According to a Statement by the USCIS’ Emilio Gonzalez: “On March 11, I announced to members of the House Appropriations Committee that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had lowered its original processing projections for naturalization applications. Individuals who filed for citizenship during the summer of 2007 can now anticipate an average processing time of 14-16 months for these applications. Thats a marked improvement from the 16-18 months projection we announced in January.”
