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USCIS adjudication pace slowed sharply in 2026; cases pending over six months near 5.4 million
Analysis of USCIS data shows the agency completed far fewer cases in early 2026 than a year earlier, pushing the number of cases pending more than six months to roughly 5.4 million — up from about 3.6 million a year prior. For a processing-time site, this is the trend that widens predicted decision windows across most form types.
Read summary & sources ->3 sources (incl. official) - CasePredictor EditorialProcessing times
N-400 naturalization processing times remain among the fastest since 2016
USCIS's May 2026 processing-time data shows naturalization continuing as one of the fastest-moving form types: a national median of roughly 5.5 months and a 93rd-percentile band in the 10–14 month range — the lowest sustained levels since 2016.
Read summary & sources ->3 sources (incl. official) - CasePredictor EditorialProcessing timesOnline tools
USCIS now reports certain processing times under "SCOPS" instead of named service centers
On the public processing-times page, USCIS has begun listing certain form types under "Service Center Operations (SCOPS)" rather than naming specific service centers (e.g., Vermont, Nebraska). Filers should treat the SCOPS line as the national reporting bucket for those forms.
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