Citizenship and Nationality · FY2026 Q2
N-565 — Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document
6.9 mo
Median processing time
as USCIS published it
25,339
Still pending
at the close of the quarter
8,362
Decided this quarter
approvals and denials
8.5%
Denied, of decisions
not a grade — see below
What these numbers say
In FY2026 Q2 USCIS received 10,103 N-565 filings and decided 8,362 of them. 25,339 were still waiting when the quarter closed — about 3.0 quarters of work at the rate the agency was clearing them. The median case took 6.9 months.
8.5% 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 | 12,006 | 9,012 | 22,610 | 4.7 mo |
| FY2026 Q2 | 10,103 | 8,362 | 25,339 | 6.9 mo |