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<USCIS_CHANNEL_PAGE> <VignVCMId>85a422d16dd8d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD</VignVCMId> <VignStatus>approved</VignStatus> <VignLogicalPath>/USCIS/About Us/FOIA</VignLogicalPath> <VignName>USCIS Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act</VignName> <CI-ID>75a422d16dd8d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1____</CI-ID> <CONTENTFLAG>RELATOR</CONTENTFLAG> <CHANNELPAGETYPE-ID>2be7302ce2cda010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1____</CHANNELPAGETYPE-ID> <TITLE>USCIS Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act</TITLE> <LANGUAGE-ID>en-US</LANGUAGE-ID> <TEASER/> <ISSUE-DATE>1336449600000</ISSUE-DATE> <BODY><p> </p> <p> To ensure openness and transparency and to better serve those seeking more information about USCIS and its operations, the agency centralized processing of all USCIS-related Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act (FOIA/PA) requests in a single office. The USCIS centralized FOIA office receives, tracks, and processes all USCIS FOIA requests.</p> <p> NOTICE TO FOIA REQUESTERS: We are experiencing system issues with some of our FOIA requests. As a result, processing times for some cases may be extended. We are working with our system developers to correct the problem. In the meantime, average processing times are listed on our FOIA page <a href="http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.8d416137d08f80a2b1935610748191a0/?vgnextoid=f3a2ba87c7a29110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=f3a2ba87c7a29110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD">Check Status of Request</a>. If you have submitted a FOIA request and have not yet received your records, please check the link for our current average processing times. If our response time has exceeded the average listed, you may request the status of your case by contacting our FOIA mailbox at: <a href="mailto:uscis.foia@dhs.gov">uscis.foia@dhs.gov</a>.</p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> <b><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">NEW!</span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: red; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><font size="3"><font color="#000000">Form G-28, <i>Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative</i>, has been revised (02/28/2013). The new version of the form can be found <a href="http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/g-28.pdf">here</a>.</font><font color="#000000"> Beginning <b>May 26, 2013</b>, USCIS will no longer accept prior versions of the G-28.</font></font></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p> <strong><a href="/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=fce675e0270e6310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=fce675e0270e6310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD"><img alt="FOIA/PA Overview" class="ckparse" src="http://uscisprodvcm.uscis.dhs.gov/uscis/images/nativeimages/ERR-FOIAOverview.gif" style="width: 216px; height: 91px" title="FOIA/PA Overview" /></a> <a href="/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5c9ab75d8e5e6310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=5c9ab75d8e5e6310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD"><img alt="How to File a FOIA/PA Request" class="ckparse" src="http://uscisprodvcm.uscis.dhs.gov/uscis/images/nativeimages/ERR_FOIARequest.gif" style="width: 216px; height: 91px" title="How to File a FOIA/PA Request" /></a></strong></p> <p> <strong><a href="/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.8d416137d08f80a2b1935610748191a0/?vgnextoid=f3a2ba87c7a29110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=f3a2ba87c7a29110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD"><img alt="Check Status of Request" class="ckparse" src="http://uscisprodvcm.uscis.dhs.gov/uscis/images/nativeimages/ERR-StatusRequest.gif" style="width: 216px; height: 91px" title="Check Status of Request" /></a> <a href="/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=2ef1b0f8a0150110VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=2ef1b0f8a0150110VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD"><img alt="USCIS Electronic Reading Room" class="ckparse" src="http://uscisprodvcm.uscis.dhs.gov/uscis/images/nativeimages/Reading-Room.gif" style="width: 216px; height: 91px" title="USCIS Electronic Reading Room" /></a></strong></p> <p> </p> <p> <strong>USCIS FOIA/PA Headquarters Office </strong></p> <p> U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services<br /> National Records Center, FOIA/PA Office<br /> P. O. Box 648010<br /> Lee’s Summit, MO 64064-8010<br /> Live Assistance: 1-800-375-5283<br /> Fax (816) 350-5785<br /> <a href="mailto:uscis.foia@dhs.gov">uscis.foia@dhs.gov</a></p> </BODY> <CLOSINGTEXT/> <THUMB-IMAGE-ID/> <THUMB-ALTTEXT/> <HORIZONTAL-IMG-POSITION/> <VERTICAL-IMG-POSITION/> <PAGESIZE>-1</PAGESIZE> <LAST-MODIFIED-DATE>1369281600000</LAST-MODIFIED-DATE> <PARENTLANGCI-ID/> <RELATED-LINK-SECTION-TITLE/> <KEYWORDS/> <AUTHOR/> <AUTHORNOTE/> <SUNRISE-DATE/> <SUNSET-DATE/> <SEARCHABLE>1</SEARCHABLE> <RSSFEED/> <LAST-PUBLISH-DATE/> <CHANNEL-PAGE-KEYWORDS>FOIA, Freedom of Information Act</CHANNEL-PAGE-KEYWORDS> <GOOGLE-ANALYTICS/> <USCIS-GENERAL-CONTENT-ASSOC> <IMG-CKEDITOR-ID>06a002c1af6fe310VgnVCM100000082ca60a____</IMG-CKEDITOR-ID> <IMG-CKEDITOR-PARENT-ID>75a422d16dd8d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1____</IMG-CKEDITOR-PARENT-ID> <IMG-CKEDITOR-CI-ID>67a272c34e3f6310VgnVCM100000082ca60a____</IMG-CKEDITOR-CI-ID> </USCIS-GENERAL-CONTENT-ASSOC> <USCIS-GENERAL-CONTENT-ASSOC> <IMG-CKEDITOR-ID>16a002c1af6fe310VgnVCM100000082ca60a____</IMG-CKEDITOR-ID> <IMG-CKEDITOR-PARENT-ID>75a422d16dd8d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1____</IMG-CKEDITOR-PARENT-ID> <IMG-CKEDITOR-CI-ID>4fd172c34e3f6310VgnVCM100000082ca60a____</IMG-CKEDITOR-CI-ID> </USCIS-GENERAL-CONTENT-ASSOC> <USCIS-GENERAL-CONTENT-ASSOC> <IMG-CKEDITOR-ID>26a002c1af6fe310VgnVCM100000082ca60a____</IMG-CKEDITOR-ID> <IMG-CKEDITOR-PARENT-ID>75a422d16dd8d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1____</IMG-CKEDITOR-PARENT-ID> <IMG-CKEDITOR-CI-ID>eb5272c34e3f6310VgnVCM100000082ca60a____</IMG-CKEDITOR-CI-ID> </USCIS-GENERAL-CONTENT-ASSOC> <USCIS-GENERAL-CONTENT-ASSOC> <IMG-CKEDITOR-ID>36a002c1af6fe310VgnVCM100000082ca60a____</IMG-CKEDITOR-ID> <IMG-CKEDITOR-PARENT-ID>75a422d16dd8d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1____</IMG-CKEDITOR-PARENT-ID> <IMG-CKEDITOR-CI-ID>d2e272c34e3f6310VgnVCM100000082ca60a____</IMG-CKEDITOR-CI-ID> </USCIS-GENERAL-CONTENT-ASSOC> <VCMMGMT-USCIS-CHANNELPAGE-LINK-ASSOC> <LINKS-ASSOC-ID>6cddbfb85e6e6210VgnVCM100000082ca60a____</LINKS-ASSOC-ID> <LINKS-CHANNELPAGE-ID>75a422d16dd8d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1____</LINKS-CHANNELPAGE-ID> <LINKS-TITLE>USCIS FOIA Logs</LINKS-TITLE> <LINKS-LINK-ID>1e7f756fe6b66210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD</LINKS-LINK-ID> <LINKS-TEASER/> <LINKS-FALSEORDER>2</LINKS-FALSEORDER> </VCMMGMT-USCIS-CHANNELPAGE-LINK-ASSOC> <VCMMGMT-USCIS-CHANNELPAGE-LINK-ASSOC> <LINKS-ASSOC-ID>e66ebfb85e6e6210VgnVCM100000082ca60a____</LINKS-ASSOC-ID> <LINKS-CHANNELPAGE-ID>75a422d16dd8d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1____</LINKS-CHANNELPAGE-ID> <LINKS-TITLE>FOIA Addresses</LINKS-TITLE> <LINKS-LINK-ID>bbf8a4491c35f010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD</LINKS-LINK-ID> <LINKS-TEASER/> <LINKS-FALSEORDER>1</LINKS-FALSEORDER> </VCMMGMT-USCIS-CHANNELPAGE-LINK-ASSOC> <VCMMGMT-USCIS-CHANNELPAGE-LINK-ASSOC> <LINKS-ASSOC-ID>0dee27720928f010VgnVCM1000000ecd190a____</LINKS-ASSOC-ID> <LINKS-CHANNELPAGE-ID>75a422d16dd8d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1____</LINKS-CHANNELPAGE-ID> <LINKS-TITLE>Administrative Decisions</LINKS-TITLE> <LINKS-LINK-ID>b792fe46e6c3d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD</LINKS-LINK-ID> <LINKS-TEASER/> <LINKS-FALSEORDER>3</LINKS-FALSEORDER> </VCMMGMT-USCIS-CHANNELPAGE-LINK-ASSOC> <VCMMGMT-USCIS-CHANNELPAGE-LINK-ASSOC> <LINKS-ASSOC-ID>4221641d92e01110VgnVCM1000000ecd190a____</LINKS-ASSOC-ID> <LINKS-CHANNELPAGE-ID>75a422d16dd8d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1____</LINKS-CHANNELPAGE-ID> <LINKS-TITLE>Federal Register Notice: Special FOIA Processing Track</LINKS-TITLE> <LINKS-LINK-ID>f6a3b3cbca101110VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD</LINKS-LINK-ID> <LINKS-TEASER/> <LINKS-FALSEORDER>7</LINKS-FALSEORDER> </VCMMGMT-USCIS-CHANNELPAGE-LINK-ASSOC> <VCMMGMT-USCIS-CHANNELPAGE-LINK-ASSOC> <LINKS-ASSOC-ID>dd961ee24af01110VgnVCM1000000ecd190a____</LINKS-ASSOC-ID> <LINKS-CHANNELPAGE-ID>75a422d16dd8d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1____</LINKS-CHANNELPAGE-ID> <LINKS-TITLE>Press Release - USCIS Launches New Track for Processing FOIA Requests</LINKS-TITLE> <LINKS-LINK-ID>54d4746b6fb01110VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD</LINKS-LINK-ID> <LINKS-TEASER/> <LINKS-FALSEORDER>6</LINKS-FALSEORDER> </VCMMGMT-USCIS-CHANNELPAGE-LINK-ASSOC> <VCMMGMT-USCIS-CHANNELPAGE-LINK-ASSOC> <LINKS-ASSOC-ID>ed961ee24af01110VgnVCM1000000ecd190a____</LINKS-ASSOC-ID> <LINKS-CHANNELPAGE-ID>75a422d16dd8d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1____</LINKS-CHANNELPAGE-ID> <LINKS-TITLE>Fact Sheet - Freedom of Information Act</LINKS-TITLE> <LINKS-LINK-ID>1d84746b6fb01110VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD</LINKS-LINK-ID> <LINKS-TEASER/> <LINKS-FALSEORDER>5</LINKS-FALSEORDER> </VCMMGMT-USCIS-CHANNELPAGE-LINK-ASSOC> <VCMMGMT-USCIS-CHANNELPAGE-LINK-ASSOC> <LINKS-ASSOC-ID>519205cf29596210VgnVCM100000082ca60a____</LINKS-ASSOC-ID> <LINKS-CHANNELPAGE-ID>75a422d16dd8d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1____</LINKS-CHANNELPAGE-ID> <LINKS-TITLE>Frequently Asked Questions</LINKS-TITLE> <LINKS-LINK-ID>6deffb97c5576210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD</LINKS-LINK-ID> <LINKS-TEASER/> <LINKS-FALSEORDER>4</LINKS-FALSEORDER> </VCMMGMT-USCIS-CHANNELPAGE-LINK-ASSOC> </USCIS_CHANNEL_PAGE>
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