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Where Can I Get Information About A Pending Immigration Case?

My Case is Pending Security Checks. Can It Be Expedited?

Where Can I Get Information About A Pending Immigration Case?

Once an application has been submitted, petitioners or applicants can use the USCIS online case status service to receive updates. Be sure to have your USCIS receipt number in order to use the online case status service. 

The processing times for each type of immigration application can also be found by using the online case status service. If your case is outside of the processing time, please allow 30 days for possible notifications from USCIS before contacting the agency for a status update. 

For updates or additional services while your case is pending, call USCIS at 1-800-375-5283. 

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My Case is Pending Security Checks. Can It Be Expedited?

All applicants for U.S. immigration benefits are subject to criminal and national security background checks to ensure they are eligible for that benefit. Because of the high volume of applications, these security checks can take years. 

There are several types of background checks conducted by USCIS or on its behalf during processing of each case. One such check is the FBI name check. Because some of these cases involve complex, highly sensitive information, they cannot be resolved quickly. 

The USCIS will only request that the FBI name check be expedited if the case meets one of the following criteria:

• Military deployment
• Age-out cases not covered under the Child Status Protection Act, and applications affected by sunset provisions such as diversity visas
• Significant and compelling reasons, such as a critical medical condition
• Loss of social security benefits or other subsistence at the discretion of the USCIS District Director.

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