N-600K Processing Time (Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322)

Form N-600K (Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322): At a typical office, half of N-600K cases finish within about 14.5 months and 8 in 10 within about 16.8 months. The full range across case types and offices runs from 3.5 months to 9.2 years (USCIS data, July 15, 2026).

Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322

Processed at 90 offices. At a typical office, half of cases finish within about 14.5 months and 8 in 10 within about 16.8 months. The fastest offices report medians near 3.5 months, while the slowest report nearly-all times of about 9.2 years. Office-by-office numbers are on each office page.

Use the Processing Times tool to add your filing date and see a personalized estimate for your pending case, or explore the Department of Labor queues and the Visa Bulletin waiting line on the same page.