USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) is a federal agency entrusted with various citizenship and immigration services. Service centers are dispersed across diverse locations to handle various cases. To ascertain which center is handling a particular case, adhere to the following procedure.
Tracking by Receipt Number
USCIS issues a receipt to applicants upon filing applications. This receipt contains a 13-character Identification Code, utilized by USCIS for case identification and tracking. Examine the
First Three Letters of the receipt number to determine the USCIS service center managing the application. The initial three letters of the receipt correspond to different centers; for instance, if the Vermont service center is handling a case, the receipt number commences with (VSC) followed by ten numerical digits.
USCIS Service Center Codes
USCIS service center codes include the following:
- CSC: California Service Center
- EAC: Vermont Service Center
- IOE: ELIS (e-filing)
- LIN: Nebraska Service Center
- MSC: National Benefits Center
- NBC: National Benefits Center
- NSC: Nebraska Service Center
- SRC: Texas Service Center
- TSC: Texas Service Center
- VSC: Vermont Service Center
- WAC: California Service Center
- YSC: Potomac Service Center
Check The Case Processing Times of USCIS
USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) has established specific processing times for each case or application. Applicants can ascertain the processing time by utilizing the USCIS portal. The
processing time page on the USCIS portal must be visited, where applicants can select the application type and designate the service center to verify the processing time. The typical time frame required to process various cases is as follows:
- Processing Time for USCIS Immigrant Card: Up to 90 days from the date of fee payment
- Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card: 4.5 months
- Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker: 0.3 months
- Nonimmigrant Arrival/Departure Record: 5.7 months
- Petition for Alien Fiance: 8.1 months
- Application for Travel Document: 3.8 months
- Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant: 4.9 months
- Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status: 11.3 months