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I-485 processing time

Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status — the green card application (adjustment of status), filed inside the U.S. to become a permanent resident. Official USCIS figures, updated when USCIS publishes new reports.

7.0 months is the latest median I-485 processing time for family (Apr–Jun 2026). That is -0.2 months compared with Apr–Jun 2025. 1,560,290 cases were pending.

Median time

7.0 mo

Apr–Jun 2026

A year earlier

7.2 mo

Apr–Jun 2025

Pending cases

1,560,290

end of quarter, all types

Completed

66,918

received 95,175 in the quarter

I-485 median processing time since 2021

Median months from receipt to completion for cases completed in each fiscal quarter. Source: USCIS quarterly all-forms report.

Monthly average processing time by category

USCIS also reports to Congress every month. These are averages for cases completed in each month, so single slow cases pull them up; they are usually higher than the median.

Average months, cases completed in the month. Latest: August 2026. Source: USCIS Report to Congress (monthly).

Category	Avg time	Received	Approved	Denied	Pending	Pending > 6 mo
Asylum	29.9 mo	5,274	786	105	138,562	109,605
Cuban	20.6 mo	1,213	386	434	355,520	345,741
Employment	11.8 mo	13,797	11,694	1,323	270,857	137,354
Family	12.4 mo	29,085	25,232	5,930	601,751	449,160
Other	22.1 mo	4,242	746	204	77,774	56,614
Refugee	16.3 mo	2,620	77	20	157,877	126,850

Pending I-485 cases

Cases awaiting a decision at the end of each fiscal quarter.

I-485 backlog by USCIS office

USCIS publishes pending and completed I-485 cases for every office each quarter. Dividing the pending cases by the office's average monthly completions over the last four quarters gives a rough backlog-clearance estimate: how long the current queue would take at the recent pace. It is our calculation, not a USCIS processing time; nationally it is about 30 months.

Office	State	Pending	Completed / month	Backlog estimate
Vermont	PR	246,100	805	306 mo
Texas	PR	13,250	63	209 mo
Nebraska	PR	42,805	438	98 mo
Tampa	FL	46,609	513	91 mo
Hialeah	FL	43,153	485	89 mo
Fort Myers	FL	22,561	257	88 mo
Kendall	FL	45,973	526	87 mo
Miami	FL	28,347	418	68 mo
Jacksonville	FL	14,560	231	63 mo
Louisville	KY	21,655	369	59 mo
New Orleans	LA	7,558	130	58 mo
Omaha	NE	14,325	277	52 mo
Kansas City	MO	10,503	207	51 mo
Des Moines	IA	7,685	152	51 mo
California	PR	21,108	427	49 mo
Oklahoma City	OK	10,181	207	49 mo
West Palm Beach	FL	21,492	447	48 mo
Las Vegas	NV	17,384	366	48 mo
Houston	TX	57,601	1,288	45 mo
Baltimore	MD	29,254	672	44 mo
Raleigh	NC	13,053	300	44 mo
Portland	ME	3,620	83	43 mo
Charlotte	NC	16,307	408	40 mo
Orlando	FL	27,694	715	39 mo
Milwaukee	WI	8,055	214	38 mo
Detroit	MI	17,738	516	34 mo
Indianapolis	IN	12,853	382	34 mo
Nashville	TN	10,580	323	33 mo
Cleveland	OH	8,741	270	32 mo
Salt Lake City	UT	9,966	312	32 mo
Washington	DC	24,295	772	31 mo
Pittsburgh	PA	5,972	197	30 mo
St. Paul	MN	16,262	545	30 mo
Seattle	WA	24,937	837	30 mo
Oakland Park	FL	15,106	514	29 mo
San Antonio	TX	30,622	1,042	29 mo
Buffalo	NY	15,044	514	29 mo
Boise	ID	3,843	131	29 mo
Charleston	SC	5,974	205	29 mo
Denver	CO	16,746	576	29 mo
Atlanta	GA	25,169	911	28 mo
El Paso	TX	10,932	397	28 mo
Montgomery	AL	8,565	322	27 mo
Boston	MA	18,594	698	27 mo
Norfolk	VA	7,361	278	26 mo
Portland	OR	11,165	438	26 mo
Santa Ana	CA	15,005	612	25 mo
Dallas	TX	38,257	1,565	24 mo
Greer	SC	3,823	157	24 mo
Sacramento	CA	16,322	678	24 mo
Wichita	KS	3,410	143	24 mo
Phoenix	AZ	16,935	720	24 mo
St. Louis	MO	6,290	270	23 mo
Lawrence	MA	10,855	469	23 mo
Memphis	TN	4,911	214	23 mo
Hartford	CT	11,190	488	23 mo
Spokane	WA	2,434	107	23 mo
Mount Laurel	NJ	8,479	382	22 mo
Columbus	OH	7,997	363	22 mo
Albuquerque	NM	3,207	147	22 mo
Philadelphia	PA	22,054	1,109	20 mo
Honolulu	HI	2,616	135	19 mo
Reno	NV	1,571	81	19 mo
Long Island	NY	13,593	714	19 mo
Fresno	CA	8,523	454	19 mo
San Diego	CA	15,049	803	19 mo
Anchorage	AK	1,353	73	19 mo
Albany	NY	4,583	249	18 mo
San Francisco	CA	18,364	1,004	18 mo
Cincinnati	OH	6,968	382	18 mo
San Jose	CA	23,633	1,359	17 mo
New Jersey Central	NJ	11,403	670	17 mo
San Juan	PR	1,563	93	17 mo
Yakima	WA	2,272	136	17 mo
Potomac	PR	48	3	16 mo
Chicago	IL	27,863	1,754	16 mo
Newark	NJ	20,575	1,319	16 mo
San Bernardino	CA	13,668	947	14 mo
Providence	RI	3,493	246	14 mo
Los Angeles	CA	20,529	1,493	14 mo
Queens	NY	17,862	1,305	14 mo
Brooklyn	NY	17,028	1,294	13 mo
Tucson	AZ	3,902	305	13 mo
Manchester	NH	2,645	225	12 mo
New York	NY	19,076	1,636	12 mo
Los Angeles County	CA	16,180	1,458	11 mo
St. Albans	VT	1,841	180	10 mo
Fort Smith	AR	2,007	200	10 mo
San Fernando Valley	CA	13,053	1,399	9 mo
Helena	MT	746	81	9 mo
Agana	GU	1,237	139	9 mo
Imperial	CA	1,072	125	9 mo
Harlingen	TX	3,331	442	8 mo
Charlotte Amalie	VI	153	34	5 mo

Data for Apr–Jun 2026. Offices with no completions in the period are left out.

I-485 quarterly figures

Quarter	Type	Median	Received	Completed	Pending
Apr–Jun 2026	Family	7.0 mo	95,175	66,918	611,067
Jan–Mar 2026	Family	5.9 mo	127,189	83,203	579,684
Oct–Dec 2025	Family	5.3 mo	103,187	106,810	536,170
Jul–Sep 2025	Family	6.0 mo	124,297	167,694	543,486
Apr–Jun 2025	Family	7.2 mo	132,422	140,011	589,287
Jan–Mar 2025	Family	9.7 mo	132,064	91,355	588,723
Oct–Dec 2024	Family	9.4 mo	129,472	96,400	548,621
Jul–Sep 2024	Family	7.7 mo	120,643	133,837	515,225
Apr–Jun 2024	Family	8.8 mo	124,926	125,171	530,739
Jan–Mar 2024	Family	10.1 mo	117,706	108,641	536,161
Oct–Dec 2023	Family	9.3 mo	110,189	92,322	519,467
Jul–Sep 2023	Family	10.1 mo	115,293	99,017	499,765

Frequently asked questions

How long does I-485 take in 2026?

In Apr–Jun 2026, USCIS completed half of all I-485 (family) cases within 7.0 months of filing (median, USCIS quarterly report). Cuban: 16.3 months. Employment: 6.0 months. Refugee: 17.6 months. Asylum: 25.6 months. Other: 21.0 months. Your own case can take longer: half of all cases take longer than the median.

Is I-485 processing getting faster or slower?

Faster: the median was 7.2 months in Apr–Jun 2025 and 7.0 months in Apr–Jun 2026. The longest median since FY2022 was 13.5 months in Jul–Sep 2022.

How many I-485 cases are pending?

1,560,290 I-485 cases were pending at the end of Apr–Jun 2026. USCIS received 95,175 and completed 66,918 family cases in that quarter.

Why is this different from the time on the USCIS website?

The USCIS Check Case Processing Times tool shows how long it took to complete 80% of cases at a specific office over the past six months, so it is usually longer than the median shown here. Use the USCIS tool for case inquiries; use the history here to see the trend.

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I-765 processing time

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work permit (EAD)

I-131 processing time

5.8 mo

advance parole, reentry permit or refugee travel document

I-140 processing time

3.9 mo

employment-based immigrant petition

I-130 processing time

13.0 mo

family petition

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Sources.

Figures are copied from the official files without changes; derived numbers (changes, backlog estimates) are explained on the methodology page. Not legal advice.