Miami and South Florida: four USCIS offices, four clocks
South Florida has four USCIS field offices within a short drive of each other, and their published times are far from identical.
Checked by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method and past error
N-400 naturalization
Within normal time
Too early for a case inquiry.
| Published range, Miami, FL | 10.0 to 15.0 months |
|---|---|
| Time since your receipt date | 12.4 months |
| USCIS takes inquiries for receipts on or before | July 25, 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
Miami-Dade and Broward residents are spread over four USCIS field offices: Miami, Hialeah, Kendall and Oakland Park. Their naturalization times are fairly close, but family green cards are not. Miami itself publishes 10 to 15 months for Form N-400, rank 38 of 90, and 21.5 to 40 months for family-based Form I-485, rank 79. Hialeah shows 9.5 to 12.5 months for citizenship and 14 to 27.5 months for the family green card; Kendall 10 to 13.5 months and 14.5 to 29 months; Oakland Park 12.5 to 19 months and 22.5 to 39 months. Hialeah is currently one of the fastest offices in the country for naturalization. USCIS accepts case inquiries at Miami for N-400 receipts dated on or before July 25, 2025 and for family I-485 receipts on or before June 14, 2023. Every figure on this page is from the USCIS publication of September 17, 2026.
The Miami series since 2022
Our first record, from March 14, 2022, shows 8 to 17.5 months for naturalization at Miami and 8.5 to 29.5 months for family adjustment. Today the upper bounds are 15 and 40 months, a change of -2.5 and +10.5 months. The family queue is where Miami has lost the most ground, and it now ranks 79 of 90 for it.
Why four nearby offices differ
Each field office has its own staff, interview rooms and mix of cases. A family-based case can also be held while a visa number is not available, and that weighs more where many applicants are in preference categories. The published ranges reflect all of this without explaining it, so the safest comparison is always the office that actually holds your file.
What to do with the number
Enter the receipt date from your notice in the checker above. If you are past the upper figure and on or before the inquiry date, USCIS will accept a case inquiry. If your green card depends on a priority date, check its status in the Visa Bulletin too: an interview cannot end in approval before the date is current.
Miami, FL: latest published times
| Form | Range | Rank of 90 | Inquiries for receipts up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| N-400 | 10.0 to 15.0 months | 38 | July 25, 2025 |
| I-485 family-based | 21.5 to 40.0 months | 79 | June 14, 2023 |
Four years of published times
| Last publication of the year | N-400 | I-485 family |
|---|---|---|
| December 1, 2022 | 15.0 to 25.0 months | 23.0 to 36.0 months |
| December 27, 2023 | 8.5 to 16.0 months | 23.5 to 47.0 months |
| December 20, 2024 | 7.5 to 13.5 months | 26.5 to 48.0 months |
| December 18, 2025 | 7.0 to 13.5 months | 12.5 to 36.5 months |
| September 17, 2026 | 10.0 to 15.0 months | 21.5 to 40.0 months |