Locate the closest USCIS Sub or Field Office to you. 

As you begin to venture off into a new journey of U.S. Immigrations,

please familiarize yourself with the abbreviations and terms associated with USCIS.

• AO                          Adjudications Officer

• AOS                        Affidavit of Support

• AP                           Advance Parole (most common) or Administrative Processing

• AR                           Administrative Review

• Consulate               Work place of a diplomat who's job is to look after the interest of -------------------------------it's citizens in a foreign country. This is also where visas are -------------------------------processed  

• BCIS                        Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services

• Biometrics              Biometrics' are fingerprints, signatures, photographs and other --------------------------------material used to personally and uniquely identify a person.

• CO                           Consulate Officer

• CPR                         Conditional Permanent Resident

• CBP                         Customs and Border Protection

• CSC                         California Service Center

• DOJ                          Department of Justice.

• DOS                          Department of State

• DHS                          Department of Homeland Security

• EAD                          Employment Authorization Document

• Embassy                  The building in which an ambassador lives or works. The Embassy ------------------------------- does not process visas

• EWI                           Entered Without Inspection

• FAQ                           Frequently Asked Questions

• Green Card               A document issued by the USCIS that proves your legal status ----------------------------------as a Permanent Resident in the US.

• LPR                            Legal Permanent Resident (also PR, Permanent Resident)

• INA                             Immigration and Nationality Act

• IBIS                            Interagency Border Inspection System

• INS                             Immigration and Naturalization Service (old name for now USCIS)

• IMBRA                        International Marriage Brokers Act

• IVACS                        Immigrant Visa Applicant Control System

• NBC                           National Benefits Center (in Missouri)

• NOA                          The "NOA" is internet-speak for the I-797 "Notice of Action" with ---------------------------------"NOA1" being the receipt and "NOA2" being the notice of ---------------------------------approval. [Please note that there is the possibility of other I-797's ---------------------------------being generated prior to approval notices].

• NSC                           Nebraska Service Center

• NVC                           National Visa Center (in New Hampshire)

• PDF                            Adobe Portable Document Format (used by Adobe Reader)

• POE                            Port of Entry. Usually airport or border crossing inspection post.

• PR                              Permanent Resident (Also LPR - Legal Permanent Resident)

• RFE                            Request for Evidence

• SO                              Significant Other

• SSA                            Social Security Administration

• SSN                            Social Security Number

• Touch                         When the UCSIS "Touches" your petition or file it means that an -------------------------------- action was taken which required your file to be physically ----------------------------------touched or moved. Example: Your file is touched when it is given --------------------------------- to an adjudicator to process.

• TPS                             Temporary Protected Status

• TSC                             Texas Service Center

• USC                             US Citizen

• USCIS                         US Citizenship and Immigration Services (part of the Dept of      ---------------------------------- Homeland Security

• US Visit                      System in airports that captures biometrics of people entering    ----------------------------------the country

• VSC                             Vermont Service Center

Locate the closest USCIS Sub or Field Office to you.

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