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Free USCIS status decoder

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GreenLight explains confusing case updates like “Case Was Received,” “Actively Reviewed,” and RFE notices without asking for your receipt number.

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The decoder turns official USCIS wording into a calmer summary, next step, and rough timing context.

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“Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Sent”

RECEIVEDGood news

Your case has been received by USCIS and is in the initial processing queue. Next step: biometrics appointment in 3-6 weeks.

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Quick Reference
Common Acronyms
NOANotice of Action
RFERequest for Evidence
I-765Employment Authorization (EAD)
I-129Nonimmigrant Worker Petition (H-1B)
I-140Immigrant Petition
I-485Adjustment of Status
EADEmployment Auth. Document
Filing Stages
Receipt Notice→
Biometrics Appt.→
Interview→
Decision
Processing Times Vary

USCIS times change frequently. Use the official USCIS tool for estimates and inquiry eligibility.

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Processing Pulse
I-485 (EB)
Adjustment of status: employment
16.7–32 mo
stable
I-765
Employment authorization
11.8–16.3 mo
stable
I-130 (IR)
Family petition: immediate relative
12.9 mo
stable
I-129 (H-1B)
Nonimmigrant worker: H-1B
10–11.5 mo
stable

Processing times updated Aug 19, 2026 · Source: USCIS

USCIS Updates
Aug 18, 2026

Cuban Alien Pleads Guilty to Role in International Alien Smuggling, Asylum Fraud, and Money Laundering Conspiracy

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a critical role in an investigation that resulted in a Cuban national pleading guilty to alien smuggling, asylum fraud, and money laundering.

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Aug 18, 2026

USCIS Issues Guidance on Making Public Charge Inadmissibility Determination

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing updated guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual explaining how the agency will determine whether an alien applying for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident is likely at any time to become a public charge.

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Aug 14, 2026

USCIS to Publish New Editions of Form I-539 and Form I-765; Older Editions Will Be Rejected Starting Sept. 15

On Sept. 15, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will publish revised editions of Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, and Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization (edition date for both: 09/15/26). The forms have been revised to align with the recently published Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media final rule.

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Aug 12, 2026

USCIS Plays Key Role in Takedown of Decade-Long Marriage Fraud Ring

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a key role in the indictment unsealed today charging 11 individuals with conspiring, over the course of more than a decade, to orchestrate more than 1,000 sham marriages.

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Checked Aug 19, 2026 · Latest item Aug 18, 2026