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Finding the Status of Your Case
Status of Pending Applications for Naturalization (N-400)
Status of Electronically Filed Applications and Applications and Cases Filed or Processed at a Service Center
Status of Pending Applications for Asylum
Status of Applications Filed at a Local USCIS Office
Change of Address
Finding the Status of Applications for Naturalization (N-400)
Finding the Status of Electronically Filed Applications or Petitions Filed or Processed at a Service Center, which includes:
Finding the Status of Applications for Asylum
Finding the Status of Applications Filed at a Local USCIS Office which include:
How to Submit a Change of Address
Note to our Customers:
We know that checking on the status of your application that is pending with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is important to you, and we are working on improving the methods available to you. Our National Customer Service Center (NCSC) has developed a Case Status Online feature. With this feature, customers with applications pending at our USCIS Service Centers are able to enter their receipt number and obtain the status of the USCIS processing of their case(s). We also offer an automated Case Status system via telephone at 1 (800) 375-5283. Both systems are toll-free.
At this time, we can only honor requests for status checks by the methods listed below.
Finding the Status of Pending Applications for Naturalization (N-400)
Finding the Status of Electronically Filed Applications, and Applications and Cases Filed or Processed at a Service Center
Calling: You may obtain case status by calling 1 (800) 375-5283, and following the automated instructions. Please have your receipt number ready.
Writing: While calling can be more convenient, you may instead choose to request an update by writing the Service or Benefits Center where your case is pending. Specific information about the centers can be found under USCIS Field Offices.
If you write, please provide the following in your letter:
Sign your request, or, if you are preparing the request for the applicant, have him or her sign the request. Please mark your envelope: ATTN: Status Inquiry. Please send your inquiry to the address listed in the "About Us" section of the USCIS Field Office pages.
Finding the Status of Pending Applications for Asylum
There are two ways to find the status of a pending asylum application: you may write to us, or visit the Asylum Office.
This Website has information about filing Asylum Applications and Asylum Offices under USCIS Field Offices, including addresses, directions, hours, contact telephone numbers, local procedures, change of address and so on.
If you have moved, please follow the instructions for "Change of Address" found below.
Writing:
You should write to the Asylum Office having jurisdiction over your case.
Please provide the following information when you write.
Sign the request, or if you are preparing the request for someone else, have the applicant or petitioner sign the request. Please mark your envelope: ATTN: Status Inquiry.
Visiting:
You may inquire in person at the Asylum Office where your case is pending. For information on USCIS Asylum Offices, see the "Visiting Our Office" section under the "About Us" of your local Asylum Office, listed under USCIS Field Offices.
Finding the Status of Applications Filed at a Local USCIS Office
Calling: If your application is pending for longer than the processing time projected on your receipt, and you have not recently received any type of notice or update from the USCIS, you can call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 for information. When you call, please have your A-number, any receipt number issued to you after the USCIS received your application, and the last notice you received about your case. NCSC Customer Service Representatives use information provided by each local office to answer questions about case status and processing times.
Writing or visiting The USCIS Office: While calling can be more convenient, you may instead choose to request an update by writing or going to your local USCIS office. Information about the offices, and about each office's address, directions, hours and local procedures, can be found under
If you write, please provide the following in your letter:
Sign your request, or, if you are preparing the request for the applicant, have him or her sign the request. Please mark your envelope: ATTN: Status Inquiry.
If you choose to go to the local USCIS office that is processing your application, please take the following:
If you have a pending application, and you moved since you filed your application but have not told the USCIS, then please update your address with the USCIS.
Address your letter as such:
USCIS ________ District Office or Asylum Office
(for example, Boston District Office, or Miami Asylum Office)
123 Main Street, City, State, Zip
Attention: Change of Address
Include in your letter:
Last Modified 05/13/2004