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I-485 processing at Queens, NY

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

Time to clear backlog

11 months

up from 8.2 months

Pending applications

6,456

+1% vs. previous quarter

Decided in Apr–Jun 2026

1,720

−26% vs. previous quarter

Approval rate

81%

−3 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
Family1,8921,7206,45611 months
Employment1,135

incl. filings routed here

8583,27911 months

incl. cases moved or routed here

Humanitarian7442027,995119 months
Other1010132not shown: too few decisions
All categories3,7812,79017,86219 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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