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.
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.
| USCIS office | Processing Time (in months) 9/30/09 |
|---|---|
| Agana, Guam | 5 |
| Albany, New York | 5 |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | 5 |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 5 |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 6 |
| Baltimore, Maryland | 5 |
| Boise, Idaho | 5 |
| Boston, Massachusetts | 5 |
| Buffalo, New York | 5 |
| Casper, Wyoming | 5 |
| Charleston, South Carolina | 5 |
| Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands | 5 |
| Charleston, West Virginia | 5 |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | 5 |
| Chicago, Illinois | 5 |
| Christiansted, Virgin Islands | 5 |
| Chula Vista, California | 5 |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | 5 |
| Cleveland, Ohio | 5 |
| Columbus, Ohio | 5 |
| Dallas, Texas | 5 |
| Denver, Colorado | 5 |
| Des Moines, Iowa | 5 |
| Detroit, Michigan | 5 |
| Dover, Delaware | 5 |
| El Paso, Texas | 5 |
| Fort Smith, Arkansas | 5 |
| Fresno, California | 5 |
| Greer, South Carolina | 5 |
| Harlingen, Texas | 5 |
| Hartford, Connecticut | 5 |
| Helena, Montana | 5 |
| Hialeah, Florida | 5 |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | 5 |
| Houston, Texas | 5 |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 5 |
| Jacksonville, Florida | 5 |
| Kansas City, Missouri | 5 |
| Kendall, Florida | 5 |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 5 |
| Los Angeles, California | 5 |
| Louisville, Kentucky | 5 |
| Manchester, New Hampshire | 5 |
| Memphis, Tennessee | 5 |
| Miami, Florida | 5 |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 5 |
| Mount Laurel, New Jersey | 5 |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | 5 |
| New York City, New York | 5 |
| Newark, New Jersey | 5 |
| Norfolk, Virginia | 5 |
| Oakland Park, Florida | 5 |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 5 |
| Omaha, Nebraska | 5 |
| Orlando, Florida | 5 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 5 |
| Phoenix, Arizona | 5 |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 5 |
| Portland, Maine | 5 |
| Portland, Oregon | 5 |
| Providence, Rhode Island | 5 |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | 5 |
| Reno, Nevada | 5 |
| Rochester, New York | 5 |
| Sacramento, California | 5 |
| Saint Albans, Vermont | 5 |
| Saint Louis, Missouri | 5 |
| Saint Paul, Minnesota | 5 |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | 5 |
| San Antonio, Texas | 5 |
| San Bernardino, California | 5 |
| San Diego, California | 5 |
| San Francisco, California | 5 |
| San Jose, California | 5 |
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | 5 |
| Santa Ana, California | 5 |
| Seattle, Washington | 5 |
| Spokane, Washington | 5 |
| Syracuse, New York | 5 |
| Tampa, Florida | 5 |
| Tucson, Arizona | 5 |
| Washington, DC | 5 |
| West Palm Beach, Florida | 5 |
| Wichita, Kansas | 5 |
| Yakima, Washington | 5 |
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