Dallas field office: North Texas times at a glance
Dallas serves the Dallas–Fort Worth area and much of North Texas; its family green card queue is currently one of the shorter ones in the state.
Checked by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method and past error
N-400 naturalization
Within normal time
Too early for a case inquiry.
| Published range, Dallas, TX | 13.0 to 16.5 months |
|---|---|
| Time since your receipt date | 12.4 months |
| USCIS takes inquiries for receipts on or before | June 10, 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
USCIS publishes 13.5 to 29 months for family-based adjustment of status at the Dallas field office, rank 31 of 90, which makes it noticeably faster for the family green card than Houston at 18 to 36 months. For naturalization, Dallas publishes 13 to 16.5 months, rank 54, slightly behind Houston’s 12 to 14 months. North of the Red River, Oklahoma City shows 13 to 15.5 months for the N-400 and 20.5 to 39 months for the family I-485. These are the ranges USCIS itself publishes: the lower number is the median, the upper one the time within which 80% of cases are completed. Dallas accepts case inquiries for N-400 receipts dated on or before June 10, 2025 and for family I-485 receipts on or before May 22, 2024. All of this comes from the USCIS publication of September 17, 2026, which is updated about once a month.
Dallas and Houston, side by side
The two largest Texas offices trade places depending on the form. For naturalization Houston is quicker, with an upper bound of 14 months against 16.5 at Dallas. For family adjustment Dallas leads, at 29 months against 36. You cannot choose between them; the county of residence decides.
What the ranks mean
A rank of 31 out of 90 for the family green card means that most offices in the country take longer. It does not mean a given case will be quick: requests for evidence, a second interview or a missing medical exam add months that no range includes.
Using the checker
Enter the receipt date printed on your I-797C notice above. The result tells you how long the case has been pending and whether the case inquiry window has opened at Dallas.
Fort Worth, Arlington and the suburbs
The Dallas office serves one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country, which makes its caseload heavy. Despite that, its family green card range is shorter than Houston’s. For naturalization, the two offices are close, and both are far quicker than the slowest offices in California, where the upper bound can pass two years.
Dallas, TX: latest published times
| Form | Range | Rank of 90 | Inquiries for receipts up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| N-400 | 13.0 to 16.5 months | 54 | June 10, 2025 |
| I-485 family-based | 13.5 to 29.0 months | 31 | May 22, 2024 |
Four years of published times
| Last publication of the year | N-400 | I-485 family |
|---|---|---|
| December 1, 2022 | 18.0 to 26.0 months | 21.5 to 31.0 months |
| December 27, 2023 | 7.0 to 9.5 months | 15.0 to 24.0 months |
| December 20, 2024 | 7.0 to 9.5 months | 15.0 to 34.0 months |
| December 18, 2025 | 8.0 to 13.5 months | 8.5 to 18.0 months |
| September 17, 2026 | 13.0 to 16.5 months | 13.5 to 29.0 months |