USCIS Application and Receipting Update
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) advises customers that, due to a tremendous increase in the number of applications filed, processing of fee payments and entry of cases into our tracking system is behind schedule. As a result, applicants can expect notices of receipt to be delayed. USCIS is working hard to deal with the increased volume.
Delay in fee processing and data entry will not affect an applicant's Change of Status or Extension of Stay eligibility if all other eligibility requirements are met. USCIS continues to process Premium Processing Service requests within 15 days.
USCIS will honor the actual date that an application was received in our mailroom; this date will be indicated on the receipt (in the Received Date box) when Form I-797, Notice of Action, is mailed. Until this situation is resolved, USCIS will provide these weekly updates on progress in issuing receipt notices to our customers. We appreciate your understanding.
As of September 28, 2007, USCIS has completed initial data entry and issued receipt notices for applications and petitions received on or before the dates indicated:
California Service Center
Form Number Date Received
I-130 8/19/2007
N-400 7/30/2007
All Other Forms 9/13/2007
Nebraska Service Center
Form Number Date Received
I-131 8/13/2007
I-140 8/13/2007
I-485 Employment
Based 8/13/2007
I-765 8/13/2007
N-400 7/29/2007
All Other Forms 8/05/2007
Texas Service Center
Form Number Date Received
I-131 8/01/2007
I-140 8/13/2007
I-140 concurrently filed
with I-485 8/01/2007
I-485 Employment
Based * 8/01/2007
I-765 8/01/2007
N-400 7/18/2007
All Other Forms 9/19/2007
*California Service Center and Vermont Service Center are currently assisting in data entry of employment-based I-485 and related forms (I-140, I-765, and I-131) received at Texas Service Center between the dates of 7/28 and 8/8. As a result, some applicants may receive receipt notices from a service center different than the one they originally applied to.
Vermont Service Center
Form Number Date Received
I-130 7/29/2007
N-400 7/25/2007
All Other Forms 9/11/2007
USCIS Lockbox
Form Number Date Received
TPS 9/02/2007