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Processing times

Application for Certificate of Citizenship

N-600 · 10.4 – 15.2 mo

As of Sep 17, 2026, USCIS N-600 (Application for Certificate of Citizenship) processing times average 10.4 – 15.2 mo across current USCIS source rows, with full range 3 – 52.5 mo across 90 reporting offices. Source data is checked daily; USCIS publishes new estimates about monthly.

We check daily. USCIS last published data on Sep 17, 2026.

Processing time trend

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N-600 processing times by office

90 offices

OfficeMinMax
Agana, GU(AGA)12 mo20 mo
Albany, NY(ALB)20 mo27.5 mo
Albuquerque, NM(ABQ)11 mo12 mo
Anchorage, AK(ANC)9 mo11.5 mo
Atlanta, GA(ATL)6 mo11.5 mo
Baltimore, MD(BAL)12 mo15.5 mo
Boise, ID(BOI)7.5 mo8 mo
Boston, MA(BOS)14 mo25 mo
Brooklyn, NY(BNY)10.5 mo14 mo
Buffalo, NY(BUF)11.5 mo13.5 mo

Filing categories

  • Application for recognition of U.S. citizenship11 – 12 mo

Data as of Sep 17, 2026. Processing-time estimates aggregated by ImmigrationTimes.org from USCIS publications (CC-BY-4.0). Not legal advice; not affiliated with the U.S. government. ImmigrationTimes.org/forms/n-600/.

These are USCIS published processing-time estimates aggregated by ImmigrationTimes.org. They are not guarantees, not legal advice, and not affiliated with the U.S. government. Naphtali does not control government processing.

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