Outside Normal Processing Time
Do you have a case pending with USCIS that is outside the normal processing time?
You can get an idea of how long it will take to process your case on our website a Check Processing Times.
For most applications, you can send us an inquiry if your case has been pending longer than the processing time posted.
NOTE: We are actively processing your case if, in the past 60 days, you:
- Received a notice from us about your case,
- Responded to a request for evidence, OR
- Received an online update to your case status.
If your application type is not listed in the processing time table on our website,
our goal is to make a decision on your application within 6 months of filing. Please wait
six months before submitting an inquiry
If you are a petitioner for an
H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker and your Form I-129
has been pending longer than 15 days and you have not received a decision or a Request for Evidence,
you may contact USCIS at (1-800) 375-5283 to inquire about your petition.
If you are a DACA renewal applicant please contact USCIS at (1-800) 375-5283 to inquire on a case pending longer than 105 days.
You may be a member of the class action, Rosario v. USCIS, Case No. C15-0813JLR, if USCIS does not adjudicate within 30 days your initial (first)
Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, based on your pending asylum application, AND:
- You are a member of either CASA de Maryland (CASA) or the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) and are entitled to limited relief under the
injunction in CASA de Maryland Inc. et al. v. Chad Wolf et al.; or
- You filed your Form I-765 before Aug. 21, 2020, and it has not yet been adjudicated.
Please see the www.uscis.gov/rosario
webpage for further information about the Rosario class action and how to investigate the status of your employment authorization application.