Citizenship and Nationality · FY2026 Q2
N-400 (Naturalization) — Application for Naturalization
7.4 mo
Median processing time
as USCIS published it
648,583
Still pending
at the close of the quarter
95,984
Decided this quarter
approvals and denials
15.5%
Denied, of decisions
not a grade — see below
What these numbers say
In FY2026 Q2 USCIS received 135,586 N-400 (Naturalization) filings and decided 95,984 of them. 648,583 were still waiting when the quarter closed — about 6.8 quarters of work at the rate the agency was clearing them. The median case took 7.4 months.
15.5% 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 | 236,898 | 233,528 | 524,972 | 5.7 mo |
| FY2026 Q2 | 135,586 | 95,984 | 648,583 | 7.4 mo |
Other N-400 categories
USCIS reports N-400 as separate categories, and they do not run at the same speed.