USCIS Expedite Criteria and Procedures
Our office has handled many cases where a specific USCIS benefit or application must be approved on an expedited basis. Also, we have received numerous inquiries from applicants who seek to expedite the processing of a pending application due to long processing times.
It is helpful to describe the criteria which USCIS (and our office, in preparing such requests) uses in establishing whether a particular case warrants expedited processing:
- Severe financial loss to company or individual;
- Extreme emergent situation;
- Humanitarian situation;
- Nonprofit status of requesting organization in furtherance of the cultural and social interests of the United States
- Department of Defense or National Interest Situation (Note: Request must come from official United States Government entity and state that delay will be detrimental to our Government);
- USCIS error; and
- Compelling interest of USCIS.
Expedited processing can be requested for both an application which is about to be filed (by indicating clearly EXPEDITED PROCESSING on the cover) or for a pending application (by contacting the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 or by sending a fax to the applicable Service Center).
Additionally, our office routinely handles expedited processing requests and we are happy to discuss your case and whether it can be expedited and, if so, whether we can help you. Please contact us for more information.
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