Application made with USCIS
Problem:
An applicant had no knowledge about the status of an application submitted to USCIS.
An application was made for the renewal of a green card for an Eritrean national. A receipt was received, which provides a receipt number for this application. It took several months to receive the receipt, notifying that the USCIS had received her application. Currently, the USCIS is overburdened with applications, and many cases have long wait times. Due to this backlog, applicants often do not hear anything from the USCIS for many months or, in some cases, years.
Solution:
Our team checked the immigration case status with USCIS.
After the applicant received the client’s receipt, we can check the progress by logging into the USCIS Case Status Management site (https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do). If some cases take an excessively long time to reach a decision, the USCIS may be taken to court. An attorney may file an amicus brief in a district court on behalf of the applicant under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). However, this is done only as a last resort when the status of a case cannot be ascertained.
Results:
My client’s green card had just been sent, but other applications were still awaiting processing
In this case, we eventually checked the client’s case status and learned that the approved green card had recently been sent out. It is important to note that without a receipt, neither the applicant nor their representative can assess the status of the case, as a receipt number is required. The same client had two other applications submitted for family members. However, despite the significant wait time of several months, no receipt was issued for either application. We were unable to check the status of those cases, but we will monitor the status once a document arrives with a receipt number.
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