NBC receipts belong to the National Benefits Center, which handles many family-based and green card cases before they go to a local field office for interview.
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| Form | What it is |
|---|---|
| I-485 | Application to Adjust Status (green card) |
| I-765 | Application for Employment Authorization |
| I-131 | Application for Travel Document |
| I-130 | Petition for Alien Relative |
Typical forms, not a complete list. USCIS moves workloads between offices over time.
In NBC1234567890, NBC identifies the National Benefits Center and the 10 digits are the case's number. They don't encode a fiscal year or workday the way service-center receipts do. This is an illustration, not a real case. See the receipt number decoder for the full format.
The prefix alone doesn't tell you how long you'll wait. Timing depends on the form, the category and the office actually working the case, which can change after a transfer. Check USCIS processing times by form, see what your current status means on USCIS case status meanings, or look up your case below for an estimate based on similar cases we track.
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A receipt number starting with NBC belongs to the National Benefits Center. NBC receipts belong to the National Benefits Center, which handles many family-based and green card cases before they go to a local field office for interview.
The National Benefits Center is in Lee's Summit, Missouri (Kansas City area).
Commonly I-485, I-765, I-131, I-130, among others. USCIS moves workloads between offices over time, so treat this as typical rather than a complete list.
Not always. The National Benefits Center prepares many cases, such as family-based green card applications, and sends those that need an interview to a local USCIS field office, which makes the decision. Your receipt number stays the same after a transfer.
It depends mostly on the form and category, not the prefix alone. See USCIS processing times by form, or enter your NBC receipt number on our status check for an estimate based on similar cases we track.
NBC receipts don't reliably follow the service-center pattern of fiscal year, workday and sequence, so we don't read a date from them.
General information, not legal advice. Office workloads change; confirm anything that affects your case with USCIS or an immigration attorney.