I-485 processing at Los Angeles County, CA

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

Time to clear backlog

13 months

about the same (was 12 months)

Pending applications

5,094

+1% vs. previous quarter

Decided in Apr–Jun 2026

1,201

−2% vs. previous quarter

Approval rate

84%

−4 pts vs. previous quarter

Over the last four quarters, this office has cleared its pile of these cases clearly faster than all field offices together.

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
Family1,3241,2015,09413 months
Employment868

incl. filings routed here

1,8835,6299.0 months

incl. cases moved or routed here

Humanitarian5022115,41277 months
Other51045not shown: too few decisions
All categories2,6993,30516,18015 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. 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.

Time to clear backlog
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