USCIS Expands myProgress to Form I-485 and Form I-821

On November 21, 2023, USCIS announced an expansion of the myProgress feature (formerly known as personalized processing times) to Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, and Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. This feature will initially only be available for family-based or Afghan special immigrant I-485 applicants.

myProgress provides applicants with access to personalized estimates of their wait time for major milestones and actions on their case via their USCIS online accounts, including their final case decision. While estimates are based on case type and historical patterns, they are not a guarantee of timing, and do not take into consideration all possible unique application processing factors.

myProgress was implemented to improve customer experience by proactively addressing applicant concerns as to the status of their benefit requests while waiting for a decision. This effort is part of USCIS’ Strategic Plan to enhance the experience of the applicants and increase transparency in the adjudication process.

In addition to Form I-485 and Form I-821, myProgress is available for applicants with a USCIS online account who file the following:

• Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization; 

• Form I-131, Application for Travel Document; 

• Form N-400, Application for Naturalization; 

• Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card; or 

• Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative.

To view myProgress, applicants must first create a USCIS online account or log into their online account and select their pending application. If they filed online or linked one of the applicable forms to their online account using an online access code, they will see a myProgress tab for their application. The myProgress tab displays the estimated wait time until their case has a decision, along with a checkmark beside milestones as they are completed, including:

• Confirmation that the application was received;

• Movement of the application through preprocessing and adjudicative steps; and

• Case decision.

Applicants will still need to visit the public Check Case Processing Times webpage to determine if they are eligible to file an Outside of Normal Processing Times service request.