I-485 processing at New York, NY
USCIS’s own quarterly numbers for this office. Newest: Apr–Jun 2026.
Time to clear backlog
11 months
Pending applications
7,487
Decided in Apr–Jun 2026
2,111
Approval rate
78%
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 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.