US citizenship: how long to wait for naturalization in different states

In just over a year, the United States will hold presidential elections again. If you want to not only see how this “battle of the titans” ends, but also have a hand in the outcome, and are eligible for naturalization, then now is the time to apply. We decided to find out how long you will have to wait for naturalization at various offices of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

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USCIS has a dedicated tool Check Case Processing Times (Checking the processing time of the case), which allows you to select the type of the submitted form, the office where it was submitted, and find out how long you will have to wait until your application is considered.

In this article we will focus on Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, but you can select any form available in the tool and view the data for it.

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So, in Albany, New York, the average processing time for Form N-400 is 10 months. If you're in Atlanta, Georgia and want to make it before the November 2024 election, hurry up, applications here take 12 months to process. And if you submitted all the documents in Boston (Massachusetts), then you won’t have to wait very long - only 8,5 months.

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In Brooklyn (New York) the entire process will take an average of 9 months, and the same in Chicago (Illinos). But in Cleveland (Ohio) it’s only 6,5 months.

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If you applied in Houston, Texas, you will have to wait 8 months. In Kansas City (Missouri) - 8,5 months, and in Las Vegas (Nevada) - 9 months.

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In Los Angeles County (California) the process of reviewing your application will take about 8 months; in Miami (Florida) you will need to wait 9 months. And in Newark (New Jersey) it is even longer - 9,5.

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Directly in New York City you will have to wait 9 months. In Orlando (Florida) it is 9,5 months, and in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) it is 8,5 months.

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If you are a California resident, then hurry up, because in Sacramento the average processing time is 11,5 months, in San Diego - 10 months, and in San Francisco - 8,5 months. if you applied in San Joche, then wait 7,5 months.

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In Seattle (Washington) you will need to wait 7,5 months. In Tampa, Florida it is 8,5 months, the same as in Washington, DC.

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If you do not find your office on this list, be sure to visit Check Case Processing Times. There are available processing times at other offices as well. In addition, do not forget that there you can check data on other forms.

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