USCIS Case Status Codes: What Each Code Means
Your USCIS online account records each step of your case as a short event code. Find a code below to read what it means in plain English, how sure that meaning is, and what usually comes next.
Received
Biometrics
Background checks
- FTA0Published definitionDatabase checks receivedWhat it means
- QAAPublished definitionFBI name check result recordedWhat it means
- QABPublished definitionFBI name check result recordedWhat it means
- QACPublished definitionFBI name check result recordedWhat it means
- QADPublished definitionFBI name check result recordedWhat it means
- QAEPublished definitionFBI name check result recordedWhat it means
- QAFPublished definitionFBI name check result recordedWhat it means
In review
- FT0Published definitionOfficer processing begunWhat it means
- TAPublished definitionUnder reviewWhat it means
- FEPublished definitionIntent to deny notice orderedWhat it means
- IIPublished definitionIntent to deny notice sentWhat it means
- FSPublished definitionDecision hold placedWhat it means
- FRPublished definitionDecision hold liftedWhat it means
- KAPublished definitionSupervisory hold placedWhat it means
- KCPublished definitionQuality review hold placedWhat it means
- PAPublished definitionPremium processing markedWhat it means
- PAAPublished definitionPremium processing clock startedWhat it means
- PABPublished definitionPremium processing clock stoppedWhat it means
- FTA1Meaning not confirmedReview update (unconfirmed)What it means
Evidence request
- FBAPublished definitionInitial evidence request orderedWhat it means
- FBBPublished definitionAdditional evidence request orderedWhat it means
- IKPublished definitionAdditional evidence request sentWhat it means
- HAPublished definitionResponse to request receivedWhat it means
- IKACommunity readingPossible initial evidence requestWhat it means
Interview
Decision
- DAPublished definitionApproval notice orderedWhat it means
- IEAPublished definitionApproval notice sentWhat it means
- IEEPublished definitionApproval letter emailedWhat it means
- IECPublished definitionWelcome notice sentWhat it means
- EAPublished definitionDenial notice orderedWhat it means
- IFAPublished definitionDenial notice sentWhat it means
- H008Community readingLikely approvalWhat it means
- H016Community readingPossible denial or terminationWhat it means
Card
Transfer
Closed
Get the codes from your own case
Event codes are in the case data of your USCIS online account. Our USCIS API Tracker guide shows how to copy it in 3 steps, and the free check on the home page explains every code in your timeline. For where to check a case and what to do when it stalls, read IOE Case Status: How to Check and Read It.
Not legal advice. CaseTicker is not affiliated with USCIS. A code is a short system label, not a decision: your notices from USCIS are what count. For a Request for Evidence, a deadline or a denial, talk to a licensed immigration attorney or accredited representative. Read the disclaimer.
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