Tuesday, May 17, 2016
On April 21, 2016, USCIS began allowing petitioners who have filed Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, requesting an extension of status or change of employer to submit an inquiry after their petition has been pending for 210 days or more. The inquiry can be submitted by calling the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 (TDD for deaf and hard of hearing: 1-800-767-1822), providing the original receipt number, and specifying that the case has been pending for 210 days or more and is outside of normal processing times.