USCIS Expedited Processing Criteria

USCIS has released a guidance on the criteria it uses to grant or reject a request for expedited processing (such as for Re-entry permit, etc.). All expedited processing requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. The criteria which take part into the decision of approving or rejecting each one are:

• Severe financial loss to company or individual
• Extreme emergent situation
• Humanitarian situation
• Nonprofit status of requesting organization in furtherance of the cultural and social interests of the United States
• Department of Defense of National Interest Situation (Note: Request must come from official United States Government entity and state that delay will be detrimental to our Government)
• USCIS error
• Compelling interest of USCIS

This list is helpful as it provides some insight at the type of situations where USCIS would grant an expedited processing request. We have used many of these criteria, as applicable, but we wanted to share them for our clients’ and our readers’ benefit.