Once a citizenship application is mailed to the appropriate lock box facility (Citizen Application Filing Locations), the facility will process the application and forward it to the local USCIS office that conducts citizenship interviews for the applicant’s residence.
Citizenship application processing times can vary based on office volume and/or background checks. Below is chart for the N-400 citizenship application processing times by location. The stated goal for citizenship application processing is 5 months. If the processing time for a location is 5 months, it means that citizenship applications filed five months prior, or later, are being processed. In other words, the location is currently meeting the 5 month processing goal. Contact a naturalization attorney to discuss processing times and procedures in your local area.
| USCIS office | Processing Time (in months) As of 7/31/2010 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Agana, Guam | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Albany, New York | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Anchorage, Alaska | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Atlanta, Georgia | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Baltimore, Maryland | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Boise, Idaho | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Boston, Massachusetts | Citizenship application processed in... | 6 |
| Buffalo, New York | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Casper, Wyoming | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Charleston, South Carolina | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Charleston, West Virginia | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Chicago, Illinois | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Christiansted, Virgin Islands | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Chula Vista, California | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | Citizenship application processed in... | 6 |
| Cleveland, Ohio | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Columbus, Ohio | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Dallas, Texas | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Denver, Colorado | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Des Moines, Iowa | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Detroit, Michigan | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Dover, Delaware | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| El Paso, Texas | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Fort Smith, Arkansas | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Fresno, California | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Greer, South Carolina | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Harlingen, Texas | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Hartford, Connecticut | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Helena, Montana | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Hialeah, Florida | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Houston, Texas | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Jacksonville, Florida | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Kansas City, Missouri | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Kendall, Florida | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Los Angeles, California | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Louisville, Kentucky | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Memphis, Tennessee | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Miami, Florida | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Mount Laurel, New Jersey | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| New York City, New York | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Newark, New Jersey | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Norfolk, Virginia | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Oakland Park, Florida | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Omaha, Nebraska | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Orlando, Florida | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Phoenix, Arizona | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Portland, Maine | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Portland, Oregon | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Providence, Rhode Island | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Reno, Nevada | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Rochester, New York | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Sacramento, California | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Saint Albans, Vermont | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Saint Louis, Missouri | Citizenship application processed in... | 6 |
| Saint Paul, Minnesota | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| San Antonio, Texas | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| San Bernardino, California | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| San Diego, California | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| San Francisco, California | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| San Jose, California | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Santa Ana, California | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Seattle, Washington | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Spokane, Washington | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Syracuse, New York | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Tampa, Florida | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Tucson, Arizona | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Washington, DC | Citizenship application processed in... | 6 |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Wichita, Kansas | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
| Yakima, Washington | Citizenship application processed in... | 5 |
