“Below you will find answers to some of the most common questions asked of my office on Immigration Issues. If you do not find an answer to your question here, please feel free to contact my district offices. My staff will be more than happy to assist you in dealing with Federal agencies. My office in Bristol can be reached at 215-826-1963 and my office in Doylestown can be reached at 215-348-1194, or you can fill out my convenient web form.”
- Congressman Patrick J. Murphy
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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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