Atlanta field office: what USCIS publishes for Georgia
The Atlanta field office serves most of Georgia; here are its published times, its national rank and the dates that open a case inquiry.
Checked by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method and past error
N-400 naturalization
Within normal time
Too early for a case inquiry.
| Published range, Atlanta, GA | 13.5 to 17.0 months |
|---|---|
| Time since your receipt date | 12.4 months |
| USCIS takes inquiries for receipts on or before | May 19, 2025 |
| National average to a decision (August 2026) | 12.7 months |
How this was calculated
- USCIS published these ranges on September 17, 2026. The upper figure is the time within which USCIS completed 80% of cases; the lower one is the median.
- The national average is a different measure: all cases completed in the month, from receipt to decision, as reported to Congress.
Processing-time data: ImmigrationTimes.org (CC BY 4.0), from USCIS; selected and reformatted. Check your own case on egov.uscis.gov.
Estimate from public data, not legal advice. Your case may differ (cross-chargeability, CSPA, waivers). For advice, see a licensed immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative. Not affiliated with USCIS or the Department of State. Method and past error
For Georgia applicants, the Atlanta field office has an unusual profile: the family green card queue is in the faster half of the country while naturalization is in the slower half. USCIS publishes 16.5 to 31 months for family-based Form I-485 at Atlanta, rank 38 of 90, and 13.5 to 17 months for Form N-400, rank 61. In our first record, from March 14, 2022, the same office published 15 to 42 months for the family I-485 and 12.5 to 18 months for naturalization: the family upper bound has moved by -11 months and the citizenship one by -1. In the wider Southeast, Charlotte publishes 11 to 14.5 months for naturalization and Memphis 12 to 16 months. USCIS accepts Atlanta case inquiries for N-400 receipts dated on or before May 19, 2025 and family I-485 receipts on or before March 21, 2024, according to its publication of September 17, 2026.
A queue that shortened
Many offices are slower now than in 2022. Atlanta is an exception at the 80% mark: its family adjustment queue went from 42 months then to 31 now, a much larger drop than naturalization, which went from 18 to 17 months.
Where Atlanta stands
Rank 38 of 90 for family adjustment puts Atlanta in the faster half; rank 61 for naturalization puts it in the slower third. The difference between the two upper bounds is 14 months.
Checking your own file
Use the checker above with your receipt date. For family cases, also check your priority date in the Visa Bulletin: if you are in a preference category, a visa number has to be available before USCIS can approve, and an interview alone does not settle that. Report any move with Form AR-11 within 10 days.
Georgia’s single office
Atlanta is the only USCIS field office in Georgia, so a move within the state normally keeps the file in the same place. That makes the Atlanta series a clean picture of one office over time: the same building, staff and rules, with only the volume of cases changing. The yearly table on this page shows its last publication of each year since 2022, for both queues side by side.
Atlanta, GA: latest published times
| Form | Range | Rank of 90 | Inquiries for receipts up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| N-400 | 13.5 to 17.0 months | 61 | May 19, 2025 |
| I-485 family-based | 16.5 to 31.0 months | 38 | March 21, 2024 |
Four years of published times
| Last publication of the year | N-400 | I-485 family |
|---|---|---|
| December 1, 2022 | 16.0 to 24.0 months | 32.5 to 46.5 months |
| December 27, 2023 | 10.0 to 15.0 months | 23.0 to 40.0 months |
| December 20, 2024 | 7.5 to 10.0 months | 25.0 to 37.0 months |
| December 18, 2025 | 8.5 to 11.5 months | 11.5 to 29.5 months |
| September 17, 2026 | 13.5 to 17.0 months | 16.5 to 31.0 months |