USCIS publishes a processing time for Form I-485 at 92 offices. The published upper bound runs from 10.5 months at Burlington VT to 144.0 months at Service Center Operations (SCOPS). Each office also carries a case inquiry date — the date USCIS uses to decide whether a case is outside normal processing times. If the receipt date on your Form I-797C receipt notice is earlier than it, USCIS will accept a case inquiry (a service request) on the case; if it is later, USCIS treats the case as still within normal processing times. At the August 17, 2026 revision, 77 of these 97 entries had that date moved backward.
I-485 processing time at each USCIS office that adjudicates it
| Office | Subtype | Processing time | Case inquiry date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agana GU | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 21.5–42 months+4.5 mo | March 28, 2023−137 d |
| Albany NY | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 16–28.5 months+0.5 mo | May 05, 2024−21 d |
| Albuquerque NM | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 13–26.5 months−2.5 mo | July 15, 2024+88 d |
| All Field Offices | 131A Employment-Based adjustment applications | 9–18 months+1.0 mo | March 29, 2025−17 d |
| All Field Offices | 131B Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago | 34–41.5 months+2.0 mo | April 06, 2023−69 d |
| All Field Offices | 131C Based on refugee admission more than 1 year ago | 32–70.5 months−5.0 mo | November 12, 2020+159 d |
| Anchorage AK | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 10–27 months+1.5 mo | June 20, 2024−48 d |
| Atlanta GA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 16–30.5 months+1.5 mo | March 15, 2024−39 d |
| Baltimore MD | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 19–36.5 months−2.0 mo | September 04, 2023+61 d |
| Boise ID | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 14.5–30.5 months+9.5 mo | March 04, 2024−285 d |
| Boston MA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 12.5–28.5 months+1.5 mo | May 15, 2024−33 d |
| Brooklyn NY | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 18–40 months+1.0 mo | May 22, 2023−28 d |
| Buffalo NY | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 8.5–17 months+2.5 mo | April 19, 2025−85 d |
| Burlington VT | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 6.5–10.5 months | November 12, 2025+13 d |
| Charleston SC | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 13–20 months+1.5 mo | January 15, 2025−56 d |
| Charlotte Amalie VI | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 12–39.5 months | June 07, 2023 |
| Charlotte NC | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 17.5–30 months−2.0 mo | March 26, 2024+58 d |
| Chicago IL | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 16.5–39 months+3.0 mo | June 18, 2023−91 d |
| Christiansted VI | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 17–37 months+8.0 mo | August 20, 2023−255 d |
| Cincinnati OH | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 13.5–27.5 months+2.0 mo | June 07, 2024−58 d |
| Cleveland OH | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 16–33 months+4.0 mo | December 20, 2023−131 d |
| Columbus OH | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 13–35.5 months+2.5 mo | October 15, 2023−70 d |
| Cranbury NJ | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 16–32.5 months−1.5 mo | January 03, 2024+37 d |
| Dallas TX | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 12–26 months+1.0 mo | July 16, 2024−35 d |
| Denver CO | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 20.5–39 months+2.5 mo | June 25, 2023−68 d |
| Des Moines IA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 13.5–22.5 months+2.0 mo | November 12, 2024−54 d |
| Detroit MI | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 14–33.5 months+0.5 mo | December 05, 2023−22 d |
| El Paso TX | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 12–22.5 months−1.0 mo | October 30, 2024+26 d |
| Fort Myers FL | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 18.5–28 months+0.5 mo | May 25, 2024−6 d |
| Fort Smith AR | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 14.5–21 months+4.5 mo | December 18, 2024−144 d |
| Fresno CA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 14.5–35 months+2.5 mo | October 23, 2023−76 d |
| Greer SC | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 14.5–19.5 months+1.5 mo | February 07, 2025−38 d |
| Harlingen TX | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 11–24 months+1.5 mo | September 16, 2024−55 d |
| Hartford CT | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 13.5–28.5 months+1.0 mo | May 09, 2024−28 d |
| Helena MT | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 8–14 months+2.5 mo | July 22, 2025−76 d |
| Hialeah FL | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 15.5–31 months−1.0 mo | February 28, 2024+41 d |
| Honolulu HI | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 15–37 months+3.0 mo | August 16, 2023−103 d |
| Houston TX | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 17.5–34 months+2.0 mo | November 28, 2023−57 d |
| Imperial CA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 13.5–35 months+7.5 mo | October 24, 2023−230 d |
| Indianapolis IN | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 17.5–31.5 months+0.5 mo | February 12, 2024−7 d |
| Jacksonville FL | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 15.5–31 months+0.5 mo | February 16, 2024−18 d |
| Kansas City MO | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 13–23.5 months+6.5 mo | October 07, 2024−194 d |
| Kendall FL | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 14.5–28 months+3.5 mo | May 28, 2024−105 d |
| Las Vegas NV | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 17.5–36 months+5.5 mo | September 16, 2023−180 d |
| Lawrence MA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 19.5–38.5 months+2.5 mo | July 05, 2023−84 d |
| Long Island NY | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 17–34.5 months+0.5 mo | November 12, 2023−3 d |
| Los Angeles CA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 16.5–38.5 months+1.5 mo | July 11, 2023−48 d |
| Los Angeles County CA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 17–37 months+1.5 mo | August 21, 2023−44 d |
| Louisville KY | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 11.5–21.5 months−0.5 mo | December 01, 2024+10 d |
| Manchester NH | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 11–20.5 months+5.5 mo | January 01, 2025−176 d |
| Memphis TN | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 19.5–29.5 months+1.0 mo | April 07, 2024−36 d |
| Miami FL | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 22–40 months | May 17, 2023−4 d |
| Milwaukee WI | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 15.5–33.5 months+1.0 mo | December 07, 2023−30 d |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 16.5–35 months+1.5 mo | October 25, 2023−35 d |
| Montgomery AL | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 12–17.5 months+0.5 mo | April 11, 2025−18 d |
| Mount Laurel NJ | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 21–34.5 months+2.5 mo | November 08, 2023−80 d |
| Nashville TN | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 12.5–19.5 months+1.5 mo | February 05, 2025−50 d |
| New Orleans LA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 21.5–37.5 months+4.5 mo | August 11, 2023−126 d |
| New York City NY | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 14.5–33.5 months | December 07, 2023+4 d |
| Newark NJ | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 21–37 months | August 17, 2023−8 d |
| Norfolk VA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 21–41 months | April 24, 2023+9 d |
| Oakland Park FL | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 23–39 months | June 18, 2023−10 d |
| Oklahoma City OK | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 17.5–39 months | June 25, 2023 |
| Omaha NE | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 11.5–21 months−0.5 mo | December 15, 2024+13 d |
| Orlando FL | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 16.5–31.5 months | February 05, 2024 |
| Philadelphia PA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 14–29.5 months+6.0 mo | April 05, 2024−185 d |
| Phoenix AZ | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 13.5–26 months+2.0 mo | July 29, 2024−50 d |
| Pittsburgh PA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 12–26 months+5.5 mo | July 20, 2024−167 d |
| Portland ME | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 23–39.5 months+7.5 mo | June 02, 2023−232 d |
| Portland OR | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 15–34 months+4.5 mo | November 18, 2023−133 d |
| Providence RI | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 12.5–21 months−5.5 mo | December 24, 2024+168 d |
| Queens NY | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 19.5–40.5 months+2.0 mo | May 16, 2023−45 d |
| Raleigh NC | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 22.5–38.5 months | July 02, 2023−2 d |
| Reno NV | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 19–36.5 months+2.0 mo | September 10, 2023−52 d |
| Sacramento CA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 16.5–38.5 months+3.5 mo | July 12, 2023−95 d |
| Saint Louis MO | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 11–26 months+7.5 mo | July 30, 2024−220 d |
| Salt Lake City UT | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 14.5–20.5 months | January 01, 2025−4 d |
| San Antonio TX | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 13–23 months+0.5 mo | October 21, 2024−15 d |
| San Bernardino CA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 18–31.5 months+2.5 mo | February 05, 2024−81 d |
| San Diego CA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 12–29 months+5.0 mo | April 16, 2024−153 d |
| San Fernando Valley CA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 12.5–36.5 months+2.5 mo | September 12, 2023−75 d |
| San Francisco CA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 21–43 months | February 27, 2023+4 d |
| San Jose CA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 31.5–42.5 months+2.0 mo | March 04, 2023−59 d |
| San Juan PR | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 17–39 months−4.0 mo | June 26, 2023+128 d |
| Santa Ana CA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 23–43 months | February 22, 2023−2 d |
| Seattle WA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 26.5–54.5 months+11.5 mo | March 07, 2022−356 d |
| Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 131A Employment-Based adjustment applications | 40–47 months+0.5 mo | October 17, 2022−27 d |
| Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 131A-HRIFA All other applications | up to 144 months | September 17, 2014 |
| Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 131T Based on an approved T Visa | 43.5–47.5 months+0.5 mo | October 10, 2022−18 d |
| Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 131U Based on an approved U Visa | 24.5–28 months+1.0 mo | May 29, 2024−21 d |
| Spokane WA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 15.5–58 months | November 15, 2021 |
| Tampa FL | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 15–23.5 months+3.5 mo | October 09, 2024−103 d |
| Tucson AZ | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 8.5–14.5 months+0.5 mo | July 04, 2025−13 d |
| Washington DC | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 17–23.5 months | October 04, 2024−8 d |
| West Palm Beach FL | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 14–28 months+2.5 mo | May 22, 2024−81 d |
| Wichita KS | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 11–28.5 months+6.0 mo | May 02, 2024−194 d |
| Yakima WA | 131A-FAM Family-Based adjustment applications | 14.5–33 months+5.5 mo | December 30, 2023−158 d |
How to read the I-485 figures
Processing time is the range USCIS itself publishes for Form I-485. It is an estimate of how long the agency is taking overall, not a measurement of any individual case, and USCIS revises it roughly monthly without announcing the change.
Case inquiry date is the one that decides what you can do. Find your office in the table above and compare that date against the receipt date printed on your Form I-797C receipt notice. If your receipt date is earlier, USCIS treats the case as outside normal processing times and will accept a case inquiry, also called a service request. If it is later, USCIS treats the case as still within normal processing times and will not act on an inquiry.
The coloured figures show what moved at the most recent revision. Next to a processing time, a red figure means USCIS raised the published upper bound. Next to a case inquiry date, a red figure means the date moved backward — cases that had become eligible to inquire are once again treated as within normal processing times.
What USCIS changed for I-485
Every revision this archive has recorded that touched Form I-485. USCIS publishes no history of its own revisions, so this is the only record that these figures were ever different.
| Observed | USCIS posting date | Inquiry date moved back | Slower | Faster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | July 15, 2026 → August 17, 2026 | 77 | 70 | 11 |
| 2026-07-16 | June 23, 2026 → July 15, 2026 | 71 | 66 | 18 |
| 2026-06-24 | May 22, 2026 → June 23, 2026 | 67 | 64 | 25 |
| 2026-05-23 | April 21, 2026 → May 22, 2026 | 77 | 74 | 14 |
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Processing times for other forms
Every form USCIS publishes a processing time for.
I-90 I-102 I-129 I-129CW I-129F I-130 I-131 I-140 I-212 I-360 I-407 I-526 I-526(L) I-526E I-539 I-600 I-600A I-600A3 I-601 I-601A I-612 I-730 I-751 I-765 I-765V I-800 I-800A I-800A3 I-817 I-821 I-821D I-824 I-829 I-914 I-918 I-929 I-956 I-956F N-400 N-565 N-600 N-600K
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