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Charleston, SC · 2023 Data

Charleston Field Office

The Charleston USCIS field office has a Pipeline Score of 76/100 (B), ranking #15 of 63 offices nationwide with an average processing time of 16 months.

Charleston Field Office earns a B on the VisaTracker Pipeline Score with 76/100. The combination of processing time, approval rate, and backlog trend places it above the U.S. field-office average.

Average processing time at this office is 467 days against an approval rate of 86.0 percent over the data window. The methodology page describes how the Pipeline Score combines these inputs.

B
76/100
Pipeline Score · Rank #15
11K
Cases Processed
467
Avg Days
86%
Approval Rate
#15
Efficiency Rank

Pipeline Score Breakdown

Processing Time (40%)
67/100
Approval Rate (30%)
86/100
Backlog Trend (30%)
78/100

About This Data

Data from USCIS quarterly reports (2023). Last updated May 2025. See our methodology.

Source: USCIS reports and studies, 2026.