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“Case Was Received and A Receipt Notice Was Sent”

RECEIVEDGood news

USCIS received the filing and sent a receipt notice. Keep the notice and follow official USCIS notices for any next action.

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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

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Processing Times Vary

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Processing Pulse

I-485 (EB)

Adjustment of status: employment

17.6–32.7 months; 25.2-month midpoint

stable

Source: ImmigrationTimes.org · all-offices aggregate range and arithmetic midpoint · not an official USCIS median · snapshot reviewed Oct 17, 2026 ImmigrationTimes.org →

I-765

Employment authorization

12.3–16.9 months; 14.6-month midpoint

stable

Source: ImmigrationTimes.org · all-offices aggregate range and arithmetic midpoint · not an official USCIS median · snapshot reviewed Oct 17, 2026 ImmigrationTimes.org →

I-130 (IR)

Family petition: immediate relative

12.9 months median

stable

Source: USCIS · FY2026 national median · immediate-relative I-130 petitions only, not preference-family petitions · snapshot reviewed Oct 17, 2026 USCIS →

I-129 (H-1B)

Nonimmigrant worker: H-1B

10–11.5 months; 10.8-month midpoint

stable

Source: ImmigrationTimes.org · all-offices aggregate range and arithmetic midpoint · not an official USCIS median · snapshot reviewed Oct 17, 2026 ImmigrationTimes.org →

Each row identifies its source, metric, scope, and snapshot · reviewed Oct 17, 2026

USCIS Updates

Oct 15, 2026

Liberian Child Rapist Convicted of Naturalization Fraud, Denaturalized, and Judicially Ordered Removed from the U.S.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services assisted in an investigation that resulted in the sentencing of Cyril Domaquik Clemens, 72, a native of Liberia, for naturalization fraud.

Oct 13, 2026

Justice Department Moves to Strip Citizenship from 40 Criminals in Largest Single-Period Filing Under the Trump Administration

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services partnered with the Department of Justice in its filing of denaturalization actions against dozens of individuals accused of serious offenses, including acting as an agent for a foreign government, committing voluntary manslaughter, and aggravated sodomy against a special‑needs man.

Oct 9, 2026

Cuban Alien Arrested for Unlawfully Voting

A Cuban alien was arrested after being charged with unlawful voting by an alien. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services assisted the investigation.

Oct 9, 2026

USCIS Opens Asylum Office in Charlotte

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is opening an asylum office in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Checked Oct 17, 2026 · Latest item Oct 15, 2026