What does it mean when USCIS is reviewing your case?

What does it mean when USCIS is reviewing your case? When you’re waiting for USCIS to review your H1B petition, if you receive a USCIS status update that says “correspondence was received and USCIS is reviewing it” is nothing to worry about.

It means that the USCIS officer requested additional information from your employer and then USCIS received evidence in response to the demand and is currently reviewing the information provided. You can also get in touch with your employer for clarification if you don’t want to wait for the USCIS answer.

Keep in mind that it’s normal for USCIS to request additional evidence to support your petition and the “Correspondence was received and USCIS is reviewing it” is one of many status updates that you may see on the USCIS website.

Some other common status updates that you may see include:

• Case was received: For H1B petitioners who file under regular processing, USCIS will issue a receipt notice by mail if your case number is picked in the lottery;
• Case was received and a case notice was emailed: When your petition was chosen in the lottery and subsequently filed under premium processing, a receipt notice with the case number and processing details will be emailed to your employer;
• Request for additional evidence notice was mailed: This status indicates that the case manager assigned to your petition requires additional information before they can issue a final decision;
• Response to USCIS request for evidence was received: Once the case manager receives the evidence that they requested in the RFE notice, he or she will update the case status;
• Case was approved: Once your case is approved, USCIS will post the approval online. USCIS will mail a notice to your employer;
• Case was approved and my decision was emailed: Once the status indicates, this means that your petition was approved and USCIS has emailed the approval notice to your employer;
• Decision Notice Mailed: This status update means that your application wasn’t approved. When your employer receives the decision notice by mail, the notice should indicate why your petition was denied. In some cases, the notice will provide instructions on how to challenge the decision by producing additional documents.
• Error – the application receipt number is invalid: This message indicates that you did not enter a valid 13-character case number;
• Fee will be refunded: it means that you or your employer filed surplus fees with your application and USCIS will be refunding the surplus amount.

Where to Check Case Status?

Visit the USCIS Case Status web page and enter your 13-character receipt number and check which USCIS Service Center is handling your case and visit the Case Processing Times web page to know about processing time.

What does it mean when USCIS is actively reviewing your case?

That means the USCIS is working on your file and there is no additional documentation is required at the moment.

How long does USCIS take to actively review a case?

According to Lawfully data analysis of USCIS case status message updates, after receiving a status “Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS,” the most probable next update message is “Case Approved,” after an average of 47 days.

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