When you are filling U.S. immigration forms, you may wonder how long will the process take? Or even before you fill the forms, you may also wonder where USCIS fastest field office is. Knowing this information is important so that you are able to estimate when you can get the green card.
USCIS Best (Fastest) Field Office
According to the Boundless site, here is the list of the best field offices for becoming a new American.
| Rank | Field Office | Overall Index | Median Waiting Time | Max Waiting Time | Backlog Completion | Field Application |
| 1 | Cleveland, OH | 91 | 4.0 months | 12.3 months | 71.3% | 4,828 |
| 2 | Providence, RI | 86 | 5.7 months | 13.6 months | 81.4% | 3,599 |
| 3 | Raleigh, NC | 84 | 5.5 months | 12.4 months | 65.1% | 7,677 |
| 4 | San Bernardino, CA | 83 | 5.0 months | 13.5 months | 68.4% | 22,633 |
| 5 | Columbus, OH | 82 | 5.7 months | 12.6 months | 63.8% | 6,019 |
| 6 | Lawrence, MA | 81 | 5.6 months | 13.8 months | 69.8% | 9,027 |
| 7 | Indianapolis, IN | 80 | 5.5 months | 13.7 months | 66.3% | 6,600 |
| 8 | Tucson, AZ | 78 | 6.0 months | 14.0 months | 68.3% | 3,639 |
| 9 | Buffalo, NY | 77 | 5.3 months | 14.9 months | 68.7% | 5,755 |
| 10 | Portland, OR | 77 | 6.0 months | 13.3 months | 58.2% | 9,503 |
As you are able to see from the table above, the field office in Cleveland topped the index. The median citizenship application processing time was 4 months and people did not wait longer than 12.3 months. In the nation, this was the fastest time. However, this report was taken in 2018 and posted by Boundless in 2019. So, for now in 2023, we are not sure whether this report is still relevant or not.
Actually, if you want to know the length of processing time of a form in a USCIS field office, you are able to check it on the USCIS website in a processing time tool. The explanation about this processing time tool can be read below.
The Length of USCIS Processing Times in 2023
On the Boundless site, it is also explained that USCIS or U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has the responsibility to process applications of green card and naturalization and other immigration forms. Besides, it also has the responsibility to publish and update average processing times for 37 immigration forms.
And here are the wait times for green cards.
- Form I-130 or Petition for Alien Relative
The current wait time is 12.4 months.
- Form I-485 or Application for Adjustment of Status
The current wait times for family-based green card applications for applicants filing form within the United States is around 11.7 months.
- Form I-131 or Application for Travel Document – Advance Parole
The current processing time is around 15.3 months.
- Form I-765 or Application for Employment Authorization Document
The current timeline for work permit applications is 5.7 months.
And here is the processing time for naturalization applications.
The processing time for Form N-400 or Application for Naturalization is around 6.6 months.
There are a number of factors that affect the length of the processing time. One of them is the number of applications. For your information, every field office receives a different number of applications. So, each field office can have different processing time. For example, the processing time of a field office in a less-populated area will be different from a field office in a large city.
If you want to check the case processing time in a USCIS field office, you are able to check it in the USCIS Case Processing Time Tool from this page. On the page of the tool, from the drop-down menu, you have to choose form, form category and field office or service center. After that, hit the Get Processing Time button.
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