The Weekly Brief
Everything an N-400 applicant needs from the past week — two minutes, zero doom-scrolling.
This week at USCIS
Week of 2026-10-19 → 2026-10-26
# N-400 Update for the Week of October 19–26, 2024
No significant policy or procedural changes affecting naturalization applications took effect this week.
- Fee proposals — Previously announced DHS proposals to increase N-400 fees and eliminate reduced-fee and fee-waiver options remain proposals only; no new fees took effect during October 19–26, per C&B Law Group.
- Processing delays — A federal lawsuit filed by an Ohio applicant reports an N-400 pending approximately 18 months without an interview, illustrating ongoing delays but not announcing any nationwide procedural change, per Yahoo News.
- Civics test — No new civics test or interview procedure was announced this week; existing reporting reiterates that the 2025 civics test applies to N-400 applications filed on or after October 20, 2025, per OpenPR.
- USCIS systems — No USCIS outage affecting N-400 filing, biometrics, interviews, or oath ceremonies was reported during October 19–26.
Educational information only — not legal advice.
Field office briefs
N-400 processing times for every field office, from official USCIS data. Updated nightly.
90 offices
- Agana GUTypical wait 13–18.5 months
- Albany NYTypical wait 10–13 months
- Albuquerque NMTypical wait 13–17.5 months
- Anchorage AKTypical wait 12.5–19 months
- Atlanta GATypical wait 13.5–17 months
- Baltimore MDTypical wait 15–20.5 months
- Boise IDTypical wait 15–17.5 months
- Boston MATypical wait 13.5–15.5 months
- Brooklyn NYTypical wait 11–15 months
- Buffalo NYTypical wait 14.5–17 months
- Burlington VTTypical wait 10.5–12 months
- Charleston SCTypical wait 11.5–15 months
- Charlotte Amalie VITypical wait 11.5–15 months
- Charlotte NCTypical wait 11–14.5 months
- Chicago ILTypical wait 13–19.5 months
- Christiansted VITypical wait 11.5–15.5 months
- Cincinnati OHTypical wait 9.5–13 months
- Cleveland OHTypical wait 10.5–14.5 months
- Columbus OHTypical wait 10.5–14 months
- Cranbury NJTypical wait 9–12 months
- Dallas TXTypical wait 13–16.5 months
- Denver COTypical wait 14–18 months
- Des Moines IATypical wait 13.5–16.5 months
- Detroit MITypical wait 13–16.5 months
- El Paso TXTypical wait 13–15 months
- Fort Myers FLTypical wait 15.5–19.5 months
- Fort Smith ARTypical wait 11–13 months
- Fresno CATypical wait 15.5–19.5 months
- Greer SCTypical wait 10–13.5 months
- Harlingen TXTypical wait 11.5–16 months
- Hartford CTTypical wait 11.5–14 months
- Helena MTTypical wait 9.5–11.5 months
- Hialeah FLTypical wait 9.5–12.5 months
- Honolulu HITypical wait 12.5–16.5 months
- Houston TXTypical wait 12–14 months
- Imperial CATypical wait 14.5–18 months
- Indianapolis INTypical wait 14–16.5 months
- Jacksonville FLTypical wait 15–18 months
- Kansas City MOTypical wait 12.5–15 months
- Kendall FLTypical wait 10–13.5 months
- Las Vegas NVTypical wait 13–16 months
- Lawrence MATypical wait 18–20 months
- Long Island NYTypical wait 12–17 months
- Los Angeles CATypical wait 10.5–14 months
- Los Angeles County CATypical wait 10.5–14 months
- Louisville KYTypical wait 10.5–14.5 months
- Manchester NHTypical wait 10.5–13.5 months
- Memphis TNTypical wait 12–16 months
- Miami FLTypical wait 10–15 months
- Milwaukee WITypical wait 14–17.5 months
- Minneapolis-St. Paul MNTypical wait 14.5–20 months
- Montgomery ALTypical wait 9.5–12 months
- Mount Laurel NJTypical wait 10–14.5 months
- Nashville TNTypical wait 13–17 months
- New Orleans LATypical wait 12.5–17 months
- New York City NYTypical wait 10–12.5 months
- Newark NJTypical wait 11.5–15.5 months
- Norfolk VATypical wait 10.5–13.5 months
- Oakland Park FLTypical wait 12.5–19 months
- Oklahoma City OKTypical wait 13–15.5 months
- Omaha NETypical wait 12.5–14.5 months
- Orlando FLTypical wait 13.5–19 months
- Philadelphia PATypical wait 11.5–15 months
- Phoenix AZTypical wait 12–13 months
- Pittsburgh PATypical wait 11.5–14.5 months
- Portland METypical wait 14.5–19 months
- Portland ORTypical wait 14.5–17.5 months
- Providence RITypical wait 10–13 months
- Queens NYTypical wait 10.5–15.5 months
- Raleigh NCTypical wait 12–16 months
- Reno NVTypical wait 11.5–15 months
- Sacramento CATypical wait 16–24 months
- Saint Louis MOTypical wait 12.5–14 months
- Salt Lake City UTTypical wait 13.5–16 months
- San Antonio TXTypical wait 11.5–13.5 months
- San Bernardino CATypical wait 13–17.5 months
- San Diego CATypical wait 15.5–23 months
- San Fernando Valley CATypical wait 13–15.5 months
- San Francisco CATypical wait 14.5–22.5 months
- San Jose CATypical wait 16–31.5 months
- San Juan PRTypical wait 9.5–11 months
- Santa Ana CATypical wait 14–17 months
- Seattle WATypical wait 13.5–15.5 months
- Spokane WATypical wait 11.5–13 months
- Tampa FLTypical wait 13.5–16.5 months
- Tucson AZTypical wait 12–14 months
- Washington DCTypical wait 11.5–14.5 months
- West Palm Beach FLTypical wait 10–16.5 months
- Wichita KSTypical wait 13–18 months
- Yakima WATypical wait 13.5–15.5 months
CitizenPass is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice, and is not affiliated with USCIS or any government agency. All information is statistical and educational, compiled from public sources and voluntary community submissions. Timelines are estimates, not guarantees. For advice about your individual case, consult a licensed attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative.