I-485 Processing Time

USCIS processing snapshot: Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services publishes adjudication-time data monthly for each service center and field office handling I-485. This snapshot covers 3 offices and was last refreshed in March 2026. The average minimum processing time across reporting offices is roughly 16 months, with the fastest office currently at 14 months (Nebraska Service Center) and the slowest at 18 months (National Benefits Center). USCIS processing time is the agency’s own reported window for cases currently receiving decisions, not a guarantee, individual cases can finish inside, at, or beyond the range depending on case complexity, RFE activity, and office workload.

How to read the range. USCIS expresses each I-485 range as a two-number window, the lower bound is the time at which 50% of cases are decided and the upper bound is the time at which 93% of cases are decided. The “receipts being processed” column shows the actual filing dates USCIS is currently working on, which is a complementary ground-truth signal: if your receipt date falls within that window, your case is likely at or near the front of the queue. The official source for real-time updates is the USCIS processing times tool.