April 28, 2016
USCIS Responds to Recent Concerns Regarding Processing Times
USCIS informed stakeholders that it is working to address the staffing shortages and workload issues that are causing processing time delays. USCIS stated that it recently transferred cases between all of its service centers in an effort to reduce backlogs, ensure that processing times are consistent across service centers, and provide stakeholders with faster responses
USCIS Responds to Recent Concerns Regarding Processing Times
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