India, Nov. 7 -- More than 1.56 million applications for US permanent residency were pending with federal immigration authorities as of June 30, 2026. Florida, California and Texas accounted for some of the largest concentrations of cases, according to US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) data released on October 26.

USCIS had 1,560,290 pending applications filed through Form I-485, which allows eligible immigrants already in the country to apply for lawful permanent resident status, commonly known as a green card. The figures cover the April-June quarter of 2026 and are available in the agency's FY2026 third-quarter Form I-485 report.

Florida had 265,495 pending applications across nine USCIS field offices. Tampa recorded 46...