Philadelphia field office: Pennsylvania’s eastern queue
Pennsylvania has two USCIS field offices, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia sits close to New Jersey’s Mount Laurel office.
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N-400 naturalization
Within normal time
Too early for a case inquiry.
| Published range, Philadelphia, PA | 11.5 to 15.0 months |
|---|---|
| Time since your receipt date | 12.4 months |
| USCIS takes inquiries for receipts on or before | July 22, 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
Philadelphia sits close to the middle of the national ranking for both main forms. USCIS publishes 11.5 to 15 months for Form N-400 at the Philadelphia field office, rank 39 of 90, and 15 to 31 months for family-based Form I-485, rank 40. Pittsburgh, which serves western Pennsylvania, publishes 11.5 to 14.5 months for naturalization and 14 to 27 months for the family I-485, both slightly quicker. Across the river, Mount Laurel, New Jersey, shows 10 to 14.5 months and 21.5 to 33.5 months. In our first record, from March 14, 2022, Philadelphia published 10.5 to 17 months for citizenship and 9 to 23.5 months for family adjustment, so the upper bounds have moved by -2 and +7.5 months. USCIS accepts Philadelphia case inquiries for N-400 receipts dated on or before July 22, 2025 and family I-485 receipts on or before March 21, 2024, according to its publication of September 17, 2026.
A middle-of-the-list office
Ranks of 39 and 40 out of 90 put Philadelphia near the national median for both queues. The difference between its two upper bounds is 16 months, close to the typical gap between citizenship and a family green card.
Pittsburgh and Mount Laurel
Pittsburgh ranks 31 for naturalization and 26 for family adjustment; Mount Laurel 29 and 51. For people on the New Jersey side of the Delaware, Mount Laurel is the relevant office.
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Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware
Pennsylvania has two field offices, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the published range applies to every family-based adjustment and naturalization case each one completes. Pittsburgh is slightly quicker on both forms. Families comparing timelines across the region should compare the office printed on the notice, not the city they live closest to, since USCIS decides the assignment from the address. Mount Laurel, across the Delaware in New Jersey, is a third reference point, with naturalization at 10 to 14.5 months.
Philadelphia, PA: latest published times
| Form | Range | Rank of 90 | Inquiries for receipts up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| N-400 | 11.5 to 15.0 months | 39 | July 22, 2025 |
| I-485 family-based | 15.0 to 31.0 months | 40 | March 21, 2024 |
Four years of published times
| Last publication of the year | N-400 | I-485 family |
|---|---|---|
| December 1, 2022 | 15.5 to 25.5 months | 19.5 to 36.0 months |
| December 27, 2023 | 8.0 to 11.5 months | 15.0 to 27.5 months |
| December 20, 2024 | 7.5 to 9.5 months | 13.0 to 20.0 months |
| December 18, 2025 | 8.0 to 11.0 months | 9.0 to 14.5 months |
| September 17, 2026 | 11.5 to 15.0 months | 15.0 to 31.0 months |