Tools
Forms, fees, checklists and plain-language answers for every stage of a case. All free, no account needed.
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Case Insights
Stage timings and RFE odds for cases like yours, and whether your case is running late.
See What It ShowsPreparing
Get ready for the appointment, the interview and the paperwork.
Civics test
All 100 naturalization questions and the answers USCIS accepts.
Interview checklist
What to bring, by the form you are being interviewed on.
Document checklist
What goes in the envelope, per form.
Biometrics appointment
What happens at an ASC appointment and what to take.
Responding to an RFE
What USCIS is asking for, and what answers it.
Visa stamping
Consular interviews and what to expect.
OPT tracker
Unemployment days against the 90 or 150-day limit. Stays in your browser.
CPT tracker (needs an account)
Your authorizations, and how much full-time CPT you have used against the twelve-month line.
Your Case
Your own cases, dates and deadlines, in one place.
At a glance (Plus)
How your cases are doing overall - what is approved, what is still waiting, how long it has been.
Journey planner
The steps on your route in order, with your own cases placed on it.
Document expiry (needs an account)
When your EAD, advance parole or passport expires - and a reminder before it does.
Calendar (needs an account)
Appointments and deadlines, with a reminder before each one.
Which routes fit you
Answer a few questions and see which immigration routes are worth reading about.
Priority date
What your date means and where it sits in the queue.
USCIS news
Alerts, policy changes and processing updates, newest first.
Reference
Plain-language answers about forms, routes and offices.
H-1B
Lottery dates, what the selection odds have actually been, and what follows.
Family and dependents
Who can work, who can study, and what turning 21 means for a child.
USCIS approval rates
Approval rates, backlogs and wait times for 8 USCIS forms, from USCIS's own quarterly data.
Case statuses explained
What each USCIS case status means and what usually comes next.
Glossary
Immigration terms in plain language.
USCIS forms
What each form is for, who can file it, and what to send.
Pathways
Routes from one status to another, and what rules each one out.
Green card journey
Every milestone in order, with typical durations.
USCIS offices
Field offices, service centers and asylum offices.
Immigration history
Why your entries and exits matter, and what to record.
Money
What it costs, what you owe, and what counts.
Help
When a case stalls, or something goes wrong.
Congressional inquiry
How to ask your representative to chase a stalled case.
FOIA request
How to get your own immigration file.
Travel while pending
Whether leaving the country is safe at your stage.
Find an attorney
Where to look, how to check a license, and the warning signs of immigration services fraud.
Helpful services
Services we recommend for legal questions and paperwork, and what we earn from them.
Emergency resources
Who to call, and what your rights are.
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