Citizenship and Nationality · FY2026 Q2
N-400 (Military) — Application for Naturalization
3.7 mo
Median processing time
as USCIS published it
12,109
Still pending
at the close of the quarter
2,497
Decided this quarter
approvals and denials
7.4%
Denied, of decisions
not a grade — see below
What these numbers say
In FY2026 Q2 USCIS received 5,181 N-400 (Military) filings and decided 2,497 of them. 12,109 were still waiting when the quarter closed — about 4.8 quarters of work at the rate the agency was clearing them. The median case took 3.7 months.
7.4% of the decisions made were denials. That figure is shown because it is published, not because it is a verdict: USCIS releases no measure that separates an office applying the law strictly from one receiving weaker filings, so nothing on this site grades on it.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Received | Decided | Pending | Median time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Q4 | 4,830 | 4,538 | 9,486 | 3.2 mo |
| FY2026 Q2 | 5,181 | 2,497 | 12,109 | 3.7 mo |
Other N-400 categories
USCIS reports N-400 as separate categories, and they do not run at the same speed.