As many of you have noticed, the processing times listed on the CIS website vary widely depending on the service center processing the application or petition, and the relationship between the applicant and petitioner (for family-based petitions). The agency’s funding crisis has unfortunately resulted in very long processing times for those with pending applications. Among other things, CIS plans to increase filing fees this summer, and implement additional surcharges on all applications.

CIS has requested $1.2 billion in aid from Congress to help keep the agency afloat. The agency is no longer able to meet current workloads and has been taking drastic measures to try to cope with the current situation. In this post we hope to provide some clarification regarding these very important issues.Īs some of you may know as a result of the pandemic, USCIS has experienced a significant loss of revenue that has left the agency with no choice but to begin the process of furloughing much needed employees.

Others are concerned about when their field offices will reopen and reschedule their interviews. Our readers and clients have eagerly been asking why the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reported extremely long processing times on their webpage.

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