I-485 Adjustment of Status Processing Time
Adjustment of Status timelines vary widely by field office and by whether your case is family- or employment-based. Pick your category and office and the date USCIS received your I-485 for a personal estimate.
I-485 — Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status · official USCIS data published July 15, 2026.
Estimate your completion window
An I-485 received January 1, 2025 is estimated to finish between February 16, 2026 and June 1, 2027.
Posted range for this category: 13.5 months – 29 months · national median (upper bound) 29.3 months across 90 offices.
Not yet eligible for an inquiry — USCIS currently accepts them only for cases received on or before February 19, 2024.
Estimates apply USCIS’s own published range to your date — they are not a prediction of your individual case or legal advice. See the methodology.
Current posted ranges (July 15, 2026)
| Category | Office / center | Range | Inquiry if received on/before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment-based adjustment applications | All Field Offices | 8.5 months – 17 months | February 15, 2025 |
| Employment-based adjustment applications | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 38 months – 46.5 months | September 15, 2022 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Burlington VT | 6 months – 10.5 months | September 1, 2025 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Helena MT | 6 months – 11.5 months | August 8, 2025 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Tucson AZ | 8 months – 14 months | May 19, 2025 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Buffalo NY | 7 months – 14.5 months | May 15, 2025 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Manchester NH | 8.5 months – 15 months | April 28, 2025 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Fort Smith AR | 11.5 months – 16.5 months | March 13, 2025 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Kansas City MO | 11 months – 17 months | February 19, 2025 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Montgomery AL | 11 months – 17 months | March 1, 2025 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Greer SC | 13 months – 18 months | January 17, 2025 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Nashville TN | 11.5 months – 18 months | January 27, 2025 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Charleston SC | 13 months – 18.5 months | January 12, 2025 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Saint Louis MO | 10 months – 18.5 months | January 7, 2025 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Tampa FL | 14.5 months – 20 months | November 22, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Des Moines IA | 12.5 months – 20.5 months | November 7, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Pittsburgh PA | 9.5 months – 20.5 months | November 5, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Salt Lake City UT | 13 months – 20.5 months | November 7, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Boise ID | 10.5 months – 21 months | October 16, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Omaha NE | 10 months – 21.5 months | October 4, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Louisville KY | 11.5 months – 22 months | September 23, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Harlingen TX | 10 months – 22.5 months | September 12, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | San Antonio TX | 12.5 months – 22.5 months | September 7, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Wichita KS | 10.5 months – 22.5 months | September 14, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | El Paso TX | 12 months – 23.5 months | August 6, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Philadelphia PA | 12.5 months – 23.5 months | August 9, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Washington DC | 16 months – 23.5 months | August 14, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Phoenix AZ | 12 months – 24 months | July 20, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | San Diego CA | 9.5 months – 24 months | July 19, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Kendall FL | 14.5 months – 24.5 months | July 13, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Dallas TX | 11.5 months – 25 months | June 22, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Anchorage AK | 9.5 months – 25.5 months | June 9, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Cincinnati OH | 12.5 months – 25.5 months | June 6, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | West Palm Beach FL | 13 months – 25.5 months | June 13, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Providence RI | 12.5 months – 26.5 months | May 11, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Boston MA | 11 months – 27 months | April 19, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Hartford CT | 12 months – 27.5 months | April 8, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Imperial CA | 13 months – 27.5 months | April 12, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Fort Myers FL | 17 months – 27.5 months | April 2, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Yakima WA | 14 months – 27.5 months | April 7, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Albany NY | 14.5 months – 28 months | March 28, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Memphis TN | 17.5 months – 28.5 months | March 15, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Albuquerque NM | 13.5 months – 29 months | February 19, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Atlanta GA | 15 months – 29 months | February 24, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Christiansted VI | 28.5 months – 29 months | March 3, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Cleveland OH | 14 months – 29 months | March 1, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | San Bernardino CA | 16.5 months – 29 months | February 27, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Portland OR | 12 months – 29.5 months | January 31, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Jacksonville FL | 14 months – 30.5 months | January 6, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Las Vegas NV | 14.5 months – 30.5 months | January 15, 2024 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Indianapolis IN | 15.5 months – 31 months | December 22, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Orlando FL | 16 months – 31.5 months | December 7, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Charlotte NC | 17 months – 32 months | November 30, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Hialeah FL | 14.5 months – 32 months | November 20, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Houston TX | 16.5 months – 32 months | November 26, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Mount Laurel NJ | 20 months – 32 months | November 29, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Portland ME | 20.5 months – 32 months | November 22, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Fresno CA | 13 months – 32.5 months | November 9, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Milwaukee WI | 15 months – 32.5 months | November 8, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Columbus OH | 11 months – 33 months | October 26, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Detroit MI | 14 months – 33 months | October 29, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | New Orleans LA | 18.5 months – 33 months | October 17, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | New York City NY | 14.5 months – 33.5 months | October 5, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | 15.5 months – 33.5 months | October 1, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Honolulu HI | 12.5 months – 34 months | September 29, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Long Island NY | 17 months – 34 months | September 17, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Cranbury NJ | 16.5 months – 34 months | September 29, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | San Fernando Valley CA | 11 months – 34 months | September 28, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Reno NV | 15.5 months – 34.5 months | September 3, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Sacramento CA | 14.5 months – 35 months | August 17, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Los Angeles County CA | 17 months – 35.5 months | August 6, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Chicago IL | 14 months – 36 months | July 20, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Lawrence MA | 17 months – 36 months | July 30, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Denver CO | 17 months – 36.5 months | July 4, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Los Angeles CA | 17 months – 37 months | June 30, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Newark NJ | 20.5 months – 37 months | June 27, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Agana GU | 17 months – 37.5 months | June 14, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Baltimore MD | 19 months – 38.5 months | May 7, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Queens NY | 16.5 months – 38.5 months | May 2, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Raleigh NC | 22 months – 38.5 months | May 6, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Brooklyn NY | 17 months – 39 months | April 21, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Oklahoma City OK | 17 months – 39 months | April 26, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Oakland Park FL | 23 months – 39 months | April 30, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Charlotte Amalie VI | 14 months – 39.5 months | April 8, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Miami FL | 21.5 months – 40 months | March 23, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | San Jose CA | 23.5 months – 40.5 months | March 4, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Norfolk VA | 22.5 months – 41 months | February 15, 2023 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Santa Ana CA | 23.5 months – 43 months | December 27, 2022 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | San Juan PR | 18 months – 43 months | December 21, 2022 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Seattle WA | 16.5 months – 43 months | December 29, 2022 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | San Francisco CA | 21.5 months – 43 months | December 26, 2022 |
| Family-based adjustment applications | Spokane WA | 15 months – 58 months | September 16, 2021 |
| Under the Haitian Refugee Immigrant Fairness Act (HRIFA) | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | ≤ 144 months | July 19, 2014 |
| Based on grant of asylum more than 1 year ago | All Field Offices | 32.5 months – 39.5 months | April 16, 2023 |
| Based on refugee admission more than 1 year ago | All Field Offices | 30.5 months – 75.5 months | April 8, 2020 |
| Based on an approved T Visa | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 43.5 months – 47 months | August 30, 2022 |
| Based on an approved U Visa | Service Center Operations (SCOPS) | 24 months – 27 months | April 21, 2024 |
“Inquiry if received on/before” is the date USCIS will accept a case-outside-normal-processing-time inquiry for.
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Sources & verification
Compiled and reviewed by the GreenCard Radar editorial team · Data as of July 15, 2026
- USCIS Check Case Processing Times (official)(Authoritative source, published by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.)
- jzebedee/uscis — daily processing-time dataset (third-party mirror)(Open dataset we ingest, so our figures trace back to the official USCIS publication date.)