N-400 processing at Albuquerque, NM

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

Time to clear backlog

Not shown: too few decisions

Pending applications

1,672

+22% vs. previous quarter

Decided in Apr–Jun 2026

71

too few to compare with the quarter before

Approval rate

73%

too few decisions to compare with the quarter before

USCIS publishes no times per office. Nationally, N-400 (Civilian) cases filed today are most likely decided in 8–16 months. See the national ranges.

For now, from our reading of the numbers:

USCIS decided 64% fewer of these cases in Apr–Jun 2026 than usual. Plan for the later end of the range.

What happened to the applications

  • Approved
  • Denied
  • Pending at quarter end
  • Filed
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Source: USCIS’s quarterly N-400 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 chart leaves it out for quarters in which the office decided fewer than 100 cases.

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