N-400 processing at Yakima, WA

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

Time to clear backlog

Not shown: too few decisions

Pending applications

1,456

+14% vs. previous quarter

Decided in Apr–Jun 2026

too few to compare with the quarter before

Approval rate

77%

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

Last 6 years

All years

Source: USCIS’s quarterly N-400 by Category, Case Status, and USCIS Field Office Location reports, via the Immigration and Citizenship Data page. A dashed line ("cases moved out"): In Jul–Sep 2022, USCIS moved cases away from the Yakima office: its pile, and the time to clear it, changed for that reason, not because the office sped up or fell behind.

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. A dashed line marks a quarter in which it did: the pile, and the time to clear it, then include the cases moved in (or leave out those moved away), so they don't show the office falling behind or catching up. The chart leaves it out for quarters in which the office decided fewer than 100 cases.

Time to clear backlog

Last 6 years

All years

A dashed line ("cases moved out"): In Jul–Sep 2022, USCIS moved cases away from the Yakima office: its pile, and the time to clear it, changed for that reason, not because the office sped up or fell behind.