USCIS e-Request: Same Tool, More Feedback, Zero Drama
Published Date: 9/4/2026
Notice
Summary
USCIS is keeping its e-Request tool just as it is and asking for 30 more days of public feedback before renewing approval. This affects anyone who uses the tool to check or fix immigration case issues, with no changes or extra costs involved. You’ve got until October 5, 2026, to share your thoughts!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
e-Request Tool Continues for Individuals
USCIS will continue collecting information using the e-Request Tool (Form G-1592). Individuals or households can use it to tell USCIS if a case is outside normal processing times, they did not receive a notice, they did not receive a card or document by mail, to request an appointment accommodation, or to report a typographical error. The collection is estimated to receive 569,519 responses per year.
Estimated Time Burden Per Request
USCIS estimates each e-Request response takes 0.30 hours (about 18 minutes). The collection has an estimated 569,519 annual respondents and a total estimated annual hour burden of 170,856 hours, and USCIS estimates the total annual monetary cost burden to respondents is $0.
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