USCIS and FBI Announce Name Check Backlog Eliminated
USCIS Acting Deputy Director Michael Aytes announced yesterday that CIS and the FBI have recently achieved all its milestones in the completion of FBI name checks. As you might remember a few years ago permanent residence cases had been delayed by months if not years waiting for these security checks to be completed. As an interim measure the CIS had previously begun adjudicating permanent residence cases at 180 days.
This announcement documents that USCIS is now clearing 98% of its name checks within 30 days and the remaining 2% within 90 days. Aytes commented that this will be the new standard going forward. You can read a full report on this press release here.
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