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I-485 processing at Imperial, CA

USCIS’s own quarterly numbers for this office. Newest: Apr–Jun 2026.

Time to clear backlog

Not shown: too few decisions

Pending applications

621

+17% vs. previous quarter

Decided in Apr–Jun 2026

68

too few to compare with the quarter before

Approval rate

99%

too few decisions to compare with the quarter before
Recent news:
Special cases:

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.

For now, from our reading of the numbers:

USCIS decided 46% fewer of these cases in Apr–Jun 2026 than usual. Plan for the later end of the range.

By category, Apr–Jun 2026

CategoryReceivedDecidedPendingTime to clear backlog
Family16468621not shown: too few decisions
Employment141352134.7 months
Humanitarian02218not shown: too few decisions
Other1220not shown: too few decisions
All categories1792071,07216 months

What happened to the applications

  • Approved
  • Denied
  • Pending at quarter end
  • Filed
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Source: USCIS’s quarterly I-485 by Category, Case Status, and USCIS Field Office Location reports, via the Immigration and Citizenship Data page.

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. A dashed line marks a quarter in which it did: the pile, and the time to clear it, then include the cases moved in (or leave out those moved away), so they don't show the office falling behind or catching up. The chart leaves it out for quarters in which the office decided fewer than 100 of these cases.

Time to clear backlog
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