Uscis Application Support Center Asc Silver Spring Photos (2024)

FAQs

What does USCIS Application Support Center do? ›

Application Support Centers provide biometrics collection and related services. Asylum Offices handle scheduled interviews for asylum-related issues only. Service Centers receive and process a large variety of applications and petitions.

Before visiting a USCIS office, you must have an appointment.

USCIS field offices do not allow walk-ins. You must have an appointment to visit an office.

If you have a previously filed, pending, or approved VAWA, T, or U-related case, you may call the USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY: 800-767-1833) to request information about your case or certain services, such as an address change.

The letter will arrive as an "Application Support Center (ASC) Appointment Notice" (Form I-797C, Notice of Action) and will include information about the date, time and location for your ASC appointment. The appointment itself takes most people 15 to 30 minutes.

How many years does the background check go back to for immigration purposes? Background checks for immigration purposes for Citizenship by Investment Programs will look at your entire background for your entire life including any criminal history.

Phones should be turned off during interviews or while being served by USCIS staff at the information counter.

The field office in Cleveland tops the index, with a typical (median) citizenship application processing time of 4 months, and almost nobody waiting longer than 12.3 months.

The 800-375-5283 number is listed as the primary phone contact for USCIS and is listed under the “Live Assistance” section of the Contact Us page of the USCIS website.

How do I know which USCIS service center is processing my case? ›

Your receipt number for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a 13-character identification code that USCIS uses to identify and track your case. The receipt number will contain three letters followed by 10 numbers. The letters identify the USCIS service center that is processing your application.

Call the USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283 (TTY 800-767-1833) to request expedited processing based on your position as a healthcare worker or a childcare worker with an EAD application that meets the above criteria.