Status message

“Request for Additional Evidence Was Sent” on Your USCIS Case: What It Means

USCIS shows Request for Additional Evidence Was Sent[1][2]

USCIS issued a Request for Evidence. It needs additional documents or information to make a decision.[1][3]

Sources for this meaning

What it means

A Request for Evidence is not a denial.[3]

What usually happens next

You send your response by the deadline in the request. A code and a status message record when USCIS receives the response, and a decision follows.[3][1]

What to do

Read the request document, not only the status line. It lists what is needed and the deadline to respond. Consider talking to an immigration attorney.[2][3]

Related event codes

The NIEM code list words IK as “REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE SENT”, which matches this message in meaning. USCIS has not published a table that links status messages to event codes, so read the link as a reading, not a confirmed mapping.[4][5]

Forms it commonly appears for

On an I-485 an officer may ask for more evidence. The request states the deadline to respond, and a code records when USCIS receives your response.[3][4] Read this message for the I-485.

Questions about this message

Is a Request for Evidence a denial?

No. USCIS issues a Request for Evidence when an officer needs more evidence to decide the case. The request states the deadline for your response.

Source[3]

Where do I find out what USCIS wants?

In the request document, which lists what is needed and the deadline. The status line does not.

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]USCIS Case Status Overview (memo, October 2025)Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  2. [2]What Your USCIS Case Status Actually Means, Message by MessageHeadman Law Group
  3. [3]Policy Manual: Evidence (Requests for Evidence and NOIDs)USCIS
  4. [4]NIEM 5.0 BenefitDocumentStatusCategoryCodeSimpleTypeNIEM
  5. [5]Checking Your Case Status OnlineUSCIS

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. CaseTicker is not affiliated with USCIS. Not legal advice.

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