Have you received a USCIS denial or request for evidence, or has your case has been stuck for months or years? You do not have to accept an unfavorable outcome or indefinite silence. At Chodorow Law Offices, we help with:
- Administrative appeals to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
- Judicial appeals
- Motions to reopen or reconsider (Form I-290B)
- Responses to a request for evidence (RFE), notices of intent to deny (NOID), notice of intent to revoke, or notice of intent to rescind
- Resolving unreasonable delays (stuck cases) through requests for expedited adjudication, Congressional inquiries, requests to CIS Ombudsman, and mandamus and Administrative Procedures Act (APA) actions in federal court
Calling the USCIS Contact Center
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Contact Center at 1-800-375-5283 has updated its phone-tree system. This summary of how to use the system draws on helpful practice tips from the Contact Center’s webpage and AILA Doc. No. 19101631 (Jan. 10, 2022) (subscription only). Before calling the Contact Center, check for the availability of USCIS…
Update: USCIS Cancels Employee Furlough, But Processing Delays Loom
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on Aug. 25 that the agency will abandon plans for administrative furlough of more than 13,000 employees, scheduled to begin Aug. 30. USCIS expects to cover budget shortfalls, which were the announced reason for the furloughs, through spending cuts and increased revenue. USCIS Deputy Director for Policy Joseph Edlow…
Apr. 24 Update: USCIS Suspends In-Person Services Until at Least June 4
On Apr. 24, USCIS announced that USCIS offices are preparing to reopen “on or after June 4”: On March 18, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services temporarily suspended in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and application support centers (ASCs) to help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). USCIS is readying offices to reopen on…
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Immigration Agencies
The federal government is now in partial shutdown due to a failure by President Trump and Congress to agree on how to fund the government. How does this impact key immigration agencies?