Hello, everybody. In this video, I'm going to talk about something very
interesting that's happening right now at USCIS. USCIS is now checking CBP records.
If you travel within 14 days of your interview, your interview may be scheduled automatically.
We'll talk about that. And also, a major update about delays in issuing of receipt notices when
you file your cases with USCIS. So, what are you waiting for? Let's jump right in.
Hello, everybody. In this video, we're going to talk about the most recent
update about receipt notice delays when you file your cases with the USCIS inside the US.
At the recent stakeholders’ meetings, the USCIS is updating the following facts. They said,
“Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and due to increase in application filings, and
the current postal service operations, and other external factors, there is a significant delay in
issuance of receipt notices for all applications file,” N-400, Adjustment of Status, I-13os,
751s, I-90s, and many, many other cases. USCIS is updated that you may be experiencing delays of
four to six weeks to receive a receipt notice, four to six weeks. In our office, we've seen cases
that applicants have not received receipts, eight to 10 weeks. We've seen N-400s and Adjustment of
Status receipts that have not been issued for eight to 10 weeks. But they said that in their
current processing four to six weeks, it's what we can expect from their end. Remember
that these delays in the issuance of the receipt are not going to impact the actual receipt date
that they're going to put out that notice. So, for example, if you filed your case,
on a certain day they received it, that's going to be the date that should be on your receipt
and not the one that is going to be in six or 10 weeks in the future. The most common delays, as
they report, are going to be in Forms I-765, which is the application for employment authorization,
and Forms I-45 for non-family petitions, which are mostly employment-based. So, what is USCIS doing
to battle this problem? They're saying that they are working extra hours to meet the
demand. They’re also shifting cases from different locations to make sure that, where they have more
staff, they're going to be able to help with the workload. So, that's why if you receive a receipt
or an update, at some point, it says that your case has been transferred, it could
be for that reason, to speed up the processing of your case. So, what can you do to make this
process more efficient? First thing, if you file the application by mail, you have to be patient.
Don't worry, don't be stressed out. We know that it's hard. We know that it's confusing. But that's
the reality. That's why I'm making this video so you know that cases can take anywhere from four,
six weeks, sometimes even 10 weeks. The second thing you can do is file your application online.
This is an option that is available for many, many forms. And if you go on the USCIS website,
you can see which forms are eligible for online filings. You can create a free
USCIS Online account where you can track the status of your case online,
once the case is being processed. It's easy to do. And we can link
the link in the description of this video on how you can create your online case status with USCIS.
And finally, you can complete Form G-1145, to be attached to your application. And this way,
you can receive email and text notifications from USCIS to update you on the status of your case.
And finally, we receive updates for something very interesting that USCIS is checking CBP records
for people that are entering the country to see if anybody traveled in the past 14 days.
And if they match that name, that information, to a case that is currently pending an interview,
they could reschedule that interview if the interview is supposed to happen
within the 14 days of the person traveling. So, remember, if you travel, USCIS may know that you
traveled and they may reschedule your interview automatically, just for that fact. So, hopefully,
this information was helpful. We talked about the most recent updates with receipt delays.
And also, we gave you a small update about the automatic reschedule of interviews because people
were traveling outside of the United States and USCIS was matching records of CBP. Once again,
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