Checking the Status of your USCIS Application Online

The four USCIS service centers located in Nebraska, Vermont, California, and Texas are very busy centers and extremely difficult to contact by phone. If you have submitted an application to one of these centers, you can now check the status of your application online at:  https://egov.immigration.gov/graphics/cris/jsps/caseStat.jsp

You will need your USCIS receipt notice with the receipt number indicated in the top left-hand corner of the notice.  If applying to the Nebraska Service Center, the receipt number will start with LIN followed by numbers.  By entering your receipt number, you will be able to access information on your application as if you received it by phone.  Information is updated daily.  However, if you need to speak to a service center representative, you will need to call the phone number listed on your receipt notice. 

The online system will be helpful to students who have submitted applications for Optional Practical Training, change of status, or replacement of I-94 card to name a few.  Any application filed with the USCIS district offices (such as a reinstatement application) will not be available on this system.

If you have any questions, please contact the campus international advisor or the system director for international admission.