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Free and low-cost legal help, and public ways to ask about a slow case.
Free and low-cost legal help
These are directories, in the same order for everyone. This site does not pick a lawyer for you and takes no money from any of them.
Case pending longer than the posted processing time?
These public options exist. This list is the same for everyone, always in the same order.
Your U.S. Representative's or Senator's office can ask USCIS about a case. Free.
USCIS publishes the criteria it uses for expedite requests.
An independent DHS office that accepts requests for help with a case.
Mandamus lawsuit
A federal court case asking a judge to order USCIS to act. Filed by an attorney.