QAB on Your USCIS Case: What It Means
An FBI name check result was recorded with the category IP. This code alone does not indicate the outcome of your case.
Sources for this meaningWhat it means
The NIEM code list of USCIS benefit document statuses describes QAB as FBI NAME CHECK RESULT - PENDING (IP)
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What usually comes next
Further checks or officer review may follow; this code does not show when.
Which forms it appears on
The linked NIEM entry does not identify which forms use this code. We do not infer a form list from the code alone.
Sources
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