1,740I-485 · FY25 Q3: 1,454I-485 · FY25 Q4: 1,704I-485 · FY26 Q1: 1,185I-485 · FY26 Q2: 1,314I-485 · FY26 Q3: 1,158 I-130 · FY19 Q1: 1,009I-130 · FY19 Q2: 1,364I-130 · FY21 Q4: 974I-130 · FY22 Q1: 781I-130 · FY22 Q2: 925I-130 · FY22 Q3: 654I-130 · FY22 Q4: 474I-130 · FY23 Q1: 573I-130 · FY23 Q2: 1,021I-130 · FY23 Q3: 1,057I-130 · FY23 Q4: 923I-130 · FY24 Q1: 1,252I-130 · FY24 Q2: 1,116I-130 · FY24 Q3: 744I-130 · FY24 Q4: 1,128I-130 · FY25 Q1: 823I-130 · FY25 Q2: 581I-130 · FY25 Q3: 977I-130 · FY25 Q4: 1,349I-130 · FY26 Q1: 1,067I-130 · FY26 Q2: 948I-130 · FY26 Q3: 969 1.5K N-400 1.2K I-485 969 I-130
Approvals plus denials in each fiscal quarter.

N-400 (citizenship): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20261,4061,2862197,286
Jan–Mar 20261,4291,8972107,334
Oct–Dec 20252,9681,3112938,058
Jul–Sep 20253,1533,0122887,760
Apr–Jun 20252,7262,7503788,583
Jan–Mar 20253,1212,9562859,047
Oct–Dec 20242,5992,2662697,900
Jul–Sep 20243,4862,7442487,554

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

I-485 (green card): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20262,1201,04811021,492
Jan–Mar 20261,8921,20810620,455
Oct–Dec 20252,1861,06112418,293
Jul–Sep 20253,2631,51518918,202
Apr–Jun 20254,4531,28317117,632
Jan–Mar 20254,2761,62711315,218
Oct–Dec 20243,57499310812,725
Jul–Sep 20242,7381,80412510,632

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

I-130 (family petition): quarterly data

QuarterReceivedApprovedDeniedPending
Apr–Jun 20261,8018937631,183
Jan–Mar 2026592897515,318
Oct–Dec 20255819611064,271
Jul–Sep 20258971,1991504,602
Apr–Jun 20259988561214,937
Jan–Mar 2025962524574,616
Oct–Dec 2024785738853,940
Jul–Sep 20247061,051773,798

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

Other USCIS offices in Florida

Fort Myers
N-400 backlog 19 months · 6,523 pending
Hialeah
N-400 backlog 11 months · 8,905 pending
Jacksonville
N-400 backlog 23 months · 6,351 pending
Kendall
N-400 backlog 9 months · 9,546 pending
Miami
N-400 backlog 12 months · 8,153 pending
Oakland Park
N-400 backlog 12 months · 6,260 pending
Orlando
N-400 backlog 16 months · 13,964 pending
Tampa
N-400 backlog 19 months · 16,330 pending

Frequently asked questions

How long does N-400 take at the West Palm Beach field office?

USCIS does not publish a median per office in its quarterly data, but it does publish the queue: 7,286 N-400s were pending at West Palm Beach at the end of Apr–Jun 2026, and the office completed about 710 a month over the last year. At that pace the queue takes about 10 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 West Palm Beach?

21,492 I-485 applications were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026; the office completed about 447 a month (backlog estimate 48 months, national 30 months).

Which areas does the West Palm Beach 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.