Green card & citizenship path planner

See a realistic timeline for family and employment green cards, from the first petition to the citizenship oath, whether you're still planning or already partway through.

October 2026 Visa Bulletin and USCIS times as of Sep 17, 2026 Educational estimates only. Not legal advice and not affiliated with any government agency.
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The Visa Bulletin uses country of birth, not citizenship.
Applicant lives
Applying from inside the U.S. means adjustment of status (Form I-485).
Premium processing
Handles the green card interview and citizenship. Use "Find your field office" above to look it up by ZIP code.
Citizenship
Used to check whether the first green card will be conditional.

Quick estimate uses national averages and assumes the applicant is in the U.S. For your field office, service center, premium processing or marriage-based citizenship timing, switch to .

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Visa Bulletin

Open the latest Visa Bulletin, select the whole page (Ctrl+A or Cmd+A), copy it, and paste it here. All four charts are read at once.

Chart USCIS accepts this month

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Processing times for

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About these estimates
Dates are projections from published data as of the date shown at the top, and real timelines can differ by years. RFEs, interviews, status or history issues, retrogression and changes in law or policy aren't included.
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