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USCIS announces online case status feature for asylum applicants

  1. Original Date Announced

    January 28, 2019

    USCIS announces that applicants who have a pending affirmative asylum application with USCIS can now check the status of their applications online at uscis.gov/casestatus. Only asylum applicants with an application pending with USCIS will be able to use this new feature to check their case status online. It will not cover defensive asylum applicants whose cases are pending in immigration court. [ID #932]

    USCIS Notice: USCIS Announces Online Case Status Feature for Asylum Applicants
  2. Effective Date

    January 28, 2019

Current Status

Fully in Effect

Original Trump Policy Status

Status: Final/Actual
Trump Administration Action: Forms and Information Collection
Subject Matter: Asylum, Withholding and CAT
Agencies Affected: USCIS

Pre Trump-Era Policies

  • Previously, asylum applicants could only check their case status through an asylum office in person or by phone, fax, or email.

Documents

Trump-Era Policy Documents

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