I-485 processing at Fort Smith, AR
USCIS’s own quarterly numbers for this office. Newest: Apr–Jun 2026.
Time to clear backlog
7.9 months
Pending applications
765
Decided in Apr–Jun 2026
291
Approval rate
95%
Over the last four quarters, this office has cleared its pile of these cases clearly faster than all field offices together.
USCIS publishes no times per office. Nationally, I-485 (Family) cases filed today are most likely decided in 6–12 months. See the national ranges.
By category, Apr–Jun 2026
What happened to the applications
- Approved
- Denied
- Pending at quarter end
- Filed
Backlog over time
Time to clear backlog is how long the office would need to decide every pending case at last quarter’s pace. It is not your wait: the pile includes cases on hold and cases USCIS cannot decide yet.
How to read the chart
USCIS sometimes moves pending cases between offices. The chart leaves it out for quarters in which the office decided fewer than 100 of these cases. The line under the boxes on the office’s pace compares the time to clear its pile at the pace of its last four quarters with the same for all field offices together; it says slower or faster only where one is more than 1.5 times the other.