"Which service centre is faster" is one of the most-asked questions in immigration, and it usually gets answered with the wrong comparison — a service centre measured against a field office. They are not doing the same job.
104,446
Decided by service centres
FY2026 Q2
2,071,815
Held by service centres
pending at quarter end
167,803
Decided by field offices
same forms, same quarter
948,347
Held by field offices
pending at quarter end
Service centres adjudicate on paper at national scale. Field offices interview locally. On the forms USCIS breaks down by office this quarter, the service centres decided 104,446 cases and were holding 2,071,815 — against 948,347 held across every field office in the country.
The service centres, by what they are holding
| Service centre | Decided | Pending |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 18,479 | 465,141 |
| California | 24,605 | 449,714 |
| Texas | 22,801 | 392,496 |
| Nebraska | 16,513 | 379,739 |
| Potomac | 19,367 | 372,074 |
| National Benefits Center | 2,681 | 12,651 |
USCIS adjudications, FY2026 Q2
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Source — USCIS quarterly data release, FY2026 Q2. Public domain.
Every figure above is read from the USCIS quarterly data release and rebuilt each time a new one is imported — this piece was last rebuilt 23 minutes ago. Nothing here is legal advice, and ImmigrationAll is not affiliated with USCIS or any government agency.