Processing times
USCIS's own published processing-time estimates, for the case types CaseWhy tracks.
USCIS's own published estimates for the case types CaseWhy tracks currently range from 2.5 to 40 months for 80% of cases to complete, depending on form and office.
As of 2026-09-05 — check the official tool for your exact form and office
I-130 — U.S. citizen filing for a spouse, parent, or child under 21 (Immediate Relative)
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)
80% of cases completed within 24 months
I-140 — Extraordinary ability (EB-1)
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)
80% of cases completed within 31 months
I-140 — Advanced degree or exceptional ability (EB-2)
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)
80% of cases completed within 2.5 months
SCOPS prioritizes I-140s when the Visa Bulletin shows a visa currently available for that category/date; doesn't apply to premium-processed petitions, which follow the premium processing timeframe instead.
I-485 — Employment-based adjustment
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)
80% of cases completed within 40 months
This SCOPS figure only covers EB-4 and EB-5 cases. EB-1/EB-2/EB-3 employment-based I-485s are adjudicated by field offices instead, and USCIS doesn't publish a single aggregate for those — check the official tool with your specific field office.
I-765 — Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application, (c)(9)
National Benefits Center
80% of cases completed within 11 months
I-751 — Removal of lawful permanent resident conditions (spouses of U.S. citizens/LPRs)
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)
80% of cases completed within 33.5 months
I-90 — 10-year renewal
Service Center Operations (SCOPS)
80% of cases completed within 10.5 months
Not shown above — office-specific, no national figure
- N-400
Every N-400 is adjudicated by the applicant's local field office, so there's no single national number — USCIS's tool requires picking your specific field office.
- I-485 — Family-based adjustment
Family-based I-485s are field-office adjudicated, same as N-400 — no SCOPS aggregate exists for this category.
Family preference categories (anything other than spouse/parent/child of a U.S. citizen) don't get a fixed processing-time estimate — USCIS ties its own adjudication order to the Visa Bulletin's priority dates instead, and only posts a number once a category is fully current. Check the visa bulletin for the number that actually applies.
See the visa bulletin →Find your specific office
The figures above are national numbers. For a field-office-dependent form (N-400, family-based I-485) or to find where a biometrics appointment happens, look up your own office directly on USCIS's site — it's the current, official source and not something CaseWhy keeps a copy of:
These are reference points, not a guarantee — USCIS bases each figure on how long it took to complete 80% of cases over the past six months, and individual cases vary.