I-485 in USCIS's quarterly report
The figures USCIS itself publishes each quarter for the whole country: how many applications are waiting, how many it received and decided, and how long it took. Pick a form to see its figures per office.
What USCIS reports nationwide · I-485
- At the end of Apr–Jun 2026, 1,560,290 applications were waiting for a decision, 26% more than a year before.
- That quarter USCIS received 242,989 and completed 118,366: more came in than went out.
- Of those it decided, it approved 85.8%.
Applications waiting for a decision
Pending at the end of each quarter.
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| Waiting for a decision | |
|---|---|
| Jul–Sep 2024 | 1,007,953 |
| Oct–Dec 2024 | 1,071,245 |
| Jan–Mar 2025 | 1,147,113 |
| Apr–Jun 2025 | 1,237,464 |
| Jul–Sep 2025 | 1,243,917 |
| Oct–Dec 2025 | 1,330,286 |
| Jan–Mar 2026 | 1,437,210 |
| Apr–Jun 2026 | 1,560,290 |
Coming in vs. going out
When received runs above completed, the backlog grows.
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| Received | Completed | |
|---|---|---|
| Jul–Sep 2024 | 218,679 | 234,502 |
| Oct–Dec 2024 | 271,261 | 209,480 |
| Jan–Mar 2025 | 273,988 | 199,855 |
| Apr–Jun 2025 | 273,184 | 193,482 |
| Jul–Sep 2025 | 240,991 | 228,870 |
| Oct–Dec 2025 | 242,497 | 149,825 |
| Jan–Mar 2026 | 237,191 | 133,271 |
| Apr–Jun 2026 | 242,989 | 118,366 |
Of the decided ones, how many were approved
Approved out of approved plus denied, each quarter.
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| Approved | |
|---|---|
| Jul–Sep 2024 | 90.9 % |
| Oct–Dec 2024 | 91.0 % |
| Jan–Mar 2025 | 89.3 % |
| Apr–Jun 2025 | 88.2 % |
| Jul–Sep 2025 | 89.6 % |
| Oct–Dec 2025 | 89.1 % |
| Jan–Mar 2026 | 88.4 % |
| Apr–Jun 2026 | 85.8 % |
How long USCIS took to decide
Median months from receipt to completion, for cases completed each quarter.
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| Family | Employment | Asylum | Refugee | Cuban | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul–Sep 2024 | 7.7 months | 6.9 months | 13.2 months | 12.9 months | 6.0 months | 7.2 months |
| Oct–Dec 2024 | 9.4 months | 6.9 months | 10.3 months | 8 months | 7.5 months | 17.3 months |
| Jan–Mar 2025 | 9.7 months | 7.1 months | 10 months | 6.9 months | 5.4 months | 18.5 months |
| Apr–Jun 2025 | 7.2 months | 7.2 months | 11.7 months | 8.5 months | 5.7 months | 21 months |
| Jul–Sep 2025 | 6 months | 7.5 months | 11.9 months | 7.5 months | 9.1 months | 18.5 months |
| Oct–Dec 2025 | 5.3 months | 7.5 months | 12.1 months | 7.6 months | 10.4 months | 19.1 months |
| Jan–Mar 2026 | 5.9 months | 4.9 months | 22 months | 14.6 months | 19.5 months | 20.7 months |
| Apr–Jun 2026 | 7 months | 6 months | 25.6 months | 17.6 months | 16.3 months | 21 months |
By USCIS office
Pick the office handling your case: your interview office or the one on your notices. These reports have no times per office, but they do show how many applications wait there and how many it approved or denied.
- At the end of Apr–Jun 2026, Harlingen (Texas) had 3,331 I-485 applications waiting for a decision, 2% fewer than a year before. It ranks #79 of 99 offices by pending cases (0.2% of the country).
- That quarter it received 903 and decided 887 (819 approved, 68 denied): it approved 92.3%.
Waiting for a decision at Harlingen
Pending at the end of each quarter.
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| Waiting for a decision | |
|---|---|
| Jul–Sep 2024 | 3,228 |
| Oct–Dec 2024 | 3,913 |
| Jan–Mar 2025 | 4,020 |
| Apr–Jun 2025 | 3,404 |
| Jul–Sep 2025 | 3,141 |
| Oct–Dec 2025 | 3,817 |
| Jan–Mar 2026 | 3,469 |
| Apr–Jun 2026 | 3,331 |
Coming in vs. decided at Harlingen
Decided = approved plus denied.
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| Received | Decided | |
|---|---|---|
| Jul–Sep 2024 | 924 | 1,084 |
| Oct–Dec 2024 | 1,127 | 1,419 |
| Jan–Mar 2025 | 1,229 | 1,886 |
| Apr–Jun 2025 | 1,169 | 2,642 |
| Jul–Sep 2025 | 1,249 | 2,174 |
| Oct–Dec 2025 | 894 | 1,238 |
| Jan–Mar 2026 | 786 | 1,009 |
| Apr–Jun 2026 | 903 | 887 |
USCIS's national figures, as published in its quarterly report.