Status message

“Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS” on Your USCIS Case: What It Means

USCIS shows Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS[1][2] (some sources word it Case Is Being Actively Reviewed)

USCIS accepted the case and it is in the active queue to be processed.[2]

Sources for this meaning

What it means

The message is neutral. It gives no timing and no outcome.[1]

Sources disagree. The meaning of FTA1 itself is disputed between case-tracker projects, and USCIS publishes no definition for it.[3][4]

What usually happens next

The final processing step is generally a decision, a Request for Evidence, or in some cases a file transfer to a different USCIS office.[2]

What to do

Compare your wait with the published ranges for your form and office, and watch for notices from USCIS.[5]

Related event codes

Case-tracker projects report that the public status changed to this message after an FTA1 event, and community readings link the message to FTA0 as well. USCIS does not confirm either link.[3][4]

Forms it commonly appears for

On an I-485 this message can sit between the background checks and a decision. USCIS policy is that adjustment applicants are interviewed unless USCIS waives the interview, which it decides case by case. Read this message for the I-485.

Questions about this message

Does “actively reviewed” mean an officer is working on my case today?

The sources we cite describe it as a neutral marker that the case is in the active processing queue. It gives no timing and no outcome.

Source[2][1]

What usually follows this message?

A decision, a Request for Evidence, or in some cases a file transfer to a different USCIS office.

Source[2]

Sources

USCIS publishes no list of its status messages, so the titles come from the sources below. Checked . USCIS can change the wording without notice.

  1. [1]What Your USCIS Case Status Actually Means, Message by MessageHeadman Law Group
  2. [2]USCIS Case Status Overview (memo, October 2025)Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  3. [3]uscis-prober READMEGitHub: TheoLong
  4. [4]Silent Updates/Api codesLawfully community
  5. [5]Check Case Processing TimesUSCIS

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