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New Orleans, LA · 2023 Data

New Orleans Field Office

The New Orleans USCIS field office has a Pipeline Score of 79/100 (B), ranking #8 of 63 offices nationwide with an average processing time of 14 months.

New Orleans Field Office earns a B on the VisaTracker Pipeline Score with 79/100. 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 426 days against an approval rate of 84.0 percent over the data window. The methodology page describes how the Pipeline Score combines these inputs.

B
79/100
Pipeline Score · Rank #8
8.4K
Cases Processed
426
Avg Days
84%
Approval Rate
#8
Efficiency Rank

Pipeline Score Breakdown

Processing Time (40%)
72/100
Approval Rate (30%)
84/100
Backlog Trend (30%)
83/100

About This Data

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

Source: USCIS reports and studies, 2026.