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N-400 processing at Houston, TX

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

Time to clear backlog

19 months

down from 38 months

Pending applications

31,057

+3% vs. previous quarter

Decided in Apr–Jun 2026

4,878

+103% vs. previous quarter

Approval rate

91%

+11 pts vs. previous quarter

Over the last four quarters, this office has cleared its pile about as fast as the country as a whole.

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 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 the country as a whole; it says slower or faster only where one is more than 1.5 times the other.

Time to clear backlog
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