USCIS field office data
USCIS Field Offices in Iowa
1 field office · data through June 30, 2026
Short answer
USCIS field offices in Iowa decided 681 citizenship applications in Apr–Jun 2026 (+9% vs a year earlier), and 3,091 are pending. The approval rate was 93.1% (all field offices: 81.8%). 7,685 green card applications are pending.
Apr–Jun 2026 · tap a column to sort
The field office in Iowa
| Field office | N-400 pending | N-400 decisions vs year ago |
|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | 3,091 | +9% |
Citizenship · Iowa
Citizenship (N-400)
681 citizenship applications decided in Apr–Jun 2026 — about the same pace than a year earlier (+9%). 3,091 pending at quarter end (−6% vs a year ago). Approval rate 93.1%.
Backlog at the current pace: 14 months. That is how long the 3,091 pending would take to clear if decisions stayed at this quarter's rate and nothing new arrived (a year ago: 16 months). It is a measure of how far behind the office is, not a prediction for any one case.
| Quarter | Approved | Approval rate | Pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr–Jun 2026 | 634 | 93.1% | 3,091 |
| Jan–Mar 2026 | 717 | 92.9% | 3,208 |
| Jul–Sep 2025 | 1,140 | 93.1% | 3,062 |
| Apr–Jun 2025 | 566 | 90.9% | 3,285 |
| Jan–Mar 2025 | 628 | 89.7% | 2,804 |
| Oct–Dec 2024 | 903 | 88.9% | 2,353 |
| Jul–Sep 2024 | 827 | 88.5% | 2,277 |
| Apr–Jun 2024 | 1,284 | 86.8% | 2,006 |
| Oct–Dec 2023 | 871 | 81.1% | 1,733 |
USCIS has not published Jan–Mar 2024 or Oct–Dec 2025 data, so those quarters are blank.
Green card · Iowa
Green card (I-485)
399 green card applications decided in Apr–Jun 2026 — about the same pace than a year earlier (−14%). 7,685 pending at quarter end (+50% vs a year ago). Approval rate 93.0%.
Backlog at the current pace: 58 months. That is how long the 7,685 pending would take to clear if decisions stayed at this quarter's rate and nothing new arrived (a year ago: 33 months). It is a measure of how far behind the office is, not a prediction for any one case.
| Quarter | Approved | Approval rate | Pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr–Jun 2026 | 371 | 93.0% | 7,685 |
| Jan–Mar 2026 | 363 | 94.0% | 6,987 |
| Jul–Sep 2025 | 596 | 95.1% | 5,535 |
| Apr–Jun 2025 | 443 | 95.7% | 5,126 |
| Jan–Mar 2025 | 633 | 96.3% | 4,197 |
| Oct–Dec 2024 | 403 | 95.5% | 3,434 |
| Jul–Sep 2024 | 322 | 96.1% | 3,186 |
| Apr–Jun 2024 | 382 | 93.4% | 3,163 |
| Oct–Dec 2023 | 206 | 89.2% | 2,799 |
USCIS has not published Jan–Mar 2024 or Oct–Dec 2025 data, so those quarters are blank.
Family petitions · Iowa
Family petitions (I-130)
345 family petitions decided in Apr–Jun 2026 — faster than a year earlier (+73%). 8,007 pending at quarter end. Approval rate 92.5%.
| Quarter | Approved | Approval rate | Pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr–Jun 2026 | 319 | 92.5% | 8,007 † |
| Jan–Mar 2026 | 253 | 96.6% | 1,057 |
| Jul–Sep 2025 | 199 | 95.2% | 1,059 |
| Apr–Jun 2025 | 186 | 93.0% | 1,130 |
| Jan–Mar 2025 | 65 | 89.0% | 1,079 |
| Oct–Dec 2024 | 142 | 100.0% | 888 |
| Jul–Sep 2024 | 150 | 100.0% | 841 |
| Apr–Jun 2024 | 121 | 91.0% | 867 |
| Oct–Dec 2023 | 111 | 100.0% | 936 |
† Apr–Jun 2026: USCIS changed its I-130 data source this quarter; field-office pending counts jumped about 8× in one quarter, which reflects how petitions are counted, not a real surge in filings.
USCIS has not published Jan–Mar 2024 or Oct–Dec 2025 data, so those quarters are blank.
USCIS field offices in Iowa: questions
How many citizenship applications are pending in Iowa?
3,091 N-400 applications were pending at USCIS field offices in Iowa at the end of Apr–Jun 2026. Those offices decided 681 in the quarter (+9% vs a year ago).
Which USCIS field office do I go to in Iowa?
Your field office is set by your home ZIP code. Your interview notice names it, and the official USCIS office locator (uscis.gov/about-us/find-a-uscis-office/field-offices) shows the office for any ZIP code.
Why are USCIS field offices slower now?
Field offices have been deciding far fewer applications in 2026 than a year earlier, while new filings keep arriving, so pending cases are piling up, and approval rates have fallen too. USCIS does not publish a reason for each office; its quarterly data shows the slowdown at almost every office at once, which points to agency-wide causes rather than anything about one office.
All USCIS field offices · USCIS processing times
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Immigration and Citizenship Data — quarterly Form N-400, I-485 and I-130 reports by field office, FY2024 Q1 through FY2026 Q3 (data through June 30, 2026). Counts are applications, not people. USCIS suppresses very small counts ("—"). Pending counts can shift between quarters when USCIS moves cases between offices. The data does not include international offices.