U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced last week the expansion of the Case Status Online system.  Customers are now offered the chance to build a portfolio of up to 100 cases and monitor the cases online at all times.  This new service is not only offered for the use of individuals, but also to employers and immigration attorneys to check the status of cases for their employees or clients.

Customers or authorized users can access Case Status Online by establishing a user ID and password at http://www.uscis.gov, and logging in to create their portfolio cases. 

If the status of a pending application changes, an e-mail notification is sent automatically to registered applicants.  Information entered into the portfolio is not used anywhere else within USCIS and is not disclosed to outside parties.  Customers without portfolios may still check case status online by providing their application receipt number.

Information regarding the Case Status Online Portfolio system is provided in both Spanish and English by calling the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.  Customers can still access their case status by calling this number as well.

Siskind Susser has also learned that USCIS will begin accepting electronic filing of a number of new application forms beginning later this month. Those forms will include I-129s, I-140s and I-539 applications. We will report more on this as information becomes available.